From NAB: "WBT studio waited for bombs to fall"

At NAB last week, RBR had dinner with Mark Washburn, TV/Radio Writer for the Charlotte Observer, at a dinner hosted by NAB's Dennis Wharton....

Dan Patrick taps Premiere for ad sales

Dan Patrick makes his return to sports radio today from AM570 KLAC in Los Angeles for "The Dan Patrick Show," distributed by The Content...

Indie 103.1 holding private concert for "The Sex Pistols" tour

To kick start their "holiday in the sun," the Sex Pistols are playing a special private club show for fans 10/25 at The Roxy...

Multitasking anchor

Cable news network CNN has a four hour special called "Planet in Peril" set for a two-night debut, with two hours each earmarked for...

WWL-AM cleans up at the Marconi Awards

After what New Orleans has been through and the role Entercom's WWL-AM has played in that disaster and rebuilding, three Marconi Awards may not...

Michaels leases two more DIYs

Jonathan L. Smith and his Lincoln Garrard Broadcasting Company have inked an agreement with Randy Michaels and his RadioActive LLC which will send two...

Goodbye to Charlotte

Airport lines were long as broadcasters left Charlotte after enjoying a successful week in a new host city. The biggest concern before the radio...

WCAP caps all radio dealing

Clark Smidt's Merrimack Valley Radio LLC is getting WCAP-AM in Lowell MA from Northeast Radio Inc. for 2.66M, keeping alive a trend in which...

Small market radio is sizzling!

There was no gloom and doom Friday at the "Small market frenzy, boom or bust" panel at the NAB Radio Show. Small market operators...

PPM pushback in NYC

The NY Post reports City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and a group of her colleagues Friday urged a listener-research group to ditch PPM as...

Official skepticism clouds XM/Sirius betrothal

A while back a few Wall Street types were starting to think the XM/Sirius merger was going to get through the regulatory gauntlet. However,...

Martin opposes public interest time requirements

Democrats on the FCC have been pushing the idea of spelling out specific public interest programming requirements for broadcasters, tying it to the addition...

Radio 2020 launched in Charlotte

The joint effort by NAB, RAB and the HD Digital Alliance was kicked off this morning by NAB President David Rehr, calling it "our...

Charlotte convention a strong draw

NAB officials are clearly happy with the attendance for this year's NAB Radio Show, the first ever held in Charlotte. The official attendance tally...

Radio 2020 launched

The joint effort by NAB, RAB and the HD Digital Alliance was kicked off this morning by NAB President David Rehr, calling it "our...