Thursday, July 16, 2026

Gaming out LA and Denver Post-Swap

There are new players in Los Angeles and Denver, thanks to Entercom, Bonneville and DOJ

Civic Media Expands To Minnesota With Second Zoe Deal

Sage Weil has built a network of liberal-leaning Talk stations across the state of Wisconsin, and in late November 2024 agreed to purchase an FM licensed to Hayward, Wisc., from a licensee led by Mike Oberg. Now, Weil and Oberg have an agreement in place that expands Weil's Civic Media to the land of 10,000 lakes.

Watchdog claims success of radio campaign

ColorOfChange.org used a radio flight to try to get Johnson & Johnson to cease contributions to American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). J&J did withdraw...
Lew Dickey

Lew Dickey got his payday for a big 2011

The past calendar year saw big changes at Cumulus Media, as the company ballooned in size from the acquisition of both Citadel and

Joyner wins pardon for executed great uncles

The South Carolina Parole and Pardons Board on Wednesday voted unanimously to grant posthumous pardons to Thomas and Meeks Griffin, who were executed in...
Todd Nixon

Nixon Adds Sticks To Growing Company With Montana Duo

In February, he launched a Classic Hits operation serving a portion of the Central Coast of California while investing in a Missouri FM. This after the November 2024 purchase of an FM in New York's Adirondacks. Now, Todd Nixon has made it clear he believes in local radio in the most picturesque of settings.

Cornbread's World's Largest Garage Sale set for Saturday

Bonneville’s 92.3 WIL St. Louis welcomes one and all to the 2011 edition of “Cornbread's World's Largest Garage Sale” this Saturday, 5/7 from 8:00...

U.S. Government Goes After ‘Pullman Radio’ For Unpaid FCC Fees

The owner of a Country FM, a Classic Hits FM translator fed by that station's HD2 signal, and a Class D AM offering a News/Talk that benefits from an FM translator of its own has been taken to court by the federal government for its failure to pay regulatory fees to the FCC.

Report: Clear Channel eying restructuring

Thursday’s New York Post claimed Clear Channel Communications is in early talks with lenders about a restructuring of its massive debt, with even a

It’s The Truth: Veritas Secures Southern Conn. Station

A Class B AM serving Fairfield County, Conn., and most of the north shore of Long Island, is being sold along with its presently dark FM translator. The buyer will most likely say farewell to programming presently billed as "The Sound of Peace and Love."
Cumulus

Report praises Cumulus performance

Seeking Alpha’s Darspal Mann has issued a positive review of the company, its stock performance, strategic moves and the future, with the upcoming buy...
Amador Bustos

Bustos Bulks Up With North-of-Seattle FM Buy

There's a whole lot of movement going on in the Seattle-Tacoma area, but we're not talking about earthquakes. With format changes impacting country music fans and iHeartMedia grabbing two FMs and an AM, the hub of the Pacific Northwest has witnessed a lot of shake up at its AMs and FMs. Now, country music fans in the northern portion of the metro area are set to lose a "Q." Thank Amador Bustos for that forthcoming change.

Update Arrives For OPTIMOD XPN-AM

Broadcast media audio processing company Orban Labs has unveiled an update to its widely used OPTIMOD XPN-AM. “We made this switch for two reasons,” said Orban President David Day.

Arbitron says no to accreditation deadline

Arbitron late yesterday issued its response to the six radio groups who sent the company demands for higher targets for Portable People Meter (PPM) sample performance and for a

A Big Shuffle at Spot Radio

A fresh Media Monitors Spot Ten Radio report has arrived for the seven-day period ending June 5, and if there's one big takeaway from the play-count look at national radio, it's this: a lot of week-to-week shifts transpired.