Radio News

Media Venture Partners announced the recent closing of two transactions: Opus Media Partners, LLC has

Matthew Wesolowski, SSR Communications’ WYAB-FM

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:

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.)

This year, WGN Radio celebrates 90 years of growing up in Chicago. On June 1, 1924, the Chicago Tribune converted the operations that had formerly been WDAP to WGN, with the new call letters paying homage to the “World's Greatest Newspaper.” WGN quickly proved itself a pioneer in radio and went on to establish several broadcasting “firsts," such as the Memorial Day 500 (later known as the Indy 500), the Kentucky Derby, and the live courtroom proceedings of the Scopes Monkey Trial.

Cumulus Media has promoted John Gallagher to Regional Vice President

In response to the introduction of legislation 5/12 in the Senate to increase the rates that songwriters

The Youngstown, OH market’s new FM signed on 5/12 at 10 a.m. Urban AC ”Star 93.7 FM” (W232A) is

A judge on 5/2 ordered an investigation into the whereabouts of Casey Kasem after an attorney for the ailing radio personality's wife said

Three attorneys of the law firm that successfully defended

On 5/12, Cumulus Media Atlanta’s WYAY-FM “All News 106.7” became “Newsradio 106.7,” the place for

Word has been received that Dave Diamond, one of rock radio’s earliest stars, died recently in Spearfish, South Dakota. Diamond was born

157 radio spots and campaigns have made it to the finals of the 2014 Radio Mercury Awards, which

CCME San Francisco announced longtime Market President, JD Freeman, will retire on 5/21. Freeman has been in the broadcasting industry for more than 43 years and with Clear Channel Media and Entertainment for the past 18 years. During his time with Clear Channel he has held leadership roles in the Phoenix, Dallas and Santa Barbara markets and served as Senior Vice President of Operations for the Southwest Region.