NBC News Radio details conventions coverage
Dial Global announced NBC News Radio’s plans for live coverage from both the 2012 Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Anchor and Managing Editor of...
Tom Owens leaving Clear Channel
After being the company’s top programmer since the Jacor years until late 2011, Tom Owens is leaving Clear Channel Media & Entertainment as EVP...
Investor sues SiriusXM board over Liberty Media
A police pension fund is suing Sirius XM's board for letting John Malone’s Liberty Media take over the company without a fight and without...
High profile Fort Myers pirate gets a reduced penalty
Al Knighten made unauthorized use of 107.5 MHz to serve his portion of the Fort Myers area, and became somewhat of a national cause...
SiriusXM factory installed radios now in 50 million vehicles
Sirius XM Radio recently passed 50 million factory vehicle installations of the company's satellite radios. Since SiriusXM launched ten years ago, the satellite service's...
Point-counterpoint on Nadler royalty bill
Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) is introducing a bill which would slap an interim performance royalty on AM and FM radio attached to their streaming content...
CBS station nailed for contest violation
A contest held by CBS Radio’s WBAV-FM in Charlotte was hampered by the failure to align pertinent dates broadcast over the air with those...
WNYC, Slate team for “Gabfest Radio”
Slate Magazine and NY Public Radio’s WNYC-AM NY are teaming up to bring Slate’s acclaimed podcasts to the radio airwaves for the first time....
Sunrise upgrades to combo in Wausau WI
WXCO-AM Wausau WI licensee Sunrise Broadcasting has been making a go of it as a standalone Talker, serving the Wausau portion of the Wausau-Stevens...
SiriusXM to retire $681.5 million in debt early
The satcaster, in the midst of a hostile takeover attempt from Liberty Media, announced that on 9/20 it will retire in full all $681,517,000...
Melky Cabrera suspension could hurt ratings
The San Francisco Giants are one hot team in that market. Star outfielder Melky Cabrera was having a great year and just got suspended...
Another radio performance royalty bill drafted
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) has put forth a bill that would charge broadcasters an interim performance royalty based on
KCRW commentator Diana Nyad tries Cuba swim again
Long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, 62, a sports journalist and regular commentator on KCRW-FM LA, continues her pursuit of a record swim from Havana, Cuba...
Heidi and Frank replacing Mark and Brian on KLOS
Cumulus Media's heritage rocker KLOS-FM LA announced the return of the Heidi and Frank show to the station for mornings beginning 9/4
Liberty Media files for control of SiriusXM
John Malone's Liberty Media has asked the FCC for approval to take outright control of Sirius XM Radio