Audacy Gains Control Of A Heritage R&B Brand
Starting April 4, the owner of a daytime-only AM and FM translator superserving Pittsburgh's African American community will hand the programming and operations of his stations to Audacy.
Spurned religious broadcasters unhappy
Two prospective radio owner/operators are not happy that two open FM dial positions went to secular music services instead of their religious-themed formats. They are even more upset that governmental
Las Vegas and Ft. Myers drag down Beasley; More PPM woes
Those two markets saw double-digit revenue declines in Q1, but COO Bruce Beasley notes that the company, overall, still slightly outperformed the industry with a 4.6% revenue decline.
Radio station dispute linked to shooting in Canada
A simmering dispute over radio broadcasts from the US into the Vancouver, British Columbia market is being investigated for a possible link to a...
‘Audio Outperforms TV and Digital’, Studies Involving Audacy Shows
To debunk that "tired myth that you need visual cues to impact consumer behavior," Audacy is touting the results of two new studies that show how Audio "holds more attention than other media and drives key brand metrics." Is it pro-industry malarkey, or empirical evidence that CMOs, brand managers and advertisers alike are biased against radio and podcasting?
Jerry Lee puts his money where his mouth is
If you heard Jerry Lee speak Friday in Charlotte, you heard him talking about giving guarantees to advertisers to prove the value of radio....
Flat Revenue Means Combo Bans Need to Go
Flat revenue projections for radio mean FCC must eliminate combo-ownership bans, says NAB.
Take Two: Cumulus Finds A New Buyer For Utah AM
In late January, Cumulus Media agreed to sell a Class C AM in Salt Lake City for $55,000 to a local Latino pastor. That deal never closed. As a result, there's a new buyer for this AM, which has different call letters than it did at the start of 2017. The buyer is known for his properties across the American West ... and in Hawaii.
RADAR 94 pre-release stats detailed
Arbitron has released preliminary findings from RADAR 94. 96% of Adults age 18-49 with a college degree and an annual household income of 50,000...
No news is, well, no news
A judge in New York heard arguments yesterday in a lawsuit over the incomplete 26.7 billion bucks buyout of Clear Channel Communications. But after...
XM off the hook
XM Satellite Radio reported in an SEC filing something the SEC itself already knew – that the SEC staff had wrapped up an investigation...
When the going gets tough, Neil gets local
Whether we are in a recession or not may not matter. Cox Radio CEO Bob Neil told analysts, “The facts are, in a recent...
Bev Smith takes in-depth look at Drugs in America
Listen this week to hear Bev Smith, host of the AURN’s "The Bev Smith Show", take an in-depth look at drugs in America in...
A winner for “Don’t Tax That Dial” contest
A young lover wants to dedicate a song to be played over the radio to her boyfriend. But all she gets is the sounds...
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.