Friday, June 19, 2026

WOR names new lineup

Just days after formally announcing Rush Limbaugh’s move from Cumulus’ WABC-AM NY to its WOR-AM there, CCME’s WWDC-FM (DC101) syndicated morning man
Tom Wheeler

FCC Chair Wheeler sets new incentive auction timeline

On 12/6, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler released commentary in a blog on the FCC website
SBG / Sinclair Broadcast Group

FCC flags LMAs in Sinclair-Allbritton deal

Barbara Kreisman, FCC Chief, Video Division Media Bureau, has flagged 3 LMAs cropping up
Time Warner Cable

TWC’s Marcus discusses possible sale

CFO Rob Marcus will take over as CEO of Time Warner Cable on 1/1, replacing Glenn Britt. Most everyone knows the company is mulling offers, but a bit more on that came out in an interview with Bloomberg 12/5. Marcus has a message for TWC shareholders: “I am the perfect guy to manage the M&A component out there. As much as I’d like to be modest, I am kind of built to manage situations like this.”
Spotify

Spotify will debut free mobile service

Look out, Pandora and iTunes Radio: Spotify is planning a free, ad-supported version of its
Rush Limbaugh

Rush making big moves

Starting Monday 1/6, Rush Limbaugh affiliations are going to be changing in three markets: In NYC from Cumulus’ WABC to CCME’s WOR. The others are being moved to new radio stations being created by CCME to organize audiences around exclusively conservative talk radio instead of the current blended news and broader talk. In LA, there will be a new CCME-branded station at the current KTLK-AM 1150. It will be called “The Patriot.” Rush will be moving from KFI there. In San Francisco,
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

NAB responds to ACA, Mediacom retrans. filings

We just published details from a recent American Cable Association filing which asks the FCC
Cumulus

Cumulus refinancing $2.23 billion in debt

Like many other companies right now, Cumulus is riding the refinancing wave, issuing loans
FOX

Fox sells out Super Bowl XLVIII

Fox is telling advertisers that Super Bowl XLVIII inventory for the 2/2 game is sold out. Neil Mulcahy, EVP/Sales at Fox Sports, part of 21st Century Fox, told The NY Times that all of the automakers are back, including GM. The automaker had said said in August that it would return as a sponsor after taking a break in Super Bowl XLVII.
Aereo

Aereo sets Baltimore launch date

The company announced it will be available to residents in the Baltimore metro area on 12/16. Consumers
IAB / Interactive Advertising Bureau

IAB releases Native Advertising playbook

Native advertising—sponsored content in the form of digital ads that closely resemble

Localized news radio app readies

It’s a Pandora-like hyperlocal approach to traffic with “musical interludes” from
U.S. Congress

Committee set to review Telecom policy

Communications Subcommittee Chair Greg Walden and Commerce Committee Chair Fred Upton have
SBS / Spanish Broadcasting System

What’s up with “El Mandril”?

SBS’s top-rated morning driver “El Mandril” (Ricardo Sanchez) has been off the air at KLAX-FM LA for weeks because of what we’ve heard to be contract negotiations (his current contract ends 1/13). Well, the LA Times says it may be more than that:
Microphone

Is there a future for progressive political talk radio?

Conservative dominance of the political talk genre is a given, and what little liberal presence there is seems