Monday, March 24, 2025

A Vermont State Senator Signs Off On Radio Cluster Capture

He's the Clerk of the Senate Committee on Transportation for the State of Vermont and also chairs the state's Senate Committee on Institutions. With the FCC's blessing, you can soon call Russ Ingalls a broadcast licensee, too.
Saga Communications, Inc.

Saga to Acquire WLVQ-FM, Columbus, OH

Saga Communications, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of
Entercom

KFOX welcomes Chris Jackson to mornings

Entercom’s KFOX 98.5/102.1, (KUFX) the Bay’s Area heritage rocker, announced that long time Bay Area and KFOX morning personality Chris Jackson will return to...
Sirius XM

SiriusXM launches Morning Show with Pete Dominick

SiriusXM host/stand-up comedian Pete Dominick will host a new daily morning drive call-in show, "Stand Up! with Pete Dominick." Beginning 2/11, it will air...

More Market Challenges For Salem

Among the media companies that have struggled of late on Wall Street, Salem Media Group is perhaps one of the more notable operators. On Thursday, the owner of conservative talk and Christian-themed radio stations saw its shares drop to a level that brings its perilously close to a new five-year low.

CEA takes a swipe at mandating FM in a PRA deal

A few days ago the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) was refusing to get involved in the Performance Rights Act (PRA) and the potential NAB...
Leo Vela

Veteran Latino Radio Host Leo Vela Dies

From "96X" in the 1970s to "Z92" today, a generation of Miami radio listeners have listened to Leo Vela in either English, or Spanish. Now, the Hispanic radio industry is mourning the loss of Vela, who passed away on Wednesday.

Debut debuts on RBR stock chart

Brand new radio owner & operator Debut Broadcasting Corporation recently closed on its first station acquisitions and has also received FCC approval for a...

Phil Spector convicted of murder

A jury in Los Angeles on Monday convicted legendary record producer Phil Spector of second degree murder. Spector, who is 69, could be sentenced...

‘Comprehensive Exchange Transactions’ Done For iHeart

The nation's leading audio content creation and distribution company has completed its previously announced "comprehensive exchange transactions" linked to a series of secured notes — pushing out the company's loan repayments while reducing its total debt in a notable way.

Moonshots, Guideposts and Tech Reports Secured By Salem

Salem Media Group has acquired a series of investment newsletters focused squarely on the subject of technology. They are authored by a man Salem describes as "an established investor, writer and economist with an uncanny ability to foresee how new breakthroughs will play out, years in advance."
Files

Radio’s Online Public File Changes Start

Radio's online public file obligations begin now.

Bouvard Highlights Radio’s Accuracy

Westwood One’s Pierre Bouvard took a look at how well Amazon Prime did

Bonneville pulls iChannel Music

Bonneville has pulled the plug on its iChannel Music HD Network and streaming. For the most part, it has replaced the HD multicast with...
Arbitron

Dial Global dominates RADAR 113

Arbitron reported in its June 2012 RADAR 113 Radio Network Ratings that over 185 million Persons 12+, or 71% of this demo, heard one...