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There was a long meeting 5/16 in Dallas with WestwoodOne detailing a plan to employees how the former

Public radio stations are often the first stop for Indie artists and cutting-edge performers. Given that fact

Q1 showed the 5th consecutive quarter of flat revenue, says the RAB. Spot revenue was down 2%, Network revenue was down 8%. Digital revenue, still a small percentage of radio's overall revenue, was up 16%.

SBS had a tough Q1, with net revenues of $32.8 million compared to $39.1 million for Q1 2013--a decrease of $6.3 million or 16%. SBS’s radio segment revenues decreased $3.5 million or 11%, due to a decrease in special events revenue, which was offset by increases in local and network sales. The special events revenue decrease occurred throughout most of its markets, with the exception of San Francisco market.

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.

The US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado has ordered the auction of the four Communicom Corporation of America stations, including

SummitMedia announced the appointment of Greg Reed as Vice-President/General Manager of its Birmingham stations. A native

Stamford, CT-based Qantum Communications has agreed to swap the assets of its 29 radio stations

Days after he left a nursing home, countdown king Casey Kasem was spotted in Washington state, but

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

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

Talking Stick Communications, LLC has sold Sports WAOR-FM to St Joseph Catholic Radio Group of Ft. Wayne, IN for $925,000. WAOR

Katz Media Group says Schulman will join the company as Executive

Alameda County, CA judge Judge Ioana Petrou ruled that Summer Reese, the fired head of