Bubba the Love Sponge adds four
Bubba the Love Sponge’s morning program, currently heard on Cox Radio stations WHPT-FM/Tampa (102.5 The Bone) and WFYV-FM/Jacksonville (Rock 105), will soon be heard...
A past Arbitron competitor’s take on the new competitor
Tom Birch knows what it’s like to compete with Arbitron. He founded Birch Radio and ran the radio ratings company until 1990, two years...
Radio’s Q3 local down 10%; Nat. down 12%
In the midst of this challenging economic climate, the financial picture for Radio had some bright spots, reports the RAB in a Q3 and YTD radio ad spend analysis. Most notably, Radio operators’ strategic efforts
Prediction: Two years left for satellite radio
This is not coming from a competitor in AM/FM radio. In fact, it’s from a fan whose family has two Sirus or XM subscriptions....
WLS-AM re-signs Don Wade & Roma
Chicago’s Talk Station, WLS-AM will continue to be the on-air home of one of the most listened to and tenured morning shows in town...
A pink-slip Christmas to come?
There have been lots of layoffs lately by radio companies, but we’re hearing that the mother of all layoffs is yet to come. Is...
Beaten host recovering
WESX-AM Salem-Boston, MA host Pelagio de la Cruz was nearly killed in a brutal baseball bat beating on a visit to New York in...
Accessibility standards for HD radios
The International Association of Audio Information Services (IAAIS) announces standards for HD radios that will be accessible to people who are visually and physically...
Canada gets first PPM data
Yesterday marked the delivery of the first pre-currency Portable People Meter (PPM) data to broadcasters in Montreal. The first eight weeks were delivered by...
Eastlan signs long-term deals
Galaxy Communications and GAP West have reached long-term agreements with Eastlan Ratings to provide audience measurement research to their companies. "Stop laying off your...
CW crowns “America’s Next Top Model”
McKey, who seems somehow to be missing half her name, won the 11th cycle of “America’s Next Top Model” on The CW. As winner...
SoCal residents protest KRLA towers
The Pasadena Star-News reports Covina, CA residents are upset over Salem’s KRLA-AM plans to install five 285-foot radio towers in their hillside community. The...
ABC Radio Networks launches Curtis Sliwa LIVE
ABC Radio Networks announced that Curtis Sliwa will hit the airwaves on Dec. 1 with Curtis Sliwa LIVE – a three-hour program featuring an...
Wall Street dumps Arbitron’s stock
In a delayed reaction to Tuesday’s entry into radio ratings by Nielsen, stock traders beat down Arbitron’s stock price by more than 24% on Wednesday, following downgrades by two analysts
Arbitron vs. Nielsen on recruiting
Nielsen’s entry into the US radio ratings business has raised anew the question of how to recruit people to participate in a sample group for broadcast ratings. Arbitron has resisted calls to expand