Lenders become owners at Nassau
Lou Mercatanti's Nassau Broadcasting has filed its restructuring agreement with the FCC under which its lenders will swap their loans for equity. The senior lenders will, after closing, own all of WCRB-FM
Another Arbitron exit
After 26 years at Arbitron, Thom Mocarsky, currently Senior Vice President, Press and Investor Relations, will leave the company in late June. His successor...
Stations sold: Is it the start of something big?
In recent weeks there have been three significant sales of major market radio stations. Is the market opening up? We checked with a couple of veterans
Shake-up on Chicago FM dial
Part of the shake-up is an expansion of the FM dial in the Windy City. Listeners can find a new station to the left of where the FM band normally begins. But it has a familiar format. Clear Channel Radio on Friday
Radio’s Lois Lane dies
The Washington Post reports the death of Joan Alexander, who in the 1940s played Lois Lane on Mutual Radio’s “The Adventures of Superman.” She...
Senate Republicans facing retirement issues
When it comes to the federal legislature, winning and incumbency tend to go hand in hand. That is why Senate Republicans are concerned about...
Traffic congestion loosens
Despite onslaughts from various competitors, from tape decks to CD players to satellite audio services, radio is still king of the automobile when it...
Mancow gets waterboarded
Waterboarding: Erich Mancow Muller thought it was no big deal. Friday morning, he and co-host Pat Cassidy found out. Providing a first-hand account of...
“Seismic shift” for radio revenues in Q1
You knew Q1 was a horrible quarter for radio, since the public companies have already reported their dismal revenue numbers. Now the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) has issued the tally for the entire industry – a 24% drop in total radio revenues
Regent gets a downgrade from Moody’s
The move by Moody's Investors Service to downgrade its probability of default rating for Regent Communications is hardly surprising given the recent interest
“Elvis Radio” to celebrate Memorial Day
SIRIUS XM’s Elvis Radio channel will celebrate the Memorial Day weekend with the broadcast of the 1961 Elvis concert performance that benefited the U.S.S....
Neil Rogers suspended for f-bomb
The Miami Herald reports Beasley’s WQAM Miami host Neil Rogers was pulled off the air Wednesday, two days after he dropped the f-bomb while reading a listener's e-mail on the air
PPM Coalition applauds FCC inquiry
It was kind of a given. The PPM Coalition requested that the FCC investigate Arbitron’s PPM. Now that the Notice of Inquiry (NOI) has been announced, the Coalition calls it “perhaps the best way to
WSOC FM-103's Rob Tanner joins MRN Lineup
Rob Tanner, one of Charlotte, North Carolina’s best-known radio personalities – made his Motor Racing Network (MRN Radio) debut this past weekend as the...
Tender Offer for Cox Radio done
Late last night the word came down that Cox Media Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, successfully completed its tender offer to acquire...