According to Radio & Records magazine, the FCC on Friday granted permission to GLR Networks to deliver Spanish-language programming to XTRA-AM/Tijuana-San Diego — a step in the expected transfer of control of the 690 kHz powerhouse’s programming and sales agreements from Clear Channel to Madrid-based Grupo Prisa S.A., which will later acquire the station outright through a Mexican subsidiary.
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Youth Produced TV Series ‘Tu Voz’ Airing.
The Media Arts Center San Diego’s Teen Producers Project is now airing its 12 part 1/ 2 hour youth produced documentary series Tu Voz TV Fridays at 8:00 pm Pacific (11:00 pm Eastern) on Free Speech TV DISH Network Channel 9415. The series is featured in Free Speech TV’s Community Works Program: an on-going series from community media and arts centers across the US.
FCC Launches Its Own Investigation Into Radio Payola.
Prompted by a deal made by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Sony/BMG Music Entertainment, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin has launched his own investigation into radio stations taking bribes from music labels to play specific songs.
Univision & TeleFutura Restructure National Spot Sales Team.
The Univision and TeleFutura Television Groups announced the reorganization of their owned-and-operated National Sales Division dividing the country into three regions—East, Central and West. As a result, four Univision executives will be promoted to newly created positions.
