Publisher Perspective – NAB 2007 and Radio's Future
"No time to either sing praise or be critical but the time is now to think about the balance of the decade." This observation...
From NAB: "WBT studio waited for bombs to fall"
At NAB last week, RBR had dinner with Mark Washburn, TV/Radio Writer for the Charlotte Observer, at a dinner hosted by NAB's Dennis Wharton....
Dan Patrick taps Premiere for ad sales
Dan Patrick makes his return to sports radio today from AM570 KLAC in Los Angeles for "The Dan Patrick Show," distributed by The Content...
Indie 103.1 holding private concert for "The Sex Pistols" tour
To kick start their "holiday in the sun," the Sex Pistols are playing a special private club show for fans 10/25 at The Roxy...
Multitasking anchor
Cable news network CNN has a four hour special called "Planet in Peril" set for a two-night debut, with two hours each earmarked for...
WWL-AM cleans up at the Marconi Awards
After what New Orleans has been through and the role Entercom's WWL-AM has played in that disaster and rebuilding, three Marconi Awards may not...
Michaels leases two more DIYs
Jonathan L. Smith and his Lincoln Garrard Broadcasting Company have inked an agreement with Randy Michaels and his RadioActive LLC which will send two...
Goodbye to Charlotte
Airport lines were long as broadcasters left Charlotte after enjoying a successful week in a new host city. The biggest concern before the radio...
WCAP caps all radio dealing
Clark Smidt's Merrimack Valley Radio LLC is getting WCAP-AM in Lowell MA from Northeast Radio Inc. for 2.66M, keeping alive a trend in which...
Small market radio is sizzling!
There was no gloom and doom Friday at the "Small market frenzy, boom or bust" panel at the NAB Radio Show. Small market operators...
PPM pushback in NYC
The NY Post reports City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and a group of her colleagues Friday urged a listener-research group to ditch PPM as...
Official skepticism clouds XM/Sirius betrothal
A while back a few Wall Street types were starting to think the XM/Sirius merger was going to get through the regulatory gauntlet. However,...
Addressable ads coming to HD Radio
It's only a matter of time, and NDS is working on it now. At The NAB Radio Show in Charlotte, RBR sat down with...
Martha Stewart makes live appearance on WADV Radio
Martha Stewart will make a special guest appearance on WADV Radio, the streaming Radio station of Advertising Week 2007, on Thursday morning.At the heart...
Dial Global nets get special tabs for RADAR 94
In the RADAR 94 survey, Dial Global Complete FM remains one of the most effective choices to reach young men and women. The network...