Bob Palmeter Says Goodbye To An Iowa Religious Noncomm
For some 40 years, Bob Palmater has been "fully devoted to Christ," and this has seen the broadcast media veteran manage Christian radio stations across the Midwest. Today, he's the President of non-profit Sound In Spirit, and it has engineered a deal that will see the sale of a Class B1 noncommercial FM serving Keokuk, Iowa.
Dial Global partners with NBC News for Olympics
Dial Global and NBC News will add NBC News correspondents to its exclusive radio coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Anchor and Managing...
Tough row to hoe for Long Island noncom
Peconic Public Broadcasting, which wants to keep local noncommercial radio programming flowing on the eastern end of New York’s Long Island, bid $850K to...
KPRI Sold
Independent rocker KPRI(FM) in San Diego, Calif. has been sold.
Push comes to shove over PPM
Arbitron is the shoved as House Oversight and Government Reform Chair Edolphus Towns (D-NY) uses MRC documents to blast PPM. Arbitron called the Committee’s...
North Dakota delegation targeted by radio campaign
All three members of North Dakota’s US Congressional delegation have supported health care reform. A local group opposing the legislation has targeted all three...
A ReinCARnation
More choices and more personalization have lead to an uncomfortable destabilzation of radio’s place in the car… the car where currently more than 50% of radio’s heavy listening happens according to Jacobs Media’s Techsurvey10.
The pros and cons of direct licensing deals
Recent rights holder initiatives, such as moves by music publishing companies to license directly with digital platforms and radio broadcasters, are changing traditional models based upon collective rights management. But what are the consequences? How do they impact other smaller composers and rights holders? What do digital services like Pandora make of these new business propositions? Where does the trend leave collective management organizations?
SIRIUS XM adds “The Paul Finebaum Show”
SIRIUS XM Radio has begun broadcasting the college sports talk program, The Paul Finebaum Show, to subscribers nationwide. The show airs live every weekday...
Close encounter in Nebraska
G.I. Family Radio is now the proud owner of two FM DIY projects. It has CPs for stations in Paxton NE and Sutherland NE,...
Clear Channel launches “The Harbor” in Boston
After the purchase of Phoenix Media’s heritage Alternative WFNX-FM, Clear Channel announced the debut of 101.7 WHBA-FM “The Harbor” as the flip. WHBA will...
‘Rumba’ Gets A Bigger Platform In Tampa Bay
For more than 20 years, the 95.7 MHz frequency in the Tampa-St. Petersburg market has been home to hip-hop fare. As of today, that programming is now on a pair of FM translators, thanks to a format swap. Introducing "Rumba 95.7," which will compete against SBS and Beasley.
FM Translator ‘Open Window’ Fetches $4M
Nearly 90 FM translator sales have been logged since July 29, when the FCC opened a window for transactions.
JVC Agrees To Orlando Asset Sale, At A Loss
JVC Broadcasting, headed by President/CEO John Caracciolo, is agreeing to sell WDYZ-AM 660, WFFY-FM 103.1 and W288CJ at 105.5 MHz to Norsan Media, the company founded by entrepreneur Norberto Sanchez. Deal details were filed with the FCC on Friday.
Morris gets some breathing room
Morris Communications has amended its senior loan agreement, extending credit for the parent company, which owns radio, outdoor and other media properties, even if its newspaper unit, Morris Publishing