Cumulus flips WDRQ to NASH FM in Detroit
Cumulus flipped Classic Hits WDRQ (Doug FM) to NASH FM 93.1 on 12/13, marking its
Study: Listeners aren’t tweeting much about radio
Brandwatch released report on radio’s relationship to Twitter in the US vs. the UK. While the survey
Nielsen ranks top audio formats of 2013 by demo
As the year draws to a close, Nielsen has compiled the top 10 rankers of formats in US radio by Persons 6+, 18-34 and 25-54. This year, Nielsen says Country grow among younger listeners and set all-time highs for audience shares across the 48 Nielsen PPM markets; Pop CHR mature by increasing its listening share in the 25-54 demo; News/Talk and Sports made a big rebound during the fall; and both Urban and Hot AC had banner years—among their best ever. Classic Rock continues its downward trend:
Cumulus completes WestwoodOne (Dial Global) buy
Cumulus Media says it has completed the previously announced acquisition of WestwoodOne, formerly
hardDrive presents two holiday shows
United Stations Radio Networks says its weekly rock program, hardDrive with Lou Brutus, will offer radio stations two different holiday special editions of the...
SRN News offering “2013: Year in Review”
Once again this year, SRN News has produced a One-Hour Special anchored by SRN's Capitol Hill correspondent Wally Hindes that looks back at the...
“Booker, Alex and Sara Morning Show” debuting in Austin
Entercom Austin announced show debuts 1/6 on Mix 94.7. Booker comes to Austin’s Mix 94.7 with over 17 years radio experience. Serving as an...
Beasley readies 14th “Christmas Across the Lands”
Randy Sherwyn, PD for Beasley Broadcast’s Sunny 106.3 WJPT-FM and 106.3 HD2 Solid Gold 106, in Southwest Florida, will host the 14th annual “Christmas...
LRFA support nears 200 co-sponsors
Three Members of the House of Representatives from Florida have signed on as co-sponsors of a resolution that opposes "any new performance fee, tax,...
Salem profiled after Twitchy buy
Bloomberg Businessweek has given Salem Communications some kudos after its announcement this week that it is purchasing Twitchy, a blog run by conservative pundit...
Cumulus, Rdio partnership update
Here’s the latest on the strategic partnership that Cumulus and Rdio announced earlier this year. They’ve begun rolling out the partnership with a combination...
Meruelo Media to buy KDAY-FM LA
Meruelo Media, a SoCal minority-owned media group, and the owner of Spanish language television
WAAF hosts will live 60 feet up for hunger
We understand it’s cold right now in Massachusetts. Nonetheless, Entercom Boston Rocker WAAF on-air personalities Lyndon "LB" Byers and Anthony "Spaz" Parziale are officially...
Envision hatches “The Rooster”
Envision Radio Networks’ latest offering, The Rooster, is a new multi-tasking content resource for morning shows available 24/7 at GotRooster.com. It delivers all of...
KYRT-FM sale closes in Texas
La Promesa Foundation has closed on its purchase of KTYR-FM licensed to Hunt, Texas and serving the Kerrville, TX area. The Seller, Munbilla Broadcasting, is headed by Shane Fox and also owns a FM CP for Kingsland, TX. Whitley tells RBR-TVBR: