CBS/Entercom deal finally waved through
A double deal sending stations in Memphis TN, Cincinati OH, Austin TX and Rochester NY for a grand total of 262M has finally been...
Dial Global Digital 24/7 syndicates KPIG
Dial Global Digital 24/7 Networks and Mapleton Communications announced syndication of the legendary KPIG Radio (KPIG-FM), the award-winning Santa Cruz-Monterey, CA based station. Availability...
TargetSpot signs Nassau Broadcasting
Soundpedia and FNX Radio. Streaming media advertising company TargetSpot announced partnerships with Nassau Broadcasting Partners, Soundpedia.com and FNX Radio, bringing over 50 new stations...
GAP handles Radioactive material in Montana
Skip Weller's GAP Broadcasting, the second similarly-named group backed by Oak Tree Capital Management, is taking a Randy Michaels FM off the hands of...
HD RADIO 2007, Volvo
Volvo to offer HD Radios for 2008 models. Add Volvo to the list that includes Ford, Jaguar, Hyundai and BMW: Volvo Cars announced it...
WNCI apologizes for parody song
CC Radio's WNCI-FM Columbus, OH apologized on its website for airing a parody song last Tuesday. The station also agreed not to play the...
Zapoleon Media, Marshall Arts Communications introduce "Jayne-FM"
Zapoleon Media Strategies and Marshall Arts Communications have created a new Hot AC program, "Jayne-FM." Robin Marshall, air personality at New York's CD-101.9 morphs...
Tom Bender named SVP/GM of Greater Media Interactive
Greater Media announced Tom Bender has been named SVP/GM of Greater Media Interactive, responsible for building on the foundation in place with Greater Media's...
Arbitron to delay PPM rollout
Rollout delay PPM rollout in NYC, LA, Chicago, San Francisco and Dallas. Looks like all the PPM recent numbers issues raised by Cox Radio,...
PPM helping some, hurting others
Bank of America analyst Jonathan Jacoby says Arbitron's Portable People Meter (PPM) is producing higher ratings for some groups, while hurting others. You may...
Clock ticking for buyouts
A few months ago private equity buyouts were all the rage. Univision had been bought, Clear Channel and Cumulus Media announced private equity buyout...
Broadcast vet tries to checkmate dereg
Further illuminating the fuzzy lines of division when it comes to the issue of media ownership is John Rook, former DJ, program director and...
Localism, 17-year cicadas: What's the difference?
That's what Harry F. Cole and Patrick Murck of Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth are wondering. In an FCC filing, they said that localism and...
XM/Sirius gains traction, suffers attack
The Wall Street Journal says that residents of its famous financial boulevard are becoming more and more inclined to believe that the once-doubtful wedding...
Greenwood AM resold
WABG-AM Greenwood MS is headed for Stephen C. Lavere, Bennie J. Welles and William O. Luckett SPB LLC for 12K, according to documents filed...