Saturday, June 27, 2026

WIND-AM talker back on air after racial slurs

On 6/20, Salem’s WIND-AM 560 Chicago The Answer’s Joe Walsh, a former Republican Congressman

WBAI looking for a new tower site

Pacifica’s non-comm WBAI-FM NYC faces what interim executive director Bernard Duncan calls an imminent
ABC

ABC wraps upfront with 4%-5% increases

ABC has largely wrapped its upfront deals, according to an AdAge story, making it the second network
Univision Communications, Inc.

No bites on Univision

While the owners of Univision Communications have held preliminary discussions in recent weeks with several media

SMPTE, Hollywood Post Alliance to merge

The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), the leader in motion-imaging

Pandora at the Sanford C. Bernstein Future of Media Summit

Seeking Alpha provided a transcript of Sirius XM Holdings Q&A session
Verizon

Verizon Wireless interested in Dish Network spectrum

Verizon Wireless is very interested in buying Dish Network’s spectrum, The NY Post has learned. A top
Greg Walden

At 80 years old, it’s time for a tune-up

Eighty years ago today [6/19], President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Communications Act into law

T-Mobile offers unlimited music streaming

T-Mobile announced 6/18 it will offer unlimited streaming music and the ability to test-drive an iPhone
Meredith

Meredith completes KTVK, KASW buy; announces WGGB

Meredith announced the completion of the buy of two TV stations in Phoenix (Market #12) from Gannett and Sander Media for $230 million. The transaction will not have a material effect on Meredith’s Q4 or FY fiscal 2014 financial performance.

Gallup: Confidence in TV news at all-time low

Public confidence in television news is at an all-time low, according to a survey released today by Gallup
Michael O'Rielly

Commissioner O’Rielly’s speech at Media Institute luncheon

Here is a copy of the remarks that Commissioner O’Rielly delivered at the Media Institute luncheon 6/19
FCC

FCC levies $35M fine on Chinese retailer for signal jamming devices

The Commission plans to issue the largest fine in its history against

NCTC cable operators fine without Viacom channels

For two months now, about 900,000 households rural America haven’t been able to watch Viacom’s

Rhapsody introduces “unRadio”

Rhapsody has entered the paid music curation game, adding competition to a market that includes Amazon Prime Music, Spotify, Apple’s Beats