KABC-AM announces multicasting initiative on sister KLOS-FM
Citadel Broadcasting's KABC-AM LA announces it will offer listeners an opportunity to hear original programming on multiple platforms; while Dodger baseball is heard on...
Moody's may downgrade Radio One
1.3 billion bucks of debt at Radio One is under review by Moody's Investors Service. Given the state of the economy and the company's...
Westwood One has its ducks in a row
So says Bear Stearns analyst Chris Ensley, who says the company's emphasis is now on operations, following the successful split from CBS Radio management, while retaining contractual rights to clearances on CBS stations.
Peter Smyth: Posting = Accountability
In Greater Media CEO Peter Smyth's monthly online column, "The Corner Office," he chimed in on the big news from the recent RAB in...
Alarcon takes dissident in stride
No, there was no reference to the mysterious media giant "XYZ" that Discovery Group says is interested in buying SBS for double the current stock price.
Better diaries on the way
Arbitron announced diary enhancements that are intended to improve response rates for hard to reach demographics. Here are new initiatives being implemented beginning with...
T.H. Lee betting on broadcasting
Thomas H. Lee Partners Managing Director Richard J. Bressler said that the way to read his company's proposed acquisition and privatization of Clear Channel...
Mega-concert this Saturday
What do you get when you assemble 1,000 musicians in a single room for a performance? We’ll find out this Saturday (3/15) as the...
Alarcon under attack
Spanish Broadcasting System is the latest public media company to have a disgruntled major shareholder issue a demand that the company sell itself or...
HD Radio takes center stage at MERA
iBiquity Digital will be featured as the Platinum Sponsor of the 2008 MERA (Mobile Enhancement Retailers Association) Knowledgefest, March 15-18 in Louisville, Kentucky. HD...
Morris: Broadcasters changing views on PPM
Delaying PPM deployment was the right thing to do, not because there was any problem with the data, but because the company needed the “belief factor” to be there – for clients to have confidence in the ratings being generated.
Crystal Awards finalists named
NAB announced the 50 finalists for the 2008 Crystal Radio Awards competition, which recognizes radio stations for their outstanding year-round commitment to community service....
NY TV station subscribes to PPM
Strictly speaking, WYNZ-LP is a low-power television station on channel 6, but it operates as a commercial radio station, promoting its dial position as...
Envision announces “Think Green Radio”
Envision Radio Networks announces the launch of Think Green Radio, a new 60 second infotainment segment hosted by LA radio personality Harrison. Think Green...
World News Roundup celebrates 70th anniversary
America’s longest running broadcast happens to be on network radio. CBS News Radio's The World News Roundup forged broadcasting history when it launched on...