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...
Aha, CBS Radio, NPR, Honda, Subaru pact for web in the car
RBR-TVBR observation: We were wondering if CBS Radio would take the iHeartRadio or perhaps Pandora plunge to get its streaming stations in the dash. Now we have our answer:
Greek radio station briefly seized by radicals
A privately-run radio station in Athens, Greece, FLASH 96, was taken over by a group of 30 anarchists. According to local reports the people...
Jeff Smulyan thrilled by Blackberry FM move
Problem there for both consumers and the wireless companies is that delivering the data from streaming is
Pandora adds Kia, Acura
Pandora now has 23 total automotive partnerships between automotive brands and aftermarket manufacturers.
FCC pins wannabe mover Truth station in Boone IA
Truth Broadcasting Corporation had a plan to move its KTIA-FM out of Boone IA and take it to Johnston IA, a move that would...
Quu invests in Jump2Go for RDS, HD Radio display ads
The joint project is jump-starting new radio advertising offerings using Radio Data Systems (RDS) and HD Radio technology: Quu, Inc. (www.quuinteractive.com) and Jump2Go (www.jump2go.com)...
Blackberry activating FM receivers
Number of enhancements in the new 7.1 operating system, including the ability to turn the smartphone into a mobile hotspot, supporting up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices. RBR-TVBR Observation: Note the pitch to consumers not having to use data minutes
BlackBerry offers FM app on two models
Research In Motion (RIM) announced at CES it will add an FM radio app download to its BlackBerry Curve 9360 or 9380 smartphones. This,...
Bill Dahle dead at 69
For 40 years it was Bill Dahle who delivered the morning news to people on the Hawaiian island of Kaua’i. He had also been...