Mancow sues Emmis/Q-101 for 6 million
Former WKQX-FM (Q-101) morning man Erich "Mancow" Muller filed a 6 million dollar suit Tuesday against Emmis and Q-101 management claiming they disparaged his...
Lawsuit against Imus dropped
Rutgers women's basketball player Kia Vaughn has dropped her libel, slander and defamation lawsuit against Don Imus. Her attorney told local newspapers that she...
Fools rush in?
The proposed merger of XM and Sirius satellite radio operations seems to have found a new fan: Wall Street watchdog The Motley Fool. "They're...
Redwood Empire gets bigger
Gordon Zlot's Redwood Empire Stereocasters already owns and operates KZST-FM and KJZY-FM in the Santa Rosa CA market just north of San Francisco. According...
Close encounter in Tucson
George W. Kimble's Green Valley Broadcasters now has the deed and the keys to KGVY-AM, serving Tucson from nearby Green Valley AZ. According to...
Arbitron pitches PPM samples success
Arbitron has already installed more PPM households in the New York market for its pre-currency launch than its target and yesterday reported some success...
New problem for PPM: Software update
As it released August PPM data to clients yesterday, Arbitron was dealing with a new problem: The largest national rep firm, Katz, was unable...
HD RADIO 2007, BE and Jump2Go
BE and Jump2Go complete iTunes, HD Radio connection. Completing the iPod and HD Radio connection, Jump2Go and Broadcast Electronics announced a new application for...
XM/Sirius tout a la carte offerings
Here's a shocker. Merger-hungry satellite services XM and Sirius conducted a poll on a la carte menu offerings and darned if the results weren't...
Boycott urged in interference fight
One side argues that second-adjacent channel FM stations will cause interference; the other argues that's nonsense. No, we're not talking about the US battle...
Schultz heads back to school
The Conclave announced that Kelly Jo Ann Schultz has won its Continuing Education Scholarship for 2007. Schultz, who is both a play-by-play announcer and...
NPR, WGBH acquire NPB
NPR and WGBH Boston have made an offer to acquire National Public Broadcasting, LLC (NPB), the leading multi-market sponsorship rep for public television and...
GAP buys on the Lake
Lake Charles, Louisiana, that is. George Laughlin's GAP Broadcasting is picking up an intact cluster that includes two AMs, four FMs and even an...
Barbara Walters to launch Sirius talker
Sirius Satellite Radio announced Barbara Walters will host an exclusive, weekly live call-in show on its Sirius Stars channel. Beginning 9/17, Barbara Live will...
Eastlan puts Springfield IL back on the map
Springfield IL was once a fixture in the Arbitron Spring and Fall surveys, but it's been five years since the rating giant has produced...