Westwood One

WestwoodOne details NFL Draft coverage

WestwoodOne, the official network radio partner of the NFL, will broadcast live from the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, from New York City's Radio City Music Hall, on 5/8. Scott Graham will anchor the coverage with updates and one-on-one interviews throughout the night. Additional coverage will be provided by WestwoodOne partners NBC Sports Radio and CBS Sports Radio.

Hoosier Broadcasting sells translator

Hoosier Broadcasting Corp. has sold its CP for translator W279CL (103.7), Anderson, IN to Woof Boom Radio for $22,172. Woof Boom owns News-Talk WHBU-AM in Anderson (Muncie-Marion, IN).

Marketing Evolution, CCME demo cross-media success with Macaroni Grill

Marketing Evolution, industry experts in conducting real-time cross-media measurement for brands, and

Entercom launches SmartReach digital division

Entercom says SmartReach Digital will help local businesses navigate the growing universe of digital
Next Radio

Gary Shapiro endorses NextRadio app

On 5/7 during his opening keynote address at the Digital Media Summit in Toronto, CEA President and

Salem up 12% in Q1

Salem Communications’ Q1 revenue increased 12.1% to $62.3 million from $55.6 million. Total operating expenses increased 16.2% to
Saga Communications, Inc.

Saga Q1 revenue up 1.6%; Q2 “sluggish”

Saga Communications’ Q1 revenue was $29.4 million compared to $29.0 million for the same period last year

Doug McDuff returning to airwaves

WTVO-TV Rockford, IL reports Doug McDuff, the longtime broadcaster recently laid off by Mid-West Family’s WNTA-AM in that market because of a format change, has a new radio home. McDuff will appear weekdays from 1pm-3pm on Good Karma Broadcasting's News-Talk WTJK-AM 'The Big AM 1380' based in Janesville, WI, serving Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. He begins 5/12.

Pandora releases April 2014 audience metrics

Pandora announced new metrics reached in April. Listener hours were 1.70 billion, an increase of 30% from 1.31 billion during the same period last year.
Sirius XM

Sirius XM: Reverse split unlikely

Seeking Alpha’s Stephen Faulkner writes that Sirius XM, in present form, will not be doing a reverse split. As well, he says, majority owner Liberty Media would see no benefit from a reverse split:

Mary Menna named GM of WMJX-FM

Greater Media announced Mary Menna has been named as the General Manager of Greater Media’s WMJX-FM Magic 106.7 in Boston. She will
Dean Goodman

Dean Goodman buying Three Eagles Communications

Dean Goodman's Digity LLC has agreed to purchase Three Eagles Communications, which O&Os

SCBA releases white paper on TV’s viewership erosion

The Southern California Broadcasters Association has published its latest SCBA White Paper
The White House

ABC News, Lew Dickey at WH Correspondent’s Dinner

Here’s a photo taken Saturday night at the 2014 White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton.

VerStantig sues to avoid Internet streaming royalties

According to Henry Gola’s post on Wiley Rein, LLP’s “Wiley on Media” blog, radio stations streamed over