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June 11, 2014
House Panel Hears Testimony On Media Ownership Rules
Today's House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing on the FCC's ownership limits included testimony from RBC CAPITAL MARKETS' DAVID BANK, the NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA's PAUL BOYLE, the NATIONAL HISPANIC MEDIA … more »
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April 4, 2014
Lady Antebellum Receives 'Recording Artists' Coalition Award'
CAPITOL NASHVILLE trio LADY ANTEBELLUM was presented with the "Recording Artists’ Coalition Award" at the 2014 "GRAMMYS ON THE HILL AWARDS" (NET NEWS 3/7) in WASHINGTON DC on WEDNESDAY (4/2). LADY ANTEBELLUM, who founded the … more »
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December 16, 2013
Groups Lobby FCC To Move On Multingual EAS Request
A coalition of organizations is asking the FCC to move on a request filed eight years ago to develop a plan for emergency alert warnings for non-English speakers. BROADCASTING AND CABLE reports that the groups, including the MINORITY MEDIA AND … more »
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November 6, 2013
National Hispanic Media Coalition Files Challenge To KFI License
The NATIONAL HISPANIC MEDIA COALITION, a frequent critic of CLEAR CHANNEL Talk KFI-A/LOS ANGELES over the years, has once again taken a shot at the station and what it calls its "harmful and dangerous content," this time with a Petition to Deny … more »
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September 13, 2013
Positive And Negative Reactions To Clear Channel-WMG Deal
YESTERDAY, (NET NEWS 9/12), CLEAR CHANNEL MEDIA + ENTERTAINMENT and WARNER MUSIC GROUP entered into a "landmark partnership aligning the two companies' interests in driving digital growth, increasing radio listenership, breaking new music and … more »
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July 9, 2013
Salem Radio Network To Air 'Culture Wars' Initiative In August
The SALEM RADIO NETWORK will air a month-long, multi-platform initiative in AUGUST fosucing on “AMERICA’s culture wars.” The programming will air on the network’s syndicated talk shows as well as SRN NEWS. Among the topics … more »
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June 27, 2013
Pandora's Tim Westergren Points Finger At RIAA, Addresses Royalties In New Blog
YESTERDAY (NET NEWS 6/26), ALL ACCESS reported more about the ongoing war of words between webcaster PANDORA and artists PINK FLOYD and DAVID LOWERY. Late in the afternoon, the musicFIRST Coalition even rebuted PANDORA's rebuttal. Of course, we … more »
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June 11, 2013
WFUV Returns With A New ‘Strike a Chord’ Series
For the month of JUNE, "Strike A Chord" --FORDHAM UNIVERSITY Triple A WFUV/NEW YORK’s public service campaign -- is addressing the subject of mental health stereotypes. The station will air public service announcements featuring the … more »
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February 8, 2013
Saga/Springfield, IL Ups Jason Addams To OM, Shuffles On-Air Staffs
SAGA COMMUNICATIONS/SPRINGFIELD has promoted WDBR and WABZ Brand Manager JASON ADDAMS to OM of the entire five-station cluster. "I’m very thankful to GM MITCH SMITH and SAGA VP STEVE GOLDSTEIN for their confidence in my leadership,' … more »
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November 29, 2012
Groups Call For Diversity Study Completion Before FCC Decides On Media Ownership Rule Changes
A conference call by critics of media ownership concentration included a threat by FREE PRESS Pres./CEO CRAIG AARON to sue the FCC again if the new media ownership rules are approved before the Commission completes diversity studies. "If they … more »