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

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