Radio News

With a booming 100kw signal, Roanoke, Va.-licensed WVTF-FM 89.1 serves all of Southwestern Virginia as its primary NPR member station. The station is owned by Virginia Tech, and it is now gaining a foothold in Richmond. This sets up a bigger noncommercial Talk battle in the Virginia capital.

What reaches more Black and Hispanic consumers each week than any other platform measured by Nielsen? It's radio, of course. It's a key finding in the just-released Audio Today 2019 report on Black and Hispanic consumers, which also includes great insight on podcast consumption.

If your customers matter — and if your bottom line matters — here is a must-attend session at the must-attend event of the year to put on your calendar today. ANA CEO Bob Liodice, co-chair of Forecast 2020, will present a special presentation, "Being a Force for Good to Drive Growth," at this year’s conference.

The sale of 37 radio stations from Mapleton Communications to Stephens Media Group has been completed. RBR+TVBR has been following this deal, brokered by Kalil & Co., closely since early July. It involves stations in Oregon, Northern California, Eastern Washington and Louisiana.

The FCC has hit a Virginia FM with a Notice of Apparent Liability for failing to file quarterly issues reports into its online public file. In addition to the financial hit, the was given a much shorter license renewal than what it sought from the Commission.

On June 28, RBR+TVBR first reported on the sale and immediate LMA of a FM licensed to Liberty, Tex., to the west of the Beaumont-Port Arthur, Tex., market. The buyer is one of Houston's biggest non-secular radio broadcasters, and on Monday it closed on its acquisition of the Class C2 facility.

Two FM radio stations and one AM stations serving the Iron Mountain, Mich., area and three FMs and two AMs serving Marquette, Mich., are being sold in a transaction that has yet to be posted with the FCC. Kalil & Co. served as the exclusive broker in this deal. 

"Great convention!" Longtime Boston-based radio programming consultant Clark Smidt highly enjoyed the 2019 Radio Show, recently held in Dallas. Why? What led him to rave about the event? Here are his thoughts, along with some photos highlighting his love of the event.

The use of AM and FM stations through Spot Radio efforts has been championed by Procter & Gamble Co. Chief Brand Officer Marc Pritchard. This embrace of radio sees two P&G brands embark on new campaigns that have landed these marks well within the latest Media Monitors Spot Ten Radio report.

In one of the first decisions to come from recently appointed FCC Office of Economics and Analytics Auctions Division Chief Margaret Wiener, a radio licensee has lost its bid for a waiver it sought on a final payment deadline in an FM construction permit auction.

From August 2011 through May 2019, Mike McVay stepped away from the consultancy to take the role of SVP/Programming at Cumulus Media. As of today, his subsequent return to consulting work now includes influencing Sun Broadcast Group in its network and syndication efforts.

The resort communities of Petoskey and Traverse City are among some of Michigan's more picturesque locales. Here, a group of four FMs, an AM and an FM translator in the commercial band are trading hands. The buyer: The operator of Relevant Radio. 

U.S. financial markets were rebounding from Wednesday's steep drop in midday trading on Wednesday. But, Entercom Communications shares weren't heading upward with general indices. Rather, a sizable decline in value was seen within the first hour, resuming right before the Closing Bell.

An overwhelming response was seen, with hundreds of industry leaders and legal professionals sending in their nominations. This inaugural list salutes the individuals shaping the future of broadcast media. For this first-ever Honor Roll, the list is not ranked, as we wish to honor each nominee equally in 2019.

U.S. financial markets declined on Wednesday as investors expressed concern about U.S. growth forecasts not being as strong as they'd hoped for. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 2%, while Nasdaq was off by 1.6%. However, it was not all gloom and doom for radio stocks.