Blurred Lines 2017: Couch and Car

The global in-car entertainment (ICE) hardware market is on track to reach $36 billion by 2021
Clark Smidt, who found success with Softrock 103 WEEI-FM in Boston some 40+ years ago, owns an AM in New Haven. Why?

Here’s How Entercom’s Boston Spins May Play

Could a major publicly traded operator with a big events arm is in contention for the stations Entercom must divest in Boston?
Towers

Price Revealed In Texas Trio’s Sale

Details regarding the sale of a trio of Texas FMs are now available, including a proviso regarding the stations’ structurally unsound tower

Say Farewell To Reverse Auction Quiet Period

The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is waiving the Reverse Auction's quiet-period rules
Mignon Clyburn

Has Pai Lit A Fire Under Democrat Clyburn?

In scathing comments, Clyburn called Feb. 3 "take out the trash day"

‘The End’ Arrives For KDND

Branding for KDND-FM 107.9 in Sacramento shifts to KUDL-FM 106.5 at 9 a.m. PT; KDND to go dark Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. PT
FCC

Is The Spectrum Auction’s End Imminent?

On 2/8, the bidding schedule in Stage 4 of the Forward Auction rises to six rounds per day
FCC

Here’s What The Media Bureau Just Rescinded

Two major moves largely scratch what theMedia Bureau had etched in not-so-permanent marker under a Democratic Chairman

CTA Warns FCC Over ATSC 3.0 NPRM

Consumer Technology Association (CTA) President/CEO Gary Shapiro is concerned about one proviso in the proposal

Is One Key Issue Blocking More Radio Deals?

Dick Kozacko, the Elmira, N.Y.-based broker, has an answer

A Denver DMA Station Sells For Millions

Programming is not expected to change at the facility, which had been the market’s MundoFox affiliate until late 2014

Should Advertising Remain A ‘Short-Term Expense’?

After studying a wide array of research on the issue, two professors from Loyola Marymount University reach a conclusion

Cable ONE, NW Broadcasting End Retrans War

Cable ONE subscribers in markets where Northwest Broadcasting has broadcast TV stations are no longer in the dark
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A Fab Friday For Media Stocks

Cumulus Media and SBS continued their respective rebounds on Wall Street in a strong session for all media stocks

KDND’s End: ‘Huge’ Public Interest Win

Media Action Center (MAC) and its founder call Entercom's KDND license surrender "a huge public interest victory"