Election 2020: What’s At Stake For Hispanics, and Hispanic Radio
Hispanic Radio LIVE! is pleased to present a session that will dive into the details, prep you on the prospects, and share how to best take advantage of the opportunities for maximizing the potential windfall the 2020 election could offer. Get ready to take notes, ask questions, and go away informed.
Asset Buy, LMAs Bring Black Information Network To Four Big Markets
With the launch of BIN: Black Information Network under the leadership of veteran programmer Tony Coles, a host of AM radio stations across 17 markets became the nucleus of the network's group of broadcast facilities. Only, four key African American markets were absent from the roster. That's just been resolved -- with a station buy, thanks to broker of record Kalil & Co.
Pittman, Bressler To Push iHeart At Big Investor Affair
The Chairman/CEO and COO/CFO for the nation's No. 1 audio content company, iHeartMedia, are confirmed participants for the upcoming Bank of America Securities 2020 Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference.
Entercom’s Top PR Person Chooses A New Path
In July 2016, Univision Communications' Director of Corporate Communications exited for her first-ever role at a company solely focused on audio content and radio. Now, just over four years later, Esther-Mireya Tejeda is ready to move on.
Breakfast Flakes: Missing Out On Radio’s ROI and Reach
Our Editor-in-Chief's lightbulb over the head went flashing this morning over a nice healthy breakfast. In pre-COVID times, this was a time-consuming task that led to a steep decrease in breakfast cereal sales, and the "Starbucks to go" routine. Today, a return to table dining before work is a reality -- if only advertising promoted it. Hello, Radio!
TWC Selects Skyview As Radio Sales Partner
The Weather Channel, owned by Byron Allen, boasts a radio network heard in upward of 100 markets. Now, thanks to a newly expanded multi-year agreement with Skyview Networks, it is poised to grow into even more U.S. locales.
Urban One’s Wall Street Bubble Bursts
Urban One shares surged from $1.84 on June 12 to $36.30 just one week later. By July 6, however, "UONE" cooled off from this social justice movement-fueled jump, and seemed to have reached a "new normal" on Nasdaq. That's not the case, however. Urban One stock has lost 62% of its value in the last two weeks.
SESAC and RMLC Affirm A New Agreement
A new license agreement that sets the rates payable by the majority of the nation's commercially licensed AM and FM radio stations to publicly perform works in the SESAC repertory has been inked by the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC). It's retroactive, and expires at the end of 2022.
And Now, Entercom’s Updated Regional Presidents Roster
Seconds before RBR+TVBR's Friday afternoon news deadline, an Entercom representative sent along internal company communication that confirmed "a reorganization" of the company's regional president structure. Here are all the details.
Word Up: ‘The Big X’ Engaged In Pray Play
A Class C 1kw AM radio station formerly known as “The Sports Buzz” and, most recently, "The Big X," has a new name ... and a new mission for Kentuckiana. It's a result of the station's acquisition by a Louisville entity that in February made headlines for formally cutting ties in the market with Salem Media Group.
Radio: Far From Dead On A National Day Of Celebration
Today, people around the world rely on the internet and television. But, AM and FM radio is "far from dead," says National Today — a self-declared authority on holidays that's also observing Aug. 20 as National Radio Day. In fact, it surveyed 1,000 people about their radio consuming habits. Here's what they found.
Local Radio: The Welcome Respite From COVID-19 News Overload
In mid-April, with the COVID-19 pandemic at full tilt, RBR+TVBR's Editor-in-Chief penned a column focused on potential news burnout. "Thankfully, there is local radio, which, at one station in Detroit, has done an exemplary job of demonstrating just how valuable it is in a time of emotional need and national emergency." Today, we revisit Cumulus Media's WDVD-FM.
A Motor City Radio Centennial Is Celebrated
Thursday, August 20, marks the 100th anniversary of that very first broadcast for what is today WWJ-AM 950, an Entercom all-News outlet that remains integral to Detroit's media landscape. To commemorate the event, dignitaries including FCC Chairman Ajit Pai were on the air.
‘FOX Sports’ FM in Bend, Ore., is Over
With a Class C2 facility licensed to Terrebone, Ore., KICE-FM 94.9 has a signal that blankets the popular outdoor recreational cities of Bend, Redmond, and Sisters, Ore., to the southeast of Portland. Until now, KICE has been a FOX Sports Radio affiliate. That will soon change, as the station is being sold.
Broadcast Media Actively Engages In Black Radio Symposium
With more than 600 views within just four hours of its live transmission via Facebook Live, RBR+TVBR's Black Media Symposium had the attention of many in the radio and television industry who offered comments across the hour-long event. Among those chiming in: An Urban One sales manager and the VP/Programming at WLIB-AM & WBLS-FM in New York.