Legacy

Group One has appointed the former Director of U.S. territory sales for Harman International – Studer as its new Regional Sales Manager for the Calrec Audio line of digital consoles. He will be based in San Francisco.

Wedel Software and Kansas-based radio broadcasting company Rocking M Media have entered into a licensing agreement to install the MediaSales Suite to manage multi-media business, including 31 radio stations, four networks, and an advertising signage division.

"We did what we're allowed to do." That's pretty much what the FCC told the U.S. Court of Appeals' D.C. Circuit on Tuesday (11/7) with respect to the much-debated restoration of its "UHF Discount," arguing that it did so with full abidance of Federal laws.

Is David Field the radio industry's new King of the Mountain? Many on Wall Street, along with several industry observers RBR+TVBR has spoken with in 2017, say yes. Entercom's Q3 earnings results also suggest that the company's President/CEO is not only a strong leader for the company merging with CBS Radio in less than three weeks, but also a strong industry champion that can loudly tout the enduring ROI abilities of AM, FM and its digital components.

The nation's No. 2 radio broadcasting company by number of stations revealed in a Securities & Exchange Commission filing on Wednesday that a scheduled interest payment of roughly $23.6 million on its 7.75% Senior Notes due 2019 — planned for payment on Nov. 1 — wasn't paid. It's not a default, but the clock is ticking.

Dana Withers has agreed to add another radio station to the Withers Broadcasting Co. family. This time around, the station is "volunteering" to the sale. Also in TRANSACTIONS TODAY: A blueberry of a deal has closed in Maine.

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For 33 years, this individual led the engineering efforts of all Greater Media stations. With the company's sale to Beasley Broadcast Group, it was time for a change ... or retirement. The former was selected, and the result is the rebranding of an engineering consultancy that directly acknowledges his arrival.

A leading provider of drone services for "enterprise customers" has refined the way it wishes to work with the entire arts and entertainment industry -- including broadcast media companies. With that, Measure has launched Measure Media (M2), which the company calls "the first nationwide network of full-time drone pilots specializing in meeting the airborne storytelling needs of both small screen and big screen projects."

Casa Media Partners is in bankruptcy. The sale of its seven full-power radio stations, an FM translator and an FM booster, supervised by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, was ordered for this entity with its headquarters within view of the Rickenbacker Causeway connecting Miami to Key Biscayne, Fla. With attorney David Tillotson as its legal counsel, Casa struck a deal that ends its ownership of the properties. Who's the buyer? A prolific operator of Hispanic radio stations in the Golden State.

On Thursday, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai released a draft order that would modernize regulations governing ownership of local print, radio and TV news outlets, in order to allow the industry to better adapt to the changing media landscape. What's the view of TechFreedom, a non-profit, non-partisan technology policy think tank that believes "technology enhances freedom, and freedom enhances technology"? They're all for it, and have been for years.

The Supreme Court for the State of Florida has unanimously sided with a decision rendered by the state's Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, affirming that common law in the Sunshine State does not recognize an exclusive right of public performance in pre-1972 sound recordings. Translation: Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan, otherwise known as "Flo & Eddie," co-founders of 1960s pop act Turtles, have lost their copyright battle waged in Tallahassee.

Media Information Bureau featured columnist Ken Benner is back with an essay that recalls his inspection of a tiny noncommercial radio station that aired a resounding rendition of The Star Spangled Banner every day at Noon. The reason why raised some questions regarding station funding, and thus the station's Public File. Here's the story, which might apply to your own station or one in your market.

The FCC late Wednesday paused by 15 days the 180-Day transaction "Shot Clock" in the proceeding for transfer of control of Tribune Media Co. to Sinclair Broadcast Group to allow for additional comment. By midday Thursday, Tribune Media signaled it was ready to roll with its acquisition by Sinclair, leaving it up to the Federal government to make the next move. 

Meredith Corp., the owner of broadcast TV stations across the U.S. that's also focused on women's brands, will report its fiscal 2018 Q1 results on Thursday, Oct. 26, before the Opening Bell on Wall Street.