CBS Radio bringing all-news FM to DC
Hubbard’s broadcasting’s top-billing WTOP-FM regional news network will soon have some competition: Rumors have been rampant that CBS Radio would be bringing an all-news...
Envision Radio Networks serving up Bob FM
Envision Radio Networks is now the national syndicator of Kroeger Media’s Bob FM, the variety format that plays the best of the 80s, 90s...
Revenues increased in Q3 for Light Media Holdings
Q3 was “glorious” for Light Media Holdings declared CEO Danny Wilson. It was the company’s first full quarter with ownership of WZBN-FM “Power 105.5/The...
ARNN launching daily news brief on 2012 election
America’s Radio News Network has a new :90 daily network news brief, the “Trek to 2012: The Presidential Agenda,” that will provide all the...
Louisiana talker arrested on nine charges
Jeff Boggs, who hosts the daily politically-charged Teche Matters show on Coastal Broadcasting of Lafourche’s KANE-AM New Iberia, LA has been arrested on nine...
Teen convicted of George Weber murder
A New York jury has convicted John Katehis of the 2009 murder of WABC-AM newsman George Weber. Katehis now faces 25 years to life...
Radio hard drive patent lawsuit put on hold
RBR-TVBR First: US District Judge Leonard Stark has granted a motion by seven major radio groups to stay proceedings in the lawsuit brought against them by Mission Abstract Data LLC, d/b/a DigiMedia, which claims to own the patent rights
Activists chase MLB to Milwaukee to protest Glenn Beck (video)
If we were going to work in opposition to Beck, we
NPR beta tests "The 'Infinite Player"
National Public Radio has launched (11/15) “The Infinite Player,” a Pandora-like online content discovery news/spoken word stream that listeners can customize. The beta launch...
Emmis buys first block of preferred shares
Having put together financing via a Sam Zell hedge fund, Emmis Communications has begun buying back its preferred shares. In the first deals Emmis has paid $11.7 million for preferred shares with a face value of $32.2 million.
Phil Boyce leaving TRN
After a three-year stint as President of Programming at Talk Radio Network, former 14-year WABC-AM NY PD Phil Boyce told staffers in a memo...
KLUC hosting 13th annual Toy Drive
CBS Radio’s CHR KLUC-FM Las Vegas is teaming up once again with HELP of Southern Nevada for the 13th Annual Chet Buchanan & The...
Howard Stern playing AGT rumors like a fiddle
Just as he did last year as rumors swirled that he was in talks to become a judge on Fox
Revenues plunged in Q3 for Debut Broadcasting
The company blamed the drop on a former executive whom it is battling in court. Debut had sued its former VP of Radio Network Operations and Director of Marketing, Marcus Rowe, and his newly formed company, Nectar Media, claiming
Synergy savings on fast track for Cumulus Media (audio)
One key area that Lew Dickey must get focused on for competitive growth - 'Digital' as Cumulus has to look forward at its major competitor - Clear Channel which is way ahead with iHeart and a few other key assets that Cumulus does not have .