FCC At Odds Over Media Ownership Rules
And that's why at least two more years will go by with very little change in the rules (as we reported HERE), even though everyone agrees the media landscape has changed and the rules are from the dark ages. FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler and Commissioner Michael O'Rielly made it clear what the problem is when things got a tad heated between the two in front of the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Tuesday.
Wheeler Happy With Pirate Enforcement
FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler told the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Tuesday that 91 actions have been taken so far this year against pirate radio stations. That, Wheeler says, compares to 130 actions taken all of last year. What he didn't say was how that 91 compares to how many pirate radio stations the Commission believes are in operation across the United States.
What is Radio’s Grade For Hiring Women and Minorities?
Professor Emeritus at Hofstra University Bob Papper, in his eighth in a series of reports developed from RTDNA's annual survey of newsrooms across the United States, says that while the minority workforce in TV was up over the past year, it was down in radio. And, overall it was a mixed picture for minorities and women in radio. Here are the specifics.
Will Old Radio Show Hurt Trump?
The feature called Trumped was syndicated by Premiere and heard on several hundred radio stations from 2004 to 2008. Both Fortune and The Wall Street Journal have now run stories saying Trump used the radio show repeatedly as a platform to objectify women.
WideOrbit Hosting Mobile Device Webinar
Entercom VP of Digital Strategy & Enterprise Platforms Tim Murphy, Nielsen VP of Product Leadership Rob Kass, and WideOrbit Sr. Director of Product Management Jim Kott will host the webinar, Tuesday, July 19 at 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET. The main topic to be discussed: How you can use digital simulcasting and streaming to add to your station’s bottom line. REGISTER HERE.
Convention Coverage From The Black Perspective
Radio One announced on Tuesday it is ready to cover the upcoming political conventions from "the Black perspective." Radio One Corporate Communications VP Yashima AziLove said, “There couldn’t be a more critical time in our country for Black media to engage in the political process."
Should You Care If 15 to 19-Year-Olds Shun Radio?
So what about that recent Music Biz report? The one that prompted Forbes to run this headline: "Millennials Aren't Very Interested In Traditional Radio Any More." The one that concluded that a majority of millenials are opting to stream their music rather than listen to the radio. The one that concludes 15 to 19-year-olds rely heavily on connected devices like smartphones, which accounted for 41% of their listening time.
Univision Launches U-LAB
The company says U-LAB is a Music Innovation Center which will "incubate the next generation of artists and foster music journalism of the future." Univision says this collaboration between Uforia Music and Casa Limon is part of the company's expanding integrated music strategy.
New Regional Directors Of Engineering For Alpha
And they are: Trent Muldrow - Eastern region, based in Columbia, SC; Jeff Caudell - Western region, based in San Antonio, TX; and, Geary Morrill - Midwest region, based in Saginaw, MI.
Cumulus-Knoxville Names Jarnigan New Ops Manager
Jeff Jarnigan takes on the role having 30 years’ experience in radio broadcasting in the Knoxville market. Cumulus’ Knoxville cluster is headlined by WIVK-FM.
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