Radio News

Mike Novak, the chief executive of contemporary Christian radio organization EMF, announced Friday he will retire as CEO of the ministry that operates the K-LOVE and Air1 radio networks. He will step down sometime in the coming months after 20 years of service.

There's a war of words that has erupted between one of the Hispanic market's most important broadcast media companies and the nation's dominant producer of audience estimates. At issue are the latest problems to plague Nielsen Audio's PPM-based measurement of the Los Angeles market.

If you haven't gotten nervous yet about the performance on Wall Street of two very different companies that, unfortunately, some confuse because of their similar names, today might be the day to start the nail biting. Entercom shares tumbled another 3.2%, while Entravision shares dipped to the $4 mark.

CTIA cites mid-band spectrum — with its range and high capacity for mobile traffic — as a key building block for 5G networks. The 3.5 GHz band will be the first mid-band spectrum available in the U.S. ... and the trade association wants it brought to market.

Borrell Associate’s latest Digital Marketing Services Report contains some good news for radio, saying that stations should focus on the multi-billion-dollar search engine optimization market.

Streamline Publishing is proud to announce that Forecast 2019 will be co-chaired by Marci Ryvicker, Managing Director and Senior Equity analyst of Wells Fargo Securities. She joins Caroline Beasley, CEO of Beasley Media Group, in co-chairing the annual industry summit.

The Media Rating Council has granted the ratings company five additional PPM Audio markets, bringing Nielsen's total to 30 PPM audio markets out of 48 that are accredited by the MRC for Nielsen Audio’s monthly Average Quarter Hour Ratings.

BMI wants radio to cough up more for using their music, but the Radio Music Licensing Committee wants that rate lowered. The wild card is streaming music and the venue to sort it all out in federal court is New York.

The FCC found the station and its licensee Roy E. Henderson guilty of three violations but will grant the station's Renewal Application upon completion of the enforcement proceeding. The violations stem from the station falling silent on January 21, 2015, and an objection to its application for renewal.

The close of the market on Friday saw the company’s stock hit an all-time low of $6.57. By contrast, the stock’s all-time high was $14.12 in 2015. Precipitating the slide was Thursday’s news, reported here, that Townsquare is selling NAME (North American Midway Entertainment) back to Danny Huston.

Futuri Media, the SaaS technology working to drive audience and revenue growth for its broadcast media clients, has added the TopLine-MapIt feature to its TopLine system. The tool creates custom maps showing stations’ geographic reach relevant to a potential client’s business.

Bob Fuss, who served for many years as CBS Radio News Capitol Hill Correspondent until his retirement in May 2014, has died. He was 64. Longtime colleague Peter Maer, who covered the White House while Fuss was on the Hill, notes that Fuss's passing comes some two years after being diagnosed with Leukemia.

On August 18, 2015, Townsquare Media made waves with the acquisition of the largest provider of rides, games, and food concessions in North America for approximately $75.5 million. On Thursday, Townsquare officially said farewell to North American Midway Entertainment (NAME) — an investment that proved to bring more harm than good.

The radio broadcasting company has elevated nine individuals to senior management roles that span its digital, programming, events, sales, ad sales marketing, legal, and traffic departments. 

Wednesday night was full of stars -- and you couldn't even see the sky. That's because the objects of attention were inside the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., as The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) presented the 43rd Annual Gracie Awards. Here's the recap.