Why he’s coming home
Bill 'Fig' Figenshu is a radio warrior and as many know by now has resigned his position as COO of Softwave Media Exchange (SWMX)...
Divine dusts off Marathon moniker for DIY buy
We've seen Chris Devine use licensee names like 3 Point Media, Blue Point Media and College Creek Media. Now he's back with a busload...
XM/Sirius takes a WIFE
Have you ever heard of Women Involved in Farm Economics (WIFE)? We haven't either. Nevertheless, the group has become the latest to endorse the...
Citadel now owns ABC Radio
After months and months of preparation and waiting for regulatory approvals, the 2.5 billion bucks acquisition of ABC Radio by Citadel Broadcasting was apparently...
Jeff Brooks dead at 63
Business TalkRadio Network reports that talk host Jeff Brooks died Sunday following a long illness at age 63. Brooks had hosted "On the Road,"...
The Internet radio revolution: The impact on you and your station
By Steve Young, Director of Pop and Rock Programming and Consulting, Jones Radio Networks/SeattleThe other day, my colleagues Ken Moultrie, Kristopher Jones and I...
El Cucuy joins Dreams Across America Tour
Renán Almendárez Coello, El Cucuy, star of Spanish-language radio show, 'El Cucuy de la Mañana' of SBS' LaRaza KLAX-FM LA, joined the nationwide 'Dreams...
Media Management Group signs Dr. Ken Kronhaus
Nationally syndicated health-talk radio host Dr. Ken Kronhaus has signed with Media Management Group. The company will work with him to expand his radio...
Warner still in the hunt for EMI
The official bidding is over, but Warner Music Group says it is still looking at a topper bid to snatch EMI Group away from...
Fargo group will go far with new AM
Radio Fargo Moorhead (RFM) is getting what it calls "the fifth largest daytime signal in the country" and a local Catholic group is getting...
Does the ticking clock mean anything?
Bank of America analyst Jonathan Jacoby doesn't think so. He suggests that the FCC delayed starting the deal clock on the XM-Sirius merger to...
All systems go for Citadel-ABC Radio merger
Today's the day and it looks like all is in readiness for the long-planned merger of ABC Radio into Citadel Broadcasting. The Walt Disney...
Transactions 06-11-07
14M KOIT-AM San Francisco from Bonneville International Corporation (Bruce Reese) to IHR Educational Broadcasting (Douglas M. Sherman, Janet B. Sherman, Charles W. Day, Margaret...
P1 Selling launches to help radio sales
Training and mentoring new sales people are two key elements to increasing revenue and retaining sales leaders at any radio station. P1 Selling, launched...
Big 100 to air The Skins, too
The Washington Redskins will air their 2007 games on Clear Channel's Classic Rock WBIG-FM in addition to being broadcast on team owner Dan Snyder's...