Radio News

August 26 is the deadline to register for new EAS Test Reporting System.

Entercom Communications on March 5 signed off on Amendment No. 6 to an October 17, 2016, credit agreement it struck with JPMorgan Chase Bank. Specifically, Entercom is amending the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.09 of the agreement. What will this accomplish?

Paragon's Mike Henry says radio doesn't care about millennials. We disagree: It very much cares, but CHR stations need a wake-up call

His legal name is Keith Stover. For a generation of Pittsburgh radio listeners, he's also known as Keith Clark. In recent years, Keith has been a minority owner of a pair of FM radio stations serving the Columbia, S.C., market. Now, he's taking controlling ownership interest in the five-year-old Midlands Media Group.

The company quietly made the sale on Feb. 23. A separate SEC filing reveals a price well below the Texas Monthly deal

Spanish Broadcasting System EVP/Programming Jesus Salas shares how the company's radio stations gained audience across the COVID-19 pandemic and has kept it, while also giving a preview as to what else SBS has in store for the rest of the year in this episode of the RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

A presently silent AM facility in Palm Beach County, Florida that saw its license for an FM translator station get cancelled by the FCC won't be getting that license back, thanks to a Memorandum Opinion and Order released Tuesday (3/21) by the Commission.

A wider net loss. Lower station operating income. Those are the key takeaways for Beasley Media Group, which released its Q1 2021 earnings results on Tuesday morning. Investors reacted by shedding shares in BBGI. As the final hour of trading began on Tuesday, Beasley's stock price was down by nearly 12%.

House legislation introduced Wednesday would allow performing artists to opt out of having their music played on the radio if the performing artist is not being paid an agreed-upon performance royalty. We've got an RBR + TVBR OBSERVATION on the "PROMOTE Act" everyone needs to read.

Robin Fitzgerald, chief creative officer at BBDO Atlanta, will return as the 2021 Chief Judge after serving in the same role in 2020.

Nielsen is formally adopting Gracenote IDs as the standard content identifier across its audience measurement solutions. Standardization of Gracenote IDs within Nielsen's measurement products will tie together all related media and power more effective cross platform buying and planning.

Fueled by stronger than anticipated digital advertising results, respected Wall Street financial analysts at MoffettNathanson are raising its 2021 overall U.S. ad growth estimate. This will be partially offset by lower than expected broadcast and cable advertising. But, what do the radio advertising trends look like?

Red Rock Radio Corp. has been busy liquidating its assets over the last several months. On Wednesday (5/3), it agreed to part ways with a 1kw Class C AM in Minnesota. The facility serves a rural area to the north of Duluth. The deal marks Red Rock's exit from radio ownership.

A Pew Research Center analysis of MEDIA Access Pro and BIA Advisory Services data confirm that average radio revenue dropped "fairly sharply" in 2020. And, for the all-news format, the dip in revenue was no different. Or, are the numbers skewed?

The owner of a Class A FM serving Southern New Jersey has submitted comments in opposition to a Petition of Rulemaking that seeks a modification of Part 74 of the Commission's rules, which is designed to make it easier for the operator of an FM translator to find a suitable site for the transmitter. There's an opposing view, however. This owner says the change in rules would reduce the protection accorded to full-power FM stations from interference caused by a translator.