Saturday, July 11, 2026

CEA head compliments radio while assaulting PRA FM chip deal

Consumer Electronics Association head Gary Shapiro authored a post at Fox Forum last week protesting the sudden appearance of his constituents as

Radio station dispute linked to shooting in Canada

A simmering dispute over radio broadcasts from the US into the Vancouver, British Columbia market is being investigated for a possible link to a...

Alden Global Capital walks on Emmis buyout

Emmis Communications CEO Jeff Smulyan finally struck a deal with the Preferred Shareholders Lockup Group which had been blocking his effort to take

Breaking: Alden Capital walks on Emmis deal

It appeared that Jeff Smulyan had come to terms with the preferred shareholders group on a revised deal to take Emmis Communications private, but...

Emmis looking to schedule next shareholder vote

The attempt of Jeff Smulyan’s JS Acquisition to acquire the shares of Emmis Communications and take the company private again ran into a roadblock...

Jeff Smulyan takes FM cell chip debate to the Rio Grande Valley

A face off on the value of FM chips in cell phones took place at ComCorp of America

Sorting out PRA: The inevitability factor

One reason for finally entering into talks with musicFirst/RIAA is that key members of Congress really wanted that to happen. How much could it...

Radio vs PRA, CTIA, CEA the controversy, money, the Chip

The PRA issue has exploded and it has many moving parts. It will not and can not be resolved with everyone from the NAB to the CEA to the CTIA and Performers along with Congress tossing mud at each other. Each sector of business involved

Breaking: Emmis once again is a No Go Vote

This marks the fifth time that the meeting with shareholders adjourned because they couldn't reach a quorum. Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan wants to go...

Rice University president explains why KTRU-FM was sold

News of the deal in which Rice University is selling KTRU-FM to the University of Houston for $9.5M, pairing it with UH’s KUHF-FM, has...

Larry King back to radio; Lindsay Lohan offered $1M for show

From the “High Level Radio Host Rumors” department, Larry King is reportedly plotting his next career move after he steps down from his nightly...

Michael Smerconish pushes pin for 9/11

For the second straight year, Dial Global’s Michael Smerconish has partnered with Steven Singer, Philadelphia's premiere jeweler, to create a 9/11 tribute pin for...

Arbitron announces quarterly dividend

Radio ratings company Arbitron is sharing the wealth with its backers, and if you are able to grab a share of common stock as...

Sorting out PRA: The CRB threat

While a lot of attention has been paid to the royalty rate (1%) proposed in negotiations between the NAB and RIAA/musicFirst, much less attention has been paid to the reason the broadcasters want that fixed

Milford Smith weighs in on Penn Plaza interference

NYC’s skyline is now set to sprout another skyscraper after city council approved plans for a tower only 60ft shorter (some reports say even...