Eight more markets start seeing PPM data
With 25 markets already using Portable People Meter (PPM) data as ratings currency – although only two are accredited by the Media Rating Council...
Westwood One Q3 down 18.5%
Revenue for the Q3 was $78.5 million, a decrease of $17.8 million, or 18.5%, compared to revenue of $96.3 million in Q3 2008. The...
Clear Channel revenues fell 17%
CC Media Holdings, the parent company of Clear Channel Radio and Clear Channel Outdoor, reported that Q3 revenues declined 17% to $1.39 billion. Radio revenues were also down 17%, with
Over the line at Long Island U.
The FCC says that the Long Island University Public Radio Network has been overdoing it with its underwriting announcements. Its messages were spurring complaints...
'80s on 8 MTV VJs to host new SIRIUS XM Countdown
SIRIUS XM Radio has launched a new countdown show, The Big 40 Countdown, hosted by original MTV VJs Mark Goodman, Nina Blackwood, Alan Hunter...
KXT-FM launches in Dallas
“Instead of an iPod filled with random hit singles, think of KERA's new public radio station, KXT-FM (91.7), as an automatic turntable trained to...
Lawmakers push for FM on mobile
Citing provisions of the WARN Act of 2006, which seeks to harness the power of mobile phones to disseminate emergency information, a bipartisan group of representatives, 60 strong
Greater Media’s Magic 105.1 FM signs Santa
Greater Media, Inc. announces WMGC-FM/Magic 105.1 has become the first radio station in Detroit to bring Santa Claus to town, as part of its...
HD Radio now available on iPhone & iTouch
Well, it’s not built in, but it’s a step in the right direction…iBiquity has made its first foray into the mobile market and its...
Diamond Jim Nettleton dead at 69
New York and Philadelphia radio legend “Diamond” Jim Nettleton has died at age 69 after a brief battle with lung cancer.Nettleton was a DJ...
Citadel Broadcasting prepares for Chapter 11
For the first time, Citadel Broadcasting has stated in an SEC filing that it may have to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from...
Raycom TV station goes to bat for radio
CBS KFVS-TV Cape Girardeau MO has struck a blow for local radio stations that are threatened with at best difficult real world choices, or at worst
Fernando and Greg join Movin’ 99.7
CBS Radio San Francisco announced the addition of Fernando and Greg to Movin’ 99.7 (KMVQ) www.movin997.com in the mornings beginning on Thursday, 11/12 from...
Local Focus signs Seven Bridges Radio
Local Focus Radio has signed a representation agreement with Seven Bridges Radio, bringing Jacksonville's 1010 WJXL-AM/WFJO 92.5 FM into the Local Focus fold. Kay Olin,...
PRA confab hurdle for NAB’s Smith
NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith, who not so long ago used to be known as Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR), has informed leaders of the two...