A Three Rivers Radio Veteran Buys In Butler, Pa.
In November 2020, Frank Iorio Jr. shared that would be selling WJAS and FM translator W256DE at 99.1 MHz to St. Barnabas Broadcasting. At the time, Iorio indicated that this transaction would conclude 50 years in broadcasting. It turns out he's now had a change of heart about retirement.
Entercom Q1 Results Set For Busy Tuesday In May
Tuesday, May 8 will be a busy day for investors in media companies. As previously announced, broadcast TV station owners TEGNA and Gray Television will each be releasing their Q1 2018 results prior to the Opening Bell on Wall Street on this day. Add one of the radio industry's biggest players to the mix.
RRC Signs A New Nielsen Noncomm Deal
RRC is an independent, not-for-profit research firm that contracts with Nielsen to produce local market audience estimates for non-commercial radio stations. RRC serves station managers, programmers, marketing, and development professionals.
Arbitron details PPM sample increases and guarantees
The improvements designed to boost client confidence in PPM were unveiled at last week’s meeting of the Arbitron Radio Advisory Council (RAC). Now Arbitron...
Radio One Reports $18.1 Mill. Loss in Q3
Broadcast media company Radio One reported a loss of $18.1 million ($0.38 per share) in its third quarter
Ad-ID announcement gets some questions
The Ad-ID initiative recently announced the “Radio Accountability Initiative,” at the RAB ’09 conference. Harold Geller, SVP/cross-industry workflow
Ron Rivlin joins Sun Broadcast Group
Sun Broadcast Group announced Ron Rivlin has joined the company as SVP of Programming and Affiliate Relations out of the company’s NYC office. Rivlin will oversee the growing affiliate sales department focused on products including The Marilu Henner Show, Nashville Music Minute and AccuWeather en Espanol. Rivlin will also work to attract new shows and services as the company begins to round out its 2015 programming lineup. Several key announcements are slated for later this summer.
Crawford Captures Detroit AM From Radio One
In an announcement made Wednesday by its Motor City station group, Radio One has confirmed that it is selling WCHB-AM 1200, a Class B Urban Talk station with a highly complex two-pattern signal, to Crawford Broadcasting for $2 million.
Entercom Sets Q4 Release Date, iHeart Mum
Entercom Communications will release its Q4 2017 financial results before the market opens on March 8. Comps could be interesting, as Entercom completed its Reverse Morris Trust-fueled merger with CBS Radio during the quarter. Meanwhile, the industry is very curious as to what iHeart's Q4 plans are as bankruptcy talk increases.
Guitars for a Cure
WMZQ-FM DC announced “Guitar Week,” a weeklong online autograph auction to benefit St Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Throughout the year WMZQ collects country music...
Entercom on deck for earnings
The consensus of Wall Street analysts is that revenues will be down 13% to $101 million when Entercom reports its Q3 results after the...
Hoffman’s House Shifts From Indy To Twin Cities
What happens when the cluster of stations you've been overseeing as SVP/Market Manager and, before that, as a longtime sales leader gets sold?In the case of Ben Hoffman, it involves a bump up in market size at the company he joined nearly eight years ago.
Flagship WKTU drops Whoopi Goldberg
Looks like Premiere Radio Networks' Whoopi is becoming toast: Rhythmic CHR WKTU-FM has dropped the syndicated "Wake Up With Whoopi" show. The NY Daily...
NAB HD Radio multicast award nominations open
The NAB announced the nomination process for the NAB HD Radio Multicast Award is now open. The deadline for submitting entries is July 15....
Emmis Looking Good Going Forward
New York Summer Jam was a record-breaker and set the tone