WGN Radio holding Cubs song contest
Tribune’s WGN-AM Chicago says write the next great Chicago Cubs song and it could become the official WGN Radio Cubs song of the 2012...
Licensee eats fine in LMA situation
It’s OK to lease programming, sales and certain other functions of a broadcast station to a second party; however, the licensee is still on...
Preferred shareholders keeping pressure on Emmis
The original lock-up agreement by some big holders of Emmis Communications preferred stock had been scheduled to expire on January 31st – about a...
News International signs content deal with Global Radio
The UK’s largest commercial radio group Global Radio has teamed up with News Corp.'s News International in a multimedia “long-term partnership”. Starting 2/6, the...
WLS-AM Chicago hit with fine for improper ad content
News-Talker 890 WLS-AM Chicago, which came to Cumulus via its acquisition of Citadel, has just been hit with a substantial FCC fine for running material for which it received valuable consideration without revealing that this was the case
US representatives seek FCC hearing on FM chips in cell phones
A group of 16 Congressional Black Caucus members have fired off a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski suggesting that having an active FM...
Donny Osmond lands in Vegas on KKLZ
The TeshMedia Group is debuting The Donny Osmond Show evenings on Beasley Broadcast Group’s Classic Hits 96.3 KKLZ-FM. KKLZ PD Justin Chase says Osmond...
SiriusXM to launch "Ziggy Marley's Legends of Reggae"
Sirius XM Radio says five-time Grammy-winning musician Ziggy Marley will host a new monthly show, Ziggy Marley’s Legends of Reggae. The monthly show launches...
The Arch helping out local food bank
Hubbard Broadcasting’s 106.5 The Arch (WARH-FM) St. Louis wants to give local a little love this February. In cooperation with grocer Shop ‘n Save...
Beasley finds black rainbow over red Q4 results
A total of $1.8M less revenue came in the doors of Beasley Broadcast Group radio business interests in Q4 2011, but a significant decrease in interest expense allowed it to register a 1.7% gain in
Judge reduces ex-radio station owner's sentence
A Lackawanna County, PA (Scranton) judge has resentenced former radio station owner Doug Lane to be 8 to 16 years in prison. He had...
More on Mark Plotkin's exit from WTOP
The Washington Post did a follow-up on long-time WTOP-FM DC political commentator Mark Plotkin’s recent firing. According to the story, Plotkin chewed out a...
FM News 101.9 programmer out in NYC
Merlin Media CEO Randy Michaels confirms his New York VP Programming Liz Aiello is out at WEMP-FM after being tapped for the broadcaster last...
Trying to gauge the market for radio transactions
After several years of a stand-off between potential buyers and sellers, 2011 finally saw the dam break for major radio station transactions. But high-yield...
Trying to gauge the market for radio transactions
After several years of a stand-off between potential buyers and sellers, 2011 finally saw the dam break for major radio station transactions. But high-yield...