SBS founder dead at 82
Spanish Broadcasting System founder Pablo Raúl Alarcón Sr. has died at age 82. He was Chairman of the board of directors of the company,...
Hitman allegations in radio lawsuit
Nicole Spence, a former talent booker for “The Wendy Williams Experience” on Inner City’s WBLS-FM New York has filed a sexual harassment against Inner...
Good news for unemployed DJs
If you can’t find a radio gig, you can at least come up with some cash by monetizing your closet full of promotional CDs....
Restart reaction cuts both ways
"Emmis supports a restart. We think any other choice holds more negatives than good for the industry. Having said that, we join...
Clear Channel buyout to close July 30
The shareholders vote has now been set for July 24 and Clear Channel Communications announced Thursday morning that it expects its buyout to close...
Clear Channel racing toward July 30 closing
Just a few weeks ago Clear Channel Communications was telling shareholders to expect the company’s long-pending buyout to go to closing in Q3. But they'll only have to wait
PPM restart a “go”
“It’s time to move forward with electronic measurement for radio,” said Arbitron CEO Steve Morris, making official what most people in radio had been expecting – Arbitron will resume its Portable People Meter
Radiosophy debuts new and improved HD Radio
Radiosophy, makers of the first sub-$100 HD Radio receiver, introduces the HD100.1 radio. The receiver boasts an improved user interface, making configuration and set-up...
McCain using radio to target Cuban-Americans
New radio spots from the presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) have begun running on Miami stations, including Univision’s influential News/Talk WAQI-AM “Radio...
Non-com settles commercial allegations for $5K
WNYC Radio, licensee of WNYC-AM & FM New York, is out $5,000, but the FCC says it found no substantial reason to believe that...
Performance royalties get loft
The members of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property recognize that there are two sides to the dispute...
XM settles with last major label
XM Satellite Radio announced a settlement with EMI, the last of the four major record labels which had sued over XM’s Inno receiver with...
100.5 Max-FM lets listeners control the tunes
100.5 Max-FM (WXMM-FM) Norfolk-VA Beach is the first radio station in the world to actually allow listeners total control to program the music. This...
First PPM data from the City of Angels
Radio’s daily reach is more than four times larger than the combined circulations of LA’s twelve largest newspapers, according to the first data from...
Moody’s negative on Salem
Moody’s Investors Service recently downgraded its debt ratings for Salem Communications and said the outlook for the company’s ratings is also “negative.” The ratings...