KOA debuts new afternoon programming
NewsRadio 850 KOA, Colorado's News, Traffic & Weather Station, announced the debut of Colorado’s Afternoon News, beginning 6/16. Additionally
WEDX-FM Boston flips to Country
CCME’s Evolution 101.7 EDM/Dance WEDX-FM Boston has flipped to Country 6/13. The station is
KGSR Austin introduces SXSW crash victim to Ed Sheeran
Emmis’ AAA/American KGSR-FM Austin led an effort to help a young woman injured in the crash at this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) event to meet pop star Ed Sheeran.
Big Machine, Cox Media Group sign direct licensing deal
It’s the sixth such deal with radio groups that already include Clear Channel, Cumulus, Greater media
PPM Day 4 Update
The Nielsen May PPM is a big one and today's summary covers an important range of trendsetting markets 37-48. With timing better
Fox, Cumulus, dcp partner for American Country Countdown Awards
FOX, Cumulus and dick clark productions announced the
SBS and Raul Alarcon re-up
Spanish Broadcasting System CEO Raul Alarcon has signed a new contract that will keep him there until December 2018. According to the regulatory filing, new contract will pay him $1.75 million per year with the potential to earn an annual performance bonus of up to $750K.
Steel City Media buys Wilks KC stations
Pittsburgh-based Steel City Media is purchasing four Wilks Broadcasting stations in Kansas City--CHR KMXV-FM, Country KFKF-FM, AC KCKC-FM
Add two representatives to Local Radio Freedom Act
Two Members of the House of Representatives have joined the coalition co-sponsoring a
Amazon Prime Music launches
Prime Music will provide ad-free, on-demand streaming to 1M+ songs to Amazon's Prime subs. Mobile streaming is included, as is an offline download option.
Storm takes tower down for three WV stations
Kindred Communications in Huntington, WV lost a 400-foot tower Tuesday night when it was
Sirius XM’s Frear presents at Morgan Stanley Finance Conference
Sirius XM Holdings EVP and CFO David Frear spoke to investors and analysts at the Morgan Stanley Leveraged Finance conference 6/12. Courtesy of Seeking Alpha, here are some highlights from his presentation:
PPM Day 3 Update
The Nielsen May PPM covers the trend setting April / May Arbitron scorecard of the past. We don't have the absolute total story, with non-subscribers not included, but the broad numbers offer market insights for what's hot…and what's not. Here's Day 3 of the just released overview from Nielsen, currently in the process of cross checking the Los Angeles numbers for April / May re-release:
Radio Market Ad Trends Dinner takeaways
On 6/10 we hosted the Radio Ad Trends dinner with Cumulus’ sales management team. The dinner
David Oxenford on music license hearings
On 6/10, the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held the first of two