Radio News

A radio industry veteran who has worked in the Hudson Valley of New York and Poconos of Pennsylvania will now be running a group of radio stations in the hub of the Hoosier State. It is a return to radio management for this individual, who has spent the last eight years as Region President for Adams+Fairway Outdoor Advertising.

In 1987, a production company devoted to Talk radio was established by a radio industry veteran with nearly 30 years of sales experience — including an eight-year tenure ending in 1972 as GSM for then-ABC's News/Talk KGO-AM 810 in San Francisco. This individual, Edward F. McLaughlin, in 1988 became the producer of The Rush Limbaugh Show. Today, he's credited with making Limbaugh a household name. Now, he's being honored for this and other career achievements by the Broadcasters Foundation of America. 

The individual who founded Birch Radio, sold to VNU and shut down in 1992, and is the present-day owner of a Raleigh-area radio station recently in the news for its fight over interference from an FM translator has become a media broker. 

If the latest inductee into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame's first words upon being bestowed the honor are Hello Lady!, don't be alarmed. It's one of his catch-phrases, and anyone who has listened to his nationally syndicated radio program will probably laugh with glee. Elvis Duran is getting the honor.

"There is only one problem with radio today. One. So, let’s solve it." What exactly is that problem? Media Information Bureau contributor Kelly Orchard, M.A. LMFT thinks she has the answer. It's all about people, as she writes in this exclusive column, "Trouble, Turmoil and Transition: Radio Needs An Attitude Adjustment NOW!" It's written by a second-generation broadcaster who nearly died of heart failure. It's a tale of how you, and others, can be prevented from succumbing to fear.

Some 3 1/2 years after Connoisseur Media acquired a group of radio stations in Connecticut from Buckley Radio, the company led by Jeff Warshaw and based in Westport, Conn., is selling them, along with an FM translator in New Haven. The sale price is roughly $75,000 more than what Connoisseur paid for these properties, plus another AM that could be sold in a separate deal soon. In an exclusive interview, Warshaw tells RBR+TVBR why the deal was done.

Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) has reached an agreement with Mexican media company Grupo Radio Centro that settles a 23-month lawsuit alleging tortious interference and unfair competition.

Facebook is at it again, and The Wall Street Journal says there's "reckoning for media organizations" ahead. Why? The curtain is about to be raised on audiences, versus traffic. That's awesome news for radio broadcasters, argues RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson. Why? Radio should be the king of meaningful content, and interactivity.

In late December 2017, Beasley Broadcasting Group shares moved past the $14 mark. Since then, BBGI shares had been on the retreat. That ended today, thanks to a 3.9% gain that puts BBGI stock above $13 once again - and near its all-time peak levels.

Emmis Communications saw its total net revenue dip in its fiscal Q3 2018, as the radio broadcasting company and parent of NextRadio creator TagStation swung to a net loss of $279,000 (2 cents per diluted share), from net income of $17.7 million ($1.43). But, it's tough to compare Emmis today to the company it was in fiscal Q3 2017, when it had more radio stations in its stable and a host of magazines it no longer owns.

Two Lone Star broadcasters have each received a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture for failing to abide by the FCC's rules. One of the broadcasters failed to file a timely license renewal application for an FM station carrying the once-famous call letters of a Northern California rocker. The other broadcaster was found to be operating a radio station from a location that it wasn't authorized to use. In the latter case, the broadcaster's renewal application triggered an informal objection from Alpha Media.

A Class A facility licensed to East Jordan, Mich., serving such cities as Charlevoix and Bellaire with a steady diet of classical music is about to see a big change in its on-air presentation. The station has just been sold by Interlochen Public Radio, and the new owner's "Promise" is to fill the Earth "with the knowledge and the glory of the Lord."

One of the most influential broadcast media leaders in the U.S. is ready to share her view from the corner office to the leaders of Canada's radio broadcasting community, come mid-May.

"Tell me more." That's the gist of a objection filed by the U.S. Trustee for New York, Connecticut and Vermont in response to Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plans submitted by Cumulus Media. What does this mean for the debt-challenged No. 2 operator of radio stations, by station count?

The app that's bringing FM radio to Android-powered smartphones will soon be available across select vehicle platforms on in-vehicle "infotainment" systems (IVI) powered by the Weblink software platform from tech firm Abalta Technologies.