Cumulus

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,...
Sirius XM

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,...
CBS Radio

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...
Sirius XM

Malone “shortchanged” Sirius XM investors over Liberty

Liberty Media Chief John Malone unfairly used an investment agreement to acquire
Greater Media, Inc.

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...
Clear Channel

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...
Sold

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.
Cumulus

Buzz about Cumulus/Townsquare encore deal

Cumulus Media and Townsquare Media Group have done
Cox Media Group

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...
Rick Perry

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

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...
Broadcast Tower

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...