Friday, September 20, 2024

Rush Imus panel comes into focus

Although it proved to be a difficult session to pull together, Bobby Rush (D-IL) finally has his Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection...

"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...

Male oriented and upper income

Male oriented and upper income formats top list for radio web visitors and Male oriented radio programming and formats with an upper income skew...

Retailers back merger, watchdog yawns

RadioShack, Circuit City and Crutchfield have come out in favor of the proposed merger of satellite radio competitors XM and Sirius. The DARS duo...

National advertisers hit key issues at "Power of Urban Radio"

The strategic importance of the 710 billion African American market and how to most effectively engage this major consumer group, along with the ramifications...

DIY Midwest bonanza

Five FM CPs are changing hands in a pair of completely separate deals. Well, the first set aren't exactly changing hands right away, but...

CBS Radio News to offer 60 Minutes podcasts

Programs via audio podcast free on iTunes, CBSNews.com. and websites of CBS Radio News affiliates. CBS streams selected excerpts and segments of 60 Minutes...

Markets re-ranked for Fall

When you arrive in Charlotte next week for the NAB Radio Show, you will be in a Top 25 market, up from #33 following...

Arbitron execs herald NYC launch of PPM

Arbitron Sr. VP of Ratings Services Jay Guyther proudly told reporters that the company's Portable People Meter (PPM) ratings service launched at its in-tab...

Sweet Home at home in Media One Group

The deal sending WFUN-AM, WYBL-FM, WREO-FM, WFXJ-FM and WZOO-FM in the Ashtabula OH market from Clear Channel to Sweet Home Ashtabula actually incorporates them...

HD RADIO 2007, AM HD Radio DXing

AM HD Radio DXing a whole new dimension and for those who were concerned AM nighttime HD Radio signals would interfere with existing "clear...

Big 100 getting upgraded

We've got an answer why CC Radio's Big 100 (WBIG-FM DC) has been all over the map lately, RF-wise (9/19/07 MBR), Said Jeff Littlejohn,...

Radio continues to hold its audience

According to a nationwide poll from American Media Services, the latest AMS Radio Index found that 63% of American adults listen to the radio...

Watchdog launches another assault on Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart is one of the few companies big enough to have a watchdog entirely devoted to it and nothing else. WakeUpWalMart.com has been sparring...

HD Radio receivers to debut on QVC

The HD Digital Radio Alliance announced three popular HD Radio receiver models will premiere on QVC, 9/26 at 10 PM ET.  The QVC show...