WWDE drops Whoopi
Another one bites the dust: Entercom’s AC WWDE-FM Norfolk has dropped Premiere’s “Wake up with Whoopi” morning show. That means she has seven (or...
“The Mark Levin Show" reaches 150-affiliate milestone
ABC Radio Networks announced that The Mark Levin Show is experiencing phenomenal growth. With the recent addition of Clear Channel’s News/Talk WJNO in West...
Clear Channel closing won't come until 2008
While still awaiting regulatory approval for its private equity buyout, Clear Channel Communications announced plans to pay a regular quarterly dividend to its current...
The Michele McPhee Show to launch on 96.9FM WTKK
Greater Media Boston has announced on air personality and former Boston Herald reporter Michele McPhee will kick off her new nighttime show from 7pm-10pm...
USRN launching Lou Dobbs talker
Award-winning broadcast journalist and author Lou Dobbs announced will be bringing his influential and popular point of view to a coast-to-coast radio audience with...
Q3 radio pothole, October not as bad
The Radio Advertising Bureau is encouraged by positive results for network and non-spot revenue categories, both of which improved in the high single digits...
Entravision looks to cross-own in Orlando
Hispanic broadcaster Entravision has an agreement in place to acquire WNUE-FM in the Orlando FL market. The Mega Communications station will join a Univision...
Exxing out Exxon, thinking about XM
We fired Exxon last week. And the story gives a perfect illustration of why satellite audio services XM and Sirius should not be allowed...
Bicoastal closes on two CC stations in WA
Bicoastal Media has closed on the sale of radio stations KELA-AM, KMNT-FM,Centralia, Washington from Clear Channel. Bicoastal is a California-based company headed by Kenneth...
Frontier Capital scoops up CC stations in CA, AZ
Kalil & Co. also brokered the deal for CC stations to Frontier Capital Partners (Jason Wolff) in California and Arizona, including:KSLY-FM, KVEC-AM San Luis...
Analysis of Nassau-Suffolk numbers: PPM vs. Diary
Here's a quick take on the Long Island numbers-PPM vs. Diary, based on extrapolations. This is the first opportunity that we have to actually...
NYC Fall trends released
Yesterday held the release of Arbitron's Fall book's first Arbitrends covering NYC for August, September and October (diary). WHTZ-FM and WLTW-FM are tops in...
NAB wants LPFM to keep its distance
Citing "the laws of physics," the National Association of Broadcasters requested that third adjacency protections for incumbent full-power stations remain firmly in place as...
Sun sets in Somerset
A deal for WTLO-AM in Somerset KY will take Cumberland Communications President Harris Rakestraw III out of the radio business and will give Key...
Close encounter in Ocean City
Tony Brandon has plenty of experience in the commercial radio world, but his latest done deal is for noncommercial Maryland-based Your Public Radio. It...