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- Mason’s Observations on ADÉLA and Incoming Fall Music
With summer officially ending Monday, the minimal but hopeful trickle of winning new music coming in for fall is clear, based on data from Spotify and our requests, which include some massive throwbacks we were expecting. Here are some notes on our Top 20 requests the past week, which were tabulated from three days of calls and six days of texts, as I attended Minneapolis for the 45th “and final” Conclave. [TheTopNews] Read More.20 hours ago - Mason’s Observations on ADÉLA and Incoming Fall MusicWith summer officially ending Monday, the minimal but hopeful trickle of winning new music coming in for fall is clear, based on data from Spotify and our requests, which include some massive throwbacks we were expecting. Here are some notes on our Top 20 requests the past week, which were tabulated from three days of calls and six days of texts, as I attended Minneapolis for the 45th “and final” Conclave. [TheTopNews] Read More.20 hours ago
- Audacy study: Trust, attention, and value
Multi platform radio and audio company Audacy has released a study which canvassed podcast listeners about how they listen, and how they value host endorsements. “Intentional listening” is a key part of this examination, and it leads to dollars spent in three ways. Continue Reading → [TheTopNews] Read More.20 hours ago - FCC Tells Arizona FM to Get Off Its Old Frequency
The FCC Media Bureau, seeking to resolve a case of apparent spectrum warehousing that goes back many years, has issued a ruling that allows construction to begin on a station in Bluewater, Ariz. Chavez Media must move its existing station KRIT(FM) to a new frequency that has been waiting for it for more than 20 years, or risk losing authority to operate. And Estrella Broadcasting is free to proceed on construction of KZXO(FM), though with a short time horizon of a little over four months. The case dates to 2005 and involves concepts of construction permit tolling as well as something called an “implied STA.” Background According to the FCC’s account, in 2005 the Audio Division of the FCC Media Bureau granted a request from Chavez Media, which was then called Farmworker Educational Radio Network Inc. It asked to change the channel of license for its station KRIT(FM) from 93.9 MHz (Channel 230C3) to 92.7 MHz (Channel 224B1). But it has never actually moved. At first, Chavez was supposed to submit a minor change application for a CP specifying its new channel within 90 days, but it did not file that application until years later in 2013. Still, the FCC granted the application at that time and issued Chavez a CP. “But Chavez allowed that permit to expire in 2016,” the FCC wrote. Chavez then allowed another six years to pass before it filed an application for a CP in 2023. The FCC again granted the application and issued a second CP for the new channel. “But Chavez allowed it to expire in June,” the FCC wrote. “During the more than two decades since we issued the Channel Change Order, Chavez has continued to operate KRIT(FM) on Channel 230C3 pursuant to an implied STA.” As most readers will know, STA stands for special temporary authority. An “implied” STA is a temporary, non-protected authority under which a station may continue operating on its formerly authorized channel after the FCC has modified its license to specify a new channel. New occupant Meanwhile, Estrella Broadcasting asked to modify its permit for planned station KZXO to operate on 93.9 MHz — the frequency still being used by KRIT — instead of its authorized 94.1 MHz. The Media Bureau said yes in October 2023. But the bureau added a special operating condition prohibiting Estrella from starting program tests or operating KZXO on 93.9 until KRIT… [TheTopNews] Read More.20 hours ago - Nielsen Seeks To Take Cumulus Dispute To Supreme Court
Nielsen is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to review the federal appeals court ruling upholding the preliminary injunction granted to Cumulus Media over the bundling of local and national ratings data. [TheTopNews] Read More.21 hours ago - Drew Spears Productions Launches DSP Podcasts
Los Angeles production house and comedy collective Drew Spears Productions (DSP) will officially launch DSP Podcasts on October 6, establishing a podcast production and distribution arm for the company. The launch follows a soft rollout of several DSP original podcasts over recent months and will [TheTopNews] Read More.22 hours ago
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