Radio News

For more than 28 years, Kevin & Bean have served as the anchor for one of the most successful Alternative radio stations in U.S. history: KROQ-FM in Los Angeles. Soon, it will be without one of its two main hosts, who revealed early Wednesday on-air that he's leaving.

The Florida-based company, which has offices in New York, has just opened the doors to Key Networks, under the direction of CEO Rob Koblasz and Chief Revenue Officer Dennis Green.

A host of experts will be in attendance at the Hispanic Radio Conference, which starts Tuesday (3/12) at the InterContinental at Doral Miami. Will you? If you're not registered, you could be losing out on a big opportunity to bring big dollars to your stations.

The United States government has filed a civil action to prevent an unlicensed radio station from operating in the city of Worcester, Mass.

Urban One, the company that owns Radio One, Reach Media and the TV One cable TV enterprise, saw its net revenue rise in Q4. However, net income was off slightly. Digital and Philadelphia are problems Alfred Liggins III is addressing. And, 1H '19 looks bright.

An Alternative station with a Class C2 FM signal and its Class C1 sibling, a Brooke & Jubal affiliate modeled after a Seattle-based CHR/Pop station with identical branding, are being sold in a deal that shines a spotlight on the 49th State of the Union -- Alaska.

For most of the 1990s, this individual served as VP/GM of WSCR-AM in Chicago. Today, GeoBroadcast Solutions believes this seasoned radio station manager can win it new clients for its MaxxCasting and ZoneCasting technologies.

As Radio.com is reborn with such outside partners as CNN, Bloomberg, Bonneville and Cox Media Group, iHeartRadio has just bolstered its Spanish-language content offerings by inking a streaming deal with one of the biggest U.S. companies serving Hispanic consumers.

In the city of Decatur, Ala., sits a Class C AM with 1 tower and 1kw of power. It's the originating station of FM translator branded as "Oldies 94.7 FM."The station's tagline? "Where the Big Hits Never Die." That could now be in question, thanks to a deal that's just happened.

The Aloha Station Trust, formed by iHeartMedia more than a decade ago when predecessor Clear Channel Communications went private with Thomas H. Lee Partners and Bain Capital Partners, is sending a quartet of full-power FMs to Educational Media Foundation.

If you've been a patron of one nationally known pharmacy of late, you'll notice that they're now using the tagline "Trusted Since 1901."It's safe to say that, as consumers put their trust in this 100+ year-old company, the brand continues to place its trust in the effectiveness of a medium that will celebrate its 100th year of commercial broadcasts in November of next year.

If Hispanic radio talent can move its listeners to unite in a singular cause, why can’t its leadership do the same with advertisers, financial backers, and policy makers? That idea sparked the Hispanic Radio Conference, which this year offers a rare opportunity to hear from two power players in one great session.

Still on the fence about securing your seat at the most educational and informative Spring Break excursion to South Florida you'll ever have? Time's nearly up. Early Bird pricing for the 10th Hispanic Radio Conference ends Tuesday, March 5.

Multiple sources confirm to RBR+TVBR that Cox Media Group's top boss for its radio stations conducted a company-wide Town Hall meeting on Thursday, during which it was revealed that Apollo Group has been offered a majority stake in the AM and FM assets it holds. Thus far, Cox isn't commenting.

Is a leaner Cumulus Media a more profitable one? That's what investors indicate, based on the strength seen on Friday for the company's stock. It hasn't been this high since September.