Errol Lewis: What killed the liberal radio star?
The former WWRL-AM NY morning driver and current NY1 cable net political anchor has penned
Nielsen: Christmas Music impact on December ratings
With Christmas just one day away, holiday music has overtaken the radio airwaves. In looking at the December listening trends from Nielsen’s PPM markets,...
WINS-AM NYC vet Stan Brooks passes
Brooks, at 86, never retired from the station. He’d been behind the mic for 50 years at the heritage
Christmas is for Children radiothon raises $1 million
Children’s Medical Center announced its 2013 Christmas is for Children radiothon raised more than $1 million for the nation’s fifth-largest, not-for-profit pediatric hospital. The...
Cumulus completes refinancing deal
Cumulus Media has entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, consisting of a $2.025 billion term loan maturing in
WNTD Chicago selling to Starboard Network
Green Bay, WI-based Catholic broadcaster Starboard Network is buying Follett Family Trust’s Religious “Relevant Radio 950” WNTD-AM Chicago for $14.4 million.
Entercom donates KWOD to MMTC
Entercom’s KWOD-AM in Salem, OR is soon to be under the stewardship of the Minority Media and
Kidd Kraddick hid lymphoma diagnosis
Syndicated morning man host Kidd Kraddick battled lymphoma starting in 2009, but kept it a secret
Radio One issues bonuses
According to an 8K filing on bonuses for its executives, Radio One said the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors awarded cash bonuses to two executive officers. The bonuses payable to
Pandora loses case against BMI
U.S. District Judge Louis L. Stanton has ruled that Pandora doesn’t have a blanket license that includes the songs of publishers who
Finalists turn the key at WRKO’s Win Howie’s Jaguar contest
Howie Carr and Entercom’s WRKO-AM Boston got into the full holiday spirit 12/18 by giving 20 pre-determined qualifiers
SBS swaps frequencies in Miami
Spanish Broadcasting System’s WXDJ-FM El Zol 95.7FM, a format featuring tropical Spanish-language hits, has moved to a new signal 106.7FM (previously Tropical as WRMA-FM)...
Indie Rock “The Bridge” launches in KC
On 12/17, non-commercial 90.9 KTBG-FM launched a new Indie Rock format in Kansas City. Said Simone Lowin, Presentation Specialist at Paragon Media Strategies: “The new ‘Bridge’ represents a new breed of public radio music stations and was built from the ground up by PD Jon Hart and his team.
KLRZ switching to sports talk
As the New Year begins so will a format at KLRZ-FM Houma/Larose, LA. The station, owned by state Rep. Truck Gisclair, (D-LA), will replace...
YMF Media ups Deon Levingston to President
YMF has appointed named the WBLS/WLIB NYC VP/GM as its President, reporting directly to