Radio News

The nation's biggest owner of AM and FM radio stations has formally thrown its support to Nielsen Media Impact (NMI) and Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) in Nielsen Audio’s diary-based markets.

The nation's premier broadcasting company serving African American consumers lowered its net loss in the first three months of 2017. But, net revenue decreased 7.1% in Q1 for Radio One, and there are two big reasons why the company suffered to start the new year. Meanwhile, there's promise at TV One, and RBR+TVBR spoke directly with Alfred Liggins III about why cord-cutting isn't impacting a company set to usher in a new era on May 5.

Genuine Austin Radio will launch a new freeform/indie station called “Fringe FM” on the FM dial later this month. "What does fringe mean?"

The second day of the Dash 3.0 conference was a “roll-up your sleeves kind of day”

On Thursday RBR+TVBR exclusively reported on the rapid acceleration of Cumulus Media stock by Brigade Capital Management, a member of the "Ad-Hoc Cross-Holder Committee" — the group comprised of holders of $2.025 million in term loans and 7.75% senior notes due May 2019 that objected to Cumulus' restructuring plan. We now know a second lender has taken a beneficial ownership stake in Cumulus.

The Broadcasters Foundation of America has added two senior industry executives to its board of directors, naming Radio Advertising Bureau President and Chief Executive Mike Hulvey and Audacy Chief Business Officer Chris Oliviero as its newest members. The appointments broaden the foundation’s reach across the radio sector.

The 8am Eastern "World News Roundup" usually heard by CBS News Radio affiliates didn't arrive as it normally would have on Monday. Stations were asked to cover the time usually allotted to the newscast with local content. What happened? A "technical issue" was impacting CBS News Radio's tech provider, Skyview Networks. ABC News Radio was also impacted, RBR+TVBR has learned.

NAB has launched podcasts devoted to radio issues for members.

How is 2021 shaping up for transactions, now that Kagan has analyzed 2020’s dealmaking? Are deals still in a COVID-19 fueled frozen state? Those are just some of the questions Greg Guy, the managing partner for media brokerage Patrick Communications, answers in this latest InFOCUS Podcast, presented by DOT.FM. LISTEN HERE

An attorney in Scottsdale, Ariz., who grew up in Michigan, had always wanted to own a radio station. In December 2018, he fulfilled his dream by grabbing an AM with an FM translator in the heart of New York's Finger Lakes region. Now, he's done it again.