Gate City Yanks Its Saga Board Nominees
The second-largest institutional investor in Saga Communications has formally withdrawn its nominees for election as directors to the company's board. "The continued pursuit of our nominees would not be in the best interest of Gate City or the company’s shareholders at this time," Gate City says.
LPFM Gets Proposed Fine For Stepping Over Commercial Line
Did the licensee of a low-power FM radio station serving Greeley, Colo., violate FCC rules by promoting products, services or businesses? That's what the Enforcement Bureau says, as it has issued a Notice of Apparent Liability against a purveyor of Oldies music branded as "Pirate Radio."
Radio breaks even in 2008
Great, right? It was great – if your stations are located in Australia. According to industry organization Commercial Radio Australia, commercial radio in most...
Neal Boortz sets 2013 retirement
After 42 years in talk radio—20 of which was from Cox Media Group’s WSB-AM Atlanta flagship
Divine dusts off Marathon moniker for DIY buy
We've seen Chris Devine use licensee names like 3 Point Media, Blue Point Media and College Creek Media. Now he's back with a busload...
CBS Radio bringing all-news FM to DC
Hubbard’s broadcasting’s top-billing WTOP-FM regional news network will soon have some competition: Rumors have been rampant that CBS Radio would be bringing an all-news...
Latest PPM news fires up Bob Neil
The Cox Radio CEO Bob Neil suggests that the big players in New York need to stand up to Arbitron, perhaps by pulling the...
Jim Loftus Signs Off On Pahrump FM’s Sale
It's a city above Las Vegas in the shadow of Mt. Charleston made known by fans of the late overnight talk host Art Bell. Here, the Jim Loftus-led Times-Shamrock affiliated Shamrock Communications owns a Class C3 FM branded as "ACE Country." Soon, that relationship will change, as a sale of the station is in the works.
Bon Voyage To Radio For Bairs
Serving a city known for its "friendship and pride" is a 6kw Class A offering "today's best hits and yesterday's best memories" from the Window on 8th Street. Now, this Indiana FM is trading hands, and the buyer's only other properties are just east of the Indianapolis market.
HD radio used to revive student radio in Los Angeles
California State University Long Beach’s KKJZ-FM Long Beach serves the heart of the Los Angeles market with a Class B 88.1 MHz signal, focusing...
Steve Kingston Sells His Annapolis Adult Alternative FM
It is now a bit clearer as to why Robb Timm left an Annapolis, Md.-based FM station owned by Steve Kingston, the longtime radio industry programming executive, after 18 years to join a noncommercial, similarly formatted FM in Baltimore. Kingston is selling WRNR-FM, and the buyer won't keep the station's blend of programming.
Royal Marshall dead at 43
Shocked staffers of the syndicated “Neal Boortz Show” are mourning the death of producer Royal Marshall, who died suddenly on Saturday (1/15) at age 43....
CNNRadio/WON format changes; 5-minute newscasts gone
CNN Radio and Westwood One have informed affiliates that beginning January 1, stations subscribing to CNN Radio through Westwood One will no longer receive...
Are Hundreds Of Pending FM Translators In Jeopardy?
It may be classified as an Informal Objection, but if you're awaiting FCC approval on a pending translator application, Commission affirmation make take a little longer -- or be thwarted altogether. Nearly 1,000 FM translators are at stake, with opposition coming from groups that are against commercial licensee growth.
Cumulus has even bigger plans for NASH
Cumulus is expected to put into play this week a plan to take its NashFM country brand and promote it