PPM restart a “go”
“It’s time to move forward with electronic measurement for radio,” said Arbitron CEO Steve Morris, making official what most people in radio had been expecting – Arbitron will resume its Portable People Meter
Radiosophy debuts new and improved HD Radio
Radiosophy, makers of the first sub-$100 HD Radio receiver, introduces the HD100.1 radio. The receiver boasts an improved user interface, making configuration and set-up...
McCain using radio to target Cuban-Americans
New radio spots from the presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) have begun running on Miami stations, including Univision’s influential News/Talk WAQI-AM “Radio...
Non-com settles commercial allegations for $5K
WNYC Radio, licensee of WNYC-AM & FM New York, is out $5,000, but the FCC says it found no substantial reason to believe that...
Performance royalties get loft
The members of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property recognize that there are two sides to the dispute...
XM settles with last major label
XM Satellite Radio announced a settlement with EMI, the last of the four major record labels which had sued over XM’s Inno receiver with...
100.5 Max-FM lets listeners control the tunes
100.5 Max-FM (WXMM-FM) Norfolk-VA Beach is the first radio station in the world to actually allow listeners total control to program the music. This...
First PPM data from the City of Angels
Radio’s daily reach is more than four times larger than the combined circulations of LA’s twelve largest newspapers, according to the first data from...
Moody’s negative on Salem
Moody’s Investors Service recently downgraded its debt ratings for Salem Communications and said the outlook for the company’s ratings is also “negative.” The ratings...
SupeRadio signs Ed Shultz
SupeRadio, which is owned by Access.1 Communications, has acquired “The Ed Schultz Show” from Product 1st (P1). Liberal Talker Schultz recently began airing on...
Dobbs gets rewind, replay deal
The Lifestyle TalkRadio Network (LTRN) and United Stations Radio Networks announced an agreement for LTRN to air a rebroadcast of "The Lou Dobbs Show"...
Belts to remain snug at Clear Channel
Much has been made of the internal memo to Clear Channel managers from President & CFO Randall Mays that has been published on the...
DJ loses case against politician
RBR/TVBR isn’t normally on the press release email list for New York City Council Member John Liu, but his staff made a point of...
Ed Tornberg dead at 82
The Washington Post reports that New World Radio co-owner Edwin Tornberg died May 23rd of pulmonary fibrosis at his home in Potomac, MD. He...
ESPN launches 2nd channel for HD stations
Tomorrow marks the first broadcast of the ESPN HD Radio network, which will deliver sports content exclusively for the HD2 channels of radio stations....