Arbitron launches another suit: Renda Broadcasting
Arbitron just filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in Milwaukee, alleging that Saga’s Lakefront
Hopkins vs. Geddings case moving forward
We just ran a story about Kevin Geddings, a terminated GM at Volusia Broadcasting’s Oldies WROD-A/FM Daytona Beach, who is being sued by station owner Joe Hopkins for misappropriation of trade secrets, tortious interference, wrongful repossession and false imprisonment. Here’s an update:
Saga suggests triage approach to indecency enforcement
Weighing in on the FCC’s indecency proceeding, Saga Communications applauded the Commission’s
Sports USA to syndicate Little League World Series
For the second straight year, Sports USA will offer the US Championship Game and the International Championship. The US Championship game airs Saturday, August...
Guess FM 97.7 debuts in Memphis
Mighty Media Group’s Guess FM, the newest radio station in Memphis, signed on 6/21 featuring a non-stop marathon of all kinds of pop, rock...
CCME/Jacksonville sued for discrimination
Three Clear Channel/Jacksonville salespeople have filed discrimination lawsuits, claiming
Beasley’s WGAC-A/FM wins again
For the 12th consecutive year, Beasley’s News/Talk 580 WGAC-A/FM was named the Georgia Association of Broadcasters “Radio Station of the Year.” New this year...
Pacifica misses CPB deadlines; funding held up
CPB has withheld money from the Pacifica Foundation’s five FMs after it missed deadlines for fixing errors in its accounting and operations. The mistakes were found during a 2012 CPB audit that cited Pacifica for misreported revenues and failure to comply with CPB rules on open meetings and financial transparency.
FCC upholds approved station CPs
Two South Carolina stations being held by Last Bastion Trust on behalf of Cumulus had dual CPs approved by the FCC. On the same day, Georgia Eagle filed a proposed CP that would have been mutually exclusive to one of the LBT moves and petitioned to reconsider the LBT grant.
2Day FM tries to block investigation into royal prank
2Day FM in Sydney, Australia is attempting to block an investigation into its infamous royal prank telephone call. The broadcaster has filed a NSW...
Arbitron revises reporting policy for streaming
At the request of the radio advisory council, Arbitron re-evaluated its policies regarding total line
Ford to offer SiriusXM Internet Radio on SYNC
Ford will be the first automaker to give its customers in-vehicle access to the SiriusXM Internet Radio App in Ford vehicles equipped with SYNC...
Support for LRFA hits 150
The Local Radio Freedom Act, which would protect radio broadcasters from the imposition of performance royalties, has added co-sponsors, raising the total number of...
AFM head calls out Pandora in OpEd
Raymond M. Hair Jr., the international president of the American Federation of Musicians, took to the virtual pages of Roll Call to publicly wonder...
Carson Daly debuting new countdown show
Looks like Ryan Seacrest/AT 40 has some fresh competition—especially on CBS Radio and Cumulus