W Radio 690 AM looks to help immigrants
W Radio 690 AM – “La voz del pueblo” announced its support to a new social cause this month: In November, Grupo Latino de...
Elvis Only celebrates his 75th birthday
United Stations Radio Networks announced that this week’s installment of ELVIS ONLY will be a special 75th Birthday edition of the weekly program in...
AM/FM Front and Center on International Women’s Day
Radio stations large and small — including an iHeartMedia Adult Contemporary FM launched under RBR+TVBR and Radio Ink Publisher Deborah Parenti — celebrated International Women’s Day with special programming.
TRANSACTIONS TODAY: Gold Coast Radio, First Media
A Central Coast FM in California goes to its LMA partner; MD, PA stations sold for a combined $11M
Cumulus Asks Court To Nix Executive Bonus Objection
The judge overseeing Cumulus Media's Chapter 11 reorganization petition will hold a hearing on Monday at 10am Eastern to determine whether or not the company can move forward with incentive compensation programs one group of lenders has formally objected to. Cumulus wants Shelley Chapman, Judge for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, to overrule the objections.
Dobbs keeps his political sights low
Well, relatively low. According to reports, United Stations Radio Networks personality and former CNN personality Lou Dobbs is holding off on thoughts of a...
AM Owners: Do You Know What Could Derail Your FM Translator Application?
How you file in the upcoming FM translator window makes a big difference.
A New San Diego Market Leader Is Selected by iHeartMedia
She's a University of San Diego alum and has been with iHeartMedia and its predecessors for nearly three decades. Now, the Sr. VP of Sales for its stations in San Diego and Riverside-San Bernardino is getting a promotion. Effective July 31, she'll be the Market President for iHeartMedia San Diego. What does this mean for Melissa Forrest?
America’s Talk Radio Network launching
Starting 3/1 a new radio network joins the airwaves. America's Talk Radio Network, with studios based in Tampa Bay, will be available to stations via Cumulus XDS on a market-exclusive basis. Shows include
WSJ Radio Network launches new daily report
The Wall Street Journal Radio Network announced the launch of “Watching Your Wallet,” a daily one-minute program with no network inventory hosted by WSJ...
Arbitron moves its dividend payment forward
Shareholders of Arbitron, the ratings firm about to fold into Nielsen, were expecting to receive a dividend early in 2013. That has changed –...
Miami FM buccaneer walks an elevated plank
The FCC has thrown the book and taken aim at the wallet of Miami FM pirate Gary M. Feldman. Not only did he simply...
KCBS celebrates 100 years; Dan Mason comments
CBS Radio's all-News KCBS/San Francisco is gearing up to celebrate 100 years on the air. The station's first broadcast, as "San Jose Calling," was heard on June 11, 1909. The station later
YouTube’s Revenue? It’s bigger than U.S. Radio
On Monday, Feb. 3, YouTube and Google parent Alphabet disclosed for the first time specific revenue figures for the world's most popular on-demand video hub. For fiscal 2019, the revenue for YouTube advertising was in the billions. It was slightly more than what U.S. radio broadcasters have likely attracted during the same period.
The Bigger SBS Q1 Story: A Narrower Net Loss
A press release distributed late Monday by Spanish Broadcasting System offered a highly abbreviated look at the media company's delayed Q1 2017 results. What was the company's net loss? That information was filed with the SEC, and we found it for you. SBS also shared with the SEC news of a $3.5 million lawsuit in Puerto Rico, and when its expecting its paltry FCC spectrum auction payout.