WNBC Wins Seven NYSBA "Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting"
Big Apple's WCBS, WNET, WFUV, WINS and WOR Also Multiple Award Winners; WGY, WSYR, WHAM, WXXI, WIVB, WBAB, WLNY, WBNG and WRNN Are Pace...
Gray fills coffers, cuts debt
Gray Television did some adjusting of its balance sheet last week by selling $75 million in new Series D Preferred Stock. $65 million of...
An idea on royalty fees…
Here is an off the wall idea. Why not pay royalties to artists in exchange for a thirty or sixty day (or some negotiated formula) exclusive radio broadcast-only airplay before songs were released to other distribution systems
Fairness … be careful what you wish for
According to John Gizzi, writing in Human Events.com, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, “…signaled her strong support for revival of the “Fairness Doctrine” -- which would require radio station owners
On Chrysler and 2009 models equipped with Internet
Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media has a comment on our observation in yesterday’s story about Chrysler offering wireless Internet access
Performance Fee feedback
If broadcasters are to pay a tax or fee for playing artist’s music, then a reasonable addendum to the bill would be for the record companies to pay
Media General boardroom heating up
Dissident shareholders kicked off three directors at Media General, but two of them have been put right back on. The board, whose majority is...
How about more content regulation?
A survey by Rasmussen Reports finds that 49% of Americans think there should be federal regulation of what’s on the Internet, just like FCC...
Univision, ‘Ya es Hora’ National Partners join mayors for voter registration
Univision Communications and the “Ya es Hora” (It's Time) national partners, announced the expansion of this award-winning civic engagement campaign through new local efforts...
Father of FM & TV Stereo dead at 83
Zenith Electronics reports the death of retired engineer Carl Eilers, who headed the company’s effort to develop the stereo FM standard that the FCC...
On radio groups possibly pulling back on licensing for AM HD
A recent mention in Radio World’s June Engineering Extra said it had heard that several major groups including Bonneville are now pulling back on...
Fisher investor presses for sale
No surprise here. Now that it is public knowledge that Fisher Communications turned down a buyout proposal in April, one of its hedge fund investors is pressing the board of directors
Performance fee model, anyone?
I wonder if the NAB or any individual broadcasters have a suggested "model" for recapturing any new performance royalty expenses if radio loses its...
George Carlin dead at 71
The DJ turned stand-up comedian was always proud that he had a place in broadcasting history, since it was the airing of his “Seven...
CNET shareholders embrace CBS buyout
CBS Corporation’s tender offer for CNET Networks snared 78% of all CNET shares, so CBS has acquired majority control. All remaining shares will also...