Kunin goes camping in Pine City
WCMP AM-FM has been sold. The Pine City MN combo is headed for Red Rock Radio Corporation, which is 85% owned a subsidiary of...
Mancow and Miller headline symposium
The annual Radio Symposium that Interep and Bear Stearns put on in NYC usually features a lot of Wall Street types, bankers, ad agency...
Revenues rebounded in April
It is hardly a robust rebound, but any up month is good news for radio. The RAB reports that local revenues rose 1% in...
Close encounter in Great Falls
Some may get their kicks on Rt. 66, but you get your KAAK in Great Falls MT (off I-15, for what it's worth). At...
Washington think tank attacks satmerger
It is widely agreed that the proposed merger of XM and Sirius satellite radio companies faces high hurdles to get beyond antitrust concerns. It...
Antitrust action bad news for XM/Sirius
The Federal Trade Commission has gone to federal court in an effort to block the proposed merger of Whole Foods and Wild Oats Market,...
Study finds fewer women and minority women owners
Stating the obvious, the activist group Free Press has released a "landmark report" revealing that there are fewer women and minority owners of radio...
Update on Citadel-ABC wedding plans
Citadel Broadcasting remains mum on any public announcement of its top leadership structure following next week's acquisition of ABC Radio, but we have gotten...
Campaigning on radio
Question: If you're running for office, should you use radio advertising to preach to the choir or should you try to convert nonbelievers to...
EBay in deal with Bid4Spots
The world says radio is a dying medium, but it seems everyone wants to get into selling radio spots. Go figure. The Wall Street...
Detroit loses two veterans
Two long-time Detroit radio personalities have died in recent days. Paul Christy (Christides) died of complications from Parkinson's disease at age 69. His resume...
Moving, if not spreading, the Gospel
Archway Broadcasting Group's WLGT-FM Washington NC is being sold. The Gospel station is headed for Ronald Benfield's Media East LLC. According to Snowden Associates...
TRN adds Hendrie, "The National Defense Radio Show
Hendrie's back on the radio-Talk Radio Network-FM announced the addition of The Phil Hendrie Show, premiering 6/25. The overnight show is scheduled to be...
Salvation Army honors Dick Purtan
The National Salvation Army has honored Detroit Radio Personality Dick Purtan, host of Oldies 104.3 WOMC's morning show, Dick Purtan and Purtan's People, with...
Price revealed
Peter Davidson's foray into major market territory will take a new subsidiary of his Davidson Media Group called Blackstrap Broadcasting LLC into east coast...