In Britain, Radio F-Bombs From Hijack Don’t Yield Fines
On a Sunday evening in October 2025, Horizon Radio listeners heard the "F-word" repeatedly on a loop, resulting in a trio of complaints to the UK's regulator for communications services. Ofcom investigated the incident, and there will be no Pounds owed to the FCC equivalent in Great Britain. Why? The station was hijacked.
Improved LPFM Reception: A FCC April Open Meeting Item
The FCC's April Open Meeting agenda was discussed Wednesday by Chairman Ajit Pai in a blog post. While the docket is full of 5G-related items, one final item is of high interest to any radio broadcasting company with an FM signal in a market where low-power FMs have a presence, such as New Orleans.
Phillies sign new deal with CBS Radio
The Philadelphia Phillies and CBS Radio’s Talker WPHT-AM and SportsRadio 94WIP (not the AM side on 610) announced a multi-year broadcast partnership for live...
This Bank Goes Far With New Radio Effort
There's a stagecoach that's rolled in with some new radio spots, and the delivery is big enough to land a major financial institution into the latest Media Monitors Radio Spot Ten report.
Juan launches in Birmingham
SparkNet’s Juan format has launched in Birmingham, AL on Rivera Communications’ WQCR-AM. With a multigenerational appeal for both men and women, Juan plays what...
Edgewater to Spin FM Translator
Edgewater Broadcasting, Inc. of Twin Falls, Idaho sold an FM translator.
2nd Arbitron PPM market wins MRC accreditation
Arbitron was celebrating on Friday. For the first time, a Portable People Meter (PPM) market using the "Radio First" telephone-based panel recruitment methodology was...
Abacast debuts cloud-based ad insertion
Like its recently-debuted live stream song skipping, the new ad insertion system works off of Abacast’s patent pending Cloud Insertion and Personalized Live Radio...
Arbitron responds to PPM carry rates
Arbitron spokesperson Thom Mocarsky gave the official company explanation of what happened to cause the sudden sharp drop in Houston August Week 1 weekly...
WRMA announces new morning show
Spanish Broadcasting System and WRMA – Romance 106.7 Miami are launching a new morning reality show, “Hola Miami” on 4/13. The show will be hosted...
More Evidence of Radio Dashboard Presence
There is no question that radio’s dominance of in-vehicle entertainment is under attack
Meet Cumulus’ Other Big New Shareholder
On August 21, RBR+TVBR reported that Greywolf Capital, a Westchester County, N.Y.-based investment company, added to the number of Cumulus Media shares it has by exactly 135.14%. It is now known that another New York-based investment company has put a stake in Cumulus.
Bell Media Parent Readies Q4 Results As CHUM Claims Dye
The parent of broadcast media company Bell Media, which enjoys a close relationship with iHeartMedia for its radio stations across Canada, has announced when it will hold its Q4 2023 and 2024 guidance call for investors and analysts. What can those with shares in BCE Inc. expect to hear?
Radio to Records: Don’t Blame Us
A Daily Caller article included the assertion that broadcasters do not pay royalties
June Nielsen Audio PPMs: The Top 50, continued
Just ahead of the "traditional spring book" aka Spring Diary Results, let's check the remainder of the PPM