June makes radio look back fondly on bleak forecasts
Wall Street was expecting radio revenues to sink 4% in June; unfortunately the reality was much worse. A pair of double-digit potholes snared radio
Arbitron gung-ho on PPM rollout
Los Angeles stations got their first look at pre-currency PPM data yesterday, with Arbitron executives declaring in their monthly client/press call that the company is hitting its targets, including
How bad could it be?
When the RAB reports June radio revenue figures later this week, the consensus of Wall Street analysts is that the month will be down...
Radio still main music driver
Despite the growing array of other sources, a survey of online music users by JupiterResearch finds that radio is still the “most powerful means of music discovery.” Even among the 8% classified as trend setters
Radio One/Baltimore asks for power increase
Radio One has applied for a CP with the FCC to double the power of its WWIN-FM (Magic 95.9) Baltimore from 3,000 watts to...
Training a potential future broadcaster
Greater Media Boston has teamed with GRLZ Radio, which webcasts at girlzradio.org, to have one of the young DJs work at the Greater Media...
RIP for BPP on NPR
The lead story on yesterday morning’s “Bryant Park Project” was that National Public Radio had cancelled the show. Unfortunately, they’d already been scooped by...
The Phil Hendrie Show adds NYC, New Orleans, Spokane
Talk Radio Network FM’s The Phil Hendrie Show recently landed in New York on WWRL, in New Orleans on WIST, and in Spokane, WA...
Beasley’s WPOW launches “Pirate Radio” in Miami
Beasley’s Miami cluster announced its Power 96 WPOW-FM is now multicasting unique programming on its sister station, 96 Dash 2 Pirate Radio (HD-2). Pirate...
Labels leave Lovett penniless
Who woulda thunk it? Lyle Lovett hasn’t earned a dime from an album sale during nearly two decades of making albums. This would be...
Checking the Less is More math
RBR/TVBR Exclusive - Critics say Less is More has been a failure for Clear Channel Radio - that it dug a revenue hole the company will never crawl out of. But Clear Channel management continues to insist
Marconi finalists announced
From markets ranging from New York, NY to Hugo, OK, the finalists have been named for the 2008 NAB Marconi Radio Awards. NAB also...
Slashing Emmis estimates
CL King analyst Jim Boyle called the double digit drop in revenue pacings for the current fiscal quarter (June-August) at Emmis Communications “stunning” and has sharply reduced his estimates
KSWD-FM "The Sound" launches wiki
The Sound – KSWD-FM/Los Angeles –announced the launch of The Sound wiki on www.TheSoundLA.com. The Sound wiki’s primary focus is to collaborate and discuss...
Media Monitors gets patent
Media Monitors announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has approved the issuance of patent #US 7,386,047 B2 for the company’s method for determining...