Emmis to lease WRKS-FM NY to ESPN Radio
Well, the speculation is over for where ESPN Radio will end up in NYC on the FM dial--Beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Monday 4/30,...
Google leaving radio business
From the company's official blog: "We have decided to exit the broadcast radio business and focus our efforts in online streaming audio. We will...
Cumulus to sell KABC, KLOS site
What a smart move: Cumulus will sell its longtime 45,000 sq.-ft. facility and property for the stations on South La Cienega Boulevard in LA. The 10-acre site is near a stop on the Expo Line rail route connecting downtown LA and suburban Culver City, reports the LA Times:
A Lone Star State FM Faces Deletion Over Unpaid Regulatory Fees
The owner of a Class A FM radio station serving a small Texas city where U.S. Highways 83, 62 and 70 converge could be stripped of its license, due to overdue regulatory fees owed to the FCC. The licensee simply needs to pay $2,856.43 to the Commission to resolve the matter.
Ex-WBIX host Rennie accused of stealing millions
Four years after former WBIX-AM Boston owner Brad Bleidt was busted for swindling millions of dollars from clients, The Boston Globe reports federal and...
Emmis and Jeff Smulyan extend tender offers
In moves that were expected after the special shareholders meeting at Emmis Communications was adjourned for the second time to reconvene this Friday (8/13), the related tender offers to take
LRFA picks up support on Capitol Hill
The Local Radio Freedom Act, which members of Congress support to express their opposition to the imposition of a performance royalty on AM and...
Fox Sports Radio adds Jay Mohr for middays
The actor, comedian and radio personality is the new midday host. Airing live on weekdays from 12 p.m.-3 p.m. ET, “Jay Mohr Sports” will...
Oaktree looking at three-into-one Townsquare/GAP radio merger
Although some of the the i’s remain undotted and t’s uncrossed, Oaktree Capital Management has filed paperwork that would combine three of the radio...
Sirius XM confirms Howard Stern contract renewal
Sirius XM let Howard Stern make the initial announcement on his radio show Thursday morning. Then the company issued its official announcement that the self-proclaimed
WV Radio Corp. wants judge disqualified
West Virginia Radio Corp. wants Judge Phillip Gaujot disqualified from hearing its lawsuit over a West Virginia University sports rights contract, arguing he has...
Sirius suffers major Turtle bite
The Central District Court of California has found in favor of Turtles frontmen Flo and Eddie
John Cooley dead after long ABC News Radio career
ABC News Radio reports that veteran correspondent John Cooley died last Thursday in Athens, Greece after a three-year battle with cancer. Cooley was believed...
Entercom grows revenue, shrinks margin
The stack of Q3 dollar bills pulled in by radio group Entercom was bigger YOY.
Q4 revenues were down for SBS
Advertising on Spanish media, especially radio, has been recovering more slowly than the general market. Spanish Broadcasting System reported Thursday (3/31) that its Q4...