Cumulus game-changer outlined
Details of the anticipated move forward in the radio content arena by Cumulus Media are coming out, keying on the acquisition of Dial Global, a move that will put Cumulus into the same competitive sphere as Clear Channel’s Premiere Networks. A big station deal with up-and-comer Townsquare will help finance the DG acquisition.
WPRO-AM’s Dan Yorke launches TV show
Rhode Island talker Yorke, who holds down the noon to 3 p.m. slot at Cumulus’ WPRO-AM, is launching a new daily TV show. myRITV,...
SiriusXM adding The Dan Patrick Show
Patrick has been added to the weekday lineup of shows on its all-sports talk channel, Mad Dog Sports Radio, SiriusXM channel 86. Starting Tuesday,...
Fabulous Sports Babe moves to weekends
Nanci Donnellan, better known to local sports talk fans as the pioneering radio personality the Fabulous Sports Babe, said Monday she was let go...
Malone “shortchanged” Sirius XM investors over Liberty
Liberty Media Chief John Malone unfairly used an investment agreement to acquire
The Matt and Ramona Show re-up with WLNK
Greater Media announces it has signed a multi-year deal with The Matt and Ramona Show on WLNK-FM in Charlotte. Matt Harris and Ramona Holloway...
CCME/Wichita lifts ban on abortion clinic ads
Clear Channel lifted its ban 8/27 on radio ads purchased by Wichita's first abortion clinic to open since 2009. CCME reversed course as supporters...
From one Backyard to another: Price revealed
The one-time radio group Backyard Broadcasting has agreed to sell its last outpost in Williamsport PA to a local buyer who is keeping the Backyard brand intact. The deal was made public 8/20/13, and now we know how much it’s worth.
Buzz about Cumulus/Townsquare encore deal
Cumulus Media and Townsquare Media Group have done
CMG fires two from The Bone
Cox Radio has fired two of its longtime personalities from hot talker WHPT-FM Tampa Bay (102.5 The Bone), including one host who “seemingly has...
Perry rebuffed by St. Louis radio station
Missouri is the latest state to be targeted by Texas Gov. Rick Perry in his campaign to entice businesses to pull up stakes and...
Sun Broadcast Group signs DJ Lynnwood
Sun Broadcast Group announced a national sales representation agreement with DJ Lynnwood for Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Shows for national distribution on terrestrial radio...
Sirius XM sued over non-payment of royalties
SoundExchange, the entity that collects performance royalties from digital music services, has sued the satcaster for allegedly refusing to pay for recordings made prior...
Newfoundland Capital to buy five from Bell
Newfoundland Capital Corp. has signed a deal to buy five radio stations in Toronto and Vancouver from Bell Media for $112 million (CN), plus...
Ingstad makes strong investment in local radio
Jim Ingstad is doing more than just talking about local radio – he is weaving it into the DNA of his newly-acquired station cluster...









