Ad-ID announcement gets some questions
The Ad-ID initiative recently announced the “Radio Accountability Initiative,” at the RAB ’09 conference. Harold Geller, SVP/cross-industry workflow
ALERT: Cox Radio to go private
Cox Enterprises announced Monday before the stock market opened that it is making a tender offer for all of the stock of Cox Radio...
George Weber murdered
ABC News Radio anchor George Weber was found stabbed to death in his Brooklyn, NY apartment. Police had investigated Sunday and found the body...
Schultz headed to tube?
The New York Times reported that liberal radio talker Ed Schultz is in talks with MSNBC to host a daily show at 10:00 pm...
WorldSpace finds a buyer
And it didn’t have to look far. Yenura Pte. Ltd., a company controlled by WorldSpace founder and CEO Noah Samara, will buy the satellite...
Open mic drops f-bombs over Iowa
An in-studio argument at Clear Channel’s Sports/Talk KXNO-AM Des Moines was picked up by an open mic during a commercial break Friday morning, filling...
CA org tries to ice Issa on tax
Darrell Issa (R-CA) is usually one of the first in Congress to praise Ronald Reagan and condemn unnecessary taxes, but that has not been his stance when it comes to performance royalties
BE celebrates 50 years
Broadcast Electronics (BE) is inviting broadcasters to share in the celebration of its 50-year anniversary with opportunities to qualify for a Free STX LP...
Tough economy shuts down TN station
Newschannel 5 Nashville reports tough economic times have forced a mid-state Tennessee radio station off the air. WDKN-AM Dickson signed off for the last...
Streaming Your Station on the Internet?
It’s no secret that broadcasters today are faced with the biggest business challenge in the history of the medium. While past migrations in technology remained wed to broadcasting
Broadcasters speak out against Performance Tax
Yesterday (3/19) was the day that syndicated radio host Tom Joyner led a delegation of minority broadcasters to Capitol Hill to campaign against imposing...
Imus, Severin get into fiery exchange
Don Imus broadcast his morning radio show live from The Wilbur Theater in Boston on St. Patty’s Day, but it's what happened off the...
Regent and Riley sign a truce
Major shareholder Riley Investment Management has signed an agreement with Regent Communications not to mount any proxy fight through the end of this year. Veteran board member John Wyant
Milwaukee pirate hit with forfeiture
Steven A. Skalecki was using 92.9 MHz as his own personal FM station in Milwaukee, and after being notified repeatedly between March 2006 and...
Kim Vasey on RAB 2009
Kim Vasey, GroupM Senior Partner, Director of Radio, gave RBR her take on RAB 2009, which concluded yesterday: “Overall, Sheila Kirby and team a...