DOJ gives blessing to XM-Sirius
What an outrage! The key reason for DOJ granting the merger is because XM and Sirius have flagrantly and defiantly violated their FCC licenses for every day of their existence.
Old King KOLE has a merry old closing
Sima Birach now has the keys to KOLE-AM Port Arthur, TX as Birach Broadcast Corporation closed on its purchase from Ralph McBride’s Citygate Media....
Karmazin may lose by winning
If the DOJ approves the satellite radio merger – still a very big IF – approval to follow from the FCC might carry requirements so heavy it just could collapse…
Dr. Laura returns to Atlanta airwaves
On April 1, Dr. Laura Schlessinger will be heard on 50,000 watt WCFO-AM Atlanta, The Talk of The Town radio station owned and operated...
KFI-AM tower topples, again
The Orange County Register reports KFI-AM’s half-built new tower, under construction, crashed to the ground Tuesday, injuring a construction worker.His injuries were believed to...
Small is still the place to be
CL King analyst Jim Boyle figures the radio industry overall is actually doing better than the dismal monthly revenue numbers from RAB would indicate. His reasoning? Miller Kaplan has fewer small markets reporting today than a few years back – and small markets are outperforming the big ones.
Waiver withdrawn in Fargo
Triad Broadcasting had a waiver from the FCC to continue a joint sales agreement by its Fargo, ND cluster of KEGK-FM, owned by Guderian...
Holding company sells holding
Kalil Holding Group has found a buyer for another of its holdings. Matthew Provenzano is buying KHLT-AM Hallettsville, TX in a deal brokered by,...
Bring in the oxygen tanks Pt II
If any of the major public radio companies hired a chief innovation officer, let them develop change, fund a few new ideas, radio may have a chance.
Greater Media’s WPEN brings ESPN Radio to Philadelphia
Greater Media unveiled details for the upcoming official debut of 950 ESPN in Philadelphia. The station will officially kick off on Tuesday, April 1...
HD Radio firmly entrenched in auto's upper crust
With this week's news that Mercedes announced the option of HD Radio as part of the infotainment systems in their newest diesel models, the...
Caught between government agencies
Cumulus Media had appealed the 10K fine handed down by the FCC for “willful and repeated” failure to clean and repaint the antenna structure...
Another Clear Channel closing
This time its Russ Withers closing his four million bucks deal to buy four stations in the Marion-Carbondale, IL market. The brokers at Kalil...
Radio down “only” 2% in February
RAB is out with its monthly radio revenue report for February. 2008 is continuing to make heavy use of negative numbers. Local was down...
TKO Radio Network adds two
TKO Radio Network announces the expansion of its syndicated lineup on CLASSIC TOP 40 24/7 FUN satellite channel. ABC Radio Networks host and major...