Cumulus taking Geraldo Rivera national
Both Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey and COO John Dickey have stated they will be looking to take talent at their radio stations national via...
FCC doubles down on Michigan AM
The bank account at Birach Broadcasting’s WCXI-AM Fenton MI is going to be a little lighter after the FCC discovered a few problems with...
“Tappet Brothers” ending run on “Car Talk”
Tom and Ray Magliozzi said 6/8 they’ll stop making new episodes of their humorous National Public Radio car advice show at the end of...
La Tricolor hits Palm Springs
Entravision is using 103.5 KPST in the Palm Springs market to fire up a format utilizing a variety of Mexican musical styles.
The musical mix...
SF noncoms pay big for consent decree
Non-commercial radio entities in San Francisco ran afoul of the rules, but have agreed to a deal with the FCC that will resolve the...
Analyst applauds Clear Channel-Big Machine pact
Fitch Ratings says that the initial spike in costs that Clear Channel should incur per its royalty deal
G. Gordon Liddy retiring, Peter Schiff replacing
After 20 years in national syndication, G. Gordon Liddy will be retiring from his daily radio program on the Radio America network. The G-Man...
Michele McPhee returns to WRKO
Entercom’s WRKO-AM Boston announced that starting Monday, 6/11 Michele McPhee will return to the station as the new host of middays 11am to 3pm....
Debate engaged over FM chip
An FM chip in cell phones could dramatically help lower bandwidth use and is a priceless possession during an emergency, say proponents led by...
FM chips and royalties dominate Future of Audio hearing
Despite suggestions that there would a laundry list of topics on the House Communications Subcommittee hearing on “The Future of Audio,” almost all of...
Mazda to integrate Pandora in dash
Mazda has joined the roster of car makers who have announced plans to integrate Pandora into their radios/dash. Mazda models that will feature Pandora...
FCC catches up to celebrated Florida pirate
Al Knighten of Fort Myers FL has become something of a celebrity in low power community radio circles. However, police shut down his unlicensed...
NAB keeps distance from CC royalty deal
The deal between Clear Channel and Big Machine Label Group has many in the industry talking and speculating. With more questions than answers at...
Looking Up to #1 announces “All Number One Hits” special
Envision Radio Networks’ Looking Up To #1 celebrates July 4th with the “All Number One Hits” special, a free two hour retrospective of former...
Swed Stone, Childs headline 2012 Urban Knight Award honorees
Natalie Swed Stone, US Director, National Radio Investment of Omnicom Group (OMD) and Hymen Childs, Partner, Service Broadcasting Dallas headline this year's distinguished class...