Traffic congestion loosens
Despite onslaughts from various competitors, from tape decks to CD players to satellite audio services, radio is still king of the automobile when it...
Mancow gets waterboarded
Waterboarding: Erich Mancow Muller thought it was no big deal. Friday morning, he and co-host Pat Cassidy found out. Providing a first-hand account of...
“Seismic shift” for radio revenues in Q1
You knew Q1 was a horrible quarter for radio, since the public companies have already reported their dismal revenue numbers. Now the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) has issued the tally for the entire industry – a 24% drop in total radio revenues
Regent gets a downgrade from Moody’s
The move by Moody's Investors Service to downgrade its probability of default rating for Regent Communications is hardly surprising given the recent interest
“Elvis Radio” to celebrate Memorial Day
SIRIUS XM’s Elvis Radio channel will celebrate the Memorial Day weekend with the broadcast of the 1961 Elvis concert performance that benefited the U.S.S....
Neil Rogers suspended for f-bomb
The Miami Herald reports Beasley’s WQAM Miami host Neil Rogers was pulled off the air Wednesday, two days after he dropped the f-bomb while reading a listener's e-mail on the air
PPM Coalition applauds FCC inquiry
It was kind of a given. The PPM Coalition requested that the FCC investigate Arbitron’s PPM. Now that the Notice of Inquiry (NOI) has been announced, the Coalition calls it “perhaps the best way to
WSOC FM-103's Rob Tanner joins MRN Lineup
Rob Tanner, one of Charlotte, North Carolina’s best-known radio personalities – made his Motor Racing Network (MRN Radio) debut this past weekend as the...
Tender Offer for Cox Radio done
Late last night the word came down that Cox Media Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, successfully completed its tender offer to acquire...
Players assembled for Radio Workout Team
Calling themselves the Radio Workout Team, a group of experienced radio pros have gotten together to create a “virtual media company” to manage radio...
PPM data delayed in NYC
April 2009 Portable People Meter (PPM) data for New York was supposed to be released today (Wednesday, May 20), but that’s not happening. Arbitron...
Limited no-cost loans for small businesses
A pair of US senators are touting a Small Business Administration program that will make interest free loans available to qualifying small businesses to...
HD Radio gets the standard in Panama
After reviewing several digital radio technologies, the Republic of Panama announced that it has selected the HD Radio In-Band, On Channel (IBOC) system as...
SIRIUS XM announces Memorial Day programming
SIRIUS XM Radio will kick-off the summer season with an extensive lineup of Memorial Day programming. During the Memorial Day weekend, SIRIUS XM listeners...
200 House opponents of performance tax
Four more members of the House of Representative have joined the group supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, the antidote to the Performance Rights...