Lexington bleeding news reporters
The Cumulus radio station cluster in Lexington KY is said to be going from three to one news staffer, with only the news director...
Katz bids for part of Interep
Clear Channel’s Katz Media Group has stepped up to the table and signed a formal offer to the bankruptcy trustee to pay $3.64 million to have all radio clients released from their national rep contracts with Interep
CC Radio’s Format Lab gone?
More evidence of content cuts at CC Radio: Their much-acclaimed Format Lab is gone from the web. Replaced by their “I (Heart) Music” website...
“AC Programmer Today” launching in January
AC Programmer Today is a partnership between 12 year AC Radio veteran, Jack Ashton (Ashton Consulting) and media exec Jim McVay (CEO/President McVay Solutions...
Cumulus gets a Moody’s downgrade
You can add Cumulus Media to the growing list of broadcasting companies who have had their credit ratings cut by Moody’s Investors Service. Along...
Radio is no longer the only worry for Clear Channel
As Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners held on in the face of a slumping radio business to close their buyout of Clear Channel Communications
CMT, WW1 launching "CMT Radio Live with Cody Alan"
CMT Radio Network and Westwood One have announced “CMT Radio Live with Cody Alan,” a syndicated nightly country entertainment radio show that will launch...
Dial Global re-launches “Rockline”
Dial Global will soon represent the legendary rock interview radio show, Rockline. Dial Global will re-launch the show with a new studio and more...
Clear Channel Radio revenues fall 7%
That’s better than the overall industry did in Q3 and going forward CEO Mark Mays says CC Media Holdings, the holding company created in the private equity-backed buyout, is “intensely focused
Westwood One Q3 down 10.9%
Westwood One’s Q3 revenue was $96.3 million compared to $108.1 million in Q3 ‘07, a decrease of 10.9%. The decrease is primarily due to...
So, what are these radio stocks worth, anyway?
If you look at today’s stock chart in RBR, you’ll see that 17 are penny stocks, with per share prices below $5 – and 11 of those are trading below $1
ABC News Radio launches “Wall Street Now”
ABC News Radio introduces two new business reports, “Wall Street Now” and “Hey! It’s Your Money,” beginning today. “Wall Street Now” is a one-minute...
Bonneville Cincinnati stations announce signal change
Bonneville Cincinnati announced changes in programming on signals 94.9, “The Sound” and 97.3, “The Wolf.” Effective Friday, WSWD, “The Sound” (Adult Rock), began broadcasting...
BE to hold HD “Town Hall” webinar
Broadcast Electronics (BE) will host a free HD Radio Town Hall webinar on November 19 to update the industry on recent milestones in digital...
Premiere re-ups with Presslaff Interactive Revenue
Presslaff Interactive Revenue (PIR) announced the renewal of their agreement with Premiere Radio Networks for PIR’s Dat-e-Base Email Marketing program. Premiere uses Dat-e-Base for...