New round of Clear Channel layoffs
Clear Channel Radio today concluded the restructuring its new owners began in January. Some 590 staffers got pink slips today, spread across engineering, IT,...
Syndie talker dodges slander rap
A radio consumer advice Talker told a caller that a business was lying to him, leading the damaged business to come after the Talker – but the Ninth Circuit found for the defense. The Talker was
Jacobs survey looks at auto buyers
Jacobs Media’s new survey reveals that there is a willingness among consumers to buy or lease an American car or truck, if automakers market...
WTKK PD gets Judy Jarvis Memorial Award
Greater Media announced 96.9 FM WTKK Boston PD Grace Blazer has been named the recipient of the 2009 Judy Jarvis Memorial Award for Outstanding...
“Kung Pao 100.5 stunting over—now CHR
Max Media’s WXXM/Norfolk-Virginia Beach has stopped stunting with Chinese Hits (4/24/09 RBR#80) and has made the switch from Rock to CHR as “Hot 100.5.” Paul...
Genesis adds Insana
Genesis Communications and Compass Media Networks have entered into an agreement to air the Market Scoreboard Report With Ron Insana on Genesis owned ESPN...
Keke does it: 7 marathons in 7 days
Idaho Radio News reports Peak Broadcasting’s KSAS/103.3 Kiss FM Boise PD and afternoon host KeKe Luv completed his latest challenge for child abuse awareness:...
Air America host challenged in NY-20
Political talker Sam Seder is a long-time resident of New York’s 20th Congressional District and makes his home there, but his job has him...
Digital streams slow to register in PPM markets
Hundreds of online streams of AM and FM stations and HD2 (or 3) signals are being encoded for Arbitron to measure in PPM markets,...
Credit downgrade for Cumulus
Moody’s Investors Service has cut its ratings on some $850 million of debt at Cumulus Media and kept the outlook for the company “negative.” Moody’s sees continuing pressure on the radio company’s
Westwood One completes recap
Westwood One has completed the refinancing of its outstanding long-term debt and the recapitalization of its equity. Westwood One’s then-existing lenders refinanced and exchanged all of their outstanding
Max Media brings “Kung Pao 100.5” to Tidewater
Max Media of Hampton Roads at 5PM yesterday started stunting as “Kung Pao 100.5” to Norfolk-VA Beach. WXMM-FM, until yesterday a Rock station, has...
NAB gets five more to oppose tax
178 members of the House of Representative are now on board supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, which would prevent other members of the House from enacting legislation
NAB issues response to label claim
NAB issued a statement correcting a distorted claim from the record labels suggesting that an optimistic speech made by NAB CEO David Rehr was...
Kekeluv past half way point
Peak Broadcasting’s 103.3 Kiss Fm Radio (www.1033kissfm.com) Boise’s Number One Hit Music Station afternoon host and program director KeKe Luv (Steve Kicklighter) is running...