Troops again to share in a Beasley Christmas
Southwest Florida may have more sand than snow, but it is once again the connection to home for US troops stationed all around the...
Tom Casey named CFO of Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications has filled the CFO post being vacated by Randall Mays with Tom Casey. He had been CFO of Washington Mutual, which...
Jim Keating dead at 69
Veteran radio manager Jim Keating has died in the Naples, FL area, where he had retired. An associate told RBR-TVBR that Keating had been...
Florida pirate penalized
Anthony F. Davis was nabbed by the FCC for operating an unlicensed FM station in Winter Haven FL, part of the Lakeland FL Arbitron...
CBS HD radio imports protested
Radio programmers wondering what to do with HD side channels may be watching the CBS experiment, where it imports radio superstations into distant markets, with interest. But one competitor, far from being
NewGrooveMusic.com adds Facebook, Twitter
NewGrooveMusic.com, a free music discovery site, announced its presence on Facebook and Twitter. NGM will leverage these sites as a way to expand its...
L.A.'s “The Sound” launches music education program
With an innovative response to the unprecedented budget crisis in Southern California schools, Bonneville’s 100.3 The Sound announced its launch of Project M.U.S.I.C., a...
Moody’s not surprised by Citadel’s Chapter 11 talk
Moody's Investors Service said that Citadel Broadcasting Corporation's discussions with its lenders, including the possibility of seeking relief through a Chapter
Clear Channel seeing business improvement
In connection with the sale of $750 million in new bonds by Clear Channel Outdoor, majority owner Clear Channel Communications has filed information with...
Clear Channel raising cash
Clear Channel Communications is taking advantage of the improving bond market to improve its balance sheet. Clear Channel Outdoor announced plans to sell $750...
CC Radio streaming has highest concentration of 25-54 demo
Clear Channel Radio announced that an exclusive study of listener demographics of the company’s digital streaming stations shows a dramatic increase in the concentration...
Report: Citadel preparing Chapter 11
Citadel Broadcasting had stated publicly that a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing was under consideration. Now the Wall Street Journal reports that a pre
Waukon station walks off with no fine
However, KNEI-FM Waukon IA licensee Wennes Communications Stations, Inc. will have to pay a penalty. It all has to do with a renewal filing...
Arbitron still fighting legal battles over PPM
It’s been nearly half a year since a lawsuit was filed against Arbitron over alleged flaws in its Portable People Meter (PPM) radio ratings...
Sirius XM sets limited laugh channel
Coming this Saturday and Sunday only, a two-day run of Second City Comedy Radio. Sirius XM is creating the limited-run channel to mark the...