RESPECT Act introduced in the House on pre-1972 music
SoundExchange, which collects and distributes digital royalties, organized a campaign. “Project72,” which
Seeking Alpha: Will Apple take down Sirius XM?
Seeking Alpha’s Anup Singh writes that Sirius XM is struggling this year despite posting a good
KSFO raises $111K for Fisher House Foundation
Cumulus Media announced the KSFO-AM San Francisco Morning Show with Brian Sussman and
Dave Herman dies in federal custody
The legendary WNEW-FM New York DJ apparently suffered an aneurysm inside the Essex County Jail in
Beasley declares quarterly cash dividend
Beasley Broadcast Group announced its Board has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.045 per share of its Class A and Class B common stock.
Buckley sells KWAV-FM to Mapleton
Mapleton Communications and Buckley Broadcasting Corp. announced today that Mapleton
AM and hybrid radio to be covered at 2014 Radio Show
The 2014 Radio Show Technology Program, produced by NAB Labs in cooperation with the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE), will address
RIAA to Copyright Office: Radio needs to pay more in royalties
The US Copyright Office has begun an examination of the music licensing marketplace and has sought
L&L names Phil Becker VP/Programming
L&L Broadcasting announced Phil Becker has been named VP of Programming for the company
Apple reaches deal to acquire Beats for $3 billion
Apple has agreed to acquire Beats Music and Beats Electronics for $3 billion. The deal is the largest
Midwest Communications buys South Central Radio properties
An application is being filed with the FCC by Midwest Communications of Wausau, WI and South Central
WFNX-FM ends WXRV simulcast; stunting
On 5/28, Northeast Broadcasting’s WFNX-FM and WWBZ-AM Athol, MA simulcast split from AAA WXRV-FM “The River” Boston and began stunting with a broad spectrum of tunes
After sale, KDAY-FM hits record cume
KDAY 93.5 FM, SoCal’s original hip-hop and R&B station, and the most recent brand addition to Meruelo
The state of talk radio: Reality radio…evolving or devolving?
The state of talk radio is thriving in spite of striving to define or redefine itself. So what is talk radio? Talk shows (hosts) that are broadcast on radio stations? Or, rather, a hybrid that includes all forms and platforms of broadcast and digital: radio stations, internet, streaming, mobile apps, podcasting and social media?
WJLT-FM switching to ESPN
Management at Townsquare Media’s 50-kW Classic Hits WJLT-FM Evansville, IN tell WTVW-TV the station will soon be broadcasting 24 hours of sports coverage from ESPN.