Townsquare continues to expand empire
Radio group Townsquare Media has added XXL, a hip hop magazine, to its collection of properties
Free Radio Alliance Opposes Performance Tax
A coalition of more than 400 stations, from the college, commercial and non-commercial spheres
Two Las Vegas FMs Bet On ‘MaxxCasting’ For Signal Boosts
Until recently, a pair of FM radio stations serving Las Vegas with "rimshot" signals had better coverage of St. George, Utah, than much of Southern Nevada. Now, thanks to an agreement with GeoBroadcast Solutions, these two facilities are poised to increase their listener base — and their revenue.
Calvary Chapel Gets A Silent Lone Star FM
To the far northwest of Abilene, a 19kw commercially licensed FM facility lays silent, after unsuccessfully bringing MVS Radio's "La Mejor" regional Mexican format north of the Rio Grande to this rural part of Texas. Now, the licensee is selling the property, and it's about to make a religious move.
Mason Joins iHeartMedia
Former CBS Radio exec Dan Mason is joining iHeartMedia.
Advertising Week kicks off 9/29
iHeartMedia’s Bob Pittman, Entercom’s David Field and Radio Advertising Bureau’s Erica Farber (pictured) are just three of the individuals
BCE to sell 10 stations for Astral deal
Canadian telecom giant BCE (Bell Canada Enterprises) has offered to spend C$200 million on Canadian programming and sell 10 radio stations on 7/11 as...
Salem bulking up in Greenville-Spartanburg
Art Sutton’s Georgia-Carolina Wireless LLC is spinning off a full-power FM-to-be and an
Clear Channel kicks debt down the road
Radio giant Clear Channel is taking on a new layer of debt in order to pay off earlier debt.
Moody’s disappointed in LBI radio performance
Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the credit ratings of LBI Media (Liberman Broadcasting).
¡Pa’ La Calle! Is the Industry Ready to Ride?
What does radio need to do right now to best position itself for 2030? The closing session at the Hispanic Radio Conference isn’t framing that as a hypothetical. The urgency is real, and the answers will require innovation and collaboration in equal measure.
Cumulus Creates A Marketer/Agency ‘Media and Creative Advisory Group’
Pierre Bouvard is well-known for being the radio industry's biggest cheerleader. Every week, his blog posts illustrate the continued strength of a business that perhaps lacks respect among many Madison Avenue decisionmakers. Perhaps that will soon change, as he's now taking the lead position of Cumulus' newly created advisory group for CMOs.
Here’s The One TV Repack Need For Radio Broadcasters
What's the best piece of advice for owners of AM and FM radio stations with respect to the potential impact of the post-FCC Spectrum Auction repack process? Get an auxiliary site now.
Berner Emphasizes Local in Executive Changes
Cumulus CEO Mary Berner makes major programming executive changes.
Florida AG sues Arbitron over PPM
The latest “me too” lawsuit against Arbitron claiming that its Portable People Meter (PPM) methodology undercounts minority listeners comes from Florida Attorney General Bill...