Differentiating Big Box electronics retailers from Mass Merchant stores
Shoppers who visit big box retailers for big screen televisions (sets with screens measuring 40 inches or larger) are more likely to receive recommendations of specific TV brands than are shoppers at
WZLR gets Bubba today
Bubba the Love Sponge will be broadcasting his top-rated morning talk show live on Cox Radio’s WZLR 95.3 The Eagle in Dayton, Ohio, starting...
Salem sees Q1 down 11-14%
Salem Communications had “pre-announced” its Q4 results, with revenues down 6.3% to $54.8 million. Now the company has provided details of the past quarter...
Marketron offering free online training
Marketron Broadcast Solutions has begun offering free training to all users of Marketron Traffic, Visual Traffic and DeltaFlex radio products. 25 classes are currently...
TEAC unveils first HD Radio receiver
TEAC America announced the introduction of its first HD Radio product: the TEAC HD-1. This tabletop iPod docking system, equipped with HD Radio technology,...
“Jeff Young in the Morning” launching 3/16
Dial Global’s Hot Country morning show “Young and Verna” will re-launch as “Jeff Young in the Morning,” as Verna McKay is leaving the duo....
Arbitron makes PPM pledges to Copps
New CEO Michael Skarzynski and other Arbitron officials met with FCC Acting Chairman Michael Copps a few days ago and assured him that the...
Westwood reups with NFL
This likely had a lot to do with the new financing recently revealed: Westwood One and the NFL announced a new two-year agreement for...
Satellite radio heading to iPhone
Sirius XM says an application under development will allow Internet subscribers to have the satellite radio service streamed to Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch....
No guidance from Sirius XM
Mel Karmazin notes that he can’t predict 2009 auto sales any better than anyone else, so Sirius XM is giving no guidance to Wall Street on either revenues or subscriber numbers for 2009. However
Beasley Q4 down 13%
Beasley Broadcast Group’s Q4 revenue was down $4.5 million or 12.9% compared with the Q4 2007. The blame was weakness at the company’s Ft....
Purtan raises big bucks in tough times
Veteran Detroit radio host Dick Purtan and “Purtan’s People” came through again, raising $2,262,931 for the Salvation Army of Greater Detroit in the latest...
Montel Williams joins Air America
Air America Media (www.airamerica.com) has signed a multi-year deal with Montel Williams to host “Montel Across America,” debuting April 6. The program will air...
WCLV takes the Performance Tax to the people
With RIAA’s effort to make radio stations pay a performance royalty to record labels and artists for music broadcasts again being debated on Capitol
Karmazin is Sirius-ly proud
CEO Mel Karmazin says Sirius XM achieved its long-sought goal of posting positive pro forma adjusted income from operations in Q4 – the first...