Why Presidential Campaigns Stopped Radio Buys
None of the presidential campaigns have bought radio ads in the past 10 days, according to Media Monitors.
Red Eye Radio hits 200 affiliates
Cumulus Media Networks says its overnight talker “Red Eye Radio” is now available on more than 200 affiliates. Among the new affiliate stations airing...
Another Ask From iHeart For Its Private Exchange Offers
More than seven months ago, iHeartMedia's iHeartCommnications commenced private offers to eligible lenders under its Term Loan D and Term Loan E facilities to amend the existing term loans and exchange them for new securities of iHeartMedia and CC Outdoor Holdings and/or iHeart Communications. The company has had no luck with the exchange offers, offering extension after extension since April 5. The latest extension came late Thursday evening, with none of iHeart's original terms amended.
Two Big iHeart Events Stick With Broadcast TV Partner
The iHeartRadio Music Awards may be switching TV homes, but the two-day iHeartRadio Music Festival as well as the annual holiday iHeartRadio Jingle Ball event staged by iHeartMedia are sticking with the broadcast TV partner it has had since 2012.
Alliance for Women in Media Celebrates Gracies Winners
The 50th annual Gracie Awards Luncheon, an event held at Cipriani 42nd Street that honored individual achievement and outstanding programming by, for
and about women in local and student television, radio and digital platforms, is now a memory.
Nielsen completes Impact Analysis for LA; no re-issue
It is in clients’ hands now. Nielsen provided data to clients showing what the numbers would look like
Steve Czaban, Bruce Jacobs join Sporting News Radio
Renowned sports personality Steve Czaban returns to network radio later this month when he joins Mission Media Group as the morning host for Sporting...
FM Translator ‘Open Window’ Fetches $4M
Nearly 90 FM translator sales have been logged since July 29, when the FCC opened a window for transactions.
Pacifica misses CPB deadlines; funding held up
CPB has withheld money from the Pacifica Foundation’s five FMs after it missed deadlines for fixing errors in its accounting and operations. The mistakes were found during a 2012 CPB audit that cited Pacifica for misreported revenues and failure to comply with CPB rules on open meetings and financial transparency.
WCSX Detroit to get competition from "106.7 The D"
This is certainly one frequency in Detroit that has gone though its share of formats over the years. This time, Clear Channel’s WDTW-FM (106.7...
Whole Lot of Radio One Trading Going On
It’s taking place from the inside, the kind of trading that gets reported to the SEC
CA governor candidate Meg Whitman increases warchest
CQ Politics is calling it “an easy $20M fundraiser” for former eBay executive and current Republican standard-bearer for the governorship of the state of...
Sweet Move For Byars As NRG Names New Omaha Head
A seven-station group of radio properties that includes "1620 The Zone," "La Nueva," "Power 106.9," "Sweet 98.5," "The Keg" and News/Talk KOIL-AM is welcoming a new GM. She arrives at NRG Media's Omaha cluster with a resume heavy on local newspaper leadership posts.
Cumulus needs to drop three stations to dodge DOJ intervention
The Department of Justice is saying that the acquisition of Citadel by Cumulus would be damaging to competition in the Flint MI and Harrisburg
KSWD-FM "The Sound" launches wiki
The Sound – KSWD-FM/Los Angeles –announced the launch of The Sound wiki on www.TheSoundLA.com. The Sound wiki’s primary focus is to collaborate and discuss...