CBS-Goodman deal in West Palm affecting WIRK, WEAT, WPBZ
Palm Beach Broadcasting’s deal with CBS Radio to buy three local West Palm Beach stations means a switch on the dial for Palm Beach...
Massachusetts man charged with stealing WFNX gear
Police arrested a Lynn, MA man they caught dragging WFNX-FM Boston equipment down the street midnight Thursday, according to a police report.
Michael McNeil, 30,...
House panel tees up audio hearing
Greg Walden (R-OR), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology is holding a hearing on the 68th anniversary of D-Day entitled “The...
NPR teams with travel agency to spike contributions
Noncommercial radio icon NPR was able to provide an inducement to donate during pledge drives in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Boston –...
Rick Neuheisel joins SiriusXM
Former college football coach Rick Neuheisel, who won the Rose Bowl as both a coach and a player, has joined SiriusXM as an analyst...
It’s hurry up and wait time for noncom FM applicant
US Rep. Bob Filner interceded with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski on behalf of a stalled FM applicant in his southern California district, but it...
Fisher agrees to decree after radio contest caper
It is against the on-air contest rules to do anything whatsoever that may affect the outcome, and although Fisher Broadcasting’s KVI-AM Seattle feels it...
Power 96 launches new morning show
Not long after losing DJ Laz to SBS’s KXOL-FM LA, Beasley’s Power 96 WPOW-FM Miami launched a new Morning Show on Tuesday, 5/29 that...
WRKO, Tom Finneran parting ways
Entercom’s WRKO-AM Boston and Tom Finneran co-announced that Finneran will leave the station after his show on Thursday, 5/31. Finneran has been with WRKO,...
Mark Davis joins KSKY Dallas
Salem Communications announced a new name, new brand, new attitude, and new morning show for its Dallas/Ft. Worth News/Talk radio station, KSKY-AM 660. Beginning...
Radio loves traffic: Where the jams are
There are few things that do a better job of fueling radio station listening than a good traffic jam, and it is especially valuable...
To gain compliance FCC should reward candor
An RBR-TVBR reader joined in the conversation about steep FCC fines and said there are so many rules to keep track of that it’s...
Eau Claire stations get power outage, tower collapse
Strong winds from a 5/24 storm in Eau Claire, WI took down a 200 foot tall radio tower for Clear Channel’s WBIZ-AM fell over...
WSHE-FM back in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
Clear Channel’s Spanish Contemporary WMIB-FM Miami has flipped (perhaps still stunting?) to Classic Hits as "She 103.5...She plays everything." "She's only Rock & Roll"...
Colin Cowherd blasts New Orleans as unsafe (audio)
ESPN Radio talker Colin Cowherd blasted New Orleans on Tuesday for its lack of safety and hotel rooms. Cowherd said the city could be...