Sunday, September 22, 2024

Exxing out Exxon, thinking about XM

We fired Exxon last week. And the story gives a perfect illustration of why satellite audio services XM and Sirius should not be allowed...

Bicoastal closes on two CC stations in WA

Bicoastal Media has closed on the sale of radio stations KELA-AM, KMNT-FM,Centralia, Washington from Clear Channel. Bicoastal is a California-based company headed by Kenneth...

Frontier Capital scoops up CC stations in CA, AZ

Kalil & Co. also brokered the deal for CC stations to Frontier Capital Partners (Jason Wolff) in California and Arizona, including:KSLY-FM, KVEC-AM San Luis...

Analysis of Nassau-Suffolk numbers: PPM vs. Diary

Here's a quick take on the Long Island numbers-PPM vs. Diary, based on extrapolations. This is the first opportunity that we have to actually...

NYC Fall trends released

Yesterday held the release of Arbitron's Fall book's first Arbitrends covering NYC for August, September and October (diary). WHTZ-FM and WLTW-FM are tops in...

NAB wants LPFM to keep its distance

Citing "the laws of physics," the National Association of Broadcasters requested that third adjacency protections for incumbent full-power stations remain firmly in place as...

Sun sets in Somerset

A deal for WTLO-AM in Somerset KY will take Cumberland Communications President Harris Rakestraw III out of the radio business and will give Key...

Close encounter in Ocean City

Tony Brandon has plenty of experience in the commercial radio world, but his latest done deal is for noncommercial Maryland-based Your Public Radio. It...

ACC Superstar winner announced

ABC Radio Networks' American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks announced Thanksgiving weekend that Shawn Dodd, a waiter and demo singer, is the show's first...

WMZQ-FM DC running HD Radio specials

WMZQ-FM Washington, DC is doing something new on their HD2 channel--special features on various artists on their Classic Country HD2 channel, 98.7-HD2. The first...

CBS's Guitano moves over to radio

Not only will Anton Guitano have to get used to the lack of visuals, he'll have less room on his business card as he...

Greater Media CEO Peter Smyth next Bayliss roastee

Peter Smyth  has been selected the "Roastee" for the Bayliss Broadcast Foundation's annual Radio Roast, scheduled for April 2, 2008, at Cipriani 42nd Street...

Feds getting set to rule on XM/Sirius

Executives at XM and Sirius expect to get regulatory approval for their proposed merger by the end of the year, according to a write-up...

K-LOVE adds in Washington

The ever-expanding K-LOVE Network, put forth by Educational Media Foundation, has struck again. This time its moving into the Wenatchee WA market with KFIO-FM,...

Flagship WKTU drops Whoopi Goldberg

Looks like Premiere Radio Networks' Whoopi is becoming toast: Rhythmic CHR WKTU-FM has dropped the syndicated "Wake Up With Whoopi" show. The NY Daily...