Everybody’s got a condition
Kevin Martin still isn’t saying which direction FCC thumbs will be pointing when it comes to the long-pending XM/Sirius merger, much less when they’ll...
Someone stop this guy named Farid Suleman
Farid is a danger to himself, his company and his once proud industry and he should be replaced by -- anybody.
Murdoch drops Newsday bid
Unwilling to get into a bidding war, News Corporation has withdrawn its $580 million bid to buy Newsday. As recently as last Wednesday’s quarterly...
David Martin writes about the industry initiative Radio Heard Here…
The Radio 2020 initiative is much talked about of late and that's a good thing. Radio folks love to talk and there's no shortage...
Troubled rep serves on E&C
The latest scandal in Washington is a doozy. You’ve probably heard many of the details of the mushrooming Vito Fossella (R-NY) story. A downtown...
Answering Wachovia's Bishop Cheen on HD Radio
A week or so ago Wachovia’s Bishop Cheen kept alive the HD Radio volley started by your mystery man/woman.I’d like to take a turn.Personally,...
Broadcast up, newspapers down for Tribune
“Broadcasting operating results are notably more stable,” CEO Sam Zell said, comparing the two divisions of Tribune Company as it reported Q1 results. Total...
Industry group names Sara Lee best marketer to moms
The marketing team behind the launch of Sara Lee Soft and Smooth Bread is the recipient of the annual H.E.R. Award, an accolade of...
XM/Sirius: Rush out on the Towns
Bobby Rush (D-IL) has hopes that the merger between satcasters XM and Sirius could be good for programming diversity, with terrestrial radio being hopelessly...
Saga spared worst of downturn
Saga Communications saw Q1 revenues decline 2% to $31.2 million on a same station basis, but that’s less painful for the small-market focused group...
Radio One reports losses while defending one’s gain
Urban specialists Radio One earned $72.5M in Q1 2008, a 2% drop from Q1 2007 levels, but said it outperformed its markets and actually...
Is Sweep move March Madness?
Am I the only one bothered by Nielsen's move of the February 2009 Sweep to March 2009?The announcement from Nielsen came as a surprise....
Randy Kabrich on PPM
If we are willing to give away an additional 2% of our revenue to Arbitron so they can make record profits and revenue, shouldn't Radio at least expect to have the problems solved before we pay for it?
Vic Miller leaving Bear Stearns
Victor Miller analysts at Bear Stearns and 21 years covering the broadcasting business is leaving Wall Street. Miller notified RBR-TVBR late last night with...
Cox is a victim of its environment
Bob Neil was not too upset about the performance of Cox Radio in the first quarter of 2008 – he said nobody likes looking...