Pandora starts trading and shoots sky-high
The IPO pricing at $16 – well above the expected range – was just the beginning for Pandora Media. The stock shot even higher...
Two arrested in murder of Wisconsin radio engineer
The broadcast engineering community in Wisconsin is in shock at the murder of retired WISN-AM Milwaukee engineer John Aegerter. Two people have been arrested in...
Two Anniversaries, With One More Meaningful Today
Twenty-four months and one day after MTV's debut on August 1, 1981, Scott Shannon signed WHTZ on the air from 333 Meadowlands Parkway in Secaucus, N.J. Today, MTV is remembered for what it was. Shannon, and the station he built, are still going strong and very much part of today's consumer choices. As such, it isn't MTV's launch that should be celebrated.
CBS Radio, Beats presenting LA Coldplay event
CBS Radio and Beats Music have teamed to present fans a special evening with Coldplay at The Theatre at Ace Hotel Downtown LA on 9/17. The band will perform songs from their latest album Ghost Stories, along with other fan favorites.
Emmis quarterly ink less red than peers
On a pro forma basis, it suffered some red ink along with the rest of radio
Still waiting for CPPs to catch up
Arbitron has advised ad agencies and buyers that for calculating ad buys, 100 rating points under diary measurement can equal 70 ratings points under...
Cox Radio adds Party 93.1 HD-2 in Miami
Cox Radio announced that Miami dance-station, PARTY 93.1 FM, will be broadcast digitally in HD Radio on the expanded FM dial at 93.1 HD2. ...
Radio Mindanao first in Philippines With HD Radio multicasting
Radio Mindanao Network has announced the commencement of HD Radio Multicast broadcasting in the Philippines, using a Nautel HD Radio FM transmitter. Station iFM...
Triton Digital rebrands MJI Interactive, Radio Companion
Triton Digital, supplier of digital products and services to the radio industry, announced the re-branding of MJI Interactive and Radio Companion as “Triton Digital.”...
FM piracy on a budget
A spectrum buccaneer was caught plying the waters of 92.7 MHz in the pirate-infested airwaves of the Miami FL, and the apprehended target of...
NAB calls proposed FM translator dismissal policy premature
The FCC’s latest proposal to implement the Local Community Radio Act and foment the creation of new LPFM stations suggests blanket dismissals of pending...
Dodge Ram Paul Harvey ad wins ADBOWL XLVII (video)
An iconic radio voice took the cake, as Dodge Ram's "Farmer" spot with Paul Harvey as the v/o was the highest-rated commercial during Super...
What To Do If You Play Pre-1972 Recordings
They may be the "platters that matter" to your listeners, but to those seeking royalty payments, they could also result in the "dollars that drain" for audio streams featuring songs from before 1972. However, two attorneys suggest radio stations that stream think twice before one ponies up three years of royalties under the new MMA provision.
400 Philadelphians join Smerconish at 9/11 Memorial for Flight 93
Dial Global’s Michael Smerconish led 400 Philadelphians on a bus trip to the Flight 93 memorial dedication in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on the morning of...
Clear Channel cuts more staff
Looks like they’ve gone from annual layoffs to quarterly layoffs: Clear Channel has confirmed that a number of new job cuts have been made,...