PPM comes up short in minority demos
Critics of Arbitron’s Portable People Meter (PPM) got plenty of new ammunition in the April PPM data metrics. The DDI for Black 18-34 in Detroit was 59
Performance Royalty showdown in Motown
Detroit is ground zero for the fight over whether to require radio stations to pay performance royalties to record labels and artists. Bill author Rep. John
Rusty Humphries is now murder target
Rusty Humphries, host of "The Rusty Humphries Show" on Talk Radio Network, has been threatened with murder by online Islamists linked with pro-al Qaeda
AES 127th Convention sets committee
The AES 127th Convention Committee began formulating a robust program of traditional and atypical events soon after the books were closed on last year’s...
TRN, Washington Times announce Morning Show talent
Talk Radio Network Entertainment and The Washington Times have partnered to create a nationally syndicated, morning-drive radio show (3/24/09 RBR #57) with a new...
The Breeze off air for financial reasons
The Lincoln, NB Journal Star reports AC The Breeze (KRKR 95.1 FM) remained off the air since Wednesday with no set timetable for its...
Updating the Mays Family stake in Clear Channel
How much of Clear Channel Communications does the founding Mays Family still own? The short answer: Not much. Due to some tax-related selling
Minority broadcasters keeping the heat on Congress
Radio One, in particular, is campaigning hard against performance royalties – and actively soliciting listeners to join it “in saving the future of black...
NAB launches anti-tax ad competition
“Don’t tax that dial!” is the theme of a new contest put forward by the National Association of Broadcasters in an attempt to head off the onerous Performance Rights Act which has escaped
Marketron signs Regent
Marketron has won a long-term contract to provide broadcast management solutions to Regent Communications. The Regent deal included Marketron business system software as well...
Next gen Zune devices to include HD Radio
Microsoft announced that the next generation Zune HD device will feature HD Radio technology. The Zune HD is expected to be available at national...
More problems with NYC PPM data
Arbitron says it will release the April 2009 monthly PPM report for New York today, a week late, as announced last week. However, the ratings company has found more problems with its PPM data for NYC
No fireworks for Emmis
SkyConcert, which has been billed as “Indiana's biggest festival and fireworks show,” is the latest victim of the recession. Emmis Communications has called off...
Civil Rights groups press Senate for royalty hearing
Minority broadcasters and civil rights groups didn’t get the hearing they believed they had been promised before the House Judiciary Committee voted 21-9
Skarzynski continues to remake Arbitron
After 26 years at Arbitron, Thom Mocarsky, currently Senior Vice President, Press and Investor Relations, will leave the company in late June. This is just the latest of the changes being made