Saturday, September 21, 2024

Close encounter in NY Galaxy

A major portion of a multipronged deal in the Utica-Rome NY market has come to closure. According to Kalil & Co., Ed Levine's Galaxy...

REACH Media taps Gary Bernstein as programming head

Radio One and REACH Media have joined forces to bring aboard former Superadio Networks chief Gary Bernstein, to run and expand Syndication One, effective...

WPHH-FM Hartford changes format

Yesterday Urban WPHH-FM Hartford became fm104one, airing the deepest music playlist with the longest uninterrupted music sweeps and widest selection of music in Connecticut. ...

Another PPM holdout signs up

Cumulus Media (and its related Cumulus Media Partners) is the latest major group to sign a contract to subscribe to PPM data from Arbitron....

CBS Radio taps Michael Weiss, Reorganizes

Reorganizes market responsibilities as CBS Radio announced Interep's CBS Radio Sales President Michael Weiss is being hired by the company to be in charge...

Withers bats at CCU while batting for broadcasters

The Commerce Committee hearing on the Future of Radio heard testimony from a wide variety of industry players, and there could have been room...

Ticket price lawsuits get class action OK

A federal judge in Los Angeles has granted class action status to a bunch of different lawsuits from several states alleging that Clear Channel...

Satellite radio sales still falling

Retail sales of XM and Sirius receivers were down 30% in September, according to NPD data. And Bank of America analyst Jonathan Jacoby notes...

Vox finds home in Indiana

Bruce Danziger, Dan Barlow and Keith Thomas are taking their Vox Communications Group into a new state - Indiana. Blackburn & Co. reports that...

Spring 2007 National Satellite Audience Estimates

Arbitron has issued its first satellite radio ratings--a National Satellite Report for Spring 2007. Included are estimates for Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6AM to Midnight...

Close encounter in Washington State

Cherry Creek Radio is now in the drivers seat at KPQ AM/FM and KWNC-AM in Wenatchee WA. According to Media Services Group broker Jody...

Moody's downgrades Emmis

Citing "continued weak operating performance," Moody's Investors Service has lowered its ratings on Emmis Communications debt. Moody's does, however, say the company's large market...

Dial Global signs Syndicated Solutions

Add another to Dial-Global's ever-growing list: Syndicated Solutions and Dial Global announced Dial Global will be the exclusive sales rep for SSI programming beginning...

Bob Dylan, XM featured in Escalade campaign

Bob Dylan will star in a new multi-platform campaign for the 2008 Cadillac Escalade that integrates his XM Radio show, "Theme Time Radio Hour."...

CT duo goes to Gois

A pair of AM stations in the Hartford market have been sold out of receivership to Gois Broadcasting. Larry Patrick spun the pair of...