Renda expands deal with Marketron
Renda Broadcasting has chosen Marketron Broadcast Solutions to provide products and services to their entire radio group. In addition to Marketron’s business system software,...
CMA names radio station/personality winners
The Country Music Association has notified the winners of the CMA Broadcast Personality of the Year and CMA Radio Station of the Year awards....
NFCB to assemble Jazz stations for digital music libraries
The National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) is convening a meeting of up to eight jazz-formatted public radio stations around the country to discuss...
“Monty Python Radio” to launch on SIRIUS XM
The 24/7 channel devoted to, and hosted by, the iconic British comedy troupe, will premiere on Friday 10/16, the day after the stars receive...
SparkNet signs Radio Express
In a move to widen the JACK FM radio format, SparkNet Communications has reached an exclusive agreement with Radio Express, Inc., an independent supplier...
Phil Hendrie welcomes back cast of characters
Talk Radio Network’s Phil Hendrie, the creative genius chock full of character, comedy and commentary, welcomes back his cast of fictional characters, all of...
Battle in Grand Rapids to save Urban radio
Pittsburgh has been in the national trade press because its only Urban radio stations were sold and headed for a Catholic format. Meanwhile, much the same story has been taking place in
Laura Ingraham welcomes new stations
Talk Radio Network Enterprises’ The Laura Ingraham Show announced the addition of 43 new affiliates within the past six months. The show is now...
Burglarized DJ finds himself in jail
Local media in Lexington, KY are reporting the bizarre case of WBUL-FM morning co-host Roy Baldridge, known on the air as “Dusty Dan.” Police...
Sharpton and Limbaugh battle over NFL bid
Syndication One talk host Rev. Al Sharpton is leading a public effort to block Premiere Radio Networks talk host Rush Limbaugh from becoming an...
Nuclear AM auction moves forward
Four applicants are in the running in the contest to build an AM station in Rockland County NY to assure that there will be emergency broadcast service for residents near the Indian Point nuclear
PPM now in half of top 50 markets
With the addition of five new markets – Tampa, St. Louis, Denver, Baltimore and Pittsburgh – Arbitron’s Portable People Meter (PPM) is now in 25 markets as ratings currency. However, the count for Media
Dunn is success story winner
The National Association of Broadcasters announced that Kent Dunn, VP/GM of Beasley Broadcast Group's Augusta, Georgia cluster, is the winner of the "What's Working...
950 ESPN Philly adds FM simulcast
Greater Media Philadelphia has added the first FM sports radio station in that market. 950 ESPN (WPEN-AM) has joined forces with 97.5 FM (WNUW-FM)...
Compromise on HD Radio power increase?
iBiquity CEO Bob Struble responded to reports that NPR chief technology officer Mike Starling says they may back a four times FM HD signal...