Time has come for PPM
Time magazine has included Arbitron's Portable People Meter as one of "The Best Inventions of 2007." Apple's iPhone was #1 on the list of...
WTOP-HD3 debuts in DC
Bonneville's WTOP-FM DC has added an HD-3 signal to its 103.5 frequency - all traffic, all weather, all the time. HD-2 continues to be...
Close encounter in Frankfort
Forever Broadcasting has closed on a four-station double duopoly cluster (two AMs & two FMs) in the unrated Frankfort KY market. According to brokerage...
Pick your generation
New owner Monticello Media has introduced another new format in Charlottesville, VA, dubbing two of its stations "generations 102.3 & 94.1." The "era-based" programming...
Westwood One finally rebounding
Westwood One CEO Peter Kosann declared the cost cutting over and said the company is again focused on investing in growth. WW1 reported that...
Moonves: Look for radio to grow in 2008
Q3 revenues for CBS Radio were down 7% on a same station basis, "which is not acceptable to us," CBS Corporation CEO Les Moonves...
CAIR upset by Savage remarks
The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called on radio listeners of all faiths to contact companies that advertise on Michael Savage's nationally-syndicated...
Red Zebra Broadcasting signs for PPM in DC
Arbitron announced Red Zebra Broadcasting, owner of Redskins Radio, The Washington, D.C. ESPN Radio affiliate and the flagship radio stations for the Washington Redskins...
Quick closing in Connecticut
That didn't take long. Just seven days after announcing a deal to sell two Connecticut newspapers to Hearst Corporation (10/26/07 RBR #210), the transaction...
Forever expands in Pennsylvania
Now we know why Forever Broadcasting spun a Johnstown PA AM station to Sima Birach a little while back. It has filed to pick...
Imus: It's official for 12/3 on WABC
Of course, we've all known for weeks, but now it's completely official" Don Imus comes back to radio on WABC-AM NY on Monday December...
Close encounter in Santa Fe
Hutton Broadcasting is now in control of KLBU-FM, serving the Santa Fe market. Ted Hutton has been an active acquirer during the year, and...
Westwood One Presents "A Tribute to Porter Wagoner"
Westwood One announced a specially produced radio program remembering Country music legend Porter Wagoner, October 30 - November 4, 2007.Hosted by Rowdy Yates, host...
Toyota to launch first XM factory-equipped models
XM Satellite Radio announced that the all-new 2009 Toyota Corolla and Matrix will be the first Toyota brand vehicles to offer XM Radio as...
Another assault on radio license rebuffed
Marsha Farley believed that the license renewal for WQXR-FM New York should have been denied, not necessarily for what it did or didn't do,...