Thursday, May 14, 2026

Chicago Cubs

Cubs leave WGN after 90 years

CBS Radio’s WBBM-A/FM Chicago is going to be the Cubs' new flagship, the team is set to announce. The Cubs have signed a long-term deal to carry the team’s games beginning next season, sources told The Chicago Tribune. Terms were not disclosed, but sources said it also involves promotion with other CBS Radio stations in The Windy City.

Do pay-TV’s misaligned priorities leave little desire for change?

Washington policymakers are currently deciding the future of

Maverick Media sale to Mid-West closes

Maverick Media (Gary Rozynek, CEO) has closed on the sale of WNTA-AM, WXRX-FM, WRTB-FM
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

DC Circuit Court of Appeals to hear NAB JSA challenge

We just got word that the DC Circuit Court of Appeals has been selected by ping pong ball lottery in the
AT&T

AT&T 8K: DirecTV synergies will be $1.6 billion by 3 years

While AT&T has yet to submit the deal proposal to the FCC, a recent 8-K filing with the SEC says it

Pandora announces May audience metrics

Listener hours for Pandora during the month of May 2014 were 1.73 billion, an increase of 28% from

Seeking Alpha: SiriusXM growth statistics analyzed

Seeking Alpha’s Crunching Numbers notes that SiriusXM recently held its annual meeting. During that

PwC releases Entertainment & Media Outlook for 2014-2018

As the entertainment & media (E&M) industry continues its digital shift, advertising growth is outpacing

Larry Patrick, Frank Montero’s take on Spectrum R&O

The FCC released its broadcast spectrum incentive auction order 6/2. It’s looking to be a pretty

Summit City sale closes in Ft. Wayne; Adams flips stations

Summit City Radio Group, LLC has closed on the sale (6/3) of its radio cluster in Fort Wayne, IN to

MoffettNathanson: Charter doing fine as a standalone

Charter Communications may have failed to strike a merger deal with Time Warner Cable, but it's doing
U.S. Congress

Politico questions lawmakers’ PSA connection with LRFA

NAB’s practice of letting members of Congress record PSAs for free could be serving another purpose

A solution to Pandora’s financial woes?

As we’ve said before, unless Pandora can get a better royalty deal for the songs that are played, the only way
Sirius XM

Sirius XM at the BofA Merrill Lynch Telecom and Media Conference

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

Tom Rounds passes at 77

Tom Rounds, Founder and CEO of Radio Express, and producer of the original hit countdown show, American Top 40 With Casey