Slight Q3 revenue decline for Beasley
Net revenues were down 1% to $24 million in Q3 for Beasley Broadcast Group. But if you exclude the $300K of political advertising from last year, CFO Caroline Beasley told investors
HITS returns to Des Moines
Almost three months after Connoisseur Media sold its KZHZ-FM HITS 105.9 frequency in Des Moines to Iowa Public Radio, Saga Communications of Iowa’s Des Moines...
WSFR-FM flips in Louisville
Cox Media Group Louisville’s Classic Rocker WSFR-FM has flipped to Classic Hits. It’s now branded as 1077 S-F-R, “The NEW 107.7 The Eagle –...
Car crashes into WJFK offices
The driver, claiming to have swerved to avoid a pedestrian, crashed into the call screener’s office of the CBS Radio’s Sports Talker 106.7 “The...
MannGroup launches "Afternoon Gumbo"
Programmer Jeff Wyatt (WXKS-FM, WUSL, KPWR, KIIS, WIHT, WMZQ) has teamed with veteran record promotion exec Iris Dillon (A&M, Virgin, and Island Records) to...
Michael Smerconish renews, partners with Ron Hartenbaum
Dial Global’s Michael Smerconish has renewed his contract with Dial Global and will now be produced by Ron Hartenbaum. Smerconish can be heard on...
Unions up in arms over Sirius XM music licensing
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) and the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) are fighting back against an effort by Sirius XM to cut its music royalty payments to SoundExchange via
CBS
And in so doing, the station is adding valuable material to the serving-the-public-interest portion of its public file. KLUC-FM is partnering with popular artist...
NAB Radio Board cautions Supercommittee on spectrum fees
It’s not like local radio broadcasters don’t already pay millions of dollars in fees to the federal government, say top radio executives at the...
SBS appears to have dodged a bullet
Spanish Broadcasting System has rebounded after closing for two days below the $1.00 minimum bid limit for Nasdaq. The stock was as high as...
CC Radio unveils National Programming Platforms Team
On the heels of hundreds of layoffs (10/26), Clear Channel Radio is shedding some light on its new strategy for regional market stations that will
Online retailer running buy-get sale on FM-enabled watch phones
Watch phones that include an optional FM Radio application. Cell phones change, but with the Watch Phone you can finally own a mobile device which will stay relevant
Clear Channel cuts again
RIF or RIP? Rght on time with annual firings. Do you supposeCEO Pittman and President Hogan has
Journal/Tucson gets in "The Groove"
Dubbed Tucson’s Old School station, Journal Broadcast Group launched KTGV-FM “The Groove” 10/24 as a Rhythmic AC with emphasis on the hits of the...
Copyright Office keeps performance royalty battle alive
Register of Copyrights Maria A. Pallante posted a report called Priorities and Special Projects of the US Copyright Office, covering October 2011 through October 2013, and displayed among a