Thursday, May 14, 2026

FCC

FCC FM Class C4 / 73.215 proposal comment window now open

For those interested in the FM Class C4 / 73.215 proposal currently
GAO / Government Accountability Office

GAO: FCC lacks basic data on broadcaster sharing arrangements

Here’s an article regarding a Government Accountability Office
Sirius XM

SiriusXM Q2 was up 10%

SiriusXM’s revenue was for the quarter was $1.035 billion, up 10% from Q2 2013. Net income was $120 million, or $0.02 per diluted share.

More Nielsen Audio reports; More strength for radio advertisers

Every station tells a story. Each market projects personality
AD Large Media

Jay Green joins AdLarge Media

AdLarge Media has hired audio and digital media exec Jay Green as Vice President, Digital Sales and Content Partnerships, to lead the

Apple to buy Swell for $30 million

Apple is close to buying the audio news app Swell. The deal is worth about $30 million. Swell had
Pile of Money

Political TV advertising skyrocketing

An explosion of spending on political advertising on television — set to break $2 billion in congressional races, with overall spots up nearly 70% since the 2010 midterm election — is accelerating the rise of deep-pocketed special interests groups and wresting control from the candidates’ own efforts to reach voters.
21st Century Fox

Fox’s Time Warner bid includes board seat

21st Century Fox is prepared to offer shareholders of Time Warner board representation as part of its bid to

Liberty Media moving to become Liberty Broadband

John Malone's Liberty Media Corp has started the process of spinning off its cable assets through a stock

Mexico’s Grupo ACIR joins iHeartRadio

Adding to its previous deal with Grupo Radio Centro for quick access to Mexico radio stations, CCME

Crawford closes on KNSN-AM

Crawford Broadcasting, Co. has closed on their purchase of KNSN-AM, 1240 kHz, San Diego, CA owned by Multicultural Broadcasting for

CCME names Maynard SVP/Programming

CCME announced Maynard will join the company as SVP of Programming, effective immediately
Los Angeles Dodgers

California Congressmen want FCC to mediate Dodgers TV dispute

Eight LA area Congressional representatives have signed a
FOX Sports

Fox Sports pulls ads on Entercom over Kirk Minihane

Entercom WEEI Boston sports radio host Kirk Minihane has been suspended without pay for a week
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

NAB: Exclusivity rules foster investment in localism

FCC rules that enable broadcast TV stations to enforce the right to air network and syndicated television