New Mexico FM Translator CP Sold
Christina Benavides is selling an FM translator CP in New Mexico.
Hannity donates $25K to fired Obamacare operator (video)
Fox News host and Premiere Networks talker Sean Hannity called the Affordable Care Act hotline during his show 10/23 and spoke with operator Earline...
EMF To Resurrect This Utah FM
A silent FM radio station on the campus of a major university along the Wasatch Front will soon be brought back to life. That’s thanks to a transaction that sees one of the most prolific buyers in recent months adding yet another station to its stable of noncomms. In other TRANSACTIONS TODAY from RBR+TVBR: Greg Davis adds to his Atlanta-area stable with this deal involving a MARTA rail station parking lot.
Partridge Spins Arkansas AM/FM Combo
Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation adds AM/FM combo to its Arkansas cluster.
Rita Cosby joins WABC’s “The Ride Home”
Cumulus announces that award-winning broadcaster Rita Cosby joins Pat Kiernan as co-host of 77 WABC’s “The Ride Home” beginning 5/21
Entercom Sports Bows With Veteran Exec Dee At The Helm
In a move directly correlated to its tax-free, Reverse Morris Trust-fueled merger with CBS Radio, Entercom has hired the President/CEO of the San Diego Padres to serve as its brand-new President of what is to be called "Entercom Sports." Dee, who has been an executive with the Miami Dolphins and Boston Red Sox, is relocating to Philadelphia to take the job.
Scoping out the CBS-Beasley mega-swap
If you place the stations in the big radio swap between CBS and Beasley next to one another
‘Progressive Talk’ Host, MSNBC Figure Ed Schultz Dies
Schultz, who found fame as one of the signature voices of "progressive talk" on the radio dial and as a MSNBC host, has died of natural causes. According to WDAY-6 in Fargo, N.D., which first reported on Schultz's death, he was 64 and had been in the Nation's Capital.
The Infinite Dial 2022: No Quarantine Means Higher Audio Consumption
Online audio consumption in the U.S. showed significant gains year-over-year, according to The Infinite Dial 2022 from Edison Research, sponsored by Wondery and ART19. The study also finds the number of monthly podcast listeners declined slightly year-over-year as the U.S. population returns to pre-pandemic routines.
Radio and DEI: How to Create and Direct an Inclusive Culture
"There are several pieces that I've learned along the way from doing this work," says NPR Chief Diversity Officer Keith Woods. He is one of three radio industry executives who participated in a 2020 Radio Show virtual presentation on Friday that shared best practices for fostering diversity and inclusion initiatives at radio broadcasting companies across the U.S.
Let’s all sue the banks!
The New York Post reported that Pentwater Capital Management, a hedge fund with a big investment in Clear Channel Communications, has filed its own...
It’s Official: Netflix, iHeartMedia Ink Video Podcast Pact
It has been discussed for weeks, with no official word coming from either company until today. The nation's No. 1 audio creation and distribution company is teaming up with global video streaming giant Netflix for an exclusive video podcasting partnership — one that could see the yanking of YouTube offerings by iHeartMedia.
Audacy’s C-Suite Welcomes ‘Performance Sales’ Leaders
A SVP of Performance Sales and a VP of Performance Sales have been added to the C-Suite at the audio content creation and distribution company formerly known as Entercom.
Why Some Radio Groups Look to Shazam
Five radio groups are working with Shazam on audio measurement.
Revenue headwind in the Windy City
Here’s something you can expect to see when radio companies start releasing their financials for Q4 and 2014 as a whole: