Greater Media launches NOW 97.5 FM in Philadelphia
Greater Media has officially unveiled NOW 97.5 in Philadelphia, replacing Smooth Jazz. The new, younger leaning adult contemporary format will feature a variety of...
Broadcasters unite on iTunes tagging; Microsoft updates Zune
Nine of the country’s leading radio broadcasters today announced their commitment to broadcast programming from all of their FM stations that includes
Lawsuits flying over Tama Broadcasting
The current and former management of Tama Broadcasting don’t agree on much. But they do agree on one thing – the company is not in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as was reported by the NYP
Free advice for Mel Karmazin
The Zen Master won his difficult and expensive 17-month battle to get the FCC and DOJ to approve the merger of Sirius and XM. That may have been the easy part. Professors at the Wharton School
Ratings clinic expanded
Arbitron announced that it will expand its annual Urban Sales Clinic geared towards helping sales managers and senior sellers get the most out of...
Ron Reagan joins Air America as permanent host
Air America Media will be adding former first son Ron Reagan to its regular programming schedule. “The Ron Reagan Show” will air weeknights from...
Spurned religious broadcasters unhappy
Two prospective radio owner/operators are not happy that two open FM dial positions went to secular music services instead of their religious-themed formats. They are even more upset that governmental
WHUR-FM to receive NAB HD Radio Multicast Award
Howard University's WHUR-FM will receive the NAB HD Radio Multicast Award for its HD-2 channel, "WHUR-WORLD." The station will receive the award during the...
Former Buccaneer QB joins ESPN AM 1470 in Tampa Bay
Former NFL Quarterback Jeff Carlson has been added to the ESPN Am 1470 lineup to host the Monday Morning Quarterback Show from 6 to...
Local incumbent withdraws to keep radio gig
Dave Niedfeldt, who handles mornings and agricultural reports for Siebert Broadcasting’s KWBE-AM Beatrice NE has decided he’d rather stay on the radio than on...
What would you pay for some CC Media bonds?
It doesn’t really matter to the parent company of Clear Channel Communications, since it sold the debt to six big banks when the going private deal closed after an out-of-court settlement
FCC may look into PPM
The FCC hasn’t decided to launch an inquiry into Arbitron’s Portable People Meter radio ratings system, but it hasn’t decided not to either
Eastlan enters Vermont
Vox AM/FM recently purchased a cluster in the Burlington, VT-Plattsburgh, NY market from Clear Channel – but it won’t be buying the Arbitron ratings...
Savage book sales surpass Pelosi project
WorldNetDaily reports Michael Savage's new autobiography, self-published and available on the MichaelSavage.com website, has surpassed the sales of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent publication,...
FCC blames car alarm plague on WRBQ tower
The FCC claims WRBQ-FM’s tower may be causing a mysterious plague of car alarms going off or not working at all in downtown Tampa....