GroupM: Global ad spend to fall 4.4%
Global ad spending in measured media is expected to drop 4.4% to $425 billion in 2009 compared to 2008 when spending was up 3%, according to a
Mercedes-Benz expands HD Radio availability
iBiquity Digital announced today that Mercedes-Benz will extend the availability of HD Radio technology on its vehicles to a total of 11 models. It...
Arthur Penhallow leaving WRIF after 39 years
Greater Media’s WRIF Detroit regretfully announced the departure of 39-year veteran afternoon drive host, Arthur Penhallow. After months of negotiations, WRIF management and Penhallow...
Univision Radio to add “Viva La Familia” programming
Following the success of Todobebé’s “Viva La Familia” on the Univision Television Network, Univision Radio announced a partnership to bring Todobebé and “Viva La...
CBS Radio to blow up 94.7 in DC
And the format switches just keep coming: Blowing up the Classic Rock format of WTGB-FM DC, John Mayer, Kelly Clarkson, Maroon 5, Natasha Bedingfield,...
Jim West dead at 84
Jingle/radio legend Jim West died Friday after a long struggle with Parkinson’s Disease and COPD.West started out as a jazz musician, but left the...
Lars Larson launches with 90% of former affils.
Lars Larson returns live to the national airwaves today via Compass Media Networks with 135 of the 150 (former) stations agreeing to carry the...
AWRT attacks the tax
House Judiciary Committee leaders John Conyers (D-MI) and Lamar Smith (R-TX) have heard from American Women in Radio and Television on the topic of...
Stock buys show confidence
The founding family of Entercom is continuing to buy up shares of the company’s stock in the open market. Both Joe and David Field have been shelling out their own cash to buy stock
Larry Glick dead at 87
Countless radio hosts point to Larry Glick as their inspiration with his long-running late-night show on 50kw flamethrower WBZ-AM Boston. Tributes from “Glicknics” are...
Premiere syndicates Elvis Duran Morning Show
Premiere Radio Networks announced the addition of Elvis Duran And The Morning Show to its lineup of nationally syndicated radio programs. The company will...
KeKe Luv doing it again at Kiss-FM Boise
Peak Broadcasting’s KeKe Luv, a jock at 103.3 KISS-FM Boise is once again embarking on a huge mission for the community to help prevent...
The Growing Competitive Radio Market
Like many Radio Business Report readers, the time I’ve spent as an employee in the radio industry spans decades; more appropriately, it spanned decades....
WBZ's Larry Glick dead at 87
As the inspiration for countless people on the air today, Larry Glick was a late-night fixture for decades on WBZ-AM Boston. The station reports...
RCS HD Importer 4.2 released
RCS HD Importer has been retooled to match the latest software release from iBiquity. The iBiquity 4.2 code core update enables the RCS HD...