Posts Tagged ‘Issue 273’
Jeanna Trotman Joins WXYZ-TV
Jeanna Trotman has joined WXYZ-TV (Detroit) as weekend sports anchor. She is also a sports reporter during the week, working in collaboration with Sports Director Brad Galli. Trotman, once a WXYZ intern, began her television career in 2014 at KAAL, the ABC affiliate in Rochester, Minnesota where she served as Sports Director. Trotman then returned…
Read MoreThese Digital Privacy Issues Should Be On Broadcasters’ Radar
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies Digital privacy has become a hot topic. In the latest Techsurvey, our annual online survey of radio listeners, more than 80% expressed concern over how their data is used by tech companies. Consumers are aware that digital companies are gathering data to market to them, and they’re wary of…
Read MoreWCSX Unveils Michigan’s Alice Cooper Court
On September 23, WCSX-FM (Detroit) Morning Personality Big Jim O’Brien from Big Jim’s House joined Motor City rock Legend Alice Cooper to unveil Alice Cooper Court at Eloise Asylum (30712 Michigan Avenue) in Westland, Michigan. “Alice Cooper Court” is the third street name created by WCSX honoring Motor City rock icons. Other Detroit area landmarks…
Read MoreLooking at the Court Decision Which Led to the Shuttering of Locast’s Retransmission of Local TV on the Internet
By: David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP In recent weeks, decisions of a U.S. District Court judge in the Southern District of New York led to the suspension of service by the Internet streaming company Locast, which built its business on streaming local television stations generally without obtaining the consent of TV stations or the…
Read MoreWLCO-AM Sold to Smile FM
Townsquare Media has filed an application to transfer the license of WLCO-AM (Lapeer) to group operator Smile FM, based in Imlay City. The application was filed on September 14. The proposed Assignee (Smile FM) is also applying to convert the station to noncommercial/educational classification. WLCO is a 5kw daytimer on 1530 kHz with a two-tower…
Read MoreWGVU Cool Teacher Returns
WGVU Public Media (Grand Rapids) has announced the return of its Cool Teacher contest, saying even though school may still look a bit different this year, learning and fun are still happening in classrooms across West and Southwest Michigan. The station has hosted the contest for 20+ years and the contest highlights dedicated, creative and…
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