How the DOJ review impacts Pandora
Seeking Alpha reports Pandora Media has been repeatedly challenged over its royalty fee agreements by organizations such as Ascap and BMI. The DOJ
Cubs leave WGN after 90 years
CBS Radio’s WBBM-A/FM Chicago is going to be the Cubs' new flagship, the team is set to announce. The Cubs have signed a long-term deal to carry the team’s games beginning next season, sources told The Chicago Tribune. Terms were not disclosed, but sources said it also involves promotion with other CBS Radio stations in The Windy City.
Wade Linder joins Cumulus Chicago
Cumulus Chicago announces that Wade Linder has been named Operations Manager of WLUP and WKQX and Program Director of WLUP. He
A discussion about ratings compression
There has been a perception that Arbitron’s (now Nielsen) transition to PPM in the country’s largest markets has resulted in ratings compression. It is a hard idea to refute when you look at an AQH rating ranker and find multiple stations tied with a 0.5 (for example), and often only 0.1 or 0.2 of a rating point can separate a dozen radio stations in a given market. If you accept the notion that perception is reality, then all of these stations are tied, and on a cost per point basis there is no difference.
Maverick Media sale to Mid-West closes
Maverick Media (Gary Rozynek, CEO) has closed on the sale of WNTA-AM, WXRX-FM, WRTB-FM
WLEV-FM Allentown adds Tommy Jordan
Cumulus Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton announced Tommy Jordan has been named host of AC WLEV’s morning show. Jordan moves to
Pandora announces May audience metrics
Listener hours for Pandora during the month of May 2014 were 1.73 billion, an increase of 28% from
Seeking Alpha: SiriusXM growth statistics analyzed
Seeking Alpha’s Crunching Numbers notes that SiriusXM recently held its annual meeting. During that
WNTW launches in Richmond
Delmarva Educational Association’s Gospel “Amen 820” WGGM-AM Chester-Richmond, VA has flipped to Conservative Talk as “820 The Answer.” With the new WNTW calls, the station is featuring a combination of area and national hosts.
Tennessee AM returns to the airwaves
Cheatham County, TN's only local radio station has returned to the airwaves 6/3. WQSV-AM Ashland City has been silent for the last year, but popular demand prompted the GM to bring it back. Ashland City is about 20 miles NW of Nashville.
Summit City sale closes in Ft. Wayne; Adams flips stations
Summit City Radio Group, LLC has closed on the sale (6/3) of its radio cluster in Fort Wayne, IN to
WestwoodOne Sports unveils 2014 NCAA Football sked
WestwoodOne is busy preparing for the kickoff of the college football season with a slate of regular season and postseason NCAA Football matchups. The season starts on Thursday, 8/28 with Texas A&M at South Carolina.
Federal News Radio debuts “Women of Washington”
Hubbard’s FederalNewsRadio.com and WTOP-AM 1500 AM DC announced the launch of a new program, “Women of Washington”--a weekly interview
Genesis/Florida launches “Your Wake Up Call”
Genesis Communications debuted a new morning show this week. Chris Markowski, best known for his national radio program, "Watchdog
A solution to Pandora’s financial woes?
As we’ve said before, unless Pandora can get a better royalty deal for the songs that are played, the only way












