Compass to Guide ABC Audio Following Skyview Exit
On June 30, it was confirmed that a partnership between Skyview Networks and ABC Audio will be coming to an end at the end of 2023. On Wednesday, ABC Audio revealed where it is moving its business to on January 1, 2024. At the same time, ABC Audio revealed that it has hired ex-CBS News Radio star Steven Portnoy.
Bell Media, BCE Cut From The Managerial Ranks
On Thursday, BCE — parent of the CTV television network and radio stations operated under the iHeartRadio Canada banner — and the Bell Media broadcast arm both culled its manager-level employee roster in a move tied to a 36-month debt leverage reduction plan.
Location set for 2010 Radio Show
For some time now you’ve known that The 2010 Radio Show would be September 29 through October 1 in Washington, DC. Now, at last,...
Saga Selects Date For Q4, FY 2023 Earnings Release
Saga Communications stock went ex-dividend today, and that means a cash bonus of 25 cents per share will soon be on the way for shareholders. What can they expect to hear from the company led by CEO Chris Forgy about its Q4 2023 performance? We now know the answer.
A SummitMedia Local Leader Joins Futuri
He was most recently President of SummitMedia's Richmond radio stations and spent nearly 20 years at Cox Media Group. Now, he's working under Daniel Anstandig as the SVP of Sales and Marketing at the AI-driven audience engagement and sales intelligence company serving broadcast media founded by Anstandig.
New LGBTQ Station for San Francisco
New San Francisco Station “PULSE” Targets LGBTQ Demo
NAB exec takes on labels
Dennis Wharton, EVP at the National Association of Broadcasters, took note of a story in the Washington Post about Herb Feemster of Peaches and Herb fame. In a letter to that newspaper, Wharton noted
Emmis’ Clean Opposition to RFRA
Nine heads of Indiana-based corporations wrote a letter to Gov. Mike Pence
AM Radio Losses, Noncomm FM Gains In Q1
Another quarter-by-quarter increase in the number of noncomm FMs was during the first quarter of 2024, as commercial AMs saw double-digit declines in number, continuing a trend that began earlier in the year. That’s the key learning from the FCC’s updated broadcast station total list.
Move America Forward adds Mancow, Dennis Miller, more
Move America Forward announced the addition of Comedian and Talk Radio host Dennis Miller, Talk Radio host Mancow and Noel Sheppard from NewsBusters to...
XM now offers radio with color screen
This week, XM announced its first ever radio with a color screen, the XpressRC. The unit, to be manufactured by Delphi, features a split-screen...
WLYF Miami adds John Tesh
The John Tesh Radio Show is debuting evenings on Lincoln Financial Media’s WLYF-FM "101.5 LiteFM." The Tesh show will make its debut in the...
Entercom donates $25K to The One Fund
Once again, radio not only serves the community in times of crisis, but donates dollars as well. Said Jeff Brown, Vice President and Market...
Fox News Radio offering Independence Day special
FOX News Radio will present an Independence Day Special: Fat America: Food Police, which will dissect the food debate and examine how the government...
WBMP, KVIL Flip The Knob From ‘AMP’ To ‘Alt’
Entercom President/CEO David Field loves Alternative music so much that he attended the entire three-day Lollapalooza festival in Chicago from August 2-5, 2018. Now, on his visits to the Big Apple and Big D, he need not stream one of his company's out-of-market stations to enjoy the sounds of such beloved acts as Soundgarden or Foo Fighters. Meanwhile, a Chicago FM formerly owned by CBS Radio has embraced "Throwbacks."