Bubba the Love Sponge presents check to officers’ families
Checks totaling $24,000 were presented 11-19 to the families of two local Tampa law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty, or...
Hutchison opens fire with radio
The Texas gubernatorial shoot-out will be ratcheted up as challenger Kay Bailey Hutchison fires up a state-wide radio flight in her campaign to oust...
WELE-AM Daytona owner acquitted of sex charges
A jury in Daytona Beach, FL found WELE-AM Ormond Beach owner Doug Wilhite innocent of charges that he had sex with a 15-year-old boy...
Emmis off the air in Hungary
At midnight Wednesday (6:00 pm ET), the Hungarian government pulled the plug on Slager Radio, the country’s most popular national radio station. Emmis Communications,...
“Little Steven” to Guest on two SIRIUS XM channels
“The Loon in the Afternoon” Mojo Nixon, who hosts a daily music show on Outlaw Country, as well as weekly talk shows on NASCAR...
Royalties said to be busting internet music
News Corp. is working hard to monetize its internet social site MySpace. Part of that project hinges on its MySpace Music offering, an “on-demand
WMET-AM DC owner buying back stock
Newly independent CTM Media Holdings, which was spun off from IDT Corporation, is now seeking to reduce the number of shares it has floating...
GLR brings Mexican First Division Soccer playoffs
GLR Networks announced coverage of Mexican 1st Division Soccer league playoffs, starting this weekend. These broadcasts are part of GLR’s coverage of Mexican Soccer...
Rolls Royce will include HD Radio as standard
iBiquity Digital announced that the 2010 Rolls-Royce model lineup will integrate HD Radio as standard equipment, including the highly regarded 2010 Rolls-Royce Phantom Series...
NAB stands firm against PRA
Steve Newberry of Commonwealth Broadcasting and Charles Warfield of ICBC Broadcasting represented broadcast interests at the Performance Rights Act discussion held on Capitol Hill...
NAB show of force on Capitol Hill
The NAB bought full page ads 11/17/09 in two Capitol Hill publications -- Roll Call and Congressional Quarterly – simply to thank all of the supporters of the Local Radio Freedom Act. By so doing, these lawmakers
Radio talkers find there are limits
Some critics claim radio talk hosts operate without limits, but a couple of them recently found out just where the limits are. New Hampshire conservative talk host Doug Lambert has apologized for calling the
NPR pioneering news gathering tool “YouTube Direct”
YouTube announced NPR is one of a handful of news organizations pioneering “YouTube Direct” – a new tool that allows news and media organizations...
S&P also likes Salem refi move
Moody’s Investors Service gave an immediate thumbs-up to the move by Salem Communications to refinance all of its long term debt. The refi action...
Nine shot after KMEL SF concert
KTVU-TV San Francisco reports that nine people were wounded following a Sunday night concert in the city’s Tenderloin District sponsored by Clear Channel’s KMEL-FM....