Five winners returning to celebrate 25th NAB Marconi Awards
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the NAB Marconi Radio Awards, this year's celebration will feature five previous NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show hosts - Ron Chapman, Edgar "Shoboy" Sotelo, "Big Boy," and Bob Kevoian and Tom Griswold of the "The Bob & Tom Show." Together the hosts will serve as emcees and presenters throughout the evening. The event will take place 9/11 at the 2014 Radio Show in Indianapolis.
Sirius XM: You won’t believe what I found in the Q2 report
Seeking Alpha’s Stephen Faulkner writes that Sirius XM delivered an excellent Q2 report. Given initial positive reaction to reported earnings and then the
PPM’s mysterious ten minutes
How long does a News-Talk person listen to a station? Ten minutes. How long does a Rock person listen? Ten minutes. How about an Adult Contemporary listener? Ten minutes. Country? Ten minutes Urban? Ten minutes.
Pandora pleading goes to Public Notice
Pandora filed a Petition for Declaratory Ruling 7/1 asking the Commission to declare it
Fox Sports boycott vs. Entercom
I like Erin Andrews. No pun intended ... but, for one thing, she is someone's daughter. In fact
Cumulus Youngstown earns President’s Cup Award
Cumulus announced it has awarded its coveted President’s Cup to Cumulus’ eight-station group in
FCC FM Class C4 / 73.215 proposal comment window now open
For those interested in the FM Class C4 / 73.215 proposal currently
SiriusXM Q2 was up 10%
SiriusXM’s revenue was for the quarter was $1.035 billion, up 10% from Q2 2013. Net income was $120 million, or $0.02 per diluted share.
More Nielsen Audio reports; More strength for radio advertisers
Every station tells a story. Each market projects personality
Jay Green joins AdLarge Media
AdLarge Media has hired audio and digital media exec Jay Green as Vice President, Digital Sales and Content Partnerships, to lead the
A ReinCARnation
More choices and more personalization have lead to an uncomfortable destabilzation of radio’s place in the car… the car where currently more than 50% of radio’s heavy listening happens according to Jacobs Media’s Techsurvey10.
Apple to buy Swell for $30 million
Apple is close to buying the audio news app Swell. The deal is worth about $30 million. Swell had
95.7 KJR FM’s Bob Rivers retires
After 33 years of doing morning radio, CCME-owned 95.7 KJR-FM's Bob Rivers announced his decision to step away and discontinue The Bob Rivers Morning Show. Leading up to his final show on Friday, 8/8, the iconic Seattle personality will host nine farewell shows to say goodbye to listeners, advertisers and co-workers.
Mexico’s Grupo ACIR joins iHeartRadio
Adding to its previous deal with Grupo Radio Centro for quick access to Mexico radio stations, CCME
Crawford closes on KNSN-AM
Crawford Broadcasting, Co. has closed on their purchase of KNSN-AM, 1240 kHz, San Diego, CA owned by Multicultural Broadcasting for