Westwood One

WestwoodOne opens creative and production studio

The move will help marketers develop world-class audio with the launch of WestwoodOne Studio, a full-service Creative Services division. WestwoodOne Studio is powered in...
Nielsen

Nielsen to increase PPM sample size

A larger sample size means increased accuracy—especially in panel-challenged demos...
Townsquare Media Group

Townsquare found stable by Wall Street watchdog

Moody’s Investors Service has rated a financial instrument being put into effect by growing radio group Townsquare Media and said the move will not affect the company’s corporate family rating nor change its overall stable rating.

Radio One gets a Q3 lift; Q4 to be flat

Net revenue was $118.4 million, up 7.7% from Q3 2012. The comp was $109.9 million in Q3 2012. Station
Stan & Haney

Stan & Haney Celebrate 5,000th show

Beasley Broadcast’s “Stan and Haney” will celebrate their 5,000th radio show together on 11/8.  The heritage afternoon show, which airs on 96 K-Rock, WRXK-FM...
Microphone

Changes made at Delmarva Public Radio

Dana Whitehair, Delmarva Public Radio's new GM, has made some programming changes at WSCL-FM Salisbury MD and WSDL-FM Ocean City, MD, reports the Cape...
Sirius XM

New Chrysler customers getting SiriusXM for a year

They jointly announced that all Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, SRT, Fiat, and Mopar customers will receive a one-year SiriusXM subscription when purchasing any 2014...

Salem internet gains provide Q3 black ink

Key radio station metrics for religious specialist Salem Communications hovered close to either side of the break-even point in Q3 2013 and completely on the wrong side on a same-station basis, but soaring gains on the internet provided the company with a successful quarter.
Cumulus

Report praises Cumulus performance

Seeking Alpha’s Darspal Mann has issued a positive review of the company, its stock performance, strategic moves and the future, with the upcoming buy...
Entercom

Entercom tripped up during Q3

The numbers weren’t particularly good for radio group Entercom as it watched most important metrics decrease comparing YOY Q3
MIB Reports Talk Radio

Talk Shows USA to syndicate “Life As You Own It”

The real estate program with Mark McDougald and Co-host Craig Miller has been airing the past two years the program has been airing on...
People

Blogger: Radio chasing away the young demo

Gary Duff is in radio, and he has an opinion on why so many aged 18-30 are no longer in the audience – he says radio has failed to develop the talent in that age group necessary to communicate with them.
WMEN-AM 640 Sports

Dan Sileo fired after posting threatening tweet

James-Crystal Enterprises’ WMEN-AM (”640 Sports”) West Palm Beach-Miami has fired host Dan Sileo
AOL / America Online

AOL challenging trademark for Martini Lounge Radio

Tom Kelly, former GM of WHAT-AM Philadelphia launched his “Martini Lounge Radio” radio show from the station to online-only (via iRadioPhilly.com) in 2008 and...
Entercom

WBEN host David Bellavia exits after two weeks

Entercom Buffalo has confirmed David's full time employer wouldn't let him do his new radio show on WBEN-AM. Entercom announced in mid-October that Bellavia...