Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Are You Getting All The Political Dollars You Can?

Katz talks about finely targeted political information to help radio get more political ad dollars.

Most Clear Channel managers swapped their options

Monday (3/21) was the deadline for managers at Clear Channel Communications to swap their way-out-of-the-money options for new stock options

This Radio Industry Vet Is Now Leading Beasley/Tampa

A 35-year radio industry executive who has held such roles as EVP/Operations for Chancellor Broadcasting and the company it became, AMFM Inc.; as the EVP for Salem Media Group; and as EVP/Operations for iHeartMedia's Miami-Fort Lauderdale station group while the company was still known as Clear Channel is returning to the Sunshine State.

MFM Honors Entercom’s Now-Former CFO

The Media Financial Management Association's Distinguished CFO Award pays tribute to a Chief Financial Officer who has made outstanding contributions to the media industry. This year's award goes to an individual that recently departed a pure-play radio broadcasting company that's set to introduce CBS Radio's AMs and FMs to its stable of stations.
Pandora

Why the market flipped out on Pandora

A 5.2% increase in YOY subscriptions at internet audio leader Pandora resulted in a 15% stock
KFI 640 AM LA / John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou

KFI-AM details plan on diversity commitment

We have already improved our policies and further, we are making additional programming and operating changes

Stations ally to oppose performance tax

We thought there was very clear handwriting on the wall following this week's hearing on performance payments on broadcast, and we weren't the only...
Saga Communications, Inc.

Saga Q1 revenue up 1.6%; Q2 “sluggish”

Saga Communications’ Q1 revenue was $29.4 million compared to $29.0 million for the same period last year

A Nielsen Audio Renewal in Austin and Norfolk

The Nielsen Audio rankings for two top markets -- one in Virginia and the other in the Lone Star state -- will continue to display the stations for an entity operating under two different names in each of these locales.

Iowa AM/FM Owner Resolves ‘OPIF’ Issue With FCC

The process of renewing a radio station’s license has the potential of revealing to the FCC Media Bureau’s Audio Division a failure to adhere to Commission rules. And, that’s exactly what has happened to an Iowa broadcaster which has entered into a Consent Decree with the Commission to resolve an "OPIF" rule violation at each of its two radio stations.

Q1 2008 comes in 5% short

Radio revenue results during the first quarter of 2008 were nothing to write home about, according to the latest Radio Advertising Bureau/Miller Kaplan Arase...

Prisa coming to the US in a big way?

Grupo Prisa is coming to the U.S. and they have $$ to spend. Prisa, based in Spain, owns the cable system there, numerous television networks

Reunion weekend for WFAN-AM NYC

It was July 1, 1987 that Suzyn Walman opened her mic at 3:00 pm and welcomed listeners to the launch WFAN-AM New York as...
Anthony Gargano, as shown on his program earlier this month.

Beasley Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Former ‘Fanatic’ Host

The U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania's Eastern District has signed off on a motion for a preliminary injunction that effectively ends embattled midday sports talk host Anthony Gargano's employment with Beasley Media Group.

Week 24: Broadcast 94, Cable 6

Raslin’ from WWE on USA was the only cable show to make the top 50 (#36) in the most recent week for all of...