Analyst sees radio prospects better long-term than short
Having said that she sees television holding up better than other media in the current stressed economy, Wells Fargo Securities analyst Marci Ryvicker
Compass unveils 2011-2012 college hoops sked
The schedule features four of the top six ranked pre-season schools - #1 North Carolina, #3 Ohio State, #4 Syracuse, #6 Duke plus coverage...
Toledo WIOT gets FCC to shut down interfering Detroit translator
Fans of Clear Channel Rocker WIOT-FM were complaining of interference in the territory between it and Detroit. It was coming on 104.7 co-channel translator W284BQ. The translator attempted to solve the
Michael Baisden helps return missing girl
The partnership between The Michael Baisden Show and The Black and Missing Foundation has been directly responsible for finding three missing children in only...
Davidson Media raises $451,282 for St. Jude
Listeners in 11 Hispanic radio markets helped raise $451,282 during its annual Promesa y Esperanza radiothon of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. During the...
FCC cuts short Shawty Pimp buccaneer career
Neal Davis of Fort Lauderdale FL has been bringing radio programming to the Miami market featuring a DJ by the name of Shawty Pimp and associated with Facebook page Ninetysixonefm Realsideradio. It
Bob Maccini to oversee Inner City restructuring
Veteran media broker and investor Robert Maccini has been tapped as Chief Restructuring Officer (CRO) for Inner City Media Corporation as it works its way through Chapter 11 reorganization
CC Radio connects with LivingSocial
The deal will bring CC Radio listeners LivingSocial daily deals nationwide. The main competitor to Groupon will be the sole daily deal provider on...
Trouble continues to find Wisconsin radio owner Randy Hopper
Randy Hopper has had a rough go of it lately. First there was a very public and messy divorce. Then there was the recall vote of state senators in Wisconsin...Now he
WBAL's Ron Smith has pancreatic cancer
The long-time WBAL-AM Baltimore talker Ron Smith announced the news 10/17 on-air. Smith, 69 who has been at the station since 1984, said he...
SiriusXM 2.0 launches with SiriusXM Edge radio
The expanded channel lineup can only be received with the new SiriusXM Edge satellite radio, online and via the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for...
Buick adding Pandora as standard feature
Pandora is coming to Buick’s 2012 Verano, Regal, LaCrosse this year, and will be in all 2013 Models, starting with the Enclave: The music...
Harold Camping updates his doomsday date selection
Time is running out if you think that this time around...His most recent prediction, May 21, 2011, didn
David Frum exits APM point-counterpoint formatted show
American Public Media’s “Marketplace” has pitted former Labor Secretary Robert Reich and former George W. Bush staffer David Frum against one another on business...
FTC sues radio-advertised credit repair service
The Federal Trade Commission is charging that RMCN Credit Services Inc. used radio advertising, as well as other forms of marketing, to lure clients with the promise that they could repair unsavory credit ratings. It has taken the company to court