Shake-up at R&R
Radio & Records announced that President and Publisher Erica Farber will leave at the end of January after heading the publication for 16 years....
Passing the baton at Arbitron
Arbitron's Steve Morris is heading into his long-planned retirement from day-to-day duty as CEO, although he will continue as Chairman of the Board. The...
FYI Radio execs on TV’s DTV transition
Ex-FCC chairs William Kennard and Michael Powell are calling for a postponement of the DTV deadline. Current chair Kevin Martin says stay on schedule....
Ford in SYNC with HD
Ford Motor Company President & CEO Alan Mulally told the assembled at CES that his company is looking to provide state of the art...
Radio breaks even in 2008
Great, right? It was great – if your stations are located in Australia. According to industry organization Commercial Radio Australia, commercial radio in most...
BEA Scholarship Committee gets VCI Solutions award
VCI Solutions, a provider of software solutions for broadcast and cable operations, announced that Christi Mitchell has been chosen to receive the first annual...
Kia adopts HD Radio Technology
It will begin offering factory-installed HD Radio receivers in select models. Beginning in 2010, HD Radio technology will be offered in Kia sedans and...
Humberto Luna to join CC Radio’s La Preciosa Network
Its Spanish-language programming initiative, La Preciosa Network, has named Spanish radio personality icon Humberto Luna as its new morning show host. “El Show de...
ABC News Radio details inauguration coverage
ABC News Radio will provide live anchored coverage of Barack Obama’s Inauguration Ceremony on Tuesday, January, 20. Correspondent Aaron Katersky will anchor coverage and...
Michael Savage to provide pre-feed in O’Reilly’s time slot
Looks like Savage may be adding another time slot for the soon to be lost O’Reilly affiliates. Talk Radio Network, starting today, will begin...
Revenues fall 6% for Emmis
Emmis Communications is no longer conducting quarterly conference calls, but reported Friday that revenues for its fiscal Q3 (September-November, 2008) were down 6% to $85.1 million
WNET.org to launch Worldfocus Radio with BlogTalkRadio
WNET.ORG NYC, the parent of public television stations THIRTEEN and WLIW21, announced the launch of its online talk radio station, Worldfocus Radio in partnership...
Entravision launches “El Gato”
Entravision introduced a new format called “El Gato” to the El Paso market on KYSE 94.7 FM. “El Gato” is a newly developed contemporary...
Arbitron wins MRC accreditation for 2nd PPM market
No, it's not New York or Philadelphia. Rather, the Media Rating Council has accredited Portable People Meter ratings data in the Riverside-San Bernardino, CA...
FCC authorizes temporary HD power increases
The FCC has issued Experimental Authorizations to four FM HD Radio stations which permit them to operate with digital power levels as high as...