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Click on link to go to 2012-02-01: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) opens consultation on Draft Code of Fairness, Objectivity and Impartiality in News and Current Affairs that includes register of interests for presenters and reporters. 2012-02-01: US Media Rating Council withdraws accreditation from five Arbitron Portable People Meter (PPM) rated markets. 2012-02-01: US Federal Communications imposes or proposes penalties totalling more than USD 50,000 on Florida pirate FM operators. 2012-02-02: Latest UK radio ratings show listening down slightly overall and with BBC increasing its listening share whilst commercial radio fell back.. RNW Note: This is a preliminary report that is to be updated. 2012-02-02: CBS v Merlin battle over news station slogans in New York seems to have ended with each dropping a slogan. 2012-02-02: US Federal Communications Commission denies petition from the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC) to reconsider its 2010 approval of details of Sirius XM's implementation of its plans to make full-time audio channels on their satellites available to "qualified entities". 2012-02-02: Astral Media reports strong first fiscal quarter with revenues up 2% driven by Out-of-Home and TV - radio was down 4%. 2012-02-03: Latest Irish ratings show unchanged 85% of adult population listening to radio daily. 2012-02-03: Beasley Broadcast final quarter 2011 revenues down 6.8% but net income up 12/6% largely due to reduced interest payments push. 2012-02-04: Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly accuses Entercom hosts John Dennis and Gerry Callahan of not caring about what is true. 2012-02-04: Lexus to become first luxury brand to make DAB+ standard in Australian model. 2012-02-05: Look at licence and regulatory news of the past week. 2012-02-06: UK media regulator again upholds no complaints against radio in latest bulletin. 2012-02-06: Federal Communications Commission fines Cumulus USD 44,000 for failing to identify programming as paid for. 2012-02-07: Australian metropolitan radio revenues in January up 1.38% on a year earlier. 2012-02-07: BBC Radio Scotland decision to drop Saturday morning Janice Forsyth Show after 18 years arouses wide opposition. 2012-02-07: US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposes USD 10,000 penalties each on Iowa and Texas station operators for various rule breaches. 2012-02-08: Radio One Inc. in preliminary figures says consolidated revenues were up because of TV One but radio was down around 9.4% in final quarter of last year although it is currently pacing up around 6%. 2012-02-09: Cumulus signs former Arkansas Governer Mike Huckabee for three-hour afternoon show that will compete in same time slot as Rush Limbaugh. 2012-02-09: Sirius XM Radio has reported 2011 revenues up 7% on a year earlier at USD 3.01 billion and adjusted EBITDA up 17% at USD 731 million; re-iterates 2012 guidance of USD 3.3 billion revenues but increases EBITDA guidance from USD 860 to USD 875 million. 2012-02-09: Lifetime Achievement Awards go to singer-songwriter Don McLean and Irish folk legends The Dubliners at 13th BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. 2012-02-10: Nassau Broadcasting Partners, which owes around USD 285 million, asks bankruptcy court to be allowed to auction off its stations. 2012-02-10: Veteran Boston radio host Dave Maynard dies aged 82 in Florida. 2012-02-10: US Federal Communications Commission posts details of 145 short-form applications received for its Auction 93 of 119 FM Construction Permits. 2012-02-11: Saturday changes announced for BBC Radios 2 and 6 Music from later this month. 2012-02-12 Look at licence and regulatory news of the past week. 2012-02-13: Florida loses classic rock station as Beasley Broadcast flips WRXK-FM 96Krock to a talk format as "talk that rocks" with associated changes at Fort Myers sister station WJBX-FM (99X). 2012-02-13: 2% increase to USD 446.78 million proposed for 2013 Fiscal Year Federal Communications Commission budget. 2012-02-14: First World Radio Day on Monday gets fairly low-key reception. 2012-02-14: Federal Communications Commission says that complaints to it in final quarter of 2011 up by less than 1% compared to third quarter and by nearly 40% on a year earlier. 2012-02-14: Arbitron 2011 revenues up 6.8% on 2010 and net income is up 19.8% 2012-02-15: CBS revenues up 1% year-on-year in 2011 but down 3.1% in the final quarter but adjusted net earnings are up 71% and 20% respectively. 2012-02-16: Clear Channel suspends KFI-AM, Los Angeles, afternoon hosts John and Ken (John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou) after exchange in which the late Whitney Houston was called a "crack ho." 2012-02-17: US radio revenues grew for the second consecutive year in 2011 according to figures from the US Radio Advertising Bureau. 2012-02-17: Comedian and entertainer Nick Cannon drops his WXRK-FM (92.3 NOW) morning show on doctors' orders and says overwork is likely to be linked to his recent health problems. 2012-02-18: Legal spat between Birmingham, Alabama, host Paul Finebaum and Citadel (now owned by Cumulus) continues with Citadel counter-suing the host and jurisdiction moved again. 2012-02-19: Look at licence and regulatory news of the past week. 2012-02-20: UK media regulator Ofcom in its latest Broadcast Bulletin upholds three complaints against radio. 2012-02-21: Clear Channel 2011 revenues up 5% on 2010 but final quarter revenues were up only 1%. 2012-02-22: CBS Radio appoints Michael Martin, its Vice President of Programming for CBS Radio San Francisco's music stations, to additional role of Vice President, CHR Programming. 2012-02-22: Clear Channel CEO tells Country Radio Broadcasters that consolidation has improved quality of programming on local stations/Edison Research posts report on Country Music format. 2012-02-23: Australian Radio Program Directors Course, conducted in the country for more than a decade, to be made available internationally. 2012-02-23: UTV shares rise on rumours of takeover bid following ousting of long-time chairman John McGuckian. 2012-02-23: Washington D.C. public station WAMU-FM dismisses suggestions by its former news director that event involving major donors meeting editorial staff including reporters breached journalistic ethics. 2012-02-24: US Federal Communications Commission proposes USD 10,000 penalty on Florida FM for public file breaches. 2012-02-24: Clear Channel promotes John Hogan to the post of Chairman and CEO of Clear Channel Media and Entertainment and extends his employment contract by two years. 2012-02-25: US talk host Phil Hendrie to end his Saturday evening (1900-2200) broadcast on Clear Channel's KFI-AM, Los Angeles, with today's show. 2012-02-26: Look at licence and regulatory news of the past week. 2012-02-27: Puerto Rican company faces USD 4,500 penalty for not informing Federal Communications Commission of change of ownership of antenna it acquired together with WRRE-AM in 2003. 2012-02-28: BBC Radio 1 and 1 Xtra Controller Ben Cooper announces revamp of the schedules of both stations from Monday April 2 including a move to the Radio 1 1600-1900 drivetime slot for Greg James who swaps places with current drive host Scott Mills. 2012-02-28: Entercom revenues down 7% in final quarter of last year and 2% on full year 2011 compared to 2011 but CEO David J. Field is bullish about prospects. 2012-02-28: Clear Channel comes under pressure to hire more minorities' staff at KFI-AM at meeting with black community leaders and hosts John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou, who had been suspended after the late Whitney Houston was called a "crack ho" on their show. 2012-02-29: BBC World Service marks its 80th anniversary with special day of programming including debate with its audience over what they now want from the service. 2012-02-29: Arbitron warns subscribers about providing ratings information to non-subscribers and implicitly threatens them with possible legal action if they allow this to happen. Top of next column |
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on link to go to 2012-03-01: BBC Radio 4 to extend its Saturday Live magazine show to run 90 minutes and drop Saturday travel programme Excess Baggage. 2012-03-01: Dial Global and NBC News announce tie-up for new 24-hour, radio news network - NBC News Radio. 2012-03-02: Rush Limbaugh show loses some advertisers following his comments about Georgetown student and NASCAR driver Danica Patrick in relation to issue of contraception as part of US health insurance requirements. 2012-03-02: Clear Channel-owned KFI-AM issues letters on moves it is taking to improve diversity but African American coalition says actions, taken after the late Whitney Houston was called a "black ho" on the station are not enough and is to campaign over the issue. 2012-03-03: Emmis to ask for hearing to present plan to avoid delisting from NASDAQ stock market after receiving notification for failure to regain compliance with minimum USD 1 per share requirement. 2012-03-04: Look at licence and regulatory news of the past week.. 2012-03-05: Australian media regulator says three more unlicensed radio stations have been closed down and notes that penalty can be a fine of up to AUD 16500 ( USD 176,000) and two years in prison. 2012-03-05: Rush Limbaugh again goes on attack to deflect critics as more advertisers dump his show in wake of outcry over his calling female law student a slut and prostitute. 2012-03-06: UK media regulator Ofcom in its latest Broadcast Bulletin upholds no complaints against radio but amongst investigations started lists case in which Jazz FM aired what sounded like gay porn movie sound track. 2012-03-06: Canadian band Rush, whose music is reported to have been used by Rush Limbaugh for years, demands that he stop airing any of its music on his show. 2012-03-07: UTV's talkSPORT to drop all non-sports programming and promote itself as the UK's only all-sports station. 2012-03-07: Entravision final quarter 2011 revenues down 1% on a year earlier (radio was down 6%) with full year revenues down 3% but 2010 impairment charges mean net loss is reduced for both periods. 2012-03-08: Journal Broadcast to pay USD 11.8 million for two Tulsa stations it is buying from Renda Broadcasting Corporation. 2012-03-08: Rush Limbaugh denies loss of advertisers and accuses Washington Post blogger of posting "Out-and-Out Lie." 2012-03-08: US Federal Communications Commission imposes or proposes penalties totalling just under USD 50,000 for operation of unlicensed transmitters and other rule breaches. 2012-03-09: US Federal Communications Commission proposes penalties totalling USD 25,000 on South Carolina AM. 2012-03-11: Look at licence and regulatory news of the past week. 2012-03-12: Cumulus revenues in final quarter down 5.6% - down 4% excluding impact of acquisition of Citadel and the three-quarters of Cumulus Media Partners it did not own. 2012-03-13: Arbitron in preliminary release of RADAR 112 national radio listening report says the medium's audience held steady compared to a year ago with a weekly audience of 241.2 million listeners - actually down from 241.6 million with US population increase estimated at around 2.2 million over the year. 2012-03-14: Saga Communications final quarter revenues down 3.6% on year earlier but full 2011 revenues essentially flat compared to 2010. 2012-03-14: Emmis calls special meeting to vote on plans to strip Preference Shareholders of millions in unpaid dividends and authorize reverse stock split to keep NASDAQ listing. 2012-03-14: Canadian Broadcast Standards Council rules that discussion suggesting relationship terms such as "I just want sex" and references to status as "just a blowjob" or "just fellatio" did not breach Canadian codes. 2012-03-15: Radio One Inc. radio revenues fall by 9.4% in final quarter. 2012-03-16:BCE Inc (Bell Canada) agrees CAD 3.38 billion takeover of Astral Media. Fourth quarter 2011 Archive Index First quarter 2011 Archive Index | ||||||||
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