Radio Disney focuses on unsigned artists
Radio Disney will launch a multi-platform daily programming feature, "Next Big Thing" (N.B.T.), that puts the spotlight on young recording artists and provides them a platform to get their music heard
Deal struck for troubled Mobile FM
WAVH-FM Daphne AL was to be sold by debtor-in-possession Barry D. Wood to Cumulus Media, according to a contract filed with the FCC 2/6/03....
WGAC named Georgia Radio Station of the Year — again
For the 9th consecutive year, News/Talk 580 WGAC-AM was named the Georgia Association of Broadcasters “Radio Station of the Year,” mid-sized market. The station...
Internet ad revenues at $10.9B for first half
The Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers released the IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report for the first half of 2009. U.S. Internet advertising revenues were at $10.9 billion
In Swift Action, House Commerce OK’s ‘PIRATE Act’
If only all legislation was so easy to approve on Capitol Hill. In under 10 minutes' time, the House Energy & Commerce Committee unanimously passed H.R. 5709, legislation that will greatly strengthen the FCC Enforcement Bureau's ability to find unlicensed radio broadcasters and silence them for good.
A New Lineup Arrives For Wisconsin Talk Network
Civic Media's News/Talk format is getting a refresh across Wisconsin, as the radio station owner debuts new local programs, new voices, and a larger digital footprint under the Civic Media Network banner for stations in Wausau, Madison, Milwaukee, and Oshkosh.
Emmis Moves Forward With Buyback Effort
On October 28, RBR+TVBR first reported that the company founded and led by Jeff Smulyan had earmarked as much as $5.2 million to invest in a long-awaited stock repurchase initiative — one intended to take up to two million Class A Emmis Communications shares out of public hands. The stock buyback effort fell short of that goal.
NH man arrested in WHEB harassment case
Bruce Loudenslager, 59, of Goffstown, NH had two loaded guns in his car when he was alleged to have harassed DJs at Clear Channel’s...
Radio News: Sun, AudioMonky, ATN, iHeart
Items in today’s cache of news: Sun Broadcast Group makes a hire...
Tom Birch Finally Topples Troublesome Translator
Arohi Media LLC on Tuesday night officially complied with the FCC and shut down FM translator W252DK, licensed to Durham, N.C. The translator greatly impacted Tom Birch's Lakes Media. In this exclusive interview, Birch offers advice on how others can avoid such a costly problem.
Decent attendance for the NAB Radio Show
The official tally won’t be out until today (Friday), but the general feeling is that attendance at the NAB Radio Show in Philadelphia will...
Big week for Peacock to strut
Two nights of NFL football and two nights of “America’s Got Talent” put NBC well ahead of the pack in the ratings race for...
EMF Scores A Big Bluegrass State Signal
Educational Media Foundation has reached an agreement that will bring its KLOVE Christian Contemporary noncomm network to a big chunk of Kentucky, and to the Evansville, Ind., market. The station it is acquiring previously aired programming from FOX Sports Radio.
America’s Radio News offering “Election Night 2012” coverage
America's Radio News (ARN) Network will extend its regular programming on Election Day 2012, bringing listeners up-to-the-minute results for all national contests, including the...
Another University Puts An FM on the Market
In recent years, institutions of higher learning have decided that operating a radio station is no longer in the best interests of that school. As a result, WBRU-FM in Providence on Sept. 1, 2017 bid farewell. There are other FMs that have faded into the sunset, sold off by colleges. Another college has joined the sellers' list.