FCC chairman Ajit Pai has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the Sinclair-Tribune merger by the FCC Office of the Inspector General—which office reports to Chairman Pai. The OIG concluded that their investigation “did not reveal evidence that Chairman Pai…
The creditors of iHeartMedia have voted to approve the company’s Chapter 11 reorganization plan. With such approval in place, iHeartMedia expects to emerge from bankruptcy early next year.
The Broadcasters Foundation of America is asking broadcasters to help the foundation help other broadcasters. This year, the BFOA has awarded a record $1.3 million to needy industry members, including nearly $300,000 because of the hurricanes and wildfires that have…
Chairman Randy Gravley has appointed Leonard Wheeler to fill the seat vacated by Jim Watkins, who has retired from his post at WHUR/Washington, DC. Wheeler is the president and general manager of Mel Wheeler, Inc., which owns six FM stations…
Forbes magazine has published its latest annual list of the world’s highest-paid individuals, and in the radio department, it’s no surprise that Howard Stern leads the pack with 2017 earnings north of $90 million. What may be a bit surprising…
Longtime syndicated radio host Kim Komando is adding television to the mix with a new show for Bloomberg, “The Kim Komando Show,” airing Saturdays at 4 p.m. Eastern beginning January 5.
In today’s issue of Tom Taylor NOW, the eponymous reporter broke the news: “Yes, it’s time for me to retire. In my head, I may still think I’m a kid, but my odometer is about to roll over to a…
Gen Media Partners (GMP), the largest independently owned national radio representation company in the U.S., has acquired Regional Reps and The Tacher Company, further expanding its reach and influence in the national advertising arena. The announcement was made today by…
Effective December 17, Apple Music will be available on Amazon Echo smart speakers—meaning that Apple Music subscribers will now be able to enjoy over 50 million songs by merely asking Alexa to play them (safety tip: not all at once).…
The network is shuttering most of its regular Sports Talk programming beginning the first of the year, supplanting it with two weekday shows and two weekend shows, along with frequent updates 24/7. What stays? The weekday morning show, “PFT [Pro…
Podcast platform Acast is partnering with a company called A Million Ads to deliver to each individual podcast listener advertising based on that listener’s profile—kind of like Pandora, but with ads instead of songs. Editor’s $0.02: While podcasting is a…
Amazon Music has been keeping tabs on you, and the other millions of Echo users, to find out the top musicians and songs requested via the smart speaker. The most-requested artist is Imagine Dragons; the most-requested song is “God’s Plan”…