Cumulus, WestwoodOne Partner with dick clark productions
Cumulus Media and WestwoodOne are providing exclusive backstage audio coverage from the WestwoodOne Backstage at the Billboard Music Awards Radio Row at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards 5/18 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and airing LIVE 8pm ET/PT on ABC. The show is part of Cumulus’ Red Carpet Radio platform and will showcase this year’s hottest and biggest music stars. WestwoodOne will create original programming that will run on 212 radio stations across multiple formats in markets as diverse as Philadelphia, Portland, Denver, and DC.
Communicom stations to go up for auction
The US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado has ordered the auction of the four Communicom Corporation of America stations, including
Greg Reed to lead Summit Media Birmingham
SummitMedia announced the appointment of Greg Reed as Vice-President/General Manager of its Birmingham stations. A native
CCME-Qantum-Connoisseur swap
Stamford, CT-based Qantum Communications has agreed to swap the assets of its 29 radio stations
Casey Kasem located in Washington State
Days after he left a nursing home, countdown king Casey Kasem was spotted in Washington state, but
JVC enters West Palm Beach
JVC Broadcasting (a.k.a JVC Media) is expanding into West Palm Beach, buying regional Mexican WBGF-FM and Gospel WSWN-AM from BGI Broadcasting. JVC also bought
93.7 Familia FM launches in Seattle
Country “Bigfoot 93.7” KANY-FM has moved to 107.3 Cosmopolis/Aberdeen, WA and became KLSY-FM Montesano-Seattle, WA. 93.7 is now KANY
WAOR-FM sold in Indiana
Talking Stick Communications, LLC has sold Sports WAOR-FM to St Joseph Catholic Radio Group of Ft. Wayne, IN for $925,000. WAOR
Stacey Lynn Schulman named EVP/Strategy, Analytics & Research at KMG
Katz Media Group says Schulman will join the company as Executive
Judge ends Summer Reese’s occupation of Pacifica offices
Alameda County, CA judge Judge Ioana Petrou ruled that Summer Reese, the fired head of
Cumulus, Big Machine launch NASH ICONS brand
Cumulus announced a strategic partnership with Big Machine Label Group to expand the growing
MVP closes deals in Louisiana, Chicago
Media Venture Partners announced the recent closing of two transactions: Opus Media Partners, LLC has
Update: FM Class C4 Allocation / 73.215 Petition for Rulemaking
Matthew Wesolowski, SSR Communications’ WYAB-FM
FCC concludes AM auction
The Commission’s auction of 22 CPs for new AM signals is over after six days of bidding. 22 stations were available and 10 received bids. The frequencies and calls, locations, amounts, winners and station power:
Craig Morgan visits America’s Morning Show
America’s Morning Show welcomed Craig Morgan to the NASH Campus 5/13 to talk about his latest hit single "Wake Up Lovin' You," and last week's trip to Afghanistan to entertain the troops on behalf of Stars and Stripes and Armed Forces Entertainment. Pictured (L-R): Chuck Wicks (AMS Co-Host), Terri Clark (AMS Co-Host,) Craig Morgan and Blair Garner (AMS Host.)