Citadel divestitures begin
First up is Spokane, where Mapleton Communications announced a deal to acquire a seven-station cluster from Citadel. No word yet on the price. Mapleton...
Imus returning to WFAN?
Perhaps, according to a NY Post story yesterday: While celebrating the top-billing sports station's 20th anniversary last Friday, Mike Francesa and Chris Russo, of...
Nitty gritty details still being worked out?
What's holding up the final contract for Westwood One to rework its relationship with CBS Radio? It was back in April that WW1 announced...
Revenues down 1% in May
There was no boost for radio in May. The RAB reported that May radio revenues declined 1%. Local was down 2%, but national flat,...
Stocks improved in Q2
Have radio stocks finally begun to recover after hitting bottom? The RBR Radio Index ended Q2 in positive territory year-to-date, ahead 0.86%, and most...
DC adds two more HD streams
CC Radio's WASH-FM DC has launched a simulcast of its sister "Progressive talk" WWRC-AM on its HD-3 signal. That adds a good amount of...
Mike Webb was murdered
Seattle authorities say the death of radio talk host Mike Webb was a homicide, although they have not yet arrested a suspect. Webb's body...
ESPN Radio gets more NBA in contract renewal
ESPN, ABC and the NBA are significantly expanding their global relationship with ESPN's most comprehensive digital rights package negotiated with any major professional sports...
Are we missing something?
Your question, "Are we missing something?" (6/29/07 TVBR #127). The answer is, "You bet!" Broadcasters have their heads in the sand when it comes...
Another peek at Peak news
Kalil & Co. says that Peak Broadcasting's 25M acquisition of the Clear Channel Boise cluster has been completed. Included in the buy are KFXD-AM,...
Lotus takes a piece of Peak
In Fresno, it turns out that the 2.4M sale of KFPT-AM to Fat Dawgs 7 Broadcasting isn't the end of the pruning job that...
Three more Clear Channel markets sold
Frontier Capital Partners, headed by Jason R. Wolff, is the latest buyer to grab a piece of the Clear Channel Radio divestiture process -...
Radio outlook not getting any worse…
...but it's not getting any better either. Lehman Brothers analyst Anthony DiClemente is sticking with his prediction that radio revenues will be down about...
Alabama stations deploying "ALERT FM"
Global Security Systems, LLC (GSS) announced that five radio stations in Alabama are among the first in the state to deploy a local platform...
Hurricanes switch flagships
Capitol Broadcasting Company (CBC) and the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL announced an agreement giving broadcast rights to CBC's station, WCMC-FM "99.9 Genuine Country"...