Westwood One spells out CBS deal
Westwood One executives got into the nitty gritty financial deals of their new deal with CBS Radio (10/4/07 RBR #194) in a conference call...
Emmis Indianapolis shuffles formats; adds ESPN
Emmis Indianapolis announced that beginning 1/7/08, its programming on flagship WIBC-AM will be separated, with CHR WNOU 93.1 FM becoming WIBC-FM and broadcasting a...
Don't get mad, get a station
It's not every day you get off the beach by buying a station on the beach. WLSC-AM Loris doesn't quite qualify for that latter,...
Deal struck for troubled Mobile FM
WAVH-FM Daphne AL was to be sold by debtor-in-possession Barry D. Wood to Cumulus Media, according to a contract filed with the FCC 2/6/03....
The Steel City has got game
As reported in Friday's MBR (10/05/07 MBR), CBS flipped talker 93.7 The Zone back to the future, returning to it's once 18-49 dominant CHR...
Suleman says Imus deserves another chance
Citadel Broadcasting CEO Farid Suleman, who is believed to be on the brink of returning Don Imus to radio, told the NY Times last...
Emmis execs upbeat on PPM
Some Wall Street analysts have expressed concerns that Emmis, with some of its largest stations in Urban formats, could take a hit as Arbitron...
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...