Fisher Q3 Radio revenue down 9.9%
Fisher Communications’ Q3 revenues were $41.9 million, compared to $40.8 million in Q3 2007, a 2.8% increase. The increase in revenue was primarily due...
Cumulus RFP update is vague
Cumulus Media CEO Lew Dickey told analysts today that the company’s RFP for ratings service for its 100+ ranked markets will come to a...
Arbitron updates litigation status
Arbitron noted in its Q3 results that legal costs were taking a toll as the company battles on several fronts over its rollout of the Portable People Meter. Most recently, the company filed notice that it plans to appeal
PPM hitting Arbitron’s targets
Arbitron quit holding monthly conference calls while it battles in court over its Portable People Meter rollout, but yesterday it released its monthly report...
Danny Bonaduce returns to Philadelphia
Danny Bonaduce returns home to anchor mornings on 94WYSP beginning Monday. The Danny Bonaduce Show will broadcast from WYSP’s 400 Market Street studios. Bonaduce...
Cox Radio Q3 profit down 21%
Cox Radio Q3 profit fell 21% on continued overall weakness in advertising, but the results still managed to surpass analysts' estimates. Net revenues were...
Arbitron adjusts PPM roll-out
Four markets will get Portable People Meter (PPM) ratings sooner and five later under adjustments that Arbitron announced yesterday to its PPM roll-out schedule. Sooner: Kansas City, San Antonio
CRB Hall of Famers
Merle Haggard and Shelia Shipley Biddy will be honored by the Country Radio Broadcasters at the Country Music DJ and Radio Hall of Fame...
Salem Media Seattle announces programming changes
Salem Media of Seattle has announced several programming changes at three of its five radio stations. KKOL (1300AM) now offers a 24-hour business news...
Interep wind-up moves forward
Still no announcement of a buyer, but bankruptcy judge Robert Drain has entered an order giving trustee Kenneth Silverman approval to employ legal counsel....
Moody’s considering downgrades for two radio companies
Radio One and Cumulus Media are on the hot seat. Moody’s Investors Service has placed both companies under review for possible downgrades of
CBS Radio launches FM Sports talker in Baltimore
CBS Radio Baltimore has blown up its FM Talker/Alternative WHFS-FM to make room for “Sports Radio 105.7 The Fan,” (WJZ-FM) available on-air and online...
Shareholder repeats claims against Sirius XM
Dissident shareholder Michael Hartleib is after headlines by announcing his lawsuit against Mel Karmazin and other officials of Sirius XM, claiming that they’re out to “steal” the company from
Arbitron, Gary Fries meet with diary caucus for improvements
Arbitron has met for the fourth time with a group of diary-market broadcasters called the Diary Market Owner/Operator Caucus to review and plan for service improvements for diary-based ratings
Sports/Talk 101.1 announces Saint Louis University Billikens Basketball partnership
Bonneville St. Louis Radio Group announced a three-year agreement between Sports/Talk 101.1 and Saint Louis University to serve as the flagship radio station for...