Karmazin prepares for Stern renewal talks
Sirius XM has been paying radio star Howard Stern more than $100 million per year under a five-year contract that expires next year. So, the next few months will bring some interesting
Comcast/NBCU: Conyers gets into the act
Henry Waxman (D-CA) immediately promised a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the proposed acquisition by Comcast of a majority stake in NBC...
SIRIUS Traffic available on 2010 Mercedes-Benz cars
Mercedes-Benz USA and SIRIUS XM Radio announced that SIRIUS Traffic is available on all Mercedes-Benz 2010 Model Year vehicles equipped with navigation and SIRIUS...
W Radio 690 AM to bring Joy to listeners in December
During 2009, W Radio 690 AM – “La voz del pueblo” has supported a number of social causes in an effort to help listeners...
400-foot radio tower climber in danger
The York, PA Daily Record reports a person who climbed Citadel’s 400-foot radio tower in Springettsbury Township, PA might need medical help after getting...
Radio station to handle TV sports
Two stations in the West Palm Beach market have announced an innovative collaboration that’s expected to be mutually beneficial. Radio personalities from Good Karma’s...
Vevo, CBS Interactive Music Group join forces
VEVO, the new premium music video and entertainment service powered by YouTube, will offer extensive music programming from the vaults of the CBS Interactive...
98.7 Kiss FM debuts 7th annual coat drive
Friday, 12/11 at Regal Cinema in Union Square NYC kicks off the D.L. Hughley Morning Show live at the 7th Annual KISS Cares Coat...
CBC goes to bat for Black radio
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus do not believe the Obama administration is doing enough to help minority-owned businesses skate through challenges brought on by the recession
Mancow still feuding with Brandmeier
It was no secret that Mancow Muller and Jonathan Brandmeier were not friendly (to say the least) when both were doing mornings for Emmis...
Karmazin: Auto sales have hit bottom
Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin was on PBS’ “Nightly Business Report” Wednesday evening, touting the future of the satellite radio business. With a business...
Liggins is Arbitron’s silver lining
On a day when Arbitron was the skeet in a room full of shotgun-wielding representatives and witnesses, Radio One’s Alfred Liggins provided the ratings company some safe harbor. Liggins said he was a supporter
BIA analyst slightly adjusts radio numbers
As 2009 draws to a close, BIA/Kelsey VP Mark Fratrik is projecting that radio revenues will be even a bit worse than he’d projected...
Nat Wright dead at 82
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that long-time Philly radio host Nat Wright died of a stroke on Thanksgiving Day at his home in Glenside, PA....
Compass details NCAA coverage; adds Texas Bowl
Compass Media Networks expands its coverage of play-by-play sports beyond football with the broadcast of NCAA men's basketball, featuring a schedule of 13 regular-season...