What To Do If You Play Pre-1972 Recordings
They may be the "platters that matter" to your listeners, but to those seeking royalty payments, they could also result in the "dollars that drain" for audio streams featuring songs from before 1972. However, two attorneys suggest radio stations that stream think twice before one ponies up three years of royalties under the new MMA provision.
Cumulus Moves Ahead With $300M Note Offering
Exchanging new debt for old debt is something commonly seen by companies seeking to reduce their leverage. That's exactly what Cumulus Media plans to do through an offering of $300 million in senior secured first-lien notes due 2026.
An iHeart Nod For Nielsen’s NMI, Continuous Diary Measurement
The nation's biggest owner of AM and FM radio stations has formally thrown its support to Nielsen Media Impact (NMI) and Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) in Nielsen Audio’s diary-based markets.
NAB Wants FCC Transparency On ‘Unusual’ Radio Fee Rise
The NAB has formally asked the FCC to explain an "unusual increase" in radio regulatory fees proposed in a "MD Docket" currently up for the public's input, saying that the jump is not clearly explained in the NPRM.
In A Historic First, A Christian Non-Comm Cluster Is Born
In the Tyler-Longview, Tex., market, four FM stations owned by an individual who is an ownership partner with Mike Huckabee are being spun. The deal will spur the creation of a six-station cluster of facilities targeting Christian listeners.
Ray Lucia Ready To Hang Up The Headphones
In 1990, "The Ray Lucia Show" made its on-air debut in "America's Finest City," as a local Talk program airing on Midwest TV's KFMB-AM in San Diego. In 2000, Business Talk Radio Network took the show nationally via syndication. Now, Ray Lucia is readying his farewell.
Greater Impact From Sun, Thanks To Nielsen
Nielsen Media Impact will enable Sun Broadcast Group to demonstrate the value that its unique audiences bring to an advertiser’s media plan and illustrate radio’s incremental reach, the nation's dominant ratings and consumer research firm said in a Friday morning announcement.
Wieden + Kennedy, Progressive Get Top Honors At Radio Mercury Awards
Winners for the 2019 Radio Mercury Awards were announced Thursday evening at the 28th annual awards presentation held at SONY Hall. This year’s $50,000 Best of Show award was presented to Wieden + Kennedy for their Old Spice Pomade Radio campaign.
FCC Reinstates License For Tennessee AM
A Class D AM serving Knoxville saw its call letters deleted and its license cancelled some three years ago after its owner failed to fulfill its debt obligations to the FCC. On Thursday, the head of the FCC's Media Bureau Audio Division reversed the decision, allowing it to return to the air.
Also Returning From The Dead: An Alabama AM
Established in 1953, WGEA-AM 1150 was a radio station airing a Talk format owned by Shelley Broadcasting Co. In April 2017, the FCC cancelled the station's license and deleted its call letters -- a penalty for failure to fulfill its debts to the Commission. The FCC has had a change of heart.
Gary Vee Hits Big D For Radio Show Talk
He's known for his no-nonsense, R-rated motivational messages and empowering thought leadership ... as well as a new YouTube animated series and a newly launched wine brand. On Sept. 26, "Gary Vee" will be offering a Radio Show keynote that's sure to be talked about.
Cumulus Makes Multimillion-Dollar Voluntary Loan Prepayment
In the year since its emergence from bankruptcy, Cumulus Media has done much to reduce its outstanding debt. On Wednesday, the company headed by CEO Mary Berner took a giant step in further reducing that outstanding balance.
EMF Grabs An FM In Gulfport
Educational Media Foundation is at it again with the acquisition of another FM radio station -- this time on the Gulf of Mexico in Mississippi. The deal is hardly a surprise: It is already a KLOVE member station.
‘WE’ Goes Its Own WAY: PDX Alpha LMA To End
In August 2016, Alpha Media signed on a CHR/Rhythmic station in Portland, Ore., by way of an LMA with 3 Horizons LLC. Now, the station's third anniversary has been put into question, as the Class C3 FM is being sold in a transaction brokered by Kalil & Co. A path to Jesus is being paved.
How Did WZAK Become No. 1 In Cleveland?
That's a question answered in a forthcoming book from Parafine Press released June 11 that's penned by Lee Zapis, who owned radio stations until 1999 and later became a co-founder of Futuri Media. Under Zapis' ownership, WZAK became a legendary Urban Contemporary FM.