Q1 broadcast results: E.W. Scripps TV station ad sales gained 3.2 percent from a year earlier to $69 million. Local ad sales gained 3.5 percent to $41.1 million, political ad sales fell 50 percent to $444,000 and national ad sales fell 1 percent to $20.0 million, it said. Compensation from the broadcast networks is a thing of the past for its ABC and NBC affiliates, Scripps said. It took in nearly $800,000 in network compensation in Q1 2010 but none in Q1 2011, it said. Retransmission consent fees gained 47 percent from a year earlier to $4 million, and digital sales gained 29 percent to $2.1 million. Profit at the TV division fell 4.3 percent to $6.3 million. … Entercom ad sales gained 2 percent from a year earlier to $82.5 million while expenses grew 4 percent to $61.8 million. Results were largely in line with analyst expectations, Noble Financial’s Michael Kupinksi wrote investors on Tuesday. “The acceleration in revenue that was anticipated seems to be pushed out a quarter or two.” Shares of Entercom fell 10 percent on Tuesday. … Fisher Communications TV ad sales gained 9 percent from a year earlier to $29.1 million. Local and national ad sales, excluding political spots, gained 9 percent to $22.8 million and TV cash flow gained 47 percent to $4.7 million. Online ad sales gained 89 percent to $1.2 million, about 5.5 percent of all TV sales. Sales at Fisher’s radio stations fell 1 percent from a year earlier to $5.2 million and cash flow at the stations fell 14 percent to $304,000.

Qualcomm promotes Jim Doh to senior vice president-worldwide sales and president-Qualcomm CDMA Technologies … Digital Advertising Alliance names Peter Kosmala, ex-International Association of Privacy Professionals, managing director … Lobbyist registrations: Sprint Nextel, the Fritts Group, effective April 20 … Brightpoint promotions: Vincent Donargo to executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, replacing replaces Anthony Boor, who signed a mutual separation agreement; Anthony Mackle to chief audit executive; Michael Smith, ex-WellPoint, joins board … Cisco hires David Yen, ex-Juniper Networks, as general manager and senior vice president of the server access and virtualization technology group … Cox Media Group Executive Vice President Bob Neil to retire … New at European Satellite Operators Association: Eric Beranger, Astrium, chairman; Cato Halsaa, Telenor, vice chairman … Bravo Media promotes Holly Tang to chief financial officer … New members of Mobile Marketing Association global executive committee: Melis Ertem, Turkcell, chair; Paul Palmieri, Millennial Media, vice chair; Cameron Clayton, Weather Channel, secretary; Barney Loehnis, OgilvyOne Worldwide, treasurer; Federico Massamormile, Hanzo, chair emeritus.

(Editor’s Note: The following are excerpts from coverage of Newton Minow’s “Vast Wasteland” speech in the May 15, 1961, edition of Television Digest, the predecessor of Communications Daily and the founding publication of today’s Warren Communications News. Note that back then the company -- which was already 15 years old -- employed a distinctive “telegraphic” style.)

Moves at Wisconsin Public Service Commission: Brian Rybarik to administrator, Telecommunications Division; Matthew Pagel to public information officer … Marnie Black, ex-own PR firm, becomes AMC senior vice president-public relations … ESPN digital moves: John Kosner named senior vice president of ESPN digital and print media; Rob King to vice president of editorial, digital and print media; Patrick Stiegman is editor-in-chief of ESPN.com … Turner Sports promotes Jon Kropp to vice president of business operations for golf portfolio, new position, including golf.com, pgatour.com and pga.com.

Mary Beth Richards recently left FCC, where she advised Chairman Julius Genachowski on reform of the agency, to return to the FTC, where she now is deputy in the office of executive director … Tribune names Eddy Hartenstein, Los Angeles Times and Sirius XM and ex-DirecTV, president-CEO, remains Times publisher-CEO … Discovery Communications Chief Operating Officer Peter Liguori adds title of interim CEO of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, replacing Christina Norman … Alan Schriber, who retired in December as Ohio Public Utilities Commission chairman, becomes Cincinnati Bell board member … Children Now adds Donna Friedman Meir, ex-National Geographic Kids Entertainment, to board … Cox Media Group promotes Julia Wallace to Ohio market vice president … Suzanne Grethen promoted to Hearst Television vice president, promotion & marketing.

MTV Networks Chairman-CEO Judy McGrath to step down; heads of MTV operating units to report directly to Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman …Cisco assignments of senior vice presidents as part of streamlining units: Pankaj Patel and Padmasree Warrior will lead engineering, and the Emerging Business Group will be run by Marthin De Beer … USTelecom promotes Karn Dhingra to director-communications … MUSL TV hires Robb Weller, ex-Weller/Grossman Productions, as executive vice president-programming and production … National Religious Broadcasters hires Aaron Mercer, ex-Generation Forum of the National Association of Evangelicals, as vice president of government relations … Univision promotes Carlos Deschapelles to senior vice president, sports sales … Julian Bellamy, ex-Channel 4 U.K., becomes Discovery Networks International creative director-head of production and development.

Rep. Cliff Stearn, R-Fla., hires Brooke Ericson, ex-aide to FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell, as telecom and privacy aide, replacing Matt Mandel … Insight Communications hires as vice presidents: Ankur Sharma, ex-Plymouth Rock Corp., for e-commerce; and Diane Quennoz, ex-Frontier Communications, for marketing … Iridium names Thomas Hickey, ex-Primus Telecommunications, chief legal officer … Ion Media hires Lauren Gellert, ex-Zodiak USA, as vice president of production and development … Native Public Media names Traci Morris, ex-Homahota Consulting, director of operations.

CEA promotes Brian Markwalter to senior vice president, research and standards … Motorola Solutions promotes Greg Brown to chairman, replacing Dave Dorman, who becomes lead independent director … MTN Satellite Communications names Errol Olivier, ex-Broadpoint, president-chief operating officer.

SES Chairman Romain Bausch adds title of president-CEO, replacing Robert Bednarek, becoming strategic adviser … Michael Kelly, Dish Network, takes over as Blockbuster president … Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif.’s press secretary, Ben Bradford, departs to attend graduate school.

FCC agrees to detail Nicholas Degani, Wireline Bureau attorney-advisor, to the Republican staff of the House Commerce Committee at request of Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., to work on communications and technology issues … Lobbyist Registrations: Epsilon Data Management, Glover Park Group, effective April 18 … Matt Mandel, ex-aide to Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., joins Glover Park Group to work on technology and telecom issues … Marc Welinski, ex-CielEcran, becomes Eutelsat director-marketing and commercial strategy … Prometheus Radio Project founder Pete Tridish recently stepped down as executive director, will continue advising group.