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.
SRN News offering “2013: Year in Review”
Once again this year, SRN News has produced a One-Hour Special anchored by SRN's Capitol Hill correspondent Wally Hindes that looks back at the...
The InFOCUS Podcast: J Chapman
"We can protect Americans like we always have," the President of Woof Boom Radio told Members of the Congressional Subcommittee on Communications and Technology at a June 6 hearing on AM radio's importance. We've offered a synopsis in this InFOCUS Podcast. LISTEN HERE
XM reduces loss, focuses on OEM
Departing XM Satellite Radio CEO Hugh Panero said comments at the FCC are running 4-1 in favor of the company's pending merger with Sirius...
Investors Show Unhappiness With Nielsen Q1 Results
At the Closing Bell on Wall Street, investors reacted negatively to Nielsen's Q1 results. Why? Its net income attributable to shareholders slid to $71 million (dipped to 20 cents per diluted share) from $100 million (27 cents), despite a first-quarter revenue increase of 2.6%, to $1.53 billion.
WNCI apologizes for parody song
CC Radio's WNCI-FM Columbus, OH apologized on its website for airing a parody song last Tuesday. The station also agreed not to play the...
Shedding light on GAP
The GAP company that just bought Clear Channel stations in the west is not the same as the GAP company operated by George Laughlin...
SiriusXM: We’ll Talk About Q1, But Not About iHeart
If there was any doubt as to the seriousness of the chatter regarding a potential merger between SiriusXM Holdings and iHeartMedia, the early Thursday Q1 2026 SiriusXM earnings call held for analysts and investors perhaps offered a subtle yet plainly obvious sign that talks are indeed ongoing and quite substantial.
CBS Radio, WestwoodOne launch “Fierro”
It’s a 24/7 Regional Mexican format available to radio stations nationwide beginning immediately. With content originating from CBS Radio Dallas-Fort Worth’s KMVK-FM (“La Grande...
Four New App Integrations Arrive For iHeartRadio
The nation's top owner of radio stations is using the world's No. 1 showcase for all-things-tech to show off multiple new consumer technology integrations for its eponymous app. The iHeart announcement came just before Entercom revealed that its Radio.com app is also now integrated into a hot new platform.
ARNN launching daily news brief on 2012 election
America’s Radio News Network has a new :90 daily network news brief, the “Trek to 2012: The Presidential Agenda,” that will provide all the...
Loren and Wally inducted into MA Broadcasters HOF
Greater Media Boston announced 105.7 WROR-FM Morning Hosts Loren and Wally have been inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame, a commemoration of...
A Sovereign Call To Pay Up, Or Lose Its Licenses
For more than 15 years, a Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., broadcast group led by Bill Curtis and business partner Tim Sabean has operated 11 radio stations acquired from Northern Star Broadcasting. Now, Curtis and Sabean face perhaps the biggest challenge of their ownership tenure — a license revocation proceeding.
BIA: Auto Ad Growth for Radio in 2025
Blame political ad displacement for a 2024 dip in Automotive advertising for Radio, says BIA’s Rick Ducey. Next year will see the dollars from the industry, he predicts.
Ron Ruth passes
Leah Kamon, SVP, Marketing & Communications Radio Advertising Bureau said that Ron Ruth, former EVP/Stations with the RAB, has passed 11/16: “It is with...