UC Berkeley team creates world smallest radio
The San Jose Mercury News reports UC, Berkeley researchers have created and listened to tunes on a "nanoradio" one ten-thousandth the diameter of a...
Jones Radio Networks renews with Neal Boortz
Jones Radio Networks announced it has renewed its contract with talker Neal Boortz. JRN has syndicated The Neal Boortz Show since 1999."We're going into...
NABOB renews call for PPM slowdown
With the first PPM data out of New York (11/8/07 RBR #219) showing the same ratings drop off for Urban and Hispanic stations seen...
Media Monitors, KRG go political
Media Monitors and Katz Media Group announced the launch of a new online competitive intelligence product for the 2008 national political campaign season called...
Westwood One adds copy-splitting
Bringing spot radio flexibility to network radio, Westwood One announced it will be enhancing its radio network distribution system, shipping Media Access Xchange (MAX)...
Dickey focuses on Trask at hand
Here's a Lew Dickey deal that has nothing to do with Cumulus. WZZB-AM is Dickey's under licensee name S.C.I. Broadcasting, but not for long....
PPM reshuffles NYC rankings
Early pre-currency PPM ratings data obtained by RBR shows New York ratings being reshuffled by PPM much as was experienced in Houston and Philadelphia....
XM/Sirius speculation heats up
The FCC has asked for more detail regarding the proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio, and that has the press...
Kathy Crawford responds to Bob Neil's PPM-lashing
Kathy Crawford, MindShare President/Local Broadcast, responded to RBR over yesterday's concerns from Cox Radio CEO Bob Neil over Arbitron's PPM ratings system at his...
Janice Finkel-Greene responds to PPM-lashing
Janice Finkel-Greene, Initiative Media EVP/Local Broadcast and EVP/Director Futures and Technology, also responded to RBR over yesterday's concerns from Cox Radio CEO Bob Neil...
Radio seen down 2% in 2007
Add Anthony DiClemente at Lehman Brothers to the Wall Street analysts who have reduced their radio forecasts after RAB reported September revenues nationwide down...
Cox Radio's Bob Neil still outspoken on PPM
On yesterday's Cox Radio Q3 conference call, CEO Bob Neil spoke about strong categories for the quarter and commented as well on the ongoing...
Bob Neil: PPM generated "tremendous amount of chaos"
On yesterday's Cox Radio Q3 conference call, CEO Bob Neil mentioned many of the agencies out there haven't been properly trained on the PPM...
Cumulus stocking stuffers go into trust
In preparation for its plans to go private, Cumulus is anticipating the need to spin off properties in certain markets, and has arranged to...
Liberman, KJLH sign for PPM
Arbitron announced that Liberman Broadcasting had signed a five year contract for Portable People Meter (PPM) data. The Spanish language radio and TV specialist...