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November 23, 2015
Jim Gearhart Retires From WKXW (New Jersey 101.5)/Trenton
Longtime TOWNSQUARE MEDIA Talk WKXW (NEW JERSEY 101.5)/TRENTON morning host JIM GEARHART is retiring, the station announced on the air MONDAY morning (11/23). BILL SPADEA, who has been filling in for GEARHART in recent months while GEARHART has … more »
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November 17, 2015
Congress Passes FCC Reform Bill (Again)
By a voice vote, Congress on MONDAY (11/16) passed the FCC Process Reform Act of 2015, H.R. 2583. The bill, similar to the one passed last year by the House, which requires such changes as establishment of minimum comment periods, performance … more »
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August 25, 2015
Kentucky Sports Radio's Matt Jones Mulls Run For Congress
Regionally syndicated sports talker MATT JONES is being courted by Democrats to run for Congress, the host of "KENTUCKY SPORTS RADIO" told listeners MONDAY (8/24). CBS affiliate WKYT-TV/LEXINGTON reports that JONES, whose show is heard on … more »
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May 6, 2015
Pandora Wins In Court Against ASCAP
REUTERS reports, "a federal appeals court in MANHATTAN rejected appeals by a music licensing group and music publishers that could have forced Internet radio service PANDORA MEDIA INC to pay higher royalties and have access to fewer songs." The … more »
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April 23, 2015
Federal Judges Expected To Raise The Royalty Rates On Webcasters
The battle over streaming music royalties will be heard by federal judges next week. THE NEW YORK POST reports, "PANDORA is asking the COPYRIGHT ROYALTY BOARD, a government body that controls what music labels can charge for streaming songs, to … more »
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April 13, 2015
NAB Show Formally Opens In Las Vegas
The NAB SHOW opened its regular sessions MONDAY morning (4/13) in LAS VEGAS with an opening session honoring JERRY LEWIS with a Lifetime Achievement Award and the annual State of the Industry Address from NAB President/CEO GORDON SMITH. In his speech, … more »
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April 9, 2015
Congress To Announce Music Licensing Reform Monday
The HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is ready to announce the "Fair Play Fair Pay Act Of 2015," its landmark, bipartisan, "pro-artist" music licensing reform legislation, designed specifically at online radio. The bill is being introduced by … more »
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February 3, 2015
President's Budget Proposal Once Again Tries For Spectrum Fees
President OBAMA's $4 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2016, sent to Congress MONDAY (2/3), once again includes enactment of a spectrum license user fee and auctioning of domestic satellite services. Spectrum fees have been included in … more »
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January 15, 2015
NAB Show Collaborative Set For 2015 in Barcelona, Dubai and Sao Paulo
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS (NAB) will once again present its NAB SHOW COLLABORATIVE, a global initiative designed to support and strengthen innovation, growth and opportunity in the digital media and entertainment industry. NAB has … more »
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September 18, 2014
Rush Limbaugh, Democratic Fundraisers Battle Over Context Of 'No Means Yes' Comments
The DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE's e-mail and petition campaign to demand sponsors pull their ads from RUSH LIMBAUGH's show after comments regarding rape on campus has drawn a response from the PREMIERE NETWORKS host saying that … more »