Radio tower comes crashing down (video)
When Mark Heller’s Metro North Communications bought WMBE-AM Chilton, WI, it already had FCC approval to move to New Holstein. But the station came...
Oaktree and Rabobank to become Peak Broadcasting owners
Timing matters. Todd Lawley launched Peak in 2006 and bought stations in Fresno, CA (from CBS for $90 million) and Boise, ID (from Clear Channel for $25 million) just before the
Vile content on radio becomes SCOTUS indecency side show
RBR-TVBR observation: The discussion of radio in this proceeding is further evidence of the difficulty of crafting workable indecency regulations
Dr. Bill Wattenburg joins TRN lineup
Talk Radio Network Entertainment has added Dr. Bill Wattenburg to TRN-E’s Weekend lineup. “The Bill Wattenburg Show” will begin airing Sunday 1/22 at 8:00...
Peak Broadcasting is latest to go Chapter 11 route
Peak Broadcasting has reached a reorganization deal with a majority of its senior lender group, led by GE Capital. The owner of 11 radio stations in Fresno, CA and Boise, ID has filed a voluntary Chapter 11 plan to carry off the reorg.
Rachel Crowson joins America's Radio News Network
America’s Radio News Network announced the addition of Rachel Crowson as a fellow news co-anchor. Crowson has had stints at the Voice of America...
WGN Radio displaced by new restaurant
Tribune Company has discovered that having WGN Radio on the ground floor of Tribune Tower in downtown Chicago is not the most cost-effective use...
Ford launches iHeartRadio app using SYNC AppLink
We mentioned it was already available in the BlackBerry App World, and now Ford confirmed the SYNC-enabled iHeartRadio app is now available for download from the iTunes App Store
Free Beer & Hot Wings adds Saturdays
The Compass Media Networks morning show has added additional affiliates, will do a remote at the Super Bowl, and had expanded broadcasts to include...
Bill Trumbull dead at 77
For two decades Bill Trumbull was half of the popular afternoon drive team, “Trumbull and Core,” on WMAL-AM Washington, DC. The station now reports...
Nick Cannon sets return date
The “America’s Got Talent,” 92.3 Now FM (WXRK-FM) NY and "Cannon's Countdown" was hospitalized last week in Aspen, CO for what wife Mariah Carey...
Nominations open for NAB Crystal Radio Awards
NAB has opened nominations for the 2012 Crystal Radio Awards with a streamlined, online entry process. The Crystal Awards recognize outstanding community service by...
Bob Pricer dead at 88
Robert Pricer, longtime owner of WCLT-AM & FM Newark, OH, has died at age 88. He had been hospitalized for several weeks with injuries...
Fort Myers radio host running for Congress
Connie Mack (R-FL) is trying to move from the US House of Representatives to the US Senate, taking on incumbent Bill Nelson (D-FL). WFSX-FM...