Bob Pittman associate Steven Cutler joins Clear Channel
Clear Channel Communications Bob Pittman is adding to the top ranks at the company. The new Senior Vice President of Business Development and Corporate...
January hearing on Inner City auction rules
US Bankruptcy Judge Shelley Chapman has set January 9th for a hearing to set the bidding procedures for a sale of Inner City Media Corporation (ICMC). The secured creditors who forced the radio group owner into bankruptcy court in August will likely
Edison Research counters claims on Pandora
Tom Webster, VP Strategy and Marketing of Edison Research entered a blog post on the company
Doing the Emmis preferred math
Emmis needs to control over two-thirds of the preferred issue to be able to amend the terms. Can Emmis get there without coming to terms with the preferred shareholders? What would it take to resolve this to everyone
Ofcom tells UK radio to knock off off-color content
UK broadcasters were not held to account for material that took place during a concert broadcast in which they had no direct control over the artists. If the FCC and Congress had handled the Janet Jackson incident that way,
CC Radio announces new Talk lineups on 960, 910 AM
Clear Channel’s KNEW-AM 910 San Francisco will move to 960 kHz (currently sister station KKGN-AM “Green 960”—environmental/progressive) on 1/3 and become Conservative-leaning 960 KNEW –...
KMUZ, new FM, launches in Salem, OR
After more than three years of planning community radio KMUZ (88.5 FM) is broadcasting live from its studio in Salem, Oregon. It has been...
AirTran grounds Sirius XM
New owner Southwest Airlines is making a change at AirTran Airways: No more satellite radio. The move comes as Southwest moves to integrate AirTran operations into its own and operate the entire fleet under the Southwest name
Ron Smith succumbs to pancreatic cancer
Hearst Broadcasting’s WBAL-AM legend Ron Smith succumbed to cancer 12/19 at 70 years of age. He died at his home in Shrewsbury, PA, surrounded...
Channeling radio pales as driving distraction compared to texting
Drivers have been known to change radio stations while in moving traffic, and a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration release lists that activity as...
Arbitron clarifies radio and streaming audience measurement
After hearing negative feedback at its client conference earlier this month about its planned total audience measurement service, Arbitron CEO Bill Kerr and EVP/COO...
BUZ'[email protected] comes to Minneapolis
Country’s hottest new hits found a home in the Twin Cities on 12/19 as CBS Radio’s AC 102.9 WLTE Lite FM became BUZ’[email protected]. The...
New preferred shareholders revolt for Emmis
We had previously questioned how much interest there would be in the Emmis tender, which has its top end below the recent market price. It appears the next move in this chess game is up to Jeff Smulyan
Nick Cannon gives deserving family new car, room makeover
After a two week search based on listener nominations, a family in New Jersey received a holiday dream come true this morning. Morning man...
Stephen King's stations raise extra $100,000 in home heating funds
An anonymous Californian has donated $50,000 to help heat the homes of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program participants, with the condition that author...