Dayton’s NPR Affiliate Officially Declares Independence
In late January, the GM of the main NPR member station serving Ohio's Miami Valley shared a letter with listeners that hinted at an upcoming change. WYSO-FM would soon become an independent, community-owned radio station. That day has now come.
Cumulus Media CEO to Co-Chair Forecast 2020
Forecast is the radio industry’s most respected and influential annual financial conference, bringing broadcast executives, investors, and advertisers together to discuss the trends that will shape radio. Serving as 2020 co-chair is Mary G. Berner.
Carton Gets Shorter-Than-Expected Jail Time As Ponzi Punishment
One of the most popular sports talk hosts at one of the nation's highest-billing radio stations will be spending the next 3 1/2 years in one of the Empire State's finest penitentiaries. It's a smaller prison sentence for Craig Carton, formerly of Entercom's WFAN, than some expected.
Delinquent Reg Fees Lead To FCC Revocation Order
In November 2018, the FCC implored the owner of a Class A FM serving an area near the Vermont-Massachusetts border to deal with five years of regulatory fee debt. Pay up, it said, or explain the transgression. What happened? Nothing. Say goodbye to this station's license.
Former Bonneville, Hubbard President Bruce Reese Dies
Bruce Reese, who joined Bonneville as general counsel in 1984 and served as president from 1996-2010, has died. Under his leadership Bonneville stations won more than 40 NAB Crystal and Marconi awards. He is being remembered by many across the media world
An Allied Buy Follows Rocking M Family Flux
A 66-page asset purchase agreement was filed at the FCC on Thursday, and it outlines the price a Kansas company is paying for 6 full-power and two translator stations being sold by Rocking M Media. The deal came weeks after the exit of two Miller family members.
Behind iHeart’s Product Strategy Pitch
Within days, a reborn iHeartMedia will emerge from Federal bankruptcy protection. An IPO is in the works. Debt will still be high, but a lot less than it is today. What's iHeart's product strategy, as detailed in its prospectus? It's all about reach.
Did A Financial Analyst’s Poor Report Sink Salem Shares?
Could an IHS Markit Score report released Tuesday be the latest growth inhibitor for Salem shares? At the close of Wednesday's trading session on Nasdaq, Salem Media Group shares were off by 4%. This puts Salem close to a fresh year-to-date low.
Internet-Delivered Audio: A Growth Juggernaut
Internet-delivered audio, defined as listening to audio "pure-plays" such as Pandora or Spotify; listening to radio station streams and SiriusXM's digital streams; podcasts; or music from YouTube has unquestionably risen in the last five years. Just how dramatic is this rise?
‘Big Radio’ Assailed Again By Artists, Record Label Coalition
In the eyes of one vocal music rights organization, there is exactly one music platform in the U.S. — "actually, in the entire developed world" — where the principle of fair pay for one’s work does not apply. That would be broadcast radio, says musicFIRST.
Symphonic Static? New Translator Frustrates Classical Power
One of the nation's most-listened-to Classical stations is rallying listeners to "restore interference-free reception" to one of its four over-the-air signals. But, does this facility's licensee have a legitimate argument? An easy answer is hard, and this situation could be replicated elsewhere.
Mittman, Leven Leave The Twin Tiers
In May 2013, Bruce Mittman and Jim Leven agreed to acquire a group of radio stations in the Twin Tiers region of Western New York and extreme North-Central Pennsylvania. Just shy of six years later, their company, Community Broadcasters, is out of the Twin Tiers.
Big Island Build: Resonate Scores Two More
The "big island" of Hawai'i will now see one fewer media company, as the Spokane-based owner of a pair of FM radio stations covering both Hilo and Kailua-Kona has opted to sell them. This leaves three locally based radio operators. Which one just grabbed the FMs?
Spring Resurgence For Furniture Advertising?
Does an increase in the daily high temperature mean an increase in furniture sales? At least one retailer believes so, and it is bumping up its use of spot radio, the latest Media Monitors Spot Ten report shows.
NAB Board Election Results Announced
The National Association of Broadcasters has announced the results of the 2019 NAB Radio and Television Board elections. The two-year terms of the elected board members will begin in June 2019.