Friday, September 20, 2024

Suleman says Imus deserves another chance

Citadel Broadcasting CEO Farid Suleman, who is believed to be on the brink of returning Don Imus to radio, told the NY Times last...

Emmis execs upbeat on PPM

Some Wall Street analysts have expressed concerns that Emmis, with some of its largest stations in Urban formats, could take a hit as Arbitron...

Emmis projects another down Qtr, But Smulyan optimistic

CEO Jeff Smulyan says he sees encouraging signs, but the guidance from Emmis for the current quarter is that it will again underperform a...

Close encounter in Charlottesville

Brokerage house Kalil & Co. tells us the Clear Channel has managed to close a third deal this week. This time, the buyer is...

TWCRN tops with sports nets

The Weather Channel Radio Network (TWCRN) now provides football game day forecasts to ESPN Radio and extended coverage to Fox Sports Radio, making it...

Westwood One and Bill O'Reilly re-up

Now it's official: Westwood One announced a new agreement has been reached to continue distributing Fox News' The Radio Factor with Bill O'Reilly nationally....

TRN responds to Savage attackers

Talk Radio Network's Michael Savage was condemned this week by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for exercising his freedom of speech in a...

XM and Sirius set shareholder votes

XM Satellite Radio has set November 13th for a shareholder vote on approving the pending merger with Sirius - and Sirius shareholders will vote...

Rehr wants hearing on record company/artist relations

In the battle over performance royalties for airplay, the music industry trotted out musicians to carry the water. But will the musicians end up...

Emmis tees up today

The bar has been set pretty low by Wall Street as Emmis reports this morning on its fiscal Q2 (June-August) results. Analysts expect revenues...

NAB, watchdog renew attack on XM/Sirius

Academic/attorney J. Gregory Sidak, on behalf of the Consumer Coalition for Competition in Satellite Radio (C3SR), says that there has been no substantiation to...

Baisden heads to the tube

Michael Baisden, whose radio show is syndicated by ABC Radio Networks, is adding television to his busy schedule. "Baisden After Dark" debuts Sunday at...

Citadel spins Tuscaloosa AM

WJRD-AM Tuscaloosa AL is exiting the Citadel portfolio and heading for a new home in the form of JRD Inc., owned by James E....

Imus near deal with Citadel?

Newsday reiterates the rumors we've been hearing for months now: Citadel is close to finalizing a contract with Don Imus that would bring the...

Mark Mays defends Limbaugh

Clear Channel CEO Mark Mays has written to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), agreeing that it would be offensive to call any US...