Friday, September 20, 2024

Time to speak with one voice

"One Voice for Radio" is the new campaign to be formally introduced today by NAB and RAB, but we got a brief advance glimpse...

Radio seems like two different businesses

That was the observation from Cherry Creek Radio CEO Joe Schwartz, who notes that in his small markets "we have actually been successful in...

Missing from the bedroom

If you had already guessed that radio is an afterthought medium from lots of 17-28 year olds, yesterday's report by Fred Jacobs of Jacobs...

Houston PPM in-tab falling

Another problem for Arbitron in Houston? Looks like its turnover, as the Houston PPM in-tab is falling, falling, falling. The Houston September week 2...

Interep and Focus 360 form "Interep Local Focus"

Interep and Focus 360 announced that they have entered into a joint marketing agreement, effective 10/1, whereby Interep will commence national representation of all...

AM triple-header in Austin

Jose J. Garcia is involved in somewhat of a yo-yo deal in the Austin market. After selling a two-AM, two-FM cluster to Thomas Castro's...

Morey launches new Latin music station in LI

The increasing popularity of Salsa, Merenque and other Latin-inspired music has found a new home on Long Island, as the Morey Organization launches Long...

HD Radio now on 1,500 stations

iBiquity Digital announced the 1,500th HD Radio station has gone on the air: Clear Channel's rock station WROV-FM 96.3 in Roanoke, VA. "We welcome...

Clear Channel clears hurdle

The buyout of radio giant Clear Channel needed approval of 66.7% of its shareholders to go to Bain Capital Partners and Thomas H. Lee...

Ford to offer HD Radio across most product lines

Ford became the first automaker to offer HD Digital Radio across multiple product lines. The dealer-installed HD radio option is now available nationwide on...

"Urban Radio in the PPM World" studied

Urban radio has an unmatched ability to reach and motivate African American consumers on behalf of advertisers and marketers, according to a new presentation...

NAB to launch Drunk Driving PSAs at Radio Show

NAB will distribute over 90 drunk driving prevention PSAs featuring the tag,  "Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk" to radio stations during The NAB...

More CCU ripples in Mankato

A deal in April sending numerous stations from Clear Channel to Three Eagles spawned two additional Mankato-New Ulm-St. Peter MN deals. Now a third...

Fox News Radio offers on-demand news service

Fox News Radio is now offering Fox News Radio OnDemand to its 5-Minute News Service affiliates.  "People today are getting their news and information...

Gloomy forecast for Charlotte

That's not the weather outlook, which is pretty sunny for this NAB Radio Show week, but Bank of America analyst Jonathan Jacoby sees "no...