Neil Rogers goes five more with WQAM
WQAM-AM Miami Sports Radio announced controversial talker Neil Rogers signed a five-year contract to run through 2013. Rogers’ contract was to expire in December...
NRSC adopts updated HD Radio standard; Smitty explains
The National Radio Systems Committee (NRSC) has adopted an updated version of its in-band/on-channel (IBOC) digital radio (HD Radio) broadcasting standard. An updated RF...
WNEW returns to its roots
The station rocked New York City for three decades breaking some of the biggest artists of all time, including David Bowie, Elton John, and The Talking Heads.
CBS unveils summer sked
CBS unveiled its 2008 summer schedule comprising nearly 90 hours of original programming, including three new reality series (Greatest American Dog, Million Dollar Password...
Cost cut for HD Radio
Four electronics manufacturers announced yesterday at the NAB Convention in Las Vegas that they have introduced "embedded exporter" technology to reduce the cost of...
XM/Sirius continues to draw opposition
A pair of prominent Republicans have fired off letters to the FCC asking that plans to merge satellite audio services XM and Sirius be...
CCU’s Texas lawsuit goes on
Clear Channel Communications scored another win on Friday as a Texas state judge in San Antonio refused to throw out the company’s lawsuit against...
Arbitron open to different ideas
The Cumulus RFP is no surprise to Arbitron, since Cumulus has invited it to submit a proposal. “We welcome the initiative announced today by...
Alpine’s automotive HD Radio receiver w/iTunes tagging now for sale
Alpine Electronics’ IVA-W505, an automotive iTunes Tagging-enabled HD Radio receiver, has officially hit retail. Connected to the TUA-T550HD HD Radio tuner, the IVA-W505 head...
Westwood One's The Billy Bush Show debuts today
Westwood One announced the “The Billy Bush Show” will debut on stations including MYfm 104.3 Los Angeles (KBIG-FM). The show will broadcast live from...
Randi Rhodes joins Nova M Radio; Air America announces fill
After being let go from Air America last week over saying mean-spirited things about Hillary Clinton, The Nova M Radio Network announced the addition...
Cumulus seeks new ratings service
Cumulus Media has had it with the ups and downs of ratings in smaller markets from Arbitron’s diary service. The company says it will stop subscribing to Arbitron’s ratings service for its stations in markets 100+ come the end of this year and intends to have a new ratings service in place by that time.
Radio One makes network buy
Social networking, that is. Radio One says it has bought Community Connect Inc. for approximately 38 million bucks. Community Connect owns and operates a...
Randi Rhodes hits the road
Randi Rhodes will not be returning to her Air America Radio show after being suspended last week (4/4/08 RBR #67). The network announced yesterday...
Radio group wins a MacArthur grant
Yes, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is best known for its so-called “genius awards,” the no-strings-attached cash grants given annually to...