 Attorney John Garziglia of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice gave a talk on "Remapping the Spectrum" at Radio Ink's RadioTech Summit Wednesday, looking at the proposed Communications Act overhaul, the Future of Media project, and other regulatory issues that could have an impact on the future of radio. | |
| Radio Ink's RadioTech Summit lineup on Wednesday included on "Rewiring the Studio" with Harris Broadcast Director/PR&E Studio Solutions Ted Staros and Axia Audio Marketing Director Clark Novak looking at the networked radio studio, and Richard Rudman on upcoming developments in EAS. The day closed out with ATSC's Jerry Whitaker on the mobile DTV standard and what it could mean for audio. | |
| Nunzio DeGregorio joins Premiere Radio Networks as VP for New York sales. He was most recently director of corporate sales for Citadel Broadcasting. | |
 Citadel Broadcasting names Greg Simonson and Pamela Godfrey directors of corporate sales, with both coming over from Katz Media Group. | |
| Juan Fina is the newly named NSM for SBS Radio in Miami. He's been working in sales for the cluster for 10 years. | |
| John Curry is named director of sales/Southwest for Metro Traffic, while Brendan Walsh takes the same post for the Midwest. | |
| Tom Whipple has been named chief financial officer at broadcast business software provider Marketron. | |
| Kevin LeGrett comes to Clear Channel Radio as market manager for the six-station Rochester, NY, cluster. | |
| Nominations are open now for Radio Ink's annual Radio Wayne Awards, honoring the sales and management professionals who make a real difference in the radio business. Nominations are being accepted in all categories until June 25, so nominate your candidates today. | |
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 Arbitron and Spanish Broadcasting System have come to a settlement agreement, under which SBS will resume encoding in all of SBS's PPM markets. SBS has also extended its deal with Arbitron for PPM ratings. Arbitron President/CEO Bill Kerr said, "SBS is a valued client, and we look forward to growing our relationship, and moving forward together in a productive and meaningful way." | |
| Fox News Radio will continue to provide national news for more than 100 Clear Channel Radio News/Talk stations as the companies renew their agreement for another five years. | |
| A tender offer by JS Acquisition to purchase Emmis' outstanding class A stock for $2.40 per share has begun, and is set to run through June 29. JS Acquisition was formed by Emmis Chairman/CEO Jeff Smulyan to take the company private. | |
 Pandora recently closed a round of financing led by GGV Capital, with additional investment from Allen & Co. Pandora President/CEO Joe Kennedy said that "this additional financing gives us the opportunity to invest in resources we need to continue to execute on our strategy." | |
| Local Focus Radio signs a rep deal with Magic Broadcasting, covering five stations in Panama City, FL. | |
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| In a comment filed in the FCC's Future of Media proceeding, groups including the National Hispanic Media Coalition, Prometheus Radio Project, and the Rainbow Push Coalition are asking the FCC to look at "hate speech" in media and explore "non-regulatory ways to counteract its negative impacts." | |
| The FCC has denied an application for review filed by former Tama Broadcasting CEO Dr. Glenn Cherry, who had asked the FCC to reconsider its earlier denial of his objection to the assignment of Tama radio licenses to a receiver. | |
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