Smile Radio comes to the dentist office
Dental offices now have a better alternative for their in-office music. Custom Channels, a company that creates custom on-line and on-premise radio stations for...
Breaking: Furloughs at Westwood One
Employees of Westwood One got the news Tuesday in a letter from CEO Rod Sherwood, followed by a conference call to discuss additional Q4...
Radio industry needs new blood
If there was one recurring theme at last week’s NAB Radio Show in Philadelphia, it was that radio leaders are well outside of the most attractive demos – and getting older. But consolidation and the
Air America renews New York flagship
Three core shows from the Air America lineup have extended their time on the airwaves in the nation’s largest market, New York City. The...
Poll says bankruptcy for Sirius XM – so what?
Given our past reporting of the financial travails of Sirius XM, you’d probably be expecting us to jump on this bandwagon. But you’d be wrong. A poll is more about emotion than math. Audit Integrity, an
Fine time: Semantics debate with FCC fails again
Saga Communications’ Springfield MA station WAQY-FM was tardy getting prizes to a contest winner, resulting in a $4K fine for failing to live up to the contest’s
Penguins readying HD2 channel
As mentioned at an HD Radio panel session at NAB Philly, The Sports Business Journal reports Pittsburgh Penguins Radio on 105.9 HD2, which launches...
Toronto talker shut out of Facebook
The Toronto Sun reports Newstalk 1010 CFRB host Ryan Doyle has been booted off Facebook a couple days after he interviewed Playboy model Anissa Holmes - who originally brought her tale
Mr. Christian gets his due
“This has been an incredible run for me – and it’s far from over,” said Saga Communications CEO Ed Christian as he received the...
Limbaugh honors his doctor
It is easy to forget that syndicated radio talker Rush Limbaugh is deaf. “El Rushbo” lost 100% of his natural hearing in 2001 due...
Senator Barrasso vows fight against Performance Tax
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), one of the chief sponsors of the Local Radio Freedom Act, was a surprise guest at Friday’s Radio Luncheon in...
CBS won’t admit WIP is whipped
The FCC and CBS Radio have agreed to stop wrangling over a notice of apparent liability aimed at WIP-AM Philadelphia for a contest rules...
Noncom deal could set off Boston format war
WGBH is spending $14M to get new sister WCRB-FM in Boston, a combination which at first blush creates a Classical duopoly. But not so...
Big Ten games to air on Sirius XM
Sirius XM Radio and Learfield Sports announced an agreement to broadcast Big Ten Conference football and men's basketball games to listeners nationwide.Starting 9/26 Sirius...
“Acoustic Sunrise” adds four markets
Sunday mornings just got a little bit brighter as ratings leader, Acoustic Sunrise, brings its eclectic mix of Hot AC acoustic jams to four...