Ed Fritts dead at 94
Former radio station owner Ed Fritts died Wednesday in Paducah, KY. His only son, Eddie Fritts, also became a broadcaster and headed the NAB...
Radio seen leading muted ad recovery
Wells Fargo Securities analyst Marci Ryvicker reports that her channel checks suggest that “a muted ad recovery is underway.” She sees the greatest sequential
NYC signal swaps set for October 8th
Now that the FCC has given its license transfer approvals, Classical and Spanish Tropical formats are set to switch places on October 8th. The...
Congressional posse accepts Salem petition
The conservative Salem Radio Network is not at all enamored of the idea of government involvement in America’s health care system, and its roster of Talkers managed to get 1.3M of the
GLR airing Chivas de Guadalajara’s three upcoming Friendlies
GLR Networks proudly announces the acquisition of exclusive radio broadcast rights for the upcoming Chivas de Guadalajara US Tour matches:• “Chivas de Guadalajara vs....
Oprah Channel details new lineup
Sirius XM Radio and Harpo Radio announced the new programming launch, beginning 9/14, for Oprah Radio, Oprah Winfrey’s exclusive Sirius XM channel.Winfrey and Gayle...
CMA Announces 2009 Broadcast Awards finalists
Final nominees for the nation's top Country radio stations and broadcast personalities were delivered to Country Radio on Wednesday, when Chuck Wicks revealed the...
New satellite in service
Sirius XM reports that its recently launched Sirius FM-5 satellite has arrived at its orbit location and completed all testing. It is now delivering...
Ex-Congressman debuting on radio
Mark Foley (R-FL) resigned from the House of Representatives in September 2006 amid a scandal over sexually explicit emails. Later this month, he starts...
Broadcasters lambaste FCC PRA play
A group of radio professionals says its one thing for the FCC to have an opinion about the Performance Royalties Act. It’s quite another to investigate those with
WFUV throwing The Big Broadcast “Rent Party”
The Big Broadcast "Rent Party", an evening of music with Jazz Age roots, benefiting the program's public radio home, WFUV-FM NYC (90.7 FM, wfuv.org)...
Hedgecock gets afternoons at KFWB
Roger Hedgecock, former mayor of San Diego and an activist at the forefront of several pivotal issues for Southern Californians, has joined the new...
NAB, MMTC counter MusicFirst at FCC
The NAB and the Minority Media and Telecomm. Council have filed comments with the FCC in opposition to MusicFirst’s complaint about getting its ads
Towers tumbling everywhere
Friday was a bad day for radio towers. Not only were two towers knocked down by vandals at KRKO-AM Everett, WA, but another deliberate...
No format flip in Sacramento
Entercom did not rebrand KDND-FM “The End” as jury selection began in the civil lawsuit against the station in the death of contestant Jennifer...