Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Political Advertising

Wells Fargo’s final tally of TV political spending

As usual, the current crop of political candidates spent money like even drunker sailors than the last crop
Broadcast Tower

FCC opens the airwaves to LPFM

The countdown to a window for the acceptance of new LPFM applications is now in progress, with a target date of 10/15/13. The FCC...
Money Tree

Rep puts radio performance royalty back on table

The focus of the 11/28/12 Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet Subcommittee hearing
Gordon Smith

Broadcasters volunteer for Sandy hearings

The FCC is planning field hearings to assess the impact Hurricane Sandy had on communications systems with an eye toward
Two and a half Men

Angus T. Jones is sorry for “Two and a Half Men” rant

Two and a Half Men star Angus T. Jones has issued an apology statement over his recent
Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham leaves TRN

After nine years at Talk Radio Network, Laura Ingraham has left her syndicator. From her website on 11/27: “After more than 9 years with...
Gavel

Court to reconsider noncom political ads

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last year that noncommercial broadcast outlets should accept and run political advertising. However
Car Radio

Recording exec on promo: “It starts with radio…”

Promoted Republic Record exec David Nathan’s title makes a statement: He’s the new Senior Vice President Radio/Video Promotion
Cumulus

WMAL sued for not airing anti-Cheney ad

Cumulus/DC talker WMAL-A/FM may have to go to court over not airing an ad calling Dick Cheney a war criminal. Washington City Paper
NBC

NBC wins first November sweep in nine years

For the first time since 2003, NBC’s primetime lineup has delivered #1 ratings in adults 18-49 for the
Chart

Consumer confidence flies high in November

The latest BIGinsight consumer confidence reading puts it at its highest point since October 2007 – yes, that’s a year before the
Arbitron

Arbitron releases spiked listening data from Sandy’s impact

When the lights go off, radio stays on: Radio listening increased dramatically in the New York radio
Tribune Broadcasting

Tribune reorg gets FCC nod, with waivers

The FCC is approving the transfer of broadcast licenses to the new ownership of Tribune Company
RAB / Radio Advertising Bureau

Radio suffers a flat Q3, up marginally YTD

It will come as no surprise to anybody who has been paying attention to quarterly revenue
Dial Global

Dial Global to voluntarily delist from NASDAQ

After a steady drop in stock price since merging with public company Westwood One, Dial Global