Beasley’s ‘Maxima’ Move Brings New Hispanic Choice To Las Vegas
Beasley Media Group has changed the programming of one of its Las Vegas radio stations to a blend of English-language and Spanish-language Adult Contemporary music — with a fully Spanish-language presentation. The branding borrows from a co-owned radio property in Tampa-St. Petersburg.
Murder witness confesses in Phoenix
WLWT-TV Cincinnati reports the FBI is investigating a call made to KISS FM in Phoenix in which the caller said they witnessed a murder...
Emmis Picks Thursday For Q4, FY ’18 Earnings Release
Wondering when Emmis Communications would be sharing its fiscal Q4 and full-year 2018 financial results? There's no further need for any head scratching. The company that owns TagStation LLC and the NextRadio and Dial Report tools, in addition to its AMs in FMs, will reveal all on Thursday.
Starks Defends FCC Return Of Key EEO Data Form Use
Democratic Commissioner Geoffrey Starks believes the FCC's 3-2 party-line vote that brings back race and gender data collection for radio and TV stations is simply a reinstatement of "a longstanding, statutorily-mandated requirement to collect workforce diversity data from broadcasters."
KUPL adds "Northwest Nights" hosted by B-Dub
Alpha Broadcasting’s Director of Music Programming, Scott Mahalick, has announced the launch of a new weeknight show on KUP-FM Portland. “Northwest Nights” hosted by...
It’s Official: Audacy Makes Financial Restructuring Move
Audacy Inc., in an early Sunday announcement, confirmed that the company has reached an agreement with a supermajority of its debtholders on a financial restructuring that the publicly traded company says “will significantly deleverage Audacy’s balance sheet and further position Audacy for long-term growth.”
Nielsen: Enhanced CBET Performs Well in Tests
Nielsen has released its enhanced Critical Band Encoding Technology for its PPM technology and continues testing
Attorneys’ fees awarded to former Univision employees against Eddie “Piolín” Sotelo
On 6/17, an LA Superior Court awarded more than $100K in
Memorial services for Stu Olds
The life of Stu Olds will be remembered by many in the broadcasting industry at services this Wednesday and Thursday. Olds, who was CEO...
Two more for Birach
Sima Birach is on a buying spree. A day after filing to acquire a station in Johnstown PA, another application for two more AMs...
Trey Morgan doing
On 9/1, the Z-100 NYC personality will attempt to commit his time to 30 different charitable organizations, 1 for each day of September, all...
The Money Pit's Leslie Segrete debuts in new TV show
Money Pit co-host Leslie Segrete's new television show, "The Ugliest House on the Block," premiered Friday at 8PM on the We Network. Hosted by...
Real Challenge To Pacifica Radio?
An attempt to deny WBAI-FM in New York its license renewal was shot down as baseless by the FCC
KLVE Co-Founder Elias Liberman Dies
José Liberman and two of his brothers came together to purchase an FM radio station in Los Angeles. It was the first station in the MHz band west of Mississippi River to offer Spanish-language programming. Today, the Hispanic media industry is remembering Elias Liberman, a father of KLVE.
Minority broadcasters still dissatisfied with PPM
Arbitron’s latest moves to extend to all markets many of the enhancements to its Portable People Meter (PPM) radio ratings system required in its