Arbitron revises Fresno data; three stations affected
In a letter to clients, Arbitron says six Spring 2013 Phase 2 Fresno metro diaries were returned from a media-affiliated household. Arbitron says it...
McGavren Guild parent buys Local Focus
Genesis Media Holdings, which O&Os McGavren Guild Media, has acquired Local Focus from Kay
Radio pros seek to cultivate radio talent
Introducing the National Radio Talent System and its adjunct Radio Talent Institutes, both of which are being formed to give professional radio the farm...
Rep. seeks to redirect federal ad budgets toward radio
Hank Johnson (D-GA) is going to bat for the radio industry as a whole, saying that the paltry percentage of
Pittsburgh AM to resume as WZUM
The buyers of WLFP-AM Braddock PA are looking to the past as they take over the 1550 kHz facility in the Pittsburgh market. The...
New news service available to radio stations
VirtualNWS is now available for radio stations seeking to increase their news, weather and sports content but are eager to increase their overhead budget....
Birmingham internet radio station migrates to FM dial
The management of alternative-formatted Birmingham Mountain Radio believe that their 2010
Honda ships first HD-equipped vehicles
The 2014 Odyssey from Honda arrives at dealers today 7/2/13, and its Touring Elite version offers factory-installed high-definition radio. But it won’t be without...
Vegas AM picks up Fox Sports Radio
Kemp Broadcasting has already been bringing a sports format to citizens and visitors in Las Vegas NV, and now it will be doing so...
New NPR/WBUR collaboration builds in local element
The ending of “Talk of the Nation” on NPR has led to the expansion of WBUR Boston’s “Here &Now” – which is adding NPR itself as a partner, expanding to two hours in length and bringing in 15 geographically-diverse contributor stations.
NYMRAD seconds Smulyan’s optimistic report
Emmis Communications’ Jeff Smulyan had a very positive radio revenue story to share at his
Miss a deadline, get a big fine
An AM-FM combo in Salmon ID was a little late filing for a license renewal – if one considers five years to fall into...
Emmis slam dunks its fiscal Q1
The black ink was flowing freely at Emmis Communications during its first fiscal quarter ended 5/31/13 – including a massive percentage
Entercom, WEEI, Red Sox donate 1,000 tickets
Entercom/Boston and Sports talker WEEI, in partnership with the Boston Red Sox and Major League Baseball, will donate 1,000 Boston Red Sox tickets for...
musicFIRST orchestrates letter-writing campaign
Musician and label rights organization musicFIRST is encouraging musicians to write to their representatives in Congress and ask them to prevent the Internet Radio Fairness Act from making it into law. And as frequently the case with national organizations, it has helpfully provided a sample letter.