Cumulus & Nielsen expand partnership
Cumulus Media is currently handles sales repping for Nielsen’s music monitoring service BDSradio (Broadcast Data Systems/BDS). Now the two have upped that deal to...
Bare-knuckled battle for control of SiriusXM
Back in 2009 John Malone was the white knight whom Mel Karmazin recruited to rescue SiriusXM from the brink of bankruptcy. Now the
Crystal Radio Award winners named by NAB
Ten radio stations from across the nation were honored Tuesday in Las Vegas at the NAB Show for their outstanding year-round commitment to community...
SiriusXM wins court battle with Howard Stern
Howard Stern will have to be content with the $600 million-plus he made under his original five-year contract with Sirius Satellite Radio. A New...
“Juan” launches as new Spanish Adult Hits format
SparkNet Communications and Dial Global new format targets the Adult 25-54 demo with family-focused variety. With a multigenerational approach, “Juan” offers low repetition, few...
Clear Channel resets ad sales; Rahilly out
Clear Channel has shaken up its national sales operation. Former SVP/Sales for AOL’s Eastern U.S. Region Tim Castelli, who joined
Merlin debuts “Hannity 106.9” in Philly
Well, it looks like Merlin Media/Randy Michaels’s 4/16 launch of “Hannity 106.9” WKDN-FM 106.9 (after the purchase from longtime owner
KRLA-AM, KTIE-AM re-brand in California
Beginning Monday, 4/23, there will be a new morning show, new attitude, and new brand for Salem Communications' News Talk radio stations in Los...
Pandora local sales highlighted in New York Times
“A dollar spent on Pandora is better than a dollar spent on terrestrial radio” is the key quote from Pandora Media founder and Chief...
In-state public radio coming to Delaware
Delaware has access to noncommercial public radio, but it tends to flow in from out-of-state, and therefore lacks programming of specific interest to residents...
SiriusXM launches “The Dating Playbook”
The Dating Playbook is hosted by Susan Rose and Jennifer Heller—professional matchmakers and co-founders of matchmaking business Rose & Heller and dating site www.susanandjen.com. ...
New RAB CEO wears Arbitron hat as well
Erica Farber has been a member of the Board of Directors at Arbitron since September 2010, so the directors of the Radio Advertising Bureau...
USRN partners with Little Steven’s Underground Garage
Little Steven is already running SiriusXM’s Garage Channel and he’s already on some powerhouse stations, but now United Stations Radio Networks plans to take...
FCC releases LPFM availability finder
All you do is go to the appropriate location in the FCC database, plug in longitude and latitude and voila!
WSBT-AM adds FM simulcast
Schurz Communications’ WSBT-AM South Bend, IN has migrated its News format onto FM, in addition to 960 AM. Schurz recently took over the 96.1...