ATMs: New competitor in the local space?
There are hundreds of thousands of automated teller machines in the United States, and for the most part, their owners and operators have been content to slap their company name on them
News business experiencing normalcy trend
After experiencing long periods of time where one story is sucking all the oxygen out of the newshole week after week, as the election...
Reese to chair NAB search
Bonneville International Corp. President and CEO Bruce Reese will chair the search committee to find a successor to NAB President and CEO David Rehr.Rehr’s...
Cox Radio goes private; Who’s next?
The answer is Hearst-Argyle Television, where the pending tender offer by Hearst Corporation expires next month. But after that, the options for any public
Limbaugh challenges MSNBC
Conservative radio talkmeister Rush Limbaugh thinks they have a format over at cable news channel MSNBC – and that format is Rush Limbaugh. He’s challenged them to go a month without him
On Panama going with HD Radio
I see where the latest HiDeaf Praise Report is Panama's adoption of High Deaf format of On Band and In Someone Else Channel Broadcasting. We (my dogs and cats, gun collection and
Connecticut School of Broadcasting to reopen
Former owner Dick Robinson appeared with Connecticut state officials to announce that a federal bankruptcy court has approved a deal to have him acquire...
A sportscaster to look up to
7-foot-1 center Shaquille O’Neal of the NBA Phoenix Suns has been at Syracuse University the past few days preparing for the future. That’s a...
Tisch keeps on buying Saga shares
He was a bull on Saga Communications when the stock was trading below $4 (adjusted for the reverse split) and he’s continued to buy with the price well above $6. Daniel Tisch now holds a sizeable chunk
The limits of “Cash for Clunkers”
Many Americans indicate that their timeframe for purchasing a new vehicle would not change if the “Cash for Clunkers” program pending in Congress is...
Mike Tirico expands presence at ESPN
ESPN personality Mike Tirico will expand his ESPN responsibilities with a variety of high-profile TV and radio assignments, including a new weekly pro and...
Dear Mr. Honig…
In your letter to The Honorable Nancy Pelosi dated May 14th, you note regarding H.R. 848 that “there is no corresponding examination by the House Energy and Commerce Committee of
Copps will be for long term licenses
That is, he will be if he ever has to deal with short-term licenses. Radio veteran emeritus Frank Boyle explains why the FCC got rid of three year licenses in the first place. If Commissoner Copps
Will new CDC head go after junk food
Tom Frieden has been picked to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – and one of his pet methods of prevention is...
CBS completes note buyback
Investors tendered over $825 million of CBS Corporation’s $1.2 billion in 7.7% senior notes due next year for the company’s early buyback.The tender offer...