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Welcome To Our Newest Members of the TDGA Class of 2010
Is your name among this very impressive list of VIP Traffic Professionals? [more...]

KBA-Kentucky Broadcasters Association Roll Out Their "Complimentary" Membership In TDGA Offer for All Radio-TV Station Members in The Commonwealth [more...]

TDGA Tech Tips Of The Month: How to Take a Screenshot
a new series, we think our "masters of the keyboard" will enjoy to their mastery of the tricks and techniques for everyday chores (made easy). [more...]

TRAFFIC-101: Political Issue Ads (based on a series of articles by David Oxenford, Broadcast Law Blog)
Another Chapter in the continuing education publication being released by TDGA [more...]

Broadcast Station EEO Advisory For Radio & TV Stations In California, Illinois, North & South Carolina and Wisconsin--August 1st Filing Deadline! [more...]

FCC Regulatory Licenses Fee Deadline Set For August 31st For All Station LIcensees [more...]

Biennial Ownership Reports are Due by August 2 for Noncommercial Educational Radio Stations in IL and WI, and for Noncommercial Educational Television Stations in CA, NC, and SC [more...]

Television Broadcasters Must File Cable Royalty Claim Forms By August 2nd; TDGA Provides Forms Here [more...]

Final 2010 Fees Bounce Up, Up and Up From FCC’s Initial Lowball Levels [more...]

PROGRAM LOGS: Myths, Reality, Retention and Reasoning [more...]

JOAN LLOYD: Sloppy Clothes Linked To Poor Performance; Don’t let something like appearance get in the way of your performance and reputation. [more...]

PETER SMYTH: Where Are The Radio Entrepreneurs? [more...]

DAVID OXENFORD: Talk Of A Settlement On The Terrestrial Performance Royalty - What Would Broadcasters Get? [more...]

ED CHRISTIAN: Speaking Out On Performance Royalties [more...]

PAUL WEYLAND: 32 Is The Magic Number in Local Direct Broadcast Sales [more...]

PETER TANNENWALD: TV On The Move Means Less to Watch; FCC waiver opens door for digital mobile TV receivers that won’t receive most stations. [more...]

Here are the Radio-TV Headlines For Friday, July 30, 2010 - Updated Weekdays By Noon (Pacific Time)

• Ellen DeGeneres Leaving 'American Idol'
• Who Will Succeed Ellen On “Idol?”
• Quarterlies Raise Question: What About Local Sales On Radio?
• Nashville’s Skywatch (Highway) Traffic Sues Cumulus After Format Change Dropped Feature
• Have You “Seen”… Uh, “Heard” NPR’s Captioned Radio?
• Mike Rofonni Returns! – Column Starts With August Updates On TDGA Website
• Disney Sells Off Miramax for $660 million
• McClatchy 2Q Print Earnings Plunge But Ad Slump Eases

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Ellen DeGeneres Confirmed To Be Leaving 'American Idol' [more...]

Speaker and Proposal Entries Now Being Accepted For NAB 2011 Spring Show in Vegas; Deadline is October 22nd [more...]

30,855 Radio & TV Stations (Includes Translators, Boosters, LPFM, LPTV and Class-A) But Does Not Include HD Sub-channels [more...]

BMI's Interim Fee Sinks In Sync With ASCAP's
The new interim deal is better than the old one! [more...]

"From The Trades" Articles Are Viewable Only From The TDGA Member's Website
If you are a current TDGA member, you will see the listings in this area upon entering your correct Member ID and/or Password, in the LogIn area at the top of this website page. [more...]

"From The Corner of Advertiser & Agency" TDGA's News From The Advertisers and Agencies For July, 2010

• DirecTV readies ad blitz around its NFL Sunday Ticket
• Oddball local TV spots that get the (sales) job done 
• Comcast's Burke: Merger with NBCU means $10B in ad revenue
• The digital divide among Latinos

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Belo Corporation 2Q Revenue Increases 13%; Led By Auto And Political [more...]

Meredith Corporation 12-TV Station Revenues Up 23.4%; Political Extra Strong Numbers At $3.9 Million [more...]

Cumulus Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results; Radio Revenues Up 5.7% [more...]

Court Sanctions Canwest’s Restated Consolidated Plan of Compromise, Arrangement and Reorganization [more...]