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...
CBS Radio Detroit offering four Christmas channels
For those who “Need a little Christmas – Right this very minute”, CBS Radio Detroit has launched HolidaysinDetroit.com, a website featuring four brand new...
Ratings agencies assess radio’s creditworthiness
Amid numerous credit downgrades for broadcasting companies, the S&P decision for NextMedia was relatively good – an affirmation of its credit
Beasley settles indecency cases
It was just a few days ago that the FCC tossed out a bunch of allegations from a long-time protagonist who had accused Beasley...
überblend to focus on radio branding
On January 5, 2009, überblend will launch its custom blend of audio branding services with Production Director Michael Stuber at the helm. Unlike traditional...
Sirius XM debuting Led Zeppelin channel
The new music channel dedicated to rock icons Led Zeppelin will be broadcast on Sirius channel 12 and XM channel 39 and will launch...
No timetable for CBS station sales
CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves says the company has received attractive bids for some of the 50 or so middle market radio stations it has up for sale, but he can’t predict when any deals will get done
BE supplies systems worth $1 Million to Egyptian Radio & Television
Engineers from Egyptian Radio & Television Union (ERTU) were at the BE plant in Quincy last week to finalize delivery of turnkey transmission and...