Push comes to shove over PPM
Arbitron is the shoved as House Oversight and Government Reform Chair Edolphus Towns (D-NY) uses MRC documents to blast PPM. Arbitron called the Committee’s...
“Digital Think Tank” looks at latest trends
Following the Opening Address at NAB Radio Show yesterday (see related story), Peggy Miles, President, Intervox Communications moderated a fresh panel session with radio’s...
TargetSpot inks with GOOM
TargetSpot, the nation's largest Internet radio ad network, announced at NAB a partnership with GOOM Radio, a newly founded New York-based online radio company,...
Savage, Paul Revere Society donate $50K
The Paul Revere Society and TRN’s Dr. Michael Savage will be the recipient of a humanitarian award for the generous $50,000 donation he made...
HD Radio “On the Go” featured at NAB
iBiquity Digital is presenting HD Radio technology on the go – a digital broadcast medium that now moves as fast as consumers do. In...
Don’t Be Afraid, Be Ready
Fast water, rapid change, and a hue and cry for certainty in an uncertain world bring us into the clubhouse turn, with fall and...
Premiere pulls Rush at KIDO after 17 years
Peak Broadcasting’s KIDO-AM Boise (580AM and www.KIDOAM.COM) announced the appointment of Austin Hill as the host of a newly created LOCAL afternoon drive time...
Optimism as NAB Radio Show opens in Philadelphia
It’s hardly a robust advertising market yet for radio, but there are indications that things are less bad and maybe turning around. That optimism...
Nice tidbit for radio in 2008 census snapshot
The US Census Bureau’s look at American households last year showed the effects of the down economy – but it included one fact which...
Beasley polishes its Apple apps
Veteran radio group owner Beasley is keeping its ship pointed into a digital future. And its latest offering is an app that makes Beasley...
Songwriters want a bite out of Apple
Particularly, BMI, ASCAP and SGA want a bite out of iTunes when movies and TV shows are purchased, since they contain music; and they...
PRA opposition grows on the Hill
Two more senators and an additional five members of the House have come out in support of the Local Radio Freedom Act and against the Performance Rights Act, the RIAA’s thinly-disguised attempt to
Syndicated Radio Asset Management appeals
The Syndicated Radio Asset Management Company launched a nationwide appeal for managerial talent, in a bid to revive the radio industry. The company is...
Analyst sees parent as negative for Clear Channel Outdoor
If Clear Channel Outdoor were an independent company, Wells Fargo Securities analyst Marci Ryvicker figures its value would be about $9
New NAB President to speak in Philadelphia
We knew that newly hired NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith would speak at this week’s NAB Radio Show in Philadelphia. We now know...