Westwood One presents America's Concert In The Country
Westwood One is presenting “America's Concert in the Country” the weekend of July 4-6, 2008. The three-hour program will feature country music stars and...
Hogan announces tweaks to LIM
Top management at Clear Channel Communications refuses to call “Less is More” a failure. Rather, Clear Channel Radio CEO John Hogan yesterday informed local...
Rush renews with Premiere, CC Radio thru 2016
Rush Limbaugh has renewed a long-term contract (through 2016) with Premiere Radio Networks and Clear Channel Radio, continuing syndication of The Rush Limbaugh Show...
One tender a go, one not
After repeatedly extending tender offers to buy back two bond issues simultaneous with closing its stock buyout, Clear Channel has now dropped one of the bond tenders. It has extended until July 30th
Jerry Lee Centre dedicated in England
If you know WBEB-FM Philadelphia owner Jerry Lee very well, you know that his interests extend far beyond radio. He was in Cambridge, England...
Sirius sees bright financial future – if it gets to merge with XM
Sirius Satellite Radio has issued upbeat financial guidance for 2009, including, for the first year ever, positive EBITDA and positive FCF. Of course, that...
Former PA talker indicted in forged check scheme
Bruce Bond, a former afternoon drive talker for WNNK-AM Harrisburg, PA has been indicted on charges of using stolen bank account information from the...
Hogan staying at Clear Channel for next five years
That’s the duration of the contract that that Clear Channel Radio CEO John Hogan signed last night. Hogan’s previous contract expired January 31, 2006...
Royalty backers hope to switch votes
NAB may claim to have a majority of the US House of Representatives aligned against the RIAA-backed Performance Rights Act, but Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) believes many of those votes
Free Speech Radio News” declares financial crisis
Free Speech Radio News (FSRN) announced that it is in danger of shutting down, since Pacifica Foundation abruptly cut its funding by more that...
Now that’s a special delivery
When it comes to ordering lunch for delivery, Gerry House has us all beat. Country star Keith Urban was doing an in-studio interview at...
GLR Networks’ Minuto 60 now teaches 100 DMAs
WYMY La Ley 96.9 FM in Raleigh, NC is the most recently added station to Minuto 60’s line up of affiliated stations and makes...
WTOC premieres tomorrow
A brand new radio station premieres in Sussex County, NJ on July 1st. WTOC AM1360 will sign-on with Scott Shannon’s True Oldies Channel. The...
KSHE fans show their devotion
You won’t find many sandy beaches near St. Louis, so these devoted fans of the Emmis station used part of their Florida vacation to...
Radio included in product placement rule
Television is the main focus, but radio was not left out of the rulemaking part of the FCC’s Notice of Inquiry and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on product placement by advertisers