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September 20, 2010
Pennsylvania FM Sold
VERNAL ENTERPRISES, INC. is selling Classic Hits WHPA (93.5 THE HEART)/GALLITZIN-ALTOONA, PA to FRANK IORIO, JR.'s RADIO PARTNERS, LLC for $610,000 plus a time brokerage agreement before closing. VERNAL owner LARRY SCHRECONGOST died in JUNE. In … more »
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July 22, 2010
FCC Defends Authority To Loosen Cross-Ownership
The FCC filed its reply brief in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in the ownership rules proceeding, telling the court that the Commission has the authority to relax the newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership restriction in the top-20 markets and retain … more »
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February 22, 2010
Mr. Skin Reveals Show Prep To Service Radio
MR. SKIN himself, JIM MCBRIDE, the world’s foremost authority on sexy celebrities in HOLLYWOOD movies and TV, is proud to announce the launch of a male-oriented entertainment news show prep and web content service for radio, MR.SKIN SHOW PREP. MR. … more »
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May 20, 2009
Conyers Explains Performance Rights Act Support
With pressure mounting, Rep. JOHN CONYERS, JR., attempted to explain last week, his ongoing support of The Performance Fee legislation, known as H.R. 848. "As everyone in this room knows, the Performance Rights Act is one of my top priorities this … more »
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April 8, 2009
Adelstein: FCC To Launch PPM Inquiry
Outgoing FCC Commissioner JONATHAN ADELSTEIN seems determined to go out with a bang -- in terms of getting the FCC involved in ARBITRON's PPM business. After this MORNING's (4/8) FCC meeting, ADELSTEIN told reporters he hoped that the COMMISSION would … more »
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March 27, 2009
JPMorgan Upgrades Arbitron To 'Overweight'
ARBITRON INC. shares rose as much as 16% FRIDAY after JPMORGAN raised its rating on the stock to overweight from neutral, saying that a contract renewal with CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS for smaller diary markets is likely, writes THE WALL STREET … more »
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September 10, 2008
NYC Council Hears Both Sides Of PPM Argument
The NEW YORK CITY Council met at 10a TODAY (9/10) to hear testimony regarding the rollout of ARBITRON's PPM service in the nation's largest radio market. NABOB Exec. Dir./General Council JAMES WINSTON testified that, "I am here to talk about … more »
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September 5, 2008
FCC Asks For 'Comments' About PPM
The FCC has responded to a filing by the PPMC by setting a SEPTEMBER 24th deadline for "Comments on the Emergency Petition" that claims the PPM ratings system could hurt minority broadcasters. The Coalition claims PPM methodology undercounts … more »
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September 3, 2008
NABOB Joins Spanish Broadcasters Petitioning Against PPM, Arbitron Responds Again
The heat is on in the ongoing battle between groups representing minority broadcasters and ARBITRON, regarding PPM's affect on Black and Spanish-formatted stations. NABOB Executive Dir./General Counsel JIM WINSTON announced that NABOB has joined with the … more »
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August 15, 2008
NYC Council To Ask FCC To Investigate PPM, Arbitron And Radio Respond
The NEW YORK CITY Council is asking the FCC to investigate ARBITRON's PPM service for "potential racial and ethnical biases," as well as have ARBITRON delay deployment. In a statement released YESTERDAY, the Council wrote: In SEPTEMBER, … more »