Trouble across the pond
US firm Global Traffic Network is said to be applying the brakes in a $26.5M acquisition of the traffic, news and entertainment operations of...
Peoria pair shuts down
Standards WOAM-AM and Oldies WPMJ-FM, owned by Kelly Communications, abruptly ceased operations last week as the broadcast company struggled to make ends meet. Owner...
Arbitron responds to NY Attorney General
Here is the statement issued by Arbitron: "Arbitron is disappointed that the State of New York Office of the Attorney General has stated its...
New York Attorney General to sue Arbitron
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has notified Arbitron that he intends to sue the company – charging that the ratings company has engaged in unlawful...
Reporter fired for political t-shirt
CBS Radio’s WWJ-AM Detroit fired veteran reporter Karen Dinkins this week because she wore a t-shirt supporting Barack Obama while covering a local rally...
WCBS-AM and 1010 WINS now heard on the FM dial
WCBS-AM and 1010 WINS NYC have begun simulcasting in HD on the FM dial. WCBS Newsradio can now be found on WCBS-FM 101.1's HD...
Radio Disney focuses on unsigned artists
Radio Disney will launch a multi-platform daily programming feature, "Next Big Thing" (N.B.T.), that puts the spotlight on young recording artists and provides them a platform to get their music heard
Arbitron accelerates cell phone-only sampling for diary markets
Arbitron customers in some diary markets won’t have to wait until the Fall survey next year to get what PPM markets already have –...
WorldSpace finances unresolved
September 25th passed without WorldSpace paying the $19.97 million plus interest due on its bridge loan notes. According to an SEC filing, the note...
Jewel credits radio for breakthrough
We’re not sure if Jewel is mainly a folk, country or pop act, but she says she’d be an unknown act were it not...
Gaping hole in the digital receiver proposal
The “Radio All Digital Channel Receiver Act” introduced by Ed Markey (D-MA) makes room on digital receivers designed to be interoperable between newly merged satcasters XM and Sirius. But there’s a catch
It’s all about attitude and leadership
Russ Withers has been a station owner for a long time and while he’s facing the same challenges as other broadcasters at his radio and television stations, he’s not worried that the sky is falling
Performance royalty gets airing in CA newspaper
The San Jose Mercury News published an opinion column spelling out the case against adding a performance royalty to the obligations already heaped on...
Border Media completes Austin simulcast
Border Media Partners announced that the Spanish Pop “KXXS Digital” now has full market coverage into the Austin Metro. On 9/26, KXXS “Digital Pop...
Sharks add KHTK Sacramento
The San Jose Sharks and Sports 1140 KHTK announced an agreement for the highly-rated Sacramento-based radio station to become an affiliate of the San...