Industry News

  • Auction 94 = 93/55

    Auction 94 = 93/55

    Ninety-three construction permits are won by 55 bidders in the FCC’s latest FM spectrum auction, which put a tidy $4 ...

  • Another One Walks the Plank

    Another One Walks the Plank

    The FCC has slammed one Joshua M. McMurchie with a $15,000 for operating an unlicensed station at 97.9 FM in ...

  • Rush v. Cumulus

    Rush v. Cumulus

    Cumulus Media CEO Lew Dickey has been outspoken about his view that Rush Limbaugh has caused a revenue decline on the ...

  • Clear Channel Q1 Sees Slight Decline

    Clear Channel Q1 Sees Slight Decline

    The giant media company reported negative growth of two percent, or $15 million, in the first quarter of 2013. It ...

The Last Word

  • Evolution, Not Revolution

    Evolution, Not Revolution

    It comes upon us quickly, lasts but three days, and is gone in the blink of an eye. I'm talking, of course, about the ...

  • Crystal Light

    Crystal Light

    What happened to the Crystal Awards this year? In the past, we could always count on half of the winners being from ...

  • The Hot Factor

    The Hot Factor

    In last week's issue I made a passing reference to President Obama making what some thought was a faux pas in ...

  • Who Are These Guys, Anyway?

    Who Are These Guys, Anyway?

    This has been an uneven week for political correctness. We in California are proud of having the nation's best-looking ...