All in the family
We're not saying that negotiations over the sale of WLES-AM Bon Air VA in the close-in suburbs of Richmond from Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation to...
Another CCU market sold
The latest is unrated Frankfort, KY, where WCND-AM, WFKY-AM, WKED-FM and WKYW-FM are leaving the Clear Channel fold. The brokers at Kalil & Co....
Walsh new Interep COO
Interep veteran Mike Walsh has been elevated to President and COO of the company, overseeing all of the radio rep firms and reporting to...
Kosann leaving Westwood One
Lots of changes in the executive suite at Westwood One. CEO Peter Kosann announced that he will leave the company in early 2008, once...
Dan Patrick teams with de Castro
Well, when ESPN's Dan Patrick decided he was moving on from ESPN, rumor had it that the destination was Sporting News Radio, where his...
Boomer Esiason to replace Imus?
The rumors keep on coming. Now The NY Post reports insiders are whispering that ex-N.Y. Jets quarterback Boomer Esiason will permanently replace Imus in...
Honors for Hyde
Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) Executive Vice President George Hyde has been honored as the 2007 recipient of the William J. Brooks Award by the...
Larry Miller killed in car crash
Cox Radio's WRKA-FM Louisville, KY is mourning the death of afternoon driver Larry Miller. He was killed in a car accident Tuesday at age...
Babies rule in Atlanta
Come Tuesday, July 24th, every major morning drive radio show in Atlanta is joining together for "Breakfast for Babies," a roadblock of the radio...
Price revealed on the transaction Frontier
One of the newest broadcast group owners is kicking off in multimedia mode with four radio markets and a television market. Jason Wolff's Frontier...
Wilkins strikes again
Bob Cordaro is exiting the broadcast business and Bob Wilkins is adding his third station in Pennsylvania and 16th overall. According to brokers Richard...
Churn plagues satellite radio
RBR has always insisted that churn is a major issue for both satellite radio companies, despite their insistence that subscriber turnover is under control....
Is CCU fudging on payola agreement?
In the consent decrees between the FCC and four broadcast companies active in the state of New York - Clear Channel, CBS Radio, Entercom...
Entravision signs for PPM
Spanish multi-media company Entravision has signed up for Portable People Meter (PPM) ratings from Arbitron in its five top 50 radio markets. The first...
Six major broadcasters sign with HipCricket
HipCricket has announced new partnerships with several key broadcast radio groups including: Hubbard Radio, Triad Broadcasting Company, Perry Broadcasting, Inc., Press Communications, Sandusky Radio...