USRN adds “Organic Tracks” for weekends
United Stations Radio Networks announced that, beginning with the broadcast week of 11/2, the network will begin distributing “Organic Tracks,” a new acoustic-based program...
RNC uses radio to follow Obama to Florida
President Barack Obama and VP Joe Biden have each scheduled visits to Miami to raise funds for 2010, and the Republican National Committee has...
Radio One board sits in December
Urban specialist Radio One has scheduled a shareholders meeting for 12/16/09 at 9:30AM, at the Greenbelt Marriott in Greenbelt MD just outside of Washington...
BlackBerry gets Wunder Radio app
Mobile developer Jeyo has released Wunder Radio, an internet radio application for BlackBerry handsets. It gives access to thousands of online stations categorized into...
Internet only makes radio MORE critical
There is still only one way to jump start a song on the way to hit status, according to songwriters – radio airplay. The fact that there is so much diffusion on
LPFM grassroots effort kicks off
The Prometheus Radio Project is thrilled that its central issue, low power FM, is closer than ever to getting a huge shot in the arm courtesy of the Local Community Radio Act, which just moved out of the House
“Rosie Radio” launching on Sirius XM
SIRIUS XM Radio announced “Rosie Radio,” Rosie O’Donnell’s exclusive live daily morning show, will launch on 11/2. Rosie Radio is the Emmy-award winning talk...
NCE application window delayed
At the request of numerous organizations with interest in public broadcasting, the recently announced filing window for NCE FM CPs in the non-reserved band...
MMTC calls for engineering update
Broadcasters, and particularly minority broadcasters, need every break they can get right now, making it more important than ever for the FCC to sweep...
Grooveshark launching new version
On-demand music streaming service Grooveshark.com recently struck a major deal with EMI. On 10/27 Grooveshark will now be going live at 12:01AM with a...
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...