Westwood One cutting more
Westwood One announced new aspects of its “broad turnaround plan” to get its financial house in order and improve its long-term business performance. The latest moves will bring layoffs in some areas and
Rangel joins Performance Tax opposition
Ho, hum – the NAB announced that another nine lawmakers have signed on to oppose RIAA’s performance royalties efforts. But wait! There’s a big...
Moody’s downgrades Cumulus Media Partners
The credit rating agency calls the company’s pending equity/debt swap for its senior subordinated notes “tantamount to a default.” Meanwhile
More papers to stop the presses?
A new 24/7 WallStreet report says that, over the last few weeks, the newspaper industry has entered a new period of decline. The parent of the papers in Philadelphia declared bankruptcy as did
HD Radio hits two milestones
The HD Digital Radio Alliance announced major milestones with 1,000 multicast stations now being broadcast on-air and 100 SKUs (Stock Keeping Unit) now available...
ABC News Radio to offer “Battle at the Border”
ABC News Radio will offer a five part special series, “Battle at the Border” from March 30th through April 3rd. The series will take...
More vulgarity on the airwaves
Hot on the heels of an open mic flooding the Iowa airwaves with f-bombs, RBR/TVBR has been supplied with a tape of Hip Hop...
Market says Cox Enterprises should pay more for Cox Radio
Cox Enterprises announced a tender offer Monday morning to buy the remaining 22% of Cox Radio for $3.80 per share, a total of around $69.1 million
ESPN Radio personalities to be featured in ESPNEWS
On March 26, ESPNEWS’ “Aircheck,” the 6:30 p.m. M-F segment featuring ESPN Radio affiliate reporters and hosts debating the day’s big stories, will present...
Kosann scores Lars Larson
Peter Kosann and Compass Media Networks have landed syndication rights to The Lars Show (Lars Larson) effective 3/30 (WW1 will continue to distribute the...
TRN, Washington Times to launch syndicated show
Talk Radio Network and The Washington Times are partnering to create a nationally syndicated, morning-drive show with a new format aimed at showcasing investigative...
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...