Starks Defends FCC Return Of Key EEO Data Form Use
Democratic Commissioner Geoffrey Starks believes the FCC's 3-2 party-line vote that brings back race and gender data collection for radio and TV stations is simply a reinstatement of "a longstanding, statutorily-mandated requirement to collect workforce diversity data from broadcasters."
Twenty Years Later, FCC Acts On State Associations Petition On EEO
In 2004, state broadcaster associations filed a petition seeking reconsideration of a Report and Order and Fourth NPRM regarding EEO data collection by the Commission. On February 7, 2024, the FCC decided to act on that petition, granting it in part while also deferring in part.
Cumulus Shareholder ‘Rights Plan’ Adopted By Board
Cumulus Media's Board of Directors has adopted a limited-duration shareholder rights plan that it says is designed "to protect the best interests of all Cumulus Media shareholders." The Rights Plan is effective immediately and will expire on February 20, 2025.
Vendors Form Alliance to Aid Radio Stations
As Radio Consulting Services owner and consultant Jon Holiday sees it, the Radio Vendor Alliance will serve "as a trusted advisory for radio station owners and managers looking for high value service and software partners."
Smee Steps Down From Key Audacy News Role
He joined Audacy Inc. in August 2020 to establish the strategy and oversee all of the news content and operations for the company's 25 local News stations. Now, he's taken to social media to announce that he's moving "into a new professional chapter."
FCC Approval Awaits As Audacy Bankruptcy Plan Gets Court OK
With the plan approved by a Houston bankruptcy judge late Tuesday, Audacy Inc. expects to emerge from the Chapter 11 process after the company obtains approval from the FCC. This will likely be a formality, setting the stage for George Soros to become a lead investor.
Following Q4 ’23 Earnings Call, iHeart Leaders Head West
Once iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman and COO/CFO Rich Bressler share the details of the company's fiscal performance across Q4 2023 on February 29, they'll be preparing to woo institutional investors at a major event scheduled for March 5 in San Francisco.
Susan Patrick Gets Prison Time, Significant Restitution Order
Susan K. Patrick, who with her husband ran one of the largest media brokerage firms in the U.S., has been sentenced to 15 months in prison by a Maryland federal district judge for "willfully making and subscribing a false tax return." She's also needs to pay the federal government more than $3.8 million.
Dielectric, SCMS Partner for Domestic Radio Sales
The new partnership marks Dielectric’s first exclusive distribution agreement for the domestic FM radio market, as it will direct new leads to the SCMS sales team and work directly with customers on design specifications as needed.
An ‘Audio Attention’ Report Comes From Veritonic
A product designed to give advertising a boost in the broadcast radio and on-demand audio space has been brought to market thanks to a partnership between audio analytics and research firm Veritonic and computer vision and attention AI company Realeyes.
‘Acción’ Extinguished by iHeartMedia
In politically active Miami, multiple AM radio stations offer spoken word programming targeting Spanish speakers. Elsewhere in Florida, the same thirst for News/Talk fare en español proved to be less successful, as iHeartMedia has pulled the plug on its "Acción" offering.
CapRadio’s Latest Headache: An Interim GM Resigns
As September 2023 came to an end, so did the leadership power of the entity that held financial oversight and management of the stations operating under the "CapRadio" brand, which serve the Sacramento area. Now, CapRadio's interim President/GM has resigned. Debt remains a big problem.
‘The Magic’ Of AM, FM Warrants a WSJ Book Review
The Wall Street Journal on Friday offered a positive review of a Princeton University Press hard-cover titled "The Mathematical Radio: Inside The Magic of AM, FM and Single-Sideband," by Paul J. Nahin. As Poole sees it, radio broadcast technology "is still a fundamental cornerstone of civilization."
Radio Frankfurt Creates A New World Record For Longest Show
An Adult Contemporary radio station serving Frankfurt, owned by regional owner The Radio Group, has established a new world record in a "Fun Marathon" that resulted in a single radio show airing non-stop for six consecutive days.
Reed Takes Key Operations Role For Two CMG Radio Stations
The day-to-day operations for two of Cox Media Group's biggest FM radio stations will be taken over, starting March 4, by a 30-year veteran who in 2016 joined the company as Director of Operations for its TV and radio brands in Tulsa.