Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Format flips in DC—we don’t need two Smooth Jazz HD2’s

Clear Channel’s WASH-FM DC launched a 24 hour Smooth Jazz stream on its  HD-2 Channel Friday (it was Love Songs). Meanwhile, Heritage Smooth Jazz...

WBLI-FM host suspended for community-bashing

NY Newsday/AP reports a morning drive personality on WBLI-FM Long Island has been suspended for making a disparaging remark about the community of Mastic....

Time to get angry

“I am mad. I am mad at being abused and everybody with a light attitude looking at us and saying are you going to...

Univision begins divestitures in Albuquerque

On the same day it announced the sale of its music division, Univision began selling off some non-core radio assets. Allen Shaw’s Centennial Broadcasting...

Mondale’s cancer returns

WCCO-AM Minneapolis host Eleanor Mondale told her audience yesterday that doctors have found a new brain tumor, two and a half years after she...

RBR/TVBR analysis: Seems simple enough to us

Sirius Satellite Radio says it is fully funded to continue operating as a standalone company. XM Satellite Radio says it is fully funded to...

Up month for radio at Journal

In fact, radio was the only gainer as Journal Communications reported its January figures. Journal Broadcast Group’s revenues were down 0.8% to 13.9 million....

XM grew subscribers, cut loss in 2007

Like Sirius, XM insists it is fully funded to continue as a stand-alone, but management is still predicting that merger approval is coming soon....

CC Radio syndicates new Ryan Seacrest show

Clear Channel Radio and Ryan Seacrest announced a new three-hour syndicated entertainment news program, “On Air with Ryan Seacrest.” Set to launch this spring...

Hannity pulls out of CRS-39 keynote

In a statement released by his PD, Phil Boyce, Sean Hannity announced his withdrawl from participating as the keynote speaker of CRS-39.The statement reads:...

Two Sports Talkers debut in South Florida Monday

Beginning Monday, South Florida will have two new sports radio stations.  WFTL (WMEN-AM) 640 Fox Sports and WFTL (WFLL-AM) 1400 ESPN. WFTL, 640 Fox...

CC Pittsburgh stations begin rollout of ActiveAccess

BIA Information Network announced Clear Channel's Pittsburgh radio stations have begun to rollout its ActiveAccess desktop application for listeners seeking an interactive experience while...

New Yamaha HD Radio receivers

Yamaha unveiled a new line of digital home theater receivers. Integrated among the line of five models (RX-V863, 105Wx7, MSRP $999.95; RX-V663, 95Wx7, MRSP...

Analyst says Sirius swimming upstream

Mark Wienkes at Goldman Sachs liked the cost controls at Sirius Satellite Radio, but didn't like the trends on the subscriber side and sees...

NAB keeps pressure on RIAA

"Are record labels leaving artists holding the bag?" That's the question the NAB would like members of Congress to consider before shaking cash out...