New call letters come to Topeka radio
Cumulus Media’s KQTP-FM US103 will be changing call letters 11/9 to 102.9 KTOP FM. The station will continue to play a blend of country...
Last.fm teams with The Killers
Last.fm, a music discovery site, and Last.fm Discover, a new streaming and HD radio station in four major markets dedicated to and influenced by...
Susan Boyle fans angry at Sharon Osbourne
“America’s Got Talent” judge Sharon Osbourne gave UK singing sensation Susan Boyle a standing ovation when she made a guest appearance on the NBC...
Salem revenues down 10%, more of the same in Q4
The non-broadcast businesses at Salem Communications had a better Q3 than the radio station group, but since radio is the far larger segment, the...
NPR, iBiquity reach a deal on HD power increase
iBiquity Digital and NPR announced an agreement for managing an HD Radio power increase that will significantly improve reception of HD Radio signals. The...
Radio backers want seat at PRA talks
Gene Green (D-TX) and Mike Conaway (R-TX), sponsors of the anti-PRA Local Radio Freedom Act, have respectfully asked for an invite to the
Regent net drops but beats peers
In an environment where radio’s Q3 revenue is expected to suffer losses in the high teens, radio group operator Regent Communications is relatively pleased...
SIRIUS XM Q3 up 3%
SIRIUS XM’s Q3 pro forma total revenue was $630 million, up 3% from Q3 2008 of $613 million. This was the company’s fourth consecutive...
SIRIUS XM offering five channels of Holiday music
SIRIUS XM Radio announced its extensive holiday music lineup featuring five commercial-free specialty channels. The channels will showcase traditional holiday songs, classical Christmas carols,...
The tangled transfer of WHEO-AM
The attempt to transfer the license of WHEO-AM Stuart VA, in the rural southwest corner of the state, has attached to it a felonious debt-ridden, tax-avoiding seller, and three prior unauthorized transfers of control, which tie in
CC Radio debuts CHR Z104.3 in Baltimore
And the CHR wave continues: Today (11/4) at Noon, WCHH-FM became Z104.3, replacing the former Alternative Rocker. Z104.3 will be running commercial free for...
NABOB’s Winston attacks Arbitron, capital providers
Many broadcasters are facing high debt service, economically-driven loss of revenue and loss of asset value. On top of that, according to National
Arbitron spells out costs of Nielsen competition
Arbitron had previously said that the defections of Cumulus Media and Clear Channel Radio to Nielsen’s new radio ratings service in smaller markets would cost it $5 million in 2009 revenues
FCC lowers the plank for Florida pirate
Frankie Grover of Lakeland FL admits to broadcasting without a license just below the regularly-licensed FM dial at 87.9 MHz – he was even...
WPYT deal comes undone
The $500K deal for WPYT-AM in the Pittsburgh market has unraveled, along with the health of the prospective buyer. Eddie Edwards had hoped to use...