Thursday, June 18, 2026

Pandora

Open Letter to Pandora

Dear Pandora: The question that has been on every tongue at any and all gatherings of broadcasters, “is Pandora radio?”  The most recent answer...
Ken Dardis

What is Found in these Numbers?

They're back! Once again we have Triton Digital Webcast Metric's stats to kick around. And, once again, the numbers show the same radio industry...
Ken Dardis

Radio needs to revamp its sales process

My words often don't jive with the direction radio executives are taking. This comes from a belief that started around the time consolidation began:...

Download This: How Television Fans Use Mobile Devices

Mobile devices are in the hands of the young, the old and the in-between these days, but there are differences in what fans of...

New Radio: The Splintering of Programming

It's really nothing new in the radio industry: programs that cater to specific segments of life. Weekends on many broadcast talk radio stations still...

How must our logs be signed?

Interestingly, this recurring question keeps popping up.  It seems to result from what may turn out to be one of the great myths in...
Media system in a vehicle

Radio and television still own key dayparts

The advent of email and the internet have certainly changed the way people use media throughout the day, but two things haven’t changed: Radio...
Merlin Media

Carmel Car & Limousine Service signs with WEMP-FM NY

Carmel Car and Limousine Service, the largest limousine service in the world, announced a partnership with Merlin Media’s WEMP-FM News 101.9 Radio NYC. The...
Erwin Krasnow / John Brooks

Demystifying the Equity Term Sheet

By John R. Brooks and Erwin G. Krasnow, Esq. Congratulations! Thanks in large part to your following the practical pointers we gave you on putting...
Howard B. Price

When Disaster Strikes, Radio Shines

My in-laws – and about two million of their closest friends – suffered this past weekend through what one Virginia utility spokesperson has called...
MIB Reports Talk Radio

Some in DC area left in the dark on storm warning

As most know, Friday night was a mess for DC-area residents from the colossal storm that hit. Some
Erwin Krasnow / John Pelkey

How to Turn Steel Into Gold: Monetize Your Tower

By Erwin G. Krasnow and John M. Pelkey Garvey Schubert Barer As credit gets tighter and traditional financing sources dry up, broadcasters need to be more...

How to get diary keepers to write down your name

Stations need to seriously re-think their on-air imaging. You need to produce benchmark features
Tablets

Download This: How Radio Fans Use Mobile Devices

Young-skewing format fans love to download apps on their favored mobile platform the most, but all format fans do it. We have the click-by-click...
U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court declines to rule on validity of indecency regs

The Supreme Court has just issued a unanimous decision in which it invalidated sanctions imposed by the FCC upon Fox and ABC for allegedly...