Radio transaction is a matter of trust
Station broker Scott Knoblauch has been seeing to the care and feeding of 10 stations forced into trusteeship by the various machinations of Cumulus Broadcasting Company. He is now tendering his resignation and passing the baton to Eddie Esserman.
ESPN Radio gets NFL pay-by-play rights
ESPN Radio is getting rights to some Sunday afternoon NFL games this season with five NFL teams
Arbitron sues Saga in Milwaukee
Well, we know that AEs aren’t allowed to use ratings in selling if the station they work for isn’t a
Clear Channel juggles its debt
There is a big circle around the year 2016 in terms of debt maturity for Clear Channel, but a new note exchange offer will go a long way towards eliminating the possibility of a default on paying what was to come due at that point, it will increase the risk of defaulting on the payment of elevated interest obligations.
WNTR-FM flips to Hot AC
Entercom Indianapolis’ Variety Hits AC WNTR was re-launched to become Hot AC “1079 The Mix.” “Mix will be artist driven and more current than...
NASH FM adds five Cumulus stations
Given the huge success of its Country WNSH-FM NY, Cumulus announces the expansion of the
Louisiana
Louisiana has completed the implementation of the ALERT FM and GSSNet systems across the state, improving the way the state
Pandora gets record Q1; big subscriber growth
Total revenue for Q1 of fiscal 2014 was $125.5 million, a 55% YOY increase. Non-GAAP total revenue
Arbitron announced dividend
It’s quite possible this will be the last dividend ever paid to shareholders by radio ratings service Arbitron. In fact, it accounts for the...
Bob Pantano honored by Philly City Council
CBS Radio’s 98.1 WOGL’s Bob Pantano, host of the Saturday Night Dance Party for over 36 years, will be honored by Philadelphia City Council...
Jimmy’s back—Running WGN Radio
Tribune announced Jimmy de Castro as President & General Manager of WGN-AM Radio, responsible for the station’s overall strategy, execution, and day-to-day management and...
CMG Jacksonville launches “Hot 106.5”
As CMG/Jacksonville Ops. Director Todd Shannon promised, a new station launched 5/23 at Midnight on the former home of News/Talk WOKV-FM,
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...