Radio News

Emmis Communications on Wednesday morning formally closed on the sale of its assets in Austin radio stations to Sinclair Telecable. As such, the cluster's SVP/Operations has a new role and is staying on with Emmis by taking a C-Suite position, while staying in Texas' state capital.

Factors that will impact the economy, and what that means to radio, will be front-and-center at Forecast 2020, scheduled for Nov. 20. Forecast has assembled a broad range of experts to provide their perspective and informed opinions on what’s in store for the country and media in the near- and long-term future.

On Sept. 23, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals vacated and remanded a FCC 2017 Report and Order that had relaxed some of its broadcast ownership rules, in particular those regarding cross-ownership restrictions. National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters President Jim Winston has something to say about that.

On Aug. 21, 2017, first-time broadcaster Pathway Community Radio, led by Sinan Mimaroglu, acquired a Class D AM serving an area northwest of Syracuse. The seller was Craig L. Fox's Cram Communications, which he has 80% ownership of. Now, Mimaroglu is relinquishing his stake in this AM, and handing it to another Fox-controlled entity.

For 94 years, a Class B AM with a booming signal has been held by the May family. On Sept. 17, an agreement was struck that will eventually bring those family ties to this AM-FM combo to an end. Fresh details, including the multi-million dollar purchase price, were revealed Tuesday thanks to a Form 314 filing with the FCC.

A marketing and telcom platform that helps companies extend their brand by offering custom "** numbers" to connect directly with their target audience — hopefully leading to greater loyalty, efficiency, and revenue — is reaching out to radio and TV station owners with a new way to enhance their visual identity.

By “major” we mean bringing Amazon Alexa to millions of Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac automobiles. Leveraging embedded available 4G LTE connectivity and GM’s updateable embedded app framework in the vehicle, GM will make Alexa available on model year 2018 and newer cars, trucks and crossovers with compatible infotainment systems.

GEICO stayed on top of the Media Monitors’ Spot 10 Radio report, making it three weeks in a row at number one. Meanwhile, perennial rival and heavy advertiser The Home Depot plunged.

The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters will hold its 43rd Annual Fall Broadcast Conference and 19th Power of Urban Radio Forum, October 2-3, 2019, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC.

On Tuesday, Oct. 1, an exclusive group of 100 people will be in attendance in Fort Collins, Colo., to celebrate the centennial of a radio station many individuals have never heard of. It offers no music, or spoken word programming. Yet, it is essential to broadcasting history.

Emmis and Sinclair Telecable have been partners in Texas' state capital since Emmis purchased controlling interest in their radio partnership back in July 2003. In order for the transaction to close, FCC approval of a waiver request of "Note 4" was needed. That OK just came.

The 2019 Marconi Awards have been handed out at the Radio Show in Dallas. Who are this year’s recipients? Click here for the details.

Of all of the broadcast media stocks that "Simply Wall St.", a respected investor blog, has examined, none perhaps fares as poorly as BBGI. It pulls no punches in calling ownership of Beasley Broadcast Group shares "a bad investment," given a hefty 52-week downtrend in value.

Next generation voice assistants and associated CE technologies are going to be the next battleground for in-car technology leadership. Voice assistants are also developing intelligent interjections, such as Amazon Alexa hunches, which could lead to wider use.