Unattended AM-FM combo nailed by FCC
On three occasions an FCC agent attempted to inspect KZMX AM-FM in Hot Springs SD, and found the studio location locked up with nobody...
Barry Farber to receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Talk Radio Network’s veteran talker Barry Farber will be honored with the Talkers Magazine Lifetime Achievement Award on 6/7.
"I never tasted this kind of...
Sun Broadcast Group, partners with Envision
Sun Broadcast Group announced a partnership with Envision Radio Networks, that will provide national network sales for the 15 second in-feature inventory for the...
Clark Howard joins new HLN weekday show
Clark Howard has joined the new HLN weekday show 5 to 7 p.m. with Ryan Smith and Isha Sesay. Starting Monday, 6/4, “Evening Express”...
Pandora Q1 up 58% (audio)
For Q1 of fiscal 2013, total revenue was $80.8 million, a 58% YOY increase. Ad revenue was $70.6 million, a 62% YOY increase. Subscription...
Open gate around tower leads to FCC fine
During a 12/17/10 inspection of the transmitter site of WOYK-AM York PA, FCC agents discovered a gate with a broken hasp, allowing unrestricted entry...
Clear Channel launches 99X in Cleveland
Once CBS Radio’s WKRK-FM Cleveland flipped from Alternative to Sports Talk, Clevelanders were without a true Modern Rock station, aside from the bevy of...
Oregon small-market cluster hit with big FCC fine
It’s bad enough to get nailed for a public file violation – it’s one of the pricier violations on the FCC’s menu of punishments...
PRI gets $1.6 million grant from Bill Gates
Public Radio International received a two-year, $1.6 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to lead a major initiative to raise awareness,...
NAB asks FCC to stick to the LPFM plan
After years of push and pull, Congress finally passed the Local Community Radio Act without NAB objection, a bill designed to increase the number...
Smulyan and Simon invest in Emmis
Emmis honcho Jeff Smulyan and NBA Indiana Pacers head Herbert Simon are the principals of HSJS LLC are using that firm to acquire
California noncom fine for advertising sticks
The Cesar Chavez Foundation’s KUFW-FM Woodlake CA took a quartet of underwriting announcements over the line into the realm of advertising back in 2006,...
Daena Kramer to join The Dave and Mahoney Morning Show
CBS Radio’s KXTE 107.5 FM Las Vegas announced the addition of Daena Kramer, known as DK on-air, to the Dave and Mahoney Morning Show.
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FCC enforces letter of the radio phone call law
The indignities seem never-ending for Nassau Broadcasting. It’s not enough that it’s selling all its stations at bankruptcy auction. Now it’s been hit by...
Radio keeps streak alive with Q1 revenue gain
The number the RAB is reporting to measure radio’s Q1 revenue performance isn’t a big one, but