Breaking: R&R RIP
The Nielsen Company has shut down Radio & Records. Staffers were told today (Wednesday) that the issue completed yesterday will be the last for...
Breaking: House majority opposes royalty fees
NAB has now lined up 219 co-sponsors for the Local Radio Freedom Act, which opposes collection of any performance royalty fees from radio stations...
Westwood One sets vote on reverse split
Shareholders are being sent proxies for a June 26th special meeting to complete the restructuring of Westwood One. They’re being asked to authorize more shares of stock, but then go through a reverse
College broadcasters object to tax
The recording companies may think they’re cutting a break for noncommercial stations attached to institutes of higher education, but that’s not the way they see it. College Broadcasters Inc. joined with
Performance tax resistance nears critical mass
The National Association of Broadcasters announced that it now counts 214 supporters for the Local Radio Freedom Act, a measure that would head off
Jay Severin back on WTKK tomorrow
Talker Jay Severin will return from suspension on 6/2 after a month for comments he made about Mexican immigrants and the swine flu. He...
Arbitron says it is working on Detroit demo problem
Arbitron officials tell RBR/TVBR they detected problems with the Black 18-34 sample for the Portable People Meter (PPM) panel in Detroit in mid-March
Sirius XM to air Summer Series from The Met
SIRIUS XM Radio will broadcast encore presentations of 21 live performances from the Metropolitan Opera’s recently completed 2008-09 season, beginning Friday, May 29 at...
Chair change at Arbitron
Former CEO Steve Morris has now exited as well from chairing the board of directors. Long-time director Philip Guarascio, an ad agency veteran, has...
Scott, ENCO pact for SS32, Google Radio clients
The last Google AdSense ads have all run, ending yesterday (Sunday). However, a new partnership gives choices to Google Automation’s legacy SS32 radio automation users. ...
Hall-of-Famers fill 3-Man booth for NBA Finals
ESPN Radio will employ a three-man booth for the NBA Finals for the first time, and play-by-play commentator Mike Tirico won’t have to look...
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...