Great Eastern enters Burlington-Plattsburgh
A deal has been filed for the transfer of WECM-FM Keeseville NY.
Mel confident of refinancing
Sirius XM has to refinance over a billion dollars in debt next year. CEO Mel Karmazin insisted yesterday in New York that the satellite radio company will able to get that refi done, even in the current market.
Radio and TV strong for Journal in Q4
The newspaper business continues to drag, but both radio and TV saw core revenues (excluding political) grow in Q4 for Journal Communications – and radio was even up with political included.
Update your tender calendar
While it battles in court to force six banks to come to the closing table with their buyout financing, Clear Channel Communications has once...
New York Festivals 2022 Radio Awards Now Accepting Entries
New York Festivals Radio Awards honors storytellers from around the globe. Since 1957 NYF has celebrated excellence and innovation across all genres and platforms, keeping pace with industry-wide developments and global trends.
Dial Global re-ups with Wise Brother Media
Wise Brother Media is the largest independent radio show prep company in the world. Together, Dial Global and WBM will collaborate to continue providing...
How Radio Can Grab More Political Dollars
How radio can use Nielsen's PPM & voter data to get more political ad dollars.
America’s Talk Radio Network launching
Starting 3/1 a new radio network joins the airwaves. America's Talk Radio Network, with studios based in Tampa Bay, will be available to stations via Cumulus XDS on a market-exclusive basis. Shows include
Moody’s gives an upgrade to Sirius XM
The financial outlook for Sirius XM continues to get better and better. While the satellite radio company still carries a heavy debt load, Moody's
CRS renews unemployment rate
In a bow to the tough economy, Country Radio Broadcasters last year offered a special $99 rate for CRS 2010 to unemployed broadcasters. The...
Emmis focused on balance sheet
Jeff Smulyan no longer does quarterly conference calls, but did congratulate employees for hitting budget in the company’s fiscal Q1 (March-May) as Emmis dealt with a 26.9% revenue decline
WTGM-AM to flip back to Sports
On 8/3, 960 WTGM AM Salisbury, MD switched its format to sports talk radio once again after a nearly two-year hiatus. The station had been running Clear Channel Radio's "24/7 Comedy" format, which began in November 2012.
WIQI adds Phillips
Merlin Media’s WIQI-FM (101.1 FM MHz, Chicago – i101) announced the hiring of Brian Phillips for on-air duties effective 1/7. He arrives from New...
HD Radio Parent DTS Sold In $850M Deal
DTS has been acquired by tech company Tessera Technologies for roughly $850 million.