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
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
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 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
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 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 reorg gets FCC nod, with waivers
The FCC is approving the transfer of broadcast licenses to the new ownership of Tribune Company
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 to voluntarily delist from NASDAQ
After a steady drop in stock price since merging with public company Westwood One, Dial Global
Sirius XM to reactivate radios with no subscription
It’s not the full service, but 60 channels—all to remind car owners what they may be missing. There
Nielsen pulls November NY data over Hurricane Sandy
The ratings giant says some customers would still have access to some of the data for specific days
TV spectrum auction: Coalition of the willing formed
There are broadcasters out there who may be willing to turn in spectrum for auction, but only if the conditions are right. A new...
Low power radio getting its next day at the FCC
There is one item and one item only on the FCC Open Meeting calendar for 11/30/12. The commissioners will consider the next steps for...
McGavren Guild loses two top execs
RBR-TVBR sources tell us that the radio rep company lost two executives in the past few days: CFO/COO Barry Fischer
Moody’s: Injunction denial against AutoHop a problem for networks
The court appeared to acknowledge however, the copyrights of the broadcaster's content.