Merlin Media

Price revealed for Merlin-EMF Philly deal

Randy Michaels and his Merlin Media are making a pile of cash appear and a station listed
Arbitron

Gary Burns to ARB, FCC, DOJ: “Total Line” policy unfair

The owner of 3 Daughters Media stations in the Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA penned a letter to the FCC, FTC
Sirius XM

Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo to SiriusXM

Now we know why rumor had it that Piolin was building new studios—they were for a new SiriusXM channel with his branding on it:...

Mountaineer Sports Network adds 13 more affiliates

IMG College announced the addition of 13 new affiliates for West Virginia University sports radio broadcasts. The new stations bring the total affiliate network...

Stocks end with Dow loss, Nasdaq gain

Stocks closed a low volume, light-news session with slight losses, though the tech-dominated Nasdaq managed a gain Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended...
CBS Sports Radio

WHMT joins CBS Sports Radio Network

The Woods Group's WHMT radio (740 AM, 105.1 FM) became the area’s first 24-hour sports talk radio station when it joined the CBS Sports...

Nine to be inducted into WV Broadcasters Hall of Fame

Longtime West Virginia Public Broadcasting announcer Frank Stowers is among nine people named to the West Virginia Broadcasters Hall of Fame. The other inductees...

Black History and Culture Showcase 2014 date set

Darryl "Doc" Trent tells RBR-TVBR the event is booked for February 14-16, 2014 at The Georgia World Congress Center and Philly Convention Center, Easter...
Greater Media, Inc.

Greater Media unveils “Detroit Sports 105.1”

We knew it was coming: Greater Media unveiled the brand new Detroit Sports 105.1 in the Motor City 8/12, blowing up AC Magic 105.1. Powered...
Clear Channel

Four+ out at CCME/Phoenix

At least four staffers were let go/resigned at CCME/Phoenix on 8/9. Two were there over 15 years and one had just got out of...
Watchdogs

Public agrees the press should act as watchdog

A study from the Pew Research Center found that a healthy majority of Americans believe that journalists act as a check on the government,...
FCC

Commissioners discuss incentive auctions

Acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn believes getting the incentive auction done plan right is as important as simply getting it done – and in that...
Lady Gaga

Pop icon goes gaga for radio

And the icon is none other than the queen of gaga herself, Lady Gaga. It seems she has a new single out, and rather than direct her fans away from airplay on the radio, she is using Twitter to brag about it and to get them to spread the word.
CBS

CBS enjoys wire-to-wire Sunday win

A golf overrun and 60 Minutes started CBS on a winning footing, and it held the lead all night anchored by Big Brother. No...
Twitter

Twitter boosts ratings, says Nielsen

Nielsen released findings, which, for the first time, provide statistical evidence of a two-way causal influence between broadcast TV tune-in for a program and...