We wait…and wait
Monday passed with still no official announcement that Clear Channel has signed a deal with Arbitron to subscribe to PPM in all of the...
Radio One caught up on reports; Q1 up a bit
Radio One filed its Q1 financial report with the SEC Monday morning, getting the company caught back up on its filings since restating previous...
Customers say XM didn’t let them go without a fight
The Washington Times reports former XM Satellite Radio customers say the D.C. company has made it difficult to cancel their radio subscriptions. The story...
Now the interesting part
Of this saga is - The Media Audit/Ipsos? February 12th, 02/12/07 RBR #29, our headline read: Radio groups to back TMA/Ipsos test. In a...
The Winner IS: Arbitron’s PPM; Clear Channel on board
You read correctly: Clear Channel is on board with PPM in their top 50 markets. News of the deal was posted on the Wall...
BE, Emmis, participate in HD conditional access traffic pilot
Broadcast Electronics (BE), Emmis Communications and NDS, along with iBiquity Digital, jointly announced the successful conclusion of initial HD Radio conditional-access field testing of...
WJJZ announces coverage increase
Greater Media Philadelphia announced Smooth Jazz 97.5 WJJZ is now broadcasting with the maximum permissible signal for an FM radio station in the Northeast....
Let’s call it "FENA" so the public will know it’s another well-intentioned government under-performer
By Larry Keene, Traffic Directors Guild of America (TDGA) PresidentHere's One Way To Get Broadcaster's Attention- Upset The Status Quo On Political Rates! Admittedly,...
Hinson crosses to Border
Hispanic radio operator Border Media Partners has hired Hispanic Broadcasting Corp./Univision veteran Jeffrey T. Hinson as President/CEO. Meanwhile, Vestar Capital, Goldman Sachs and Darby...
Sillerman strategy hard to value
When Bob Sillerman and Simon Fuller announced their deal to take CKX Inc. private (6/4/07 RBR #108) we asked, what is the FX Luxury...
ABC News Radio details July 4 specials
ABC News Radio will offer three one-hour specials for use over the Fourth of July Holiday. They include: "Fourth of July LIVE, ""ABC's Sunsational...
Debut debuts on RBR stock chart
Brand new radio owner & operator Debut Broadcasting Corporation recently closed on its first station acquisitions and has also received FCC approval for a...
Reps looking to revive LPFM
Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Lee Terry (R-NE) are planning to introduce a bill to add "hundreds of low-power, community radio stations in cities, towns...
Jerry Lee to receive NAB National Radio Award
Jerry Lee, the legendary independent owner of WBEB-FM Philadelphia, will receive the NAB National Radio Award on 9/28, during the Radio Luncheon at The...
Kaufman double up in St. Louis
KXEN-AM is getting a little sister. The St. Louis station is owned by Burt Kaufman's and Dirk Hallemeier's Radio Property Ventures. It now has...