Mining Gold from the Station’s Previous Purchase Agreement
By John M. Pelkey, Garvey Schubert Barer
In the Westerns of the 50’s and 60’s, the cowboy sneaking a peek at a poker player’s cards...
What radio fans watch on cable: Young demo edition
Ever wonder what cable channels are getting clicked when your radio audience is sitting in front of the tube with their remotes in their...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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