‘Distressing’ iHeart Ratings, But Not From Nielsen

Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings each weighed in on iHeart's just completed debt exchange. They weren't pleased

‘If They Click, Will They Stay?’

It’s no longer enough to provide programming they enjoy. Therefore, you have to make it easy for younger people to connect to that content.

‘Submerged’ SFX Reeled In For Radio

A sound effects library company has released an audio catalog of 230 sound effects recorded using an underwater microphone

TagStation Fuels Up Connected Car Efforts

New TagStation VP once served as VP/Automotive Strategic Partnerships at iHeartMedia

A Double-DIN Multimedia Receiver, Now From JVC

The KW-M730BT ships this month with a suggested retail price of $500

An Expected Surge For Radio’s Digital Dollars

Radio stations’ digital revenues are poised to surge this year, according to the RAB and Gordon Borrell
Clark Smidt, who found success with Softrock 103 WEEI-FM in Boston some 40+ years ago, owns an AM in New Haven. Why?

Here’s How Entercom’s Boston Spins May Play

Could a major publicly traded operator with a big events arm is in contention for the stations Entercom must divest in Boston?

‘The End’ Arrives For KDND

Branding for KDND-FM 107.9 in Sacramento shifts to KUDL-FM 106.5 at 9 a.m. PT; KDND to go dark Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. PT
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A Fab Friday For Media Stocks

Cumulus Media and SBS continued their respective rebounds on Wall Street in a strong session for all media stocks

KDND’s End: ‘Huge’ Public Interest Win

Media Action Center (MAC) and its founder call Entercom's KDND license surrender "a huge public interest victory"

Beasley Cuts Debt With Curtis Deal

Six-station transaction expressly designed to deleverage Beasley following Greater Media acquisition, company says

Do You Know What Motivates Millennial Sellers?

How will your company fare as your sales force — and programming ranks — start to fill with millennials?
Entercom

Where Will A New Entercom Need To Spin?

Are sales, or swaps, the likely route for the stations Entercom will need to divest in six markets?
Howard Stern

‘Sirius’-ly Strong Q4 Meets The Street

Sirius XM beat the street in Q4 thanks to strength in its subscriber revenue, which topped $1 billion
CBS Radio

The New Entercom: Not A Direct Asset Sale

Rare 'Reverse Morris Trust' the only way dealmakers could avoid huge tax bill, one media broker notes