Beasley Bouncing Back From Irma’s Ills in Florida
After experiencing a near-calamitous scenario at its corporate offices and the business offices and studios for its Fort Myers-Naples, Fla., station group, business activities at Beasley Media Group on Wednesday returned to normal following the arrival and damage caused by Hurricane Irma. The same cannot be said for Streamline Publishing's Radio + Television Business Report and co-owned Radio INK.
FCC Issues Five NUOs To Boston-area Broadcast Buccaneers
The Commission's push to pounce on unlicensed radio operators once and for all has continued with great vengeance and furious anger from newly emboldened Enforcement Bureau Regional Directors. The latest flurry of Notice of Unlicensed Operation letters to be distributed to pesky pirates comes from Region One — where one can easily find Patriots, Red Sox, Bruins and Celtics merchandise.
This Vet Says The NAB and RAB Get A ’10’ For Austin
In the words of Boston radio broadcasting veteran Clark Smidt, the 2017 Radio Show — held last week in Austin, Tex.— was a winner. Some of the reasons, says Smidt, were "proximity, accessibility, the program, a user-friendly hotel and a quality crowd." In a special "thank you" to the RAB and NAB, Smidt penned an exclusive RBR+TVBR column lauding the two industry lobbying groups for a great conference.
Hybrid Radio Staking Its Claim On The Dashboard
Radio has long been “king of the dashboard.” But that’s been changing for some time with the evolution of streaming services and new technology. So it’s noteworthy that carmaker Audi is going in big for hybrid radio.
The Home Depot Continues To Reign
In last week’s Media Monitors Radio Spot Ten report, The Home Depot remained in first place airing 51,625 spots and iHeartRadio remained in second place with 45,552 ads. GEICO held onto third place.
Skyview Scores With Golden Knights Pact
The National Hockey League’s newest franchise has selected Skyview Networks to help it build a network of radio station affiliates. The deal gives the team access to Skyview's AdView Inventory Management and Live Read Logging software.
AM Revitalization On The Docket For September Meeting
What is officially known as MB Docket No. 13-249 will be considered by a full five-member Commission presided by Chairman Ajit Pai at its September Open Meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 26. That's the Third Report and Order that will relax — or eliminate — certain rules pertaining to AM broadcasters employing and maintaining directional antenna arrays.
A ‘Legendary’ Night For CBS As Marconis Are Awarded
A radio station that will soon be owned by Entercom that's home to one of the most successful news and information formats has taken home the "Legendary Station of the Year" award at the 2017 NAB Marconi Radio Awards.
Entravision Earns A Crystal Bell For PSA Prowess
Entravision Communications Corp. is widely known among Hispanic radio listeners for its fun and entertaining programs such as Erazno y La Chokolata and for nationally distributed music formats serving regional Mexican audiences. Now, Entravision is being saluted for its exceptional public service campaigns.
Here’s The One TV Repack Need For Radio Broadcasters
What's the best piece of advice for owners of AM and FM radio stations with respect to the potential impact of the post-FCC Spectrum Auction repack process? Get an auxiliary site now.
What Are The New Platforms, And Strategies, For Radio?
If attendees of the 2017 Radio Show weren't hearing about the erosion of ad dollars heading to digital this year, it's a pretty safe bet that the second-most overheard conversation the industry leaders will be talking about next week will be the digital dash. The conference's Wednesday "Headliner Session," Radio’s New Strategies and New Platforms, put the conversation surrounding the much-ballyhooed connected car front and center.
Houston Radio Links Up For Food Bank Benefit
Some 25 Houston radio stations have agreed to join together to simultaneously air a fundraiser to support the Houston Food Bank in order to feed those affected by Hurricane Harvey. The effort starts Friday and runs through Sunday.
SBS Fires Back On SAG-AFTRA L.A. Claims
Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) on Wednesday released a statement that it claims "repudiates" the recent claims made by SAG-AFTRA regarding alleged anti-union actions purported to have been undertaken at its radio facilities in Los Angeles.
‘Tepid’: The Current Flow Of Ad Dollars To Radio
A word that some may have wished should never be uttered during the radio industry's biggest annual convention parted from the lips of more than one of the panelists participating in the one 2017 Radio Show session focused on the current state of ad dollars flowing to radio. That word is "tepid," and it was repeated throughout Pillsbury's Broadcast Finance 2017. We've got a full report from Austin.
What Will The ‘Connected Car’ Mean For Radio’s Bottom Line?
Will the stuff of science fiction swiftly become the reality for car drivers across the U.S. who purchase a vehicle with a next-generation dashboard? That question — and how the "connected car" will impact the radio broadcasting industry — was one of the first to be addressed at the 2017 Radio Show, the annual conference produced by the NAB and RAB that began in Texas's state capital on Tuesday afternoon.