Pandora issues another month of market ratings
Whether the numbers are in any way comparable to real broadcast average quarter hour (AQH) ratings remains a matter of dispute, but Pandora Media is out with another set of purported AQH
Emmis raises minimum tender price for preferred shares
Emmis Communications has amended the terms of the
Incubator program may be part of ownership review
Aproposal that has been kicked around for years now
Name change official for Dial Global
The ticker symbol had already been changed to DIAL and now the name Westwood One has disappeared from Wall Street as well. The publicly...
WABC picks up Geraldo Rivera
Cumulus Media’s WABC-AM NYC will launch “Geraldo” as a daily talker beginning 1/3. He'll host the 10a-noon (ET) M-F slot formerly occupied by Joe...
Bill Burkett dead at 66
East Tennessee Radio Group is mourning Bill Burkett, who lost a battle with cancer. Burkett, who had been station manager for both WSEV –FM...
Romney using radio for positive part of campaign
Mitt Romney is unleashing the radio flights in the two key early states of Iowa and New Hampshire. We are always surprised that Radio doesn
Dial Global reports its other numbers for Q3
Dial Global has filed financial results at the SEC for the portion of the company which was then still privately held
NYMRAD throws 28th annual holiday party
New York Market Radio (NYMRAD) celebrated the holiday season with its 28th annual gala, always the first Friday of December, 12/2. Radio professionals filled...
Contractor accuses radio host of defamation
Pete Chryss' security contracts with Desert Hot Springs, CA have drawn criticism from Morris Communications’ KNWZ-FM/KNEWS 94.3 host Lee Rayburn. So much so that...
KUPL listeners stuffing a bus for kids
Alpha Broadcasting’s Country KUPL-FM Portland is asking listeners to help fill an entire school bus with new, wrapped toys for children in conjunction with...
New analyst likes Sirius XM
Sirius XM got a stock price boost on Friday as Citigroup analyst Jason Bazinet initiated coverage with a
Coldplay using radio to keep album sales humming
Top recording act Coldplay’s latest album “Mylo Xyloto” has already been certified platinum by the RIAA, but that isn’t stopping it from trying to...
Former LA radio talker indicted for alleged Ponzi scheme
Nearly a year after the SEC filed civil charges against former KIRN-AM Los Angeles financial talk host John Farahi, a federal grand jury has indicted him on criminal charges as well.