According to Inside radio, Spanish Broadcasting System was fined $20,000 for an EEO violation In Los Angeles. It’s a not-so-gentle reminder from the FCC about #1, recruiting for every full-time vacancy (and not just using the Internet). And #2, doing the self-assessment process – which would’ve caught the problem at KDAY/KDAI, KXOL and KLAX earlier. The Commission does renew the licenses of all four FMs.
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Viacom Outdoor Renews NYC Subway Contract.
Viacom Outdoor announced it has renewed its contract with the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority to handle all display advertising on rail cars, in stations and on station platforms in New York City Subways and Staten Island Railway.
The Pwss Principle–People Watch Shows, Stupid!
Cable and Congress are at it again. During a hearing that was supposed to be about indecency, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin brought up a study which “concludes that purchasing cable programming in a more a la carte manner in fact could be economically feasible and in consumers’ best interest.”
ImpreMedia Acquires El Mensajero In San Francisco.
ImpreMedia, LLC announced the acquisition of El Mensajero, the San Francisco Bay Area’s #1 Spanish language newspaper. The acquisition was made with proceeds of an $82.5 million credit facility with Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group, L.P.
