WGN getting FM 87.7 in Chicago
Tribune’s WGN-AM has reached an agreement to run 87.7 FM through an LMA and will launch
Cox Radio Buys Tampa translators
Cox Radio has agreed to purchase the CPs for translators W246CY (97.1) Bradenton, FL and W273CP (102.5) New Port Richey, FL from Circuitwerkes, Inc. The purchase price is...
93.7 The Beat names PD, lineup
CCME’s KQBT-FM 93.7 The Beat, Houston's REAL Hip Hop and R&B, announced Mara Melendez has been named the station’s first PD. She most recently programmed 103.5 The Beat (WMIB-FM) in Miami after being part of the team that launched Power 105.1 WWPR-FM NYC.
JVC Media debuts WOW FM in Gainesville
JVC Media has flipped Country WYGC-FM 104.9 in Ocala-Gainesville, FL to Classic Hits "104.9 WOW FM." WYGC was simulcasting sister station, Country WTRS-FM. This, after JVC Media/JVC Broadcasting expanded from its Long Island NY radio base by purchasing Asterisk Communications' Gainesville/Ocala, FL cluster last May.
Pandora knows your political affiliation
Next time you listen to a Bob Marley channel on Pandora, the Internet radio service may peg you as
WFAN details Yankees coverage
While Howie Rose and Josh Lewin will return as the Mets’ radio team as the games shift to WOR-AM from CBS Radio’s WFAN-A/M, the Yankees have moved to WFAN from WCBS-AM 880. Here are details of its first year of a multi-year contract as the flagship station of Yankees baseball. It begins with...
Tucson gets a new talker
Talker Jim Parisi, who last summer told the Tucson Weekly he was pursuing efforts to operate a radio station, has come through on that promise. Parisi, who previously aired on KTUC, KTKT, KJLL (now KWFM) and KVOI in that market, launches Power Talk (Sports and Talk) KEVT 1210 AM on 2/17. To do so, he’s...
Bankruptcy judge names appraiser for 3 FM CPs
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Karen K. Brown of Houston has appointed Media Broker/Appraiser Ray Rosenblum of
Sports USA adds Fred Dryer to line-up
Bob Moore, President of Sports USA, says the network has added NFL and TV Personality Fred Dryer to their expanding list of programming. In...
Radio Mercury Awards names final round of judges
The Radio Mercury Awards announced the final round judging panel for the 23rd Annual Radio Mercury Awards. This year’s panel of top level agency...
Mercedes-Benz makes HD Radio standard gear
iBiquity Digital says Mercedes-Benz is launching the 2014 S-Class with HD Radio Technology as standard in all vehicles. The S-Class is now at dealerships across North America. It will also offer offering Program Service Data, which displays song title, artist and album name on the radio screen.
Connoisseur signs as Marketron’s latest “Triple Play” client
Marketron, provider of business software solutions for the media industry, announced Connoisseur Media
CCME extends exchange offer notes due 2021
CCME says it has further extended its exchange offer of its Senior Notes due 2021 (for all outstanding Senior Notes due 2021) that were issued and sold by Clear Channel in 2013 in private placement offerings.
CCME, Relativity re-up to cross-promote content
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment and Relativity, a next-generation studio that produces and distributes entertainment content across multiple platforms, are renewing their cross-media marketing collaboration to promote Relativity film releases.
Digital radio to grow 8.1% this year
Internet-delivered radio is growing quickly as a medium with listeners tuning into digital stations on a wide range of devices, from desktops to in-car systems and mobile devices. A new report from eMarketer, “Digital Radio: Usage Grows, but Lack of Scale Remains a Challenge” says there will be a monthly average of 159.8 million digital radio listeners in the US this year, up 8.1% from 2013.