NAB applauds reintroduction of Local Radio Freedom Act
Mike Conaway (R-TX) and Gene Green (D-TX) have put the Local Radio Freedom Act back in play on Capitol Hill. The measure “…would oppose...
BBC journalists strike over job cuts
A strike by BBC journalists has disrupted programs including the flagship Today on Radio 4. TV news was also hit by the 24-hour walkout...
Three radio markets get Eastlan ratings
They’ll soon be keeping score for radio stations serving one Montana community and two Florida communities. For one of the Florida locations, it will...
Dial Global files to suspend SEC reporting obligations
The company filed a Form 15 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to accomplish the suspension on 2/15. After making this filing, unless otherwise...
Salisbury U. may take over WSCL-FM to save it
Delmarva Public Radio was founded a quarter century ago by Salisbury University (Maryland), but there was a good chance the school was going to...
CCME debuts new country station in Tucson
Cumulus’ heritage Country station KIIM-FM is getting some competition in Arizona’s second-largest market: Clear Channel is rolling out its own Country station “Wild Country...
The Andrea Tantaros Show gets praise from affiliates
TRN Entertainment’s The Andrea Tantaros Show is gaining both station affiliations and major market praise. The nationally syndicated show airs Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to...
Strong Q4 keeps radio in black for 2012
According to the latest Radio Advertising Bureau tally, radio revenues improved 4% during the fourth quarter of 2012, helping to secure a 1% gain...
Q87.7 to premiere EDM Show in Chicago
Boston sure has its share of EDM/Dance on the radio. Now, beginning this weekend, Chicago is getting some of its own. Merlin Media’s Alternative...
WOMC radiothon collects nearly $1M for food bank
The annual 104.3 WOMC-FM (CBS Radio) one-day radiothon, held 2/14 in Detroit, raised a whopping $930,741. The effort benefited Gleaners Community Food Bank of...
Ordway explains his exit from WEEI
Longtime Boston sports talker Glenn Ordway has been let go, the victim of a ratings drop. Entercom's WEEI announced it has decided to part...
Nash FM 94-7 signs with vCreative PPO
Cumulus’ new Country station in NYC, Nash FM 94-7, has signed with vCreative to use the cloud-based PPO (Paperless Production Order) system to manage...
Jack FM launches in Sisseton, SD
Now broadcasting on 99.5, KJKQ-FM is owned by Armada Media and programmed on the Dial Global STORQ platform. Sisseton is a town about 100...
Clear Channel strikes another record label deal
Robbins Entertainment, an independent recording company specializing in Dance/Pop music
Courtside to debut “Ron Paul’s America”
Courtside Entertainment Group says the former Congressman and Presidential Candidate will make his national radio and podcast debut