Saga joins ad campaign to demand PPM accreditation
“I have no dog in this fight right now,” says Ed Christian, but he worries that unless PPM is done right now any problems...
LIN in retrans standoff with Charter
LIN TV says it has not been able to come to terms with the cable MSO on compensation for retransmission consent, so it expects Charter to discontinue carriage of LIN stations in seven markets when the current contract expires June 30th.
Houston: Is its methodology better or not?
In our RBR exclusive PPM Roundtable, Cox Radio CEO Bob Neil pressed Arbitron President of Sales and Marketing Pierre Bouvard on what it would...
Noted on the passing of Bo Diddley
Rock icon Bo Diddley recently passed away at age 79. He remained a live performing artist almost until the end of his life, and...
No word on Cumulus RFP
The target date for Cumulus Media to name its chosen vendor for a new radio ratings service in its 100+ ranked markets was June...
Fame is the Game
“Fame Games” is sort of an Internet-based version of “American Idol” (which itself was derived from previous TV talent shows). Now ABC Radio Networks...
Disagreement on PPM accreditation
All four participants in an RBR/TVBR panel on Arbitron’s Portable People Meter (PPM) agree that getting accreditation by the Media Rating Council (MRC) is...
Using your website to get, keep and grow your audience!
When looking at a typical radio website, you might reasonably get the impression that a lot of programmers and managers think their station’s site is mostly an opportunity to bombard users with “added value” ads or to build a database.
Sirius launches “Doctor Radio” channel
Sirius Satellite Radio and New York University announced the launch of Doctor Radio powered by NYU Langone Medical Center, a national radio channel of world-class...
FCC greenlights 50,000 watts for KRKO
Perseverance finally pays off for the Skotdal family, local operators of Everett-based KRKO-AM 1380, one of eight locally operated radio stations left in the...
HD Radio multicast award nominations being accepted
The National Association of Broadcasters announced the nomination process for the NAB HD Radio Multicast Award is now open. The deadline for submitting entries...
Clear Channel and Citadel settle lawsuits
Several lawsuits have been settled over Citadel’s hiring away of Clear Channel sales people in New York and Chicago. No one is going to...
Belmont Stakes debuts on ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio will present live coverage of the Belmont Stakes for the first time Saturday, June 7 at 5 p.m., when all ears will...
Music Licensing–Not your daddy’s radio…or TV
As music-licensing expert David Oxenford reminded attendees at the recently held 2008 Annual Broadcast Cable Financial Management Conference (BCFM), when operating in the digital...
Where have all the copy writers gone—and new local $’s with them?
During a week I speak with 50-75 radio stations. Unless I am way off base the great majority do not have a copy writer....