Golden Memories Fade For Lewiston, Me., Radio Listeners
An AM radio station serving Lewiston, Me., is now silent, as the licensee earlier this month received a grant for a silent Special Temporary Authority request from the FCC. If the AM returns to officially celebrate its 78th birthday will likely be up to any potential buyer.
Change in store at the top of SoundExchange
John Simson, the Executive Director of digital royalty collector/distributor SoundExchange has announced his departure from the organization. He says he’ll stay on during the...
Alpha Talker Honored With Crystal Heritage Award
The NAB will honor an Alpha Media News/Talk station with a rich history with the esteemed NAB Crystal Heritage Award. The award will be presented during the We Are Broadcasters Celebration, held Tuesday, April 9 during the 2019 NAB Show in Las Vegas.
Poor November numbers worry Wall Street
RAB’s report of a 6% drop in November radio revenues (1/3/08 RBR #2) has Wall Street analysts predicting that many public companies will miss...
November was another tough month
The Wall Street consensus is that the monthly RAB report will show radio revenues down 2% for November, but CL King analyst Jim Boyle...
Savage joins with Thomas More Law Center to fight Fairness Doctrine
TRN Talker Michael Savage and the Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, have joined forces to challenge the so-called "Fairness Doctrine."
Meet iHeartMedia’s New Area President for Oklahoma
It owns and operates 14 stations in the state including heritage Top 40 KJYO and Country KTST in Oklahoma City and KMOD in Tulsa. As of today, these AMs and FMs have a new leader, as iHeartMedia has appointed a new Area President for Oklahoma. And, he's leaving broadcast television for the radio leadership role.
Beasley Bounces Up To New Heights
Don't look now, but long-term investors in Beasley Broadcast Group shares may be ready to have an extra glass of champagne come New Year's Eve. As of today, the company's stock is at a five-year high.
W-A-B-Cheap? Deal Valuation ‘No Surprise’ To Brokers
On Thursday , one of the most famous radio stations in history — WABC — was sold to a local businessman for $12.5 million. Seems like a bargain, no? Two brokers shrug that it's simply the new normal for AM radio stations -- regardless of their rich history or past value.
Play Ball! iHeart Launches A Multiformat-Targeted Sports Network
The nation's No. 1 media company has wagered on the success of delivering vignette-style reports from its stable of sports talk hosts by launching a new service, modeled after syndicated news offerings, to upward of 500 broadcast stations across the U.S.
Ft. Myers-Naples getting All-News radio
Arbitron market #62 is about to get its own All-News radio station, an expensive format usually seen in much larger markets. The new station...
Roy Henderson Wins Back A Deleted FM, For A Big Cost
The Media Bureau has brought KHTZ-FM back to life, granting a license renewal submitted on March 31, 2021 to the Commission. There's a big caveat, however, and it requires him to fork over tens of thousands of dollars to Victoria Radio Works for a channel change the licensee made nearly nine years ago to accommodate Roy Henderson.
Brown may be haunted by radio past
Although he’s not officially running for another stint as governor of California, Jerry Brown finds his name being mentioned as an early front-runner and...
WEEI/Boston parts company with Celtics
Entercom’s WRKO and WEEI stations in Boston, have been the radio home for the Boston Celtics since 2005, but they will no longer broadcast...
Atlanta radio station goes to work for TV
Most local market agreements involve outlets in the same medium. What makes the deal signed by Liberty Financial’s WQXI-AM, also known as Sports Radio...