Consolidated labels have a future in digital
So says Moody’s Investors Service, which believes that the global marketplace, whittled down to three major players, gives each the scale
Brian Hatfield joins Y-100
Cox Media Group (CMG) San Antonio has tapped Brian Hatfield as the new afternoon drive host on Today’s Country Y-100. Hatfield, a Detroit native,...
RadioTraks debuts “RequesTrak”
Envision Radio Networks and RadioTraks announced the launch of RequesTrak, a listener engagement service that lets stations gather and keep track of their song...
KDKA-FM hosting auditions for new show
This Saturday, 5/25, CBS Radio’s KDKA-FM Pittsburgh kicks off its Next Fan Host Open Auditions. It will be the first of five open auditions where...
SummitMedia helps Oklahoma tornado victims
With details still emerging from the EF4 tornado that ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, SummitMedia in Greenville, SC is rallying listeners to donate to the victims...
Fired WROD GM, broker comment on litigation
We just ran a story about Kevin Geddings, a terminated GM at Volusia Broadcasting’s Oldies
FCC opens window the MX translator deals
MX equals mutually exclusive, and out of all the applications for FM translators that have been sitting around for years in advance of the...
Pittsburgh to honor Pitt’s WPTS-FM
The Pittsburgh City Council has co-sponsored a resolution, unanimously affirmed by the Council, to declare 5/28 “92.1 WPTS Day” in the City of Pittsburgh....
Global Radio to sell seven stations in UK
The UK's largest radio station owner must sell stations in seven areas there to satisfy Competition Commission concerns over its $105.8 million buy of...
WRIF welcomes “Dave and Chuck the Freak”
The duo take mornings at Greater Media’s heritage Detroit rocker, replacing Drew & Mike. WRIF told its listeners Drew and Mike were going to be replaced with a pair that projected a younger, edgier vibe. Drew and Mike show ended last week after 22 years. "Dave and Chuck" will start 6 a.m. 5/28. Dave Hunter and Chuck “the Freak” Urquhart were previously on Alternative 89X, CIMX-FM Windsor, ON (right across the Detroit River).
High FCC hurdle for tailor-made market analyses
An attempt to block a non-Arbitron market multi-station deal using an analysis that ignores the contour overlap methodology used by the FCC for analyzing...
musicFIRST warns artists away from Pandora petition
According to musician advocacy musicFIRST, internet radio leader Pandora is trying to enlist musicians to embrace its offer of promotional value in exchange for lower streaming royalty rates ahead of anticipated discussions of the issue on Capitol Hill this year. The organization is telling musicians not to buy into Pandora’s vague proposition.
Fired WROD GM sued by station owner
Kevin Geddings, a terminated GM at Volusia Broadcasting’s Oldies WROD-A/FM Daytona Beach is being sued by station owner Joe Hopkins for misappropriation of trade secrets, tortious interference, wrongful repossession and false imprisonment. The case is pending in Volusia County, FL. Hopkins is currently the owner of WROD and Geddings is currently the owner of GLK Consultants’ Oldies WSOS-AM/FM in nearby St Augustine.
Clear Channel kicks more debt down the road
Radio giant Clear Channel recently announced a plan to knock 2016 maturities from $8.2B to $6.7B
WOGL presents 10th Annual Car Show
CBS Radio/Philadelphia’s 98.1 WOGL & American Heritage Federal Credit Union 2013 10th Annual Car Show is 5/18 10AM – 3PM. Proceeds Benefit the