ISC/MRN getting much less from SiriusXM for rights this year
Now that Sirius and XM have merged into a single entity, we’re starting to see the effects of a monopoly on rights fees paid...
New radio deal with ASCAP gets judicial nod
The Radio Music License Committee and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers hammered out a new music licensing agreement early in December...
Univision Radio debuts Alfonso Aguilar talker
Aguilar, a former Bush administration official, is launching a conservative-themed Spanish-language show in 11 top Univision Radio markets. On 1/21, Aguilar began what will...
Interest group uses radio to focus FL on BP oil spill
The Environmental Defense Action Fund wanted to make sure politicians in the state of Florida are fully on board to use fines charged to...
Peak Broadcasting moving rapidly through bankruptcy
It looks like Peak Broadcasting won
Bob Maccini questions broadcasters joining iHeartRadio
The Ando Media founder and current new media exec with Angel Street Capital says in his blog that broadcasters like Cumulus and Greater Media’s...
Broadcast observer asks Supremes to free radio speech
Randy Dotinga, who has been writing about broadcasting and radio in the San Diego area for years, has all kinds of questions about the need to continue singling out broadcasters when it comes to indecent programming. For one thing,
Mark Plotkin leaves WTOP after 10 years
Hubbard Broadcasting’s top-rated all-newser WTOP-FM DC has canceled Mark Plotkin’s 10 AM “Friday Politics Program”. Some reports say he was fired, more than just...
KOY-AM adds Smooth Jazz evenings, weekends
Clear Channel’s Adult Standards KOY-AM has added Broadcast Architecture’s Smooth Jazz format evenings and weekends on “The Coyote.” The station also simulcasts 24/7 on...
Khloe Kardashian to host Dallas radio show
Now that her husband, Lamar Odom, is playing for the Mavericks, it looks like Khloe Kardashian plans to make the most of her time...
2012 seen as another slow growth year for radio
Radio revenues were up small single digits in each of the three quarters already reported for 2011. The way the high yield bond analysts at Wells Fargo Securities see it, the pattern is likely to repeat this year.
WLS adds TV reporters (brothers) for Sunday show
Dan & Anthony Ponce compete during the week while reporting for their respective Chicago TV stations (Dan at Tribune’s WGN-TV and Anthony at NBCU’s...
Stock price is soaring for SBS
RBR-TVBR analysisSpanish Broadcasting System has seen its stock price jump this week. Fellow Hispanic broadcasting specialist Entravision has also gained significantly since News Corporation...
Lou Dobbs to leave radio show in February
United Stations Radio Network’s EVP/Programming Andy Denemark told RBR-TVBR Lou has decided to focus on his nightly show on the Fox Business Channel, so the show...
Cumulus/Citadel named deal of the year
Deal Magazine isn’t interested in broadcasting deals per se – it’s interested in deals, period. So it is impressive that the mag has named...