Et tu, iHeart?
IHeartMedia is trying to emulate Cumulus in reaching a deal with its creditors, but so far no joy. On Thursday iHeart told the Securities and Exchange Commission that its major creditors rejected the...
View ArticleElection ad spending up.
According to a new report from Borrell and Associates, “U.S. Political Advertising is changing. Spending is being driven upward by changes in contribution laws and sideways by the dynamic targetability...
View ArticleBiennial ownership report filing window now open.
The FCC has opened the filing window for Forms 323 and 323-E, the biennial ownership reports due from broadcast stations, from December 1 through March 2, 2018. Licensees must file the forms online at...
View ArticleEntercom steps up.
The newly-enlarged radio group led by David Field and Weezie Kramer has launched a massive pro-radio advertising campaign with the theme, “Marketer’s Guide to Radio.” The campaign will appear in Ad...
View ArticleNAB gives Senate tax bill a big thumbs up.
Our industry advocate is enthusiastically endorsing the tax reform legislation that passed in the Senate in the wee hours last week. NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith put it this way: “NAB commends the...
View ArticleSurvey says: Radio lags next year.
According to BIA/Kelsey, and its U.S. Local Advertising Forecast 2018, the projection for total local advertising revenue domestically is an increase of 5.2% ($151.2 billion) in the coming year....
View Article“The Osgood File” renewed.
Westwood One has extended the contract of Charles Osgood’s 50-year-old franchise. Westwood One President and Cumulus Media Executive Vice President/Corporate Marketing Suzanne Grimes praised Osgood’s...
View ArticleArizona broadcaster faces $20,000 FCC fine.
Farmworker Educational Radio Network (KRIT) entered into a Consent Decree with the Commission to pay that handsome sum for repeated public file violations and unauthorized off-air time periods.
View ArticleRadio’s loss.
Veteran broadcaster and current Chief Operating Officer of NRG Media Chuck Ducoty has announced his retirement effective at the end of this year. Ducoty said, “I have been blessed with a career in an...
View ArticleFCC sets second translator application window.
The Commission has designated January 25-31, 2018 as the second new FM translator application window for AM stations. The window will be open to any AM station licensee that did not participate in...
View ArticlePerry Ury, 91.
East Coast broadcasters will recognize the name of this esteemed radio vet, who passed away Thursday (11/8) at his Florida home. Before capping his long career with a turn at consulting, Perry was a...
View ArticleSMRP 13: Innovation In Syndication | Pets & Halloween | Somebody’s Going To...
Swick Fuss In this week’s “Lucky episode 13,” Larry Fuss describes his favorite Halloween promotion called “Pet-O-Ween”; guess what family member it involves. Broadcaster and pioneering syndicator...
View ArticleFCC has its own connected dash.
The dash on the dash Designed to help the public get around their website more easily, the Commission has a new online dashboard. Chairman Pai says, “Since becoming Chairman, I’ve made it a priority to...
View ArticleIHeartMedia dials for dollars.
IHeartMedia made an SEC Form 8-K filing through its subsidiary iHeartCommunications, saying it was looking at “a possible private capital-raising transaction” in which shares of Clear Channel Outdoor...
View ArticleApple acquires Shazam.
In a $400 million deal first rumored last week, the Cupertino company has bought the song-tagging outfit. The price is far from the $1 billion valuation Shazam carried for a while, but disappointing...
View ArticleRock & Roll Hall of Fame picks 2018 inductees.
Moody Blues, Bon Jovi, The Cars, Dire Straits, Nina Simone The new class includes Bon Jovi, the Cars, Dire Straits, the Moody Blues, and Nina Simone. The fab five wrested the honor from 13 other...
View ArticleLocal Radio Freedom Act achieves House majority.
Five more members of the House of Representatives have signed on as cosponsors of the measure, which opposes “any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge on local broadcast radio stations.”...
View ArticleBreaking News: FCC overturns net neutrality.
Despite overwhelming opposition – polls show 83% of Americans are opposed to the move – the FCC, moments ago, voted to repeal the net and rules that were put in place during the Wheeler FCC. This move...
View ArticleSmall Market supergroup buys in.
In what may be the most impressive group of broadcasters to ever join forces to buy a radio station, Kauai Broadcast Partners LLC has filed an application with the Federal Communications Communion to...
View ArticleSMRP 14: Wayne Ens on Better Selling | Steve Swick’s Feel-Good Promotion |...
Swick Ens In this week’s episode, sales consultant Wayne Ens reveals his step-by-step process for boosting sales for rookies and veterans alike, and tells how he goes the extra mile for his clients....
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