Campaign against “John & Ken” adds YouTube pitch (video)
A few days ago in an RBR-TVBR interview National Hispanic Media Coalition President and CEO Alex
Pandora adds distribution platform
It started online and is now growing in distribution via mobile devices. But Pandora Media isn’t limiting its horizons and is rapidly adding
PPM boosted Arbitron revenues in Q1
Price increases built into Arbitron’s contracts with radio groups for Portable People Meter (PPM) ratings pretty much guarantee that the
Barbra Streisand makes surprise radio appearance
Listeners to “Smiley & West” this weekend will hear a surprise guest appearance by Barbra Streisand
WIL’s “Team Breadhead” join Komen Race for the Cure
The annual Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure takes place on Saturday 6/23 in Downtown St. Louis, and Hubbard Broadcasting’s 92.3 WIL’s “Team...
Fined Texas AM still on the hook with a discount
KOLJ-AM Quanah TX had a run-in with Mother Nature in the summer of 2008, and it eventually led to a run-in with the FCC....
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...