Armada sale to Radio Plus Bay Cities sale closes
Kalil & Co. announced the closing on the sale of radio stations WLST(FM), WMAM(AM), Marinette
Jillian Barberie joins KABC
Cumulus’ TalkRadio 790 KABC welcomes Jillian Barberie to join John Phillips for the new “Mid-Day LA with Jillian Barberie & John Phillips” as part of the station’s recently launched live and local in SoCal lineup. “Mid-Day LA with Jillian Barberie & John Phillips” will air weekdays from noon to 3 p.m. beginning 2/17.
ASCAP 2013 revenues up 13%
Revenues remained strong at $944.4 million, led by a $13.2 million increase in domestic receipts boosting ASCAP's financial growth
OSU buys translator for Ponca City
Stillwater, OK-based Oklahoma State University, licensee of KOSU-FM, has agreed to purchase the CP for translator Station K235CG (94.9 mHz) Ponca City, OK from E-String Wireless, Ltd. The purchase price is
Sounders FC partner with ESPN Deportes Seattle
ESPN Deportes Seattle Radio Group, with stations in Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia, will broadcast live play-by-play coverage of all Seattle Sounders FC Major League Soccer matches during the 2014 regular season and playoff games, including a 30-minute pregame show and 30-minute post-game analysis in Spanish. The stations include:
RAB details sessions at 2014 NAB Show
The Radio Advertising Bureau will present five revenue and growth oriented sales and marketing sessions at this year’s NAB Show to be held in Las Vegas April 5-10, 2014. The sessions, led by the RAB Professional Development team, feature an array of radio sales, marketing and creative executives who will share their expertise on increasing radio revenue in today’s vast media landscape.
CBS Radio aux tower gets reviewed
The proposed auxiliary AM tower would be built next to the existing AM tower near the Moorestown-Cinnaminson, NJ border: The 425-ft. tower for 50-kW WPHT-AM—located in an open field—was built roughly 60 years ago (before most of the surrounding homes) and a number of Cinnaminson residents say it’s been a source of disturbances ever since. Now they’re concerned a proposed second tower will create even more problems.
Emmis buys WBLS-FM, WLIB-AM NYC
Emmis Communications has reached an agreement with YMF Media to purchase heritage Urban AC WBLS-FM and
CNN Radio en Espanol adds 456 global affiliates
Stardome Radio Networks has cleared 456 new affiliates via its syndicated partnership with CNN en Español
Local Radio Freedom Act gets more support
The Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA), which opposes imposition of a new performance royalty on AM and FM radio stations, has added a bipartisan coalition of five Members of the House of Representatives as co-sponsors. The LRFA is now currently co-sponsored by 193 Members of the House and 12 Senators.
Entercom Q4 down; optimism for Q1
It was another tough quarter for Entercom, but not as bad as in Q3, when revenue fell 4% from
USRN adds The Forgotten 45’s
United Stations Radio Networks will be distributing a new weekend show geared to Oldies and Classic Hits radio stations called The Forgotten 45’s. The program, which will be produced and hosted by Bobby Bitman, marks an expansion of the network’s lineup of offerings for Classic Hits/Oldies stations.
Most listeners upset with format changes
New research from Mark Kassof & Co. reveals that 84% of 18-64 radio listeners in the U.S. agree (strongly or at least slightly) with the statement: “It upsets you when a radio station you like changes format,” and 44% agree strongly. Only 16% disagree, with a mere 5% disagreeing strongly.
Curtis Media buys another NC translator
It seems Curtis is going to eventually own every translator in the state: Eastern Airwaves, LLC, an affiliate of Curtis Media, has agreed to purchase the CP for translator...
New Phoenix Alternative rocker coming
San Tan Educational Media has been granted a CP for an LPFM on 106.7 mHz in Mesa, AZ, suburban Phoenix. The station has applied for KUKQ-LP as its call letters. KUKQ already streams at http://www.kukqfm.com/