Formats … Without the Ratings: Radio Revenue In COVID-19 Times
Longtime Boston-based radio programming consultant Clark Smidt has combed through the April Nielsen Audio ratings results for his home market. There, as in other locales where the PPM is used, cume -- the number of people actively tuning to radio -- has tumbled since the COVID-19 pandemic began. But, Smidt believes ratings are only part of the story radio can tell.
A ReinCARnation
More choices and more personalization have lead to an uncomfortable destabilzation of radio’s place in the car… the car where currently more than 50% of radio’s heavy listening happens according to Jacobs Media’s Techsurvey10.
Westwood gets 60-day extension?
Westwood One may be breathing a sigh of relief as we have heard, but not confirmed, that note holders and lenders including majors Bank...
CBS Radio names Jeff Sottolano Director of Programming
He’s currently the PD at CBS Radio’s WIP-A/FM in Philadelphia
Saga Q1 revenue up 4.3%
Saga reported Q1 free cash flow increased 23.8% to $4.0 million compared to the $3.2 million for the same period last year. Net operating...
Compass Media takes Ron Insana to long-form
Compass Media Networks announced the launch of The Ron Insana Show hosted by Ron Insana - one of America's most prominent business journalists and...
A Quick Board Member Change As Townsquare Shares Shine
Why did Townsquare Media, with a stock price that is at its highest price in nearly six years, reveal in a SEC filing that one of its board members on Friday -- one who chairs the Compensation Committee -- resigned? The explanation is a simple one.
A Burk Monitoring Platform Powers Up Three Bonneville FMs
GeoBroadcast Solutions has successfully integrated Burk Technology’s Arcadia24 monitoring into a recent MaxxCasting installation at three Bonneville International-owned FM radio stations. It's a technology that will be featured as a live demonstration during the 2023 NAB Show.
New York Attorney General to sue Arbitron
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has notified Arbitron that he intends to sue the company – charging that the ratings company has engaged in unlawful...
ABC News Radio capitalizing on Palin “get”
With ABC “World News” anchor Charles Gibson getting the exclusive first network interview of Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin, portions have also been airing...
Google pushes spectrum subleasing
Google auctions its own online advertising, under terms of which companies control where their ads will appear on Google's search engine by how much...
A Case For MaxxCasting, In The Windy City
Until recently, a 3,500-watt Class A facility with a broadcast tower in the city of Oak Brook, Ill., could barely penetrate the Loop and much of the city of Chicago. Today, EMF owns the station, which carries the WAWE-FM call letters. And, for the first time ever, it fully reaches Chicago's most populous zones. Thank GeoBroadcast Solutions for making it happen.
A Sun-Filled NTR Option For Radio In New York’s First Capital
Radio Kingston and its WKNY-AM 1490, with a long-awaited FM translator at 107.9 up and running, is set to further its mission of being a responsible and connected community member by engaging in a potentially significant nontraditional revenue opportunity for all radio stations across the U.S.
Radio In BMI’s Sights Over Rate-Setting
BMI wants radio to cough up more for using their music, but the Radio Music Licensing Committee wants that rate lowered. The wild card is streaming music and the venue to sort it all out in federal court is New York.
Macy’s Memorial Day Ad Bump? More Radio Spots
In an attempt to lure consumers from their favorite sunbathing sites and preferred picnic places, Macy's turned up the heat in its marketing efforts—and used AM and FM radio to do so—into the Memorial Day holiday.