Arbitron shareholders give thumbs up to Nielsen buy
Nielsen’s acquisition of Arbitron, pairing the biggest US TV ratings company with the biggest US
WRIF looking for the next Rock Girl
Greater Media’s heritage Detroit rocker 101 WRIF says one lucky woman will represent the station at concerts, VIP events and on the air. The...
Illinois radio host mulling run for office
Ian Bayne was involved in politics in Massachusetts before moving home to his native Illinois, where among other things he hosts a pair of...
David Field addresses employees on Boston tragedy
The Entercom CEO sent an email to all company employees 4/16, praising the work their Boston cluster—and radio in general
“Anything Anything with Rich Russo” adds DC
The long-running weekly New York market-based freeform radio show, will also air every Sunday at 9pm on Hubbard Broadcasting’s The GAMUT (WTOP-FM 103.5 FM/HD-3,...
Fresno talker arrested, charged
The Kern County, CA District Attorney's office has charged longtime local talker Inga Barks with drunk and disorderly conduct. Barks, 45, who airs on...
NPR now airing from new facility
NPR has moved to a new $201 million headquarters with all digital equipment in Washington, leaving its analog radio gear behind. The public radio...
Rick Ross issues statement on objectionable lyrics
Rocko rap tune “U.O.E.N.O.” featured lyrics from Rick Ross that were widely seen to condone the drugging and raping of women. It led to...
WHK-AM flips to “The Answer”
Salem Communications’ NewsTalker WHK in Cleveland began a new brand and imaging campaign on the air and in outside marketing, beginning on 4/14. WHK...
WEEI’s Pete Sheppard quits on air
WEEI Boston weekend host Pete Sheppard said he could no longer stand working for the company and quit on-air. Sheppard was fired by the...
Greater Media Charlotte signs with vCreative PPO
Greater Media’s WBT-AM/FM and WLNK-FM have adopted vCreative PPO as their new production/continuity system in addition to their existing traffic, music scheduling, and automation...
Carly Rae Jepsen top bill for Hot 100.5 concert
Max Media’s CHR Hot 100.5 (WVHT-FM Norfolk-Virginia Beach) will officially kick-off summer in Hampton Roads with a star-studded lineup for the first-ever Hot Summer...
Z104’s Shaggfest returning to VA Beach
It’s Entercom’s WNVZ-FM Norfolk-Virginia Beach’s 2nd Annual Z104 Shaggfest. Locally produced by the Z Morning Zoo’s own Shaggy, ShaggFest will feature three stages of...
SBS shuffles the NASDAQ
Spanish Broadcasting System is no stranger to troubles maintaining its requisites to stay on the NASDAQ Global Market list. To address this problem, it...
Sirius XM’s new Chairman is Gregory Maffei
Gregory Maffei, president and CEO of Liberty Media, has replaced Eddy Hartenstein as chairman of the