Watchdogs use Limbaugh to target politicians
Various public interest groups are using radio and television to ask voters who their Washington delegates listen to – them, or Rush Limbaugh? Senators...
Christmas music a hit with office workers
Not only did an AC station playing Christmas music, KOIT-FM, displace News/Talk KGO-AM from the top spot in the “Holiday” month PPM ratings in San Francisco, most of the encoded
No WorldSpace sale today
A federal bankruptcy judge has rescheduled today’s hearing to February 5th to consider a number of motions. One is to change the deadline for...
TRN-FM offers new re-feed of Mancow
In an effort to serve affiliates nationwide Talk Radio Network-FM is now offering a special daily re-feed of The Mancow Show from 9:00 a.m....
Hyundai to sponsor Super Bowl Kick-Off Show
Hyundai Motor America will kick-off Super Bowl advertising with a sponsorship of NBC's Super Bowl XLIII "Kick-Off Show" airing Sunday. The sponsorship package includes...
Charlotte Talker WDYT goes dark
The Charlotte Observer reports WDYT-AM (1220) has gone off the air, the “latest victim of an advertising market in free fall.” “Revenues fell below...
Everett broadcaster wins appeal on AM towers
The Snohomish County, WA Council has reversed a ruling that halted construction of two AM radio towers south of Snohomish, reports The Seattle Times....
Radio only refuge in a storm
Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan passed on information received from Cromwell Group owner Bud Walters, whose radio stations remained on the air in Owensboro, KY and were the only local
Radio involvement in DTV awareness requested
The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council is advising Congress to avoid a second DTV delay by focusing on minority preparedness now. MMTC quoted Nielsen...
Now doing promotion for Rush Limbaugh:
None other than President Barack Obama. In singling out iconic Premiere talker Limbaugh, Obama has given him the kind of publicity you just can’t...
Nautel adds seven new FM models
Nautel Limited seven new NV Series solid state FM transmitters. Building on the 44kW NV40, Nautel now offers FM output power ranging from 3.5...
Audio gremlins plague Arbitron
If you were one of the 180 clients and reporters who had logged on for Arbitron’s PPM update this afternoon (Wednesday), you didn’t learn...
Happy Holiday report for Arbitron
Ratings data for the 13th month of the year, as measured by the Portable People Meter (PPM) system, was released yesterday – the so-called...
Democrats launch petition against Limbaugh
CNSNews.com reports The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has launched an online petition for readers to express their outrage at
Mississippi Public Broadcasting upgrades with Jampro
Jampro Antenna Systems announced MPB is in the installation phase at all eight of its Class C FM stations to replace 25-year old antennas...