Nielsen claims cell-phone-only success
The Nielsen Company says the “vast majority” of its 51 US radio ratings markets have samples that are in line with government estimates of cell-phone-only (CPO) households. The first ratings are
Liggins says it looks like Q1 was the bottom
Sixteen was the number for Radio One in Q2, with both revenues and station operating income (SOI) down 16%. But that was better than...
National Radio Hall of Fame inductees
The votes have been counted and the winners are: Neal Boortz, Dr. Demento, Ed Walker and Wendy Williams. And there’s an additional Hall of...
WZAA-AM to be exclusive DC home for Baltimore Ravens
Air America Media’s WZAA-AM announces a partnership with the Baltimore Ravens to be the exclusive D.C. radio broadcaster for all 20 preseason and regular...
Salem, watchdog work to derail health reform
The National Center for Policy Analysis helped turn back the Clinton health reform initiative and is trying to do the same with the Obama...
Regent Q2 revs down 14%
Regent Communications’ Q2 net broadcast revenues decreased 14.0% to $22.8 million from $26.5 million. For the same period, station operating expenses decreased 9.7% to...
WideOrbit acquires Google Radio Automation
Well, it’s now official: WideOrbit, provider of business management software for media companies, announced the acquisition of the assets of Google’s radio automation business,...
Lew Dickey: “It’s a buyer’s market”
It’s primarily lower rates, not fewer units sold, that accounts for the decline in radio revenues, says Cumulus Media CEO Lew Dickey. His company reported that Q2 revenues were down 21.1%, although
Double-digit downer for Beasley
Beasley Broadcast Group Inc. (BBGI) reports that Q2 revenues were down 24% and station operating income (SOI) 28%. The biggest hits came in the...
PRA fray day in Judiciary
The Senate Judiciary Committee, under pinch-hitting chair Diane Feinstein(D-CA), had broadcasting on the defensive in yesterday’s hearing on the Performance Rights Act. Commonweath Broadcasting’s
George Taylor Morris dead at 62
Veteran radio programmer and personality George Taylor Morris has died of throat cancer at his home in Reston, VA. He was 62. Morris was...
Earle Kazmark dead at 75
Earle Kazmark, who formerly owned several radio stations in Washington State, died recently in Spokane. Funeral services were conducted on August 1st. An online...
Slight improvement for Entercom
Q2 revenues were down 18% at Entercom, but that was a slightly improvement over Q1. CEO David Field is talking cautiously about future growth...
Reps urge leader to keep PRA off the floor
22 House Democrats, concerned about the possible deleterious effects of the Performance Rights Act on local radio in their communities, have asked House leadership to keep the bill off the floor
Infinity co-founder Michael Wiener has died
The New York Times reports that Michael Wiener died Sunday of cancer at age 71. Wiener and Gerald Carrus bought KOME-FM San Jose in...