Data glitch? Houston PPM carry rates drop one-third in one week
As RBR first reported yesterday, Houston, we may have a big problem when it comes to PPM carry rates. There is a sudden sharp...
Dial Global announces three promotions
Dial Global has promoted Eileen Decker from EVP/Director of Sales to President, Dial Global Sales; Don Wachsmith from SVP/Sales to EVP/Sales and Charles Steinhauer...
Close encounter in Washington state
In the Lewiston ID-Clarkston WA market, KFFR-FM is now KZBG-FM, it's moved from Pullman WA to Lapwai WA, and it has a new owner....
Analyst fail to see Whole Food-XM/Sirius parallel
When the Federal Trade Commission moved to prevent a merger between top organic food retailers Whole Foods and Wild Oats, many saw it as...
Sharpton has some advice for Imus, should he return
The Rev. Al Sharpton has said he won't object if Don Imus returns to radio, and offered some advice for him if he does....
More red ink in radio's near future?
That's what CL King analyst Jim Boyle thinks. He's expecting the industry as a whole to lose 1% for the month of July compared...
Will Tribune tribulations trip up deal?
This is a transaction that is designed to go to Zell. When it was first proposed to take the company private under Sam Zell's...
BBC programming pulled off FM station in Moscow
BBC World Service has been informed by the owners of the Moscow FM radio station Bolshoye Radio that BBC programming in Russian will no...
KFRC announces all-star line up
KFRC-Fm San Francisco announced Celeste Perry has been selected as the permanent co-host of the new KFRC morning show with host Dave Sholin and...
KPIG commentator arrested on drug, weapons charges
Travus T. Hipp, a 70-year-old Nevada commentator who airs on stations including KPIG-FM Freedom, CA was arrested last week on weapons and drug charges....
Close encounter in Nebraska
G.I. Family Radio is now the proud owner of two FM DIY projects. It has CPs for stations in Paxton NE and Sutherland NE,...
Florida pirate shut down
A Creole/Haitian pirate FM is off the air in Stuart, FL after an FCC raid on last week. An FCC investigator and a detective...
A legal eagle-eye view of AMs on FM
The FCC has been allowing signal-challenged AM stations to fill in holes in their coverage via the judicious use of FM translators on a...
NABOB calls again for PPM slowdown
Arbitron remains confidentFor the second time, the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) has called for Arbitron to postpone its rollout of Portable...
July another Downer
Bank of America analyst Jonathan Jacoby says it looks like radio revenues in big markets were down around 2% in July, but he's holding...