Mel Karmazin targeted by NY Times story on stock options
NY Times picked Mel Karmazin as its poster child for a story on what the newspaper claims is abuse of stock options by corporations to avoid federal income taxes. Tax laws are bizarre and often don
Two radio clusters hit with FCC EEO fines
Involving Max Media in Norfolk-Newport News, Clear Channel in Greenville-Spartanburg, and the FCC
Political incivility ends up in FCC indecency complaint
Odds of the FCC finding fault for this particular word, which has meanings which are in no way indecent, and at a time where its very ability to enforce indecency regulation are being weighed by the Supreme Court, are slim.
Cumulus flips in Cincinnati, Birmingham
Over the New Year’s weekend, Cumulus flipped AC WNNF-FM Journey 94.1 Cincinnati over to "94.1 Great Country," currently playing 10,000 Country hits in a...
Looks like Merlin COO Walter Sabo is out
COO of Randy Michaels
KXPS-AM adds LA Clippers
CRC Media West’s Fox Sports Affiliate “The New Team 1010” KXPS-AM in the Palm Springs market has partnered with the Clippers for the 2011-12...
Bart Ritner dead at 76
Long time North Carolina radio personality Bart Ritner died of complications from cancer on Wednesday, December 28th. He was 76 and had retired from...
FCC adopts Native American radio proposal
Adopted an item under the title
Emmis preferred tender set to expire on Friday
Today (5:00 pm ET) is set as the expiration date of the
Radio at center of Australian yacht race dispute
The winner of a Sydney to Hobart yacht race has been cleared of allegations that the crew improperly sought information about a rival from...
Radio caps critiqued, value of radio underscored
Even if the FCC wanted to, it would be all but impossible to lower local radio ownership caps -- mass forced spin-offs would be a transactional nightmare even if the station trading market wasn
NRG Media flips AC WLJY to CHR "Hot 96.7"
NRG Media has blown up "Mix 96.7" AC WLJY-FM Wausau-Stevens Point, WI to CHR. The "All New Hot 96.7" features artists such as Katy...
Harold Camping proves radio was not a driver of 2011 news
Lists are coming out all over the place
96X's Allen McGee dies in fire
The Townsquare Media KKTX-FM (96X)/Tyler, TX afternoon driver died in a Christmas morning fire at home in nearby Kilgore while asleep in his home. The blaze erupted shortly after 8AM.