Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Snow to fill in for O’Reilly

The online blog site for Bill O’Reilly’s show has disclosed that former White House Press Secretary and, before that, host of his own radio...

Are Howard’s days numbered?

His five year contract is not yet to the half-way point, but Howard Stern may be in for some tough negotiations if he wants...

Sirius grew revenues; Still waiting for DOJ/FCC

Sirius Satellite Radio reported that it ended 2007 with 8.3 million subscribers, up 38% for the year. Revenues for the year grew 45% to...

Moonves upbeat on CBS Radio

CBS Radio revenues were down 10% to 447.1 million bucks in Q4, but only 7% on a same stations basis, owing to divestitures, and...

NAB v. RIAA: Who's best for musicians?

A recent lawsuit is pitting some of very big vintage artists (and their estates) against one of the biggest international record companies, Universal Music...

Westwood One gets cash infusion

The Gores Group LLC, a private equity firm, has committed to investing up to 100 million in Westwood One. The company’s long-depressed stock price...

A lot of pros see a sick business

"Stop Talking the Talk - Start Walking the Walk" continues to draw response, including a rare ray of light from inside the black hole...

New chair at Air America

Stephen L. Green is out, and Charlie Kireker is in at liberal radio network Air America, yet another change at the top of the...

XM/Sirius has 'em chattering

Another analyst thinks it's crazy that the DOJ/FCC have not welcomed the pending merger of XM/Sirius with open arms. Sonia Arrison of E-Commerce Times...

WUSL-FM to receive NAB Crystal Heritage Award

WUSL-FM Philadelphia will be the first station to receive the NAB Crystal Heritage Award, recognizing a radio station's long-term commitment to community service. The...

SBS launches RED 96 “Noticias FM” in PR

Spanish Broadcasting System announced RED 96 “Noticias FM” (News FM).  Covering breaking news and providing political analysis, the station will be the first Spanish...

GLR launches “40 Principales”

GLR Networks announced the launch of 40 Principales on 3/1, a two hour Contemporary and Pop music hit countdown weekend show. The show host...

JMA adds new format

Jones MediaAmerica has introduced “Jones Variety Hits” to their 24-hour, satellite-delivered formats that will provide day and daypartable in-program inventory to national advertisers.  The...

Fox News scores a first in Internet transmission during Bush visit

Fox News Radio fed the press pool this time down in Africa for President Bush’s visit this week. But in Tanzania, there are no...

Radio is down in the month

The good news is that it will be easy to score a better revenue performance than radio scored during the month of January 2008...