Pete McCarthy joins WOR
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment New York announced that Pete McCarthy will begin hosting "The WOR Sports Zone," beginning 3/31. The new sports talker on the Mets flagship station will be heard weeknights from 6-9:00 p.m. and on Mets game days before and after each game.
Kerri Kasem to leave “Sixx Sense”
Premiere Networks announced Kerri Kasem, co-host of Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx and The Side Show Countdown with Nikki Sixx, has decided to step down from her hosting duties with the national rock music radio programs. Kasem, who broke the news to listeners 3/28, shared that her decision to leave the programs after more than four years stemmed from the time commitment necessary to join Sixx on the road for Mötley Crüe’s final tour.
CBS Radio News tops in National Headliner Awards
For the fourth year in a row CBS Radio News has been honored by the National Headliner Awards with first place in both the Network Newscast and Breaking News or Continuing Coverage categories, this year for reporting on the Boston Marathon Bombing. CBS News also received a first place award for network news series. The National Headliner Awards recognize journalistic merit in the communications industry.
Judge denies motion to dismiss Arbitron suit
U.S. District Court Judge Marcia Howard in Jacksonville, FL has rejected a motion by Renda
WOYK-AM sale in York, PA
The York Revolution baseball team has closed on a $500K deal to buy sports talk WOYK-AM 1350 from Starview Media (Doug George). WOYK, a Class B with 5 kW-D, 1 kW-N, airs York Revolution games, play-by-play from York College and local high school games.
HFS Radio to move frequency in Baltimore
CBS Radio Baltimore announced that Alternative HFS Radio, currently broadcasting at W248AO Baltimore on 97.5 FM, will move to a new frequency
Photos from NASH FM 93.1 launch concert in Detroit
Cumulus Media's WDRQ-FM NASH FM 93.1, Detroit's new Country music leader, celebrated the launch of NASH in the Motor City at the Fillmore. NASH FM listeners and advertisers filled the venue to capacity at the "Free for All Country Concert" and enjoyed performances by Eric Paslay, Scotty McCreery, Terri Clark, The Cadillac Three, Brett Eldredge, Big & Rich and Kix Brooks, who also co-hosted the event with "America's Morning Show" host, Blair Garner.
Cumulus/WWO adding Congressman Mike Rogers
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), chair of the powerful House Intelligence Committee, will bring his unique
NY Post praises Cumulus’ Kim Bryant
Cumulus’ Kim Bryant just wrapped up her first year running the company’s New York stations, delivering some strong results, noted a recent NY Post story. Why? Last year,
“Savage Losing Hannity’s audience”
In the wake of recent PPM numbers in the top five markets showing Michael Savage is besting
Catholic Radio Network buys KPHN-AM
Catholic Radio Network has bought KPHN-AM 1190 Kansas City from Radio Disney Group, LLC for $700,000. Bill Schutz of Schutz & Company
represented the seller;...
March Madness shows off mobile listening
As reported Monday in eMarketer, mobile apps improve the March Madness experience; users are keeping up with the NCAA Tournament by turning to their second screen. According to a study conducted by Harris Interactive for SOASTA, 41% of respondents plan to check for March Madness updates on their app more than once a day. During the first four days of WestwoodOne's exclusive audio coverage of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, mobile listening was up, with more than one million fans tuned to WestwoodOne's broadcast via digital streaming and partnerships.
NYC radio revenues up 2.3% in February
New York Market Radio advertising revenues for the two months of 2014 increased 3.26% over the
Add four more to LRFA sponsor list
A bipartisan group of four members of the House of Representatives have signed on as co-sponsors of a resolution that opposes "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local broadcast radio stations. The Local Radio Freedom Act is now currently co-sponsored by a coalition of 206 Members of the House and 14 Senators.
Pacifica Radio executive director stages sit-in
Summer Reese, the fired executive director of Pacifica Radio, says she’s still not leaving the left-leaning