How To Sell A New Idea, From The Inside
In 2010, radio industry veteran Lee Abrams penned the following RBR + TVBR Intelligence Brief. In this Classic RBR+TVBR Media Information Bureau column, Abrams discusses how selling a new idea internally is often harder than the execution itself.
The InFOCUS Podcast: Walt Tiburski
From the shore of Lake Erie to the tranquil beaches of Southwest Florida, Walt Tiburski’s seen a lot over the years, and he’s our guest on the latest RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast, presented by Dot.FM. What does this set-to-retire veteran have to share on the state of Radio today? Tune in now to hear this exclusive chat! LISTEN HERE
Beware of Radio’s Walled Streaming Garden
A big hire at Cumulus Media prompted our editor-in-chief to access the TuneIn app, and start streaming one of its stations. That's when something struck us: How did we know that we could stream WDVD on TuneIn, and not Radio.com or iHeartMedia? This only begs the following question: Why can't the industry unite and support Radioplayer?
FCC Commits To FM Educational Programming Expansion
With the Supreme Court set to rule in three months on the Commission's appeal of its cross-ownership rule rewrite, acting FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel isn't likely to bring up anything big for broadcast media for the near future. That said, the April 2021 Open Meeting Agenda will see the FCC vote on an applications cap for new NCE FMs.
Macon Whoopie: Creek Sets Sail A Georgia AM
It signed on the air April 20, 1945. Most recently, it has served as the originating signal for an Alternative format using a presently silent FM translator at 100.5 MHz to serve Macon, Ga. Now, this AM is being sold by Creek Media. And, that's good news for fans of this format.
Hub City Radio Adds Another FM Signal
Its licensee name is Prairie Winds Broadcasting, but in its home market of Aberdeen, S.D., the state's third-largest city, it operates as Hub City Radio. Here, it owns six full-power radio stations and two FM translators. Now, a third FM translator is being added to the mix. The seller? An entity that's poised to assume ownership of Ed Stolz's former FM properties.
Who Earns What In the Cumulus C-Suite
Cumulus' annual shareholders' meeting will see the election of seven board members, along with the ratification of PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP as Cumulus' independent registered public accounting firm for 2021. There's also a non-binding vote on executive compensation. Just how much are Cumulus' top executives poised to earn?
VSiN Acquired by DraftKings
A multi-platform broadcast and content company delivering sports betting news, analysis and data to consumers from the Las Vegas Strip since 2017 — known for its ties to the Musberger family — has been plucked by a Boston-based digital sports entertainment and gaming giant widely known for its daily fantasy, regulated gaming and digital media offerings.
Rockin’ Buzzard To Gentle Waves: A Radio Sales Vet Retires
He had joined WMMS in 1972, and began selling Rock radio in 1969. Today, he's looking back on a career that he believes has come full circle, as he's been associated with an independent owner of a unique radio station serving Southwest Florida's adult populace. Walt Tiburski is retiring.
FCC Gives OK To Three iHeart Deals, With Conditions
Two deals associated with iHeartMedia's BIN: Black Information Network rollout in Texas' two top markets and the reclamation of an FM serving a North Dakota city placed into a trust overseen by Barry Drake were placed in the hands of FCC Audio Division Chief Al Shuldiner. Why? A Global stake, and listener petitions in Dallas, required a review of the transactions.
Hopeful Voices From the Clubhouse: Santrella, Langmyer on Radio
With layoffs seen by Radio across 2020, even before the pandemic forced lockdowns in communities across the U.S., how can those in the C-Suite keep their current teams motivated? What is the revenue outlook for one major audio media company? A first-ever session on Clubhouse featuring two radio industry leaders tackled those questions and more.
Keith Clark Takes Majority Ownership In S.C. Licensee
His legal name is Keith Stover. For a generation of Pittsburgh radio listeners, he's also known as Keith Clark. In recent years, Keith has been a minority owner of a pair of FM radio stations serving the Columbia, S.C., market. Now, he's taking controlling ownership interest in the five-year-old Midlands Media Group.
‘Morning Bull’ Shift: Host Fired For Questionable Toaster Setting Talk
Cumulus Media's venerable "97 Rock" in Buffalo swiftly responded to an on-air incident that blew up via Twitter, angering African American leaders in Western N.Y.. One of its morning hosts made a poor decision during a bit on Wednesday. Twenty-four hours later, the host was gone, and the morning show was pulled in favor of music and liners.
California Fleein’: EMF Becomes The Latest Golden State Loss
Add the nonprofit owner of the fast-growing KLOVE and Air1 Christian music networks to the host of companies that have left the Golden State in recent years. In all fairness to California, however, the move makes sense: It's packing up and moving to the epicenter of the CCM world.
Entercom Further Bets On Sports Wagering With Rush St. Deal
Entercom has agreed to a multi-year partnership surrounding several sports betting audio initiatives with a top online casino. It's the operator of the BetRivers and PlaySugarHouse mobile plaforms.