“Into the Night With Tony Bruno” adds KLAC
The Content Factory's newest offering, Into the Night with Tony Bruno, will debut September 29th in the nation's premiere entertainment market on KLAC-AM Los...
The truth about Minot
Jim,This is a note of personal thanks for being the first publication to step up and print the truth about the Minot "urban legend"...
SoundExchange draws fire from NAB, Nashville attorney
The National Association of Broadcasters is attempting to forge an agreement with royalty disburser SoundExchange to "resolve a rate dispute related to radio stations...
Declines continue for Westwood One
Q2 revenues came in below Wall Street expectations for Westwood One, down 17.4% to 111.1 million. CEO Peter Kosann says there are signs that...
The Latest LRFA Resolution Gains House Support
The Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA), which signals members of Congress's opposition to any potential legislation that imposes new performance royalties on broadcast radio stations for music airplay, now has 112 co-sponsors in the House and 14 in the Senate.
John Ivey to SVP/Programming at CC Radio
Ivey, previously VP/Programming for Los Angeles, will expand his responsibilities to include assistance with CHR programming and talent development across all of CC Radio....
Analyst: Peak In Auto Sales Could Hurt Sirius XM
Analyst Quinn Foley warns that a slowdown in U.S. auto sales could negatively impact Sirius XM.
A short time ago, from a galaxy far far away
Cataclysmic events taking place beyond the vast reaches of the Milky Way have resulted in the reception of radio signals on our own planet,...
BBC Seeks To Steal Commercial Radio Listeners With Brand Extensions
According to the government-supported BBC, "new, distinctive digital music stations" that will serve as "extensions" of BBC Radio 1, Radio 2 and Radio 3 are in the works. That has commercial radio operators up in arms, as they say this is direct competition and not additive to the UK radio scene.
MMTC supports FM auction tweaks
The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council is asking for some changes to the FM bidding process from the FCC, with an eye to getting...
FCC Approves Emmis’ Austin Stake Sale
Emmis and Sinclair Telecable have been partners in Texas' state capital since Emmis purchased controlling interest in their radio partnership back in July 2003. In order for the transaction to close, FCC approval of a waiver request of "Note 4" was needed. That OK just came.
NRHOF announces posthumous inductees; Class of 2008 Nominees
Three major local personalities from Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles have been selected for induction into America’s only National Radio Hall of Fame (NRHOF)....
Univision cancels Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo morning show
Some 20 affiliates were told 7/22 in the afternoon that the Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo morning show was
FTC going after radio advertiser of bedbug remedy
Cedarcide used radio to make its claims about its bedbug and head lice remedies, and the Federal Trade Commission believes they went beyond the...
Clear Channel Radio revenues fall 7%
That’s better than the overall industry did in Q3 and going forward CEO Mark Mays says CC Media Holdings, the holding company created in the private equity-backed buyout, is “intensely focused