Sam Huff retires from Redskins radio
Red Zebra Radio’s WTEM-AM DC, the flagship station for the Washington Redskins radio broadcast, announced that Sam Huff will retire after 38 years in...
Pandora continues to build dashboard presence
According to internet audio leader Pandora, it now has a presence in more than 100 car models, and it
CBS Sports Radio signs 300th affiliate
CBS Sports Radio just partnered with its 300th affiliate. Launched on 9/4/12, the network has more than tripled its reach with programming available in...
WIOU-AM to become ESPN Radio affiliate
Hoosier AM/FM LLC’s News-Talk WIOU-AM is planning a 7/1 move to an ESPN Radio format. Station manager Ernie Caldemone told the Kokomo Tribune the...
Emmis about to perform bellwether role
The heavy-duty portion of the quarterly results season is still over a month away, but for Emmis, results will be reported in a matter...
Arbitron launches another suit: Renda Broadcasting
Arbitron just filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in Milwaukee, alleging that Saga’s Lakefront
Hopkins vs. Geddings case moving forward
We just ran a story about Kevin Geddings, a terminated GM at Volusia Broadcasting’s Oldies WROD-A/FM Daytona Beach, who is being sued by station owner Joe Hopkins for misappropriation of trade secrets, tortious interference, wrongful repossession and false imprisonment. Here’s an update:
Saga suggests triage approach to indecency enforcement
Weighing in on the FCC’s indecency proceeding, Saga Communications applauded the Commission’s
Sports USA to syndicate Little League World Series
For the second straight year, Sports USA will offer the US Championship Game and the International Championship. The US Championship game airs Saturday, August...
Guess FM 97.7 debuts in Memphis
Mighty Media Group’s Guess FM, the newest radio station in Memphis, signed on 6/21 featuring a non-stop marathon of all kinds of pop, rock...
CCME/Jacksonville sued for discrimination
Three Clear Channel/Jacksonville salespeople have filed discrimination lawsuits, claiming
Beasley’s WGAC-A/FM wins again
For the 12th consecutive year, Beasley’s News/Talk 580 WGAC-A/FM was named the Georgia Association of Broadcasters “Radio Station of the Year.” New this year...
Pacifica misses CPB deadlines; funding held up
CPB has withheld money from the Pacifica Foundation’s five FMs after it missed deadlines for fixing errors in its accounting and operations. The mistakes were found during a 2012 CPB audit that cited Pacifica for misreported revenues and failure to comply with CPB rules on open meetings and financial transparency.
FCC upholds approved station CPs
Two South Carolina stations being held by Last Bastion Trust on behalf of Cumulus had dual CPs approved by the FCC. On the same day, Georgia Eagle filed a proposed CP that would have been mutually exclusive to one of the LBT moves and petitioned to reconsider the LBT grant.
2Day FM tries to block investigation into royal prank
2Day FM in Sydney, Australia is attempting to block an investigation into its infamous royal prank telephone call. The broadcaster has filed a NSW...