Florida Keys Stations Sold
If the FCC approves, four stations in the Florida Keys will have a new owner.
This Radio Station Says It’s Been Hijacked
A lawsuit filed Thursday in a Texas state court alleges that a vendor pretended to be the station’s GM and took potential advertisers’ phone calls
97.5 The Fanatic host arrested for assault
Greater Media’s 97.5 The Fanatic (WPEN-FM Philadelphia) nighttimer Tom Byrne (pictured) apparently thought his celebrity status would entitle him to stiff a cab driver...
Martin commits to NAB Radio Show
FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein is already on the NAB Radio Show breakfast menu for Friday 9/19/08 at the Show in Austin TX. Now comes...
Country stars affirm value of radio
CBS AM magazine This Morning checked in with Country radio and found that its relationship with the musicians it plays is in tip-top shape....
SiriusXM Signs Deal For Two New Satellites
Two new geostationary communications satellites are coming for the lone satellite radio company serving North America, and increase the total number of space in development for SiriusXM by this company to four.
Family Option Nixed For Phoenix FM Translator
In June, Family Stations obtained the right to acquire a Phoenix-area FM translator as part of a deal that gave a group run by Vic Michael's Mountain Community Translators ownership of a South Williamsport, Pa., property. It is now known that Family Stations is not moving forward with the option, as Michael has found a different buyer in the Valley of the Sun.
WTNT-AM DC launches 102.9 signal
Metro Radio in the Washington, DC market has begun their long-anticipated simulcast on 102.9 FM in Fairfax County, VA for its 730 AM Talker...
Death Sentence for California CP
A construction permit for a station earmarked for Helendale CA was declared
NYC radio revenues up 2.3% in February
New York Market Radio advertising revenues for the two months of 2014 increased 3.26% over the
New round of firings at Clear Channel
Clear Channel Radio on Tuesday concluded the restructuring its new owners began in January. Some 590 staffers got pink slips yesterday
Cumulus Shares Suffering From A Three-Month Funk
As the first half of 2021 ended, Cumulus Media could count itself among a select group of publicly traded broadcasters that were enjoying strong interest in investors on Wall Street. Shares reached $14.75 after bottoming out at $9 on May 4. Today, Cumulus shares are moving closer to that six-month low point, punctuating a 90-day decline for the company's stock.
CRS 2014: Finding hits before they’re hits
The panel, “Cracking the Code: Using Data to Discover the Hits,” revealed new research on predicting a hit song 2/20 at the Nashville Convention Center. The data was collected by MusicMetric, the world’s largest music data analytics firm, providing data on online consumer behavior for the entertainment industry, and by Stone Door Media Lab, headed by industry vet Jeff Green.
Sale rumors encircling Hot 97
No less a luminary than Jay Z is at the center of the rumor mill...
Audacy Cashes In Land Where Broadcast Towers Sit
It was briefly mentioned on Audacy Corp.'s Q4 and year-end 2022 earnings call. A package of broadcast towers has been sold. But, what company did Audacy sell them to? And, for how much?