Hot Q4 earnings results for Entercom
Entercom followed the perfect path to a profitable quarter during the last three months of 2012 – it increased revenues while decreasing
TSQ’s Fall Faith: Lower Leverage, Better Guidance
Analysts and investors alike -- along with radio industry cheerleaders looking for a strong start to the quarterly earnings season -- will likely be energized by Townsquare Media's Q3 performance. Net leverage is down -- way down. At the same time, the company's 2019 guidance is now higher.
Radio One, Sirius XM, SBS, NJBA, and more
News from up and down the radio dial: Radio One and SiriusXM have
Estrella Media Parent MediaCo Ups Fisher To CRO
The publicly traded parent company of Hispanic consumer-focused Estrella Media and of venerable New York radio brands WBLS and "HOT 97" has a new Chief Revenue Officer, reporting to CEO Albert Rodriguez.
Germany’s Fraunhofer raising US image
We have to admit, when Fraunhofer IIS announced its partnership with Clear Channel’s Total Traffic Network Plus to make Fraunhofer’s text-based news service, Journaline,...
ASCAP has reason to tout holiday playlist
A list of holiday favorites that have gotten the most spins since the beginning of October is out, and rights organization ASCAP wants you...
Forever expands in Pennsylvania
Now we know why Forever Broadcasting spun a Johnstown PA AM station to Sima Birach a little while back. It has filed to pick...
Bankrupt Shakers Vodka owes radio stations
Infinite Spirits Inc., the maker of Shakers Vodka, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to court documents. The voluntary petition was filed in...
Arbitron under fire again
In an urgent request to Arbitron from Clear Channel, Cumulus Media, Cox Radio, Radio One Inc.; that the ratings firm take immediate action to...
Neuhoff adds another market
Clear Channel is spinning off WFMB AM & FM and WXAJ-FM in the Springfield IL market, according to brokerage firm Kalil & Co. The...
Fred Honsberger dead at 58
CBS Radio reports that veteran KDKA-AM Pittsburgh personality Fred Honsberger died Wednesday morning (12/16) at his home in Monroeville, PA. He was 58. The...
Morris: Broadcasters changing views on PPM
Delaying PPM deployment was the right thing to do, not because there was any problem with the data, but because the company needed the “belief factor” to be there – for clients to have confidence in the ratings being generated.
Radio’s Top Ads Will Be Recognized In NYC
The Radio Mercury Awards recognize the best in radio advertising and they'll be awarded at SONY Hall in Manhattan. The awards will be livestreamed, while prolific radio industry advertising champion Procter & Gamble Co. will be honored as "Radio Marketer of the Year."
Could Radio Get A Rule Change On Auto Ad Disclosures?
Changing the rules for automobile ads is a topic of interest for many radio industry C-Suite executives. With 12% of the population listening to radio likely to purchase a car, AM and FM stations are a necessary conduit for enticing automotive consumers. But, in terms of getting disclaimers to listeners, do they help the advertiser, consumer, or the radio station? We have FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly's take on the subject.
What would you pay for some CC Media bonds?
It doesn’t really matter to the parent company of Clear Channel Communications, since it sold the debt to six big banks when the going private deal closed after an out-of-court settlement