More musical testimony to the value of radio
The name recognition of blues-rock group The Rides may not be all that high, but the same cannot be said about its personnel, which includes Stephen Stills, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Barry Goldberg. The veteran “supergroup” is using radio to “build buzz,” and even underscored the importance on noncommercial radio.
Attempt to derail Roanoke-Lynchburg deal fails
The sale of WLNI-FM Lynchburg VA from Centennial Licensing to Mel Wheeler Inc. drew a petition to deny
Fiery Doritos Locos Tacos debuting with campaign
After weeks of fans guessing via social media what the next Doritos Locos Tacos flavor will be, Taco Bell announced the much-anticipated menu item’s...
Residents object to AM towers in Washington
Residents on both sides of the Washington-British Columbia border are voicing concerns about a plan to erect five large AM towers. Whatcom County, WA...
KFDI honored for excellence
Journal Broadcast Group’s Country KFDI-FM Wichita, KS and members of its news team were recognized by The Kansas Association of Broadcasters with three Awards...
FM Chips really means interactive radio
Congratulations to Jeff Smulyan, Paul Brenner and their team at Emmis for driving the radio rollout of FM chips in Sprint cell phones. This...
Fox cooks up Wednesday win
A leftover and a fresh MasterChef was the recipe for success at Fox Wednesday night, giving it an edge over NBC, CBS and Univision,...
Most Disney layoffs to hit ABC TV stations
The Disney/ABC Television Group, which includes the ABC network, local TV stations
LIN Media unveils “HYFN8”
LIN Media announced its HYFN division’s launch of HYFN8, a new social media management system and solution that utilizes proprietary technology to allow marketers...
WKNR-AM lets three go; “different direction”
Less than a month after the revamped “Cleveland Browns Daily” debuted in a new studio at the Browns’ training facility, Good Karma Broadcasting’s WKNR-AM...
Ryvicker says to go with the cash flow
Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker says a lot of people are asking the firm what it thinks
Estate deal for Central Florida AM pair
$471,453 WGGG-AM & WMOP-AM Gainesville-Ocala FL (Gainesville, Ocala FL). 100% of Florida Sportstalk LLC from Gordon P. Smith, Representative of the Estate of Virginia...
Arkansas association exec makes the case for broadcasting
Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) held a field hearing
CBS comes to retransmission terms with FiOS
Even as the retransmission consent stalemate between CBS and Time Warner Cable continues forward,
Texas Panhandle FM headed for new owner
Sometimes a deal for a radio station raises questions that are far beyond the scope of the FCC’s regulatory authority, and such is the case in the deal for KCHT-FM Childress TX. Although the deal has an element which might pique FCC interest, it also ventures into an area explored long ago by ancient Greek playwrights.