Report: Clear Channel eying restructuring
Thursday’s New York Post claimed Clear Channel Communications is in early talks with lenders about a restructuring of its massive debt, with even a
Cox Radio shareholders spurn buyout
Less than the required 50% of publicly-held shares of Cox Radio were tendered by Wednesday’s deadline, so Cox Enterprises has extended the buyout offer until 5:00 pm ET today (Friday). Cox
CBS Radio launches “Hair Radio”
It’s a new custom streaming internet radio station, celebrating the smash Broadway revival of the musical HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. The channel...
Savage wants Hillary’s help to remove name from UK list
Lawyers for Michael Savage sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today, asking that she call on the British government to withdraw...
V-me holding second upfront
With its second upfront scheduled for May 20th, V-me, one of America’s largest Spanish broadcast networks, is revealing its differentiated content highlighting new series...
Predictable reactions to royalty vote
The NAB was opposed to the Performance Royalty bill, so not happy to see it voted out of committee, but pleased at the bipartisan opposition within the House Judiciary Committee
Performance Royalty moves forward
Bill mark-ups on Capitol Hill can often be rapid-fire events, but on Wednesday nearly every member of the House Judiciary Committee wanted to make...
ESPN re-Launches ESPN Deportes in Dallas
ESPN will expand to serve the Hispanic community in the Dallas market with the official re-launch of ESPN Deportes Radio on 1540-AM KZMP, effective...
House Committee votes for Performance Royalty bill
A bill which would require AM and FM radio stations to pay performance royalties to record labels and artists has passed the House Judiciary...
Analysts differ on Cox Radio results
Wachovia analyst Marci Ryvicker says Q1 free cash flow at Cox Radio beat expectations and she’s sticking with a “market weight” rating as the stock price is collared by the $4.80 buyout bid
Battle royal on Capitol Hill
The Performance Rights Act will be marked up in the House Judiciary Committee today (Wednesday). For some time, the Capitol Hill oddsmakers have considered the bill a near lock to get
GLR Brings Mexican First Division Soccer League Playoffs
GLR Networks announced coverage of Mexican 1st Division Soccer league playoffs, starting 5/13. The first two games will air live as follows:TECOS vs. UNAMWEDNESDAY...
DeDe McGuire Joins K104 morning team
Radio vet DeDe McGuire, currently serving as co-host with Doug Banks on “The Ride with Doug & DeDe” (syndicated by Citadel Media), she can now...
Cumulus Q1 revenues down 24.1%
Results were remarkably similar for the general market radio station groups that reported Q1 results on Monday. The only one to hold a conference...
Cox Radio revenues fall 22.8%
With a shareholder buyout offer from Cox Enterprises pending, Cox Radio management did not conduct a quarterly conference call with Wall Street analysts. But...