Emmis projects another down Qtr, But Smulyan optimistic
CEO Jeff Smulyan says he sees encouraging signs, but the guidance from Emmis for the current quarter is that it will again underperform a...
Close encounter in Charlottesville
Brokerage house Kalil & Co. tells us the Clear Channel has managed to close a third deal this week. This time, the buyer is...
TWCRN tops with sports nets
The Weather Channel Radio Network (TWCRN) now provides football game day forecasts to ESPN Radio and extended coverage to Fox Sports Radio, making it...
Westwood One and Bill O'Reilly re-up
Now it's official: Westwood One announced a new agreement has been reached to continue distributing Fox News' The Radio Factor with Bill O'Reilly nationally....
TRN responds to Savage attackers
Talk Radio Network's Michael Savage was condemned this week by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for exercising his freedom of speech in a...
XM and Sirius set shareholder votes
XM Satellite Radio has set November 13th for a shareholder vote on approving the pending merger with Sirius - and Sirius shareholders will vote...
Rehr wants hearing on record company/artist relations
In the battle over performance royalties for airplay, the music industry trotted out musicians to carry the water. But will the musicians end up...
Emmis tees up today
The bar has been set pretty low by Wall Street as Emmis reports this morning on its fiscal Q2 (June-August) results. Analysts expect revenues...
NAB, watchdog renew attack on XM/Sirius
Academic/attorney J. Gregory Sidak, on behalf of the Consumer Coalition for Competition in Satellite Radio (C3SR), says that there has been no substantiation to...
Baisden heads to the tube
Michael Baisden, whose radio show is syndicated by ABC Radio Networks, is adding television to his busy schedule. "Baisden After Dark" debuts Sunday at...
Citadel spins Tuscaloosa AM
WJRD-AM Tuscaloosa AL is exiting the Citadel portfolio and heading for a new home in the form of JRD Inc., owned by James E....
Imus near deal with Citadel?
Newsday reiterates the rumors we've been hearing for months now: Citadel is close to finalizing a contract with Don Imus that would bring the...
Mark Mays defends Limbaugh
Clear Channel CEO Mark Mays has written to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), agreeing that it would be offensive to call any US...
WW1 stock up on CBS deal
Westwood One shares rose yesterday, but not dramatically (only single digits), after sealing a long-awaited deal to separate its management from CBS Radio but...
Liquid Compass announces new online RIAA reporting tool
Liquid Compass, a content delivery network that provides streaming and digital media services to the radio industry, has developed RIAA Reporter-a royalty reporting tool...