Other Wires (Apr 9, 2011)

Broadcasting and Cable: House Approves Net Neutrality-Blocking Resolution. After a contentious debate on the floor Friday interrupted by an attempt to keep the government open past midnight, the Republican-controlled House voted Friday 240 to 179 to invalidate the FCC's expanded and codified network neutrality rules, with 6 Democrats joining with Republicans

Radio Wires (Apr 8, 2011)

73 Stations Now Transmit Mobile DTV. Los Angeles: KFTR, TeleFutura, Univision. KPXN, ION O&O. KCOP, MyNet, Fox. KMEX, Univision O&O. KNBC, NBCU (Comcast) O&O. KVEA, Telemundo, NBCU (Comcast) O&O. San Diego, Calif. KNSD, NBC, NBCU (Comcast) & LIN TV. on deck: KGTV.

Inside Radio: FCC preps for potential shutdown. The processing of license transfers, technical changes and all other work handled by the FCC may grind to a halt as of 12:01 am Saturday morning if a threatened government shutdown occurs. "We are putting contingencies in place for a potential federal government shutdown," FCC spokesman Robert Kenny says.

John Maffei: TV/Radio Sports: Mickelson in TV spotlight at Augusta this weekend . The L.A. Times reported that Joel Meyers will be out at the end of the season as the TV voice of the Lakers. He'll be replaced by Spero Dedes, the team's radio voice. Speculation is that Bill Macdonald will replace Dedes on the radio. Next season is the last for the Lakers on FSN and KCAL Channel 9. The team will start a 20-year deal in 2012-13 with a Time Warner Cable channel that will place a special emphasis on Southern California sports. More sports TV talk on the link.

Gary Lycan: K-Earth's Gary Bryan will marry military couples + Internet radio station www.beatlesarama.com is approaching its 10th anniversary + KFI 640 AM's Bill Handel continues to improve from recent surgery. For now, he's on the 5-9 a.m. weekday program daily from his home.

Los Angeles Times: Tom Leykis said Thursday he was pledging $50,000 toward the reward for information on the suspects who attacked a San Francisco Giants fan in a Dodger Stadium parking lot last week. On Opening Day at Dodger Stadium two Dodgers fans jumped San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow after the Dodgers 2-1 victory. One of the men punched Stow from behind in the head. The two then kicked and punched Stow while he was on the ground. Stow has a fractured skull and remains in critical condition at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center.

Other Wires (Apr 8, 2011)

ZD Net: Why I dumped Firefox for Chromium. After using Firefox for six years, I've finally come to the end of the road with it. Learn why, as well as why I chose Chromium to replace it as my primary Web browser. While Firefox started out as a small, fast, and secure browser - everything that Internet Explorer wasn't back in 2004 - in the last several years Firefox has unfortunately become a bit of a slow, bloated, resource hog. Nevertheless, since I've been such a long-time Firefox user, I've been hanging on and waiting for the final release of Firefox 4, hoping that would give the `fox some new life. After using Firefox 4 for less than a week, it's clear to me that Mozilla hasn't fixed the speed issues or the resource problems, and I've finally reached the point where I'm tired of fighting with Firefox. I'm tired of constantly looking at my open processes to see what's bogging down my system and virtually every time it turns out to be Firefox. Read the full article at the link.

Chromium is the open source project that serves as the foundation for Google Chrome..

Mel Phillips: Car manufacturers have gotten the message. CD's and DVD's are out and internet radio is in. The trend has now shifted toward internet dashboard radio and products that can play music directly from a Universal Serial Bus (USB) stick or Secure Digital (SD) memory card.

Radio Wires (Apr 7, 2011)

Glenn Beck and Fox to Part Later This Year. Premiere Radio Networks talk host Glenn Beck will remain on Fox News Channel but will transition from his daily television show later this year. Beck will develop and produce a variety of projects for the news channel. Beck calls it a ônew phaseö in his partnership with Fox News CEO Roger Ailes. BeckÆs program is consistently the third-highest rated program on cable news. Visit InsideRadio.com for the list of newly accredited markets.

60 Minutes' Scott Pelley will replace Katie Couric as anchor for the "CBS Evening News"

Randy Dotinga: Pandora unleashes new radio era

Proclaiming him ôthe king of reality TV,ö the Hollywood Reporter for the first time puts Ryan Seacrest at top of its annual power list. In addition to a long list of current projects, the radio host turned entertainment mogul has another 19 TV projects in development and nine more being considered. HeÆs also dabbling in film, music publishing and live concerts.

Univision unleashes major staff cuts. The centralized Spanish variety hits "Recuerdo" format airs in seven markets, and today Univision laid off 15 people, including its OM and PD. RecuerdoÆs apparently being automated. Also - Pete Manriquez, National PD for the "Kalle" Spanish contemporary stations, is pinkslipped, along with Houston ops manager Arnulfo Ramirez. Radio-Info.com hears that the SIP research unit is closed, claiming EVP David Gleason and SVP Ismar Santa Cruz.

Other Wires (Apr 7, 2011)

WE tv Acquires 'Frasier,' 'Roseanne' and 'Will & Grace' (THR)

Radio Wires (Apr 6, 2011)

Kansas City Star: Can AM radio survive by serving niche markets? News-talk stations from Portland, Ore., to Washington, D.C., have moved partly or entirely to FM and seen big jumps in listenership and revenue. In fact, Washington's WTOP-FM was the country's highest revenue-generating station in 2010. Indeed, KMBZ may quickly become a station with a majority FM listenership. Common sense and data from other cities suggest that most listeners, given the improved reception and clarity of FM, will reset their presets. So where does that leave AM?.

Nick Cannon To Host Nationally Syndicated Weekly Countdown Show.

Other Wires (Apr 6, 2011)

Los Angeles Times: All eyes might be on AT&T's pending acquisition of T-Mobile, but AT&T Internet customers shouldn't overlook some significant changes the company has just made to their service contract. Perhaps the most noteworthy addition is a new provision that allows AT&T to limit the online activities of heavy users

ReelzChannel Registers Record 1.9 Million Viewers For Kennedys Debut. Never heard of that channel.

Radio Wires (Apr 5, 2011)

Her CBS contract expires June 4 and it is reported that Katie Couric will leave CBS.

Gibson.com: Imagine a world with no computers, no music television, no satellite radio - no place to hear new music except terrestrial radio. Now imagine that the radio only has one tiny family of interrelated stations and, with the exception of a quick Sunday afternoon chart show and a brief Saturday morning program, nothing of interest to anyone under the age of 40 makes it on the airwaves. That was the world of U.K. radio in the early 1960s.

Clear Channel Replaces Mark Mays As CEO With Interim 'Office Of The CEO'.

No joke: K.C. HD2 finds PPM success. "Funny 102.5" is bringing a smile to faces at Cumulus Media. The company began airing a 24/7 feed of Citadel Media-affiliated Donkey Comedy Networks on KCMO-HD2 and via translator at 102.5 in mid-February. In its first three full weeks of PPM measurement, the ratings for "Funny" are no joke

Other Wires (Apr 5, 2011)

Fox Houston: Hacked Database Leads to New E-mail Scam Warnings. Always question e-mails that say "click here"

If some regulatory advocates have their way, Web surfers could soon be paying the equivalent of a "privacy tax" on Internet sites and services they currently enjoy largely free of charge

It's Rebecca Black Vs. Ark Music Over Rights To Viral Video 'Friday' Internet sensation REBECCA BLACK has pushed her way into the Top 40 of BILLBOARD's Digital Singles chart and along with that success, comes legal issues -- as BLACK and her mother, GEORGINA MARQUEZ KELLY, are accusing ARK MUSIC FACTORY, which produced "Friday," of copyright infringement and unlawful exploitation of publicity rights, reports ROLLING STONE.