Moody’s looks for Citadel to restructure
Moody’s Investors Service has cut its corporate debt rating for Citadel Broadcasting to a basement-level Caa3 and its probability of default rating to Ca
Voting for National Radio Hall of Fame
Nominees have been announced for the National Radio Hall of Fame. Go online to register and vote for your choices from 16 nominees in...
Irv Homer dies suddenly
Veteran Philadelphia area talk host Irv Homer collapsed on-stage Wednesday evening at Eastern University and died. He was 85.According to KYW-AM, Homer had delivered...
Bert Bank dead at 94
Alabama broadcasting pioneer Bert Bank, who started WTBC-AM & WUOA-FM Tuscaloosa and the Unive4rsity of Alabama Football Network, has died at age 94. Bank...
Westwood One shareholders vote today
Shareholders of Westwood One vote today on approving the financial restructuring that saved the company from having to file for bankruptcy protection. Once
Web radio Talker getting serious heat
We’re talking FBI heat. Internet radio talker and blogger Hal Turner was arrested after posting an internet entry “…threatening to assault and murder three federal appeals court judges in Chicago
101.9 RXP adds new talent
101.9 RXP (WRXP) “The New York Rock Experience” has announced the final piece of its on-air line-up by filling its overnight shift with internal...
Sirius XM signs Rosie O’Donnell
Sirius XM Radio announced an agreement with Rosie O’Donnell—the Emmy-award winning talk show host, movie star, and stand-up comedienne—to host Rosie Radio, a new...
Thumbs up for the MRC
Raycom Media’s Vice President of Research, Billy McDowell, has weighed in on the FCC’s Notice of Inquiry regarding Arbitron’s Portable People Meter (PPM). McDowell,...
Sirius on the launching pad
Some AM towers have been standing for the better part of a century, but it doesn’t work that way for satellite radio, whose orbiting signal relays have to be replaced on a regular basis. A new satellite
237 support Local Radio Freedom
Which means that 237 members of the House of Representatives oppose the Performance Rights Act. Five more members signed up -- enough to beat by 10 the number of members in the 109th
KSWD "The Sound" brings back KMET in LA
KMET-FM, the legendary renegade FM that captivated a generation of Rock fans, will return to the LA airwaves for one day only, on Friday,...
Off-year election draws cash to VA
The battle for governor’s mansion in Virginia looks like it’s going to be a barn-burner, and with little else to pay attention to, the...
Labels facing backlash from big court win?
A Minnesota jury ordered that a woman should pay $1.92M for downloading 24 songs from a file-sharing site -- $80K per – prompting eclectic...
"Drew & Mike" returns to WRIF
Greater Media announces that popular morning personality Drew Lane will return to the airwaves on 101 WRIF and reunite with former co-host Mike Clark...