FTC scrutinizing Nielsen-Arbitron deal
Nielsen is increasingly under the Federal Trade Commission’s microscope over its $1.26 billion
McCain-FCC exchange on a la carte
In a 6/12/13 letter to Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) pressed for
Radio One juggles its way to positive Q2
The radio stations in the Radio One portfolio didn’t have a bad quarter, nor did they have a great one
Price revealed for Merlin-EMF Philly deal
Randy Michaels and his Merlin Media are making a pile of cash appear and a station listed
Gary Burns to ARB, FCC, DOJ: “Total Line” policy unfair
The owner of 3 Daughters Media stations in the Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA penned a letter to the FCC, FTC
Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo to SiriusXM
Now we know why rumor had it that Piolin was building new studios—they were for a new SiriusXM channel with his branding on it:...
Pop icon goes gaga for radio
And the icon is none other than the queen of gaga herself, Lady Gaga. It seems she has a new single out, and rather than direct her fans away from airplay on the radio, she is using Twitter to brag about it and to get them to spread the word.
Wells Fargo weighs in on FCC UHF review
The timing of the FCC’s inkling that it was taking the 50% UHF discount used when calculating compliance
Station asks for donations to keep Rush (video)
KELY-AM Ely Nevada principal Fred Weinberg told RBR-TVBR a week or so ago that he has a new way to
Clyburn considers intervention in CBS-TWC dispute
Following the FCC’s August open meeting, Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn indicated
Sinclair reworks Syracuse situation
When Sinclair Broadcast Group acquired the Barrington group and its interest in two Syracuse
TWC subscribers file class-action suit in Milwaukee
Three Time Warner Cable customers sued the MSO 8/8 over its 7/25 decision last month to drop
Arbitron sues another over ratings usage
This time it’s LM Communications for allegedly using its copyrighted radio ratings estimates
Kelley picks top 10 back-to-school cars
According to reports, parents are planning on spending around $900 or so on their college-bound
TWC threatening to pull more networks
As its controversial battle with CBS/Showtime continues over signing a new retransmission