Pence defends broadcast talkers
Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), himself a former radio talker, took to the House floor to take on reports that Republican politicians were afraid conservative talkers on radio and TV were damaging
Return engagement for Rick Jackson
Lincoln Financial Media (LFM) sold its Charlotte stations to Greater Media in 2008 and Sr. VP/GM Rick Jackson stayed on with the new owner....
Sirius-XM gets a little more time
As a condition to merging, satellite audio services XM and Sirius were to provide programming access to 4% of their merged channel capacity to “eligible entities.” With guidelines for leasing the channels
MLBPA Players Choice Awards on Mike & Mike in the Morning
ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike in the Morning (6-10 a.m. ET) will present the exclusive announcement of the 2009 Major League Baseball Players Association...
MJ and BJ reunite in Tampa on WFLZ
Former WFLZ-FM Tampa morning co-host BJ Harris was back on the air Thursday morning with former partner MJ Kelli (Todd Schnitt) to tell listeners...
Brown may be haunted by radio past
Although he’s not officially running for another stint as governor of California, Jerry Brown finds his name being mentioned as an early front-runner and...
Senators try to roadblock PRA
Sens. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and John Barrasso (R-WY), co-sponsors of the Senate version of the Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA), have fired off a letter to the two Senate party leaders asking
RadioTime powers new radio apps for iPhone, Blackberry
RadioTime.com’s online guide of thousands of AM/FM and Internet-only radio stations is the tuner for two new mobile apps: Wunder Radio Blackberry and TimeTuner...
101 ESPN's Randy Karraker wants to buy St. Louis Rams
Looks like there’s more bidding competition in the works: As announced on "The Fast Lane" show 10/21, 101 ESPN's St. Louis’ Randy Karraker has...
FCC sinks Brooklyn buccaneers
A pair of apartment residents operating on 90.5 MHz in Brooklyn NY without a license were apprehended by FCC agents and hit with the...
Sirius XM on dis-honor roll
When Sirius Satellite Radio was growing subscriber numbers and its stock price, despite also growing losses, CEO Mel Karmazin was a darling of TheStreet.com. But the editors turned on him
Pubcaster survives Clunkers
Colorado Public Radio is one of those non-profit organizations that has learned to help make ends meet by accepting donated vehicles and then pocketing...
Arbitron coy about NY AG Cuomo talks
While reporting on Q3 financial results, Arbitron CEO Michael Skarzynski also referred to what he called the “challenging political environment” that the
PRA progress moves battle to the lobby
The two judiciary committees have had their say on the Performance Rights Act, and both moved the bill on toward the floor in their...
Yangaroo, CMJ partner for college stations
Yangaroo, a secure digital media distribution company, has partnered with CMJ Network, the largest multi-media organization focused on College Radio and emerging music, to...