Cumulus Media trading volume cooling off
About 80 million new Cumulus Media shares were created when the company acquired Citadel Broadcasting on September 16th. As you would expect, trading volume of Cumulus stock
TCCP adds new affiliates nationwide
Timeless Cool Custom Programming, the new venture and investment from PD and Radio Consultant Kent Phillips, Timeless Cool Music founder Mark Follett and Hambleton...
WJKS shows Tyrese Gibson the door, mid-interview (audio)
Tyrese Intervew:
R&B artist/actor Tyrese Gibson says he was ejected from QC Communications’ Urban WJKS Kiss 101.7 Wilmington, DE mid-interview on 9/27 after management objected...
WDND pondering new format in South Bend, IN
Artistic Media Partners’ WDND-AM 1620 (previously on 1490) has dropped its affiliation with ESPN a few weeks ago, after both sides were unable to...
Cumulus settles lawsuit by San Francisco sales staffers
Cumulus Media has settled a class action lawsuit in federal court over allegations it violated labor laws in payments and reimbursements to sales employees...
Unsecured creditors unfazed by Inner City Chapter 11
RBR-TVBR had previously reported that the list of 30 largest unsecured creditors filed by Inner City Media Corporation (ICMC) included the usual
WXDJ-FM Miami gets "J R Al Aire"
Spanish Broadcasting System has a new afternoon drive show for its WXDJ El Zol 95.7FM. Hosted by the charismatic J R and the popular...
Pandora issues September local market numbers
After issuing custom research numbers form Edison Research in July that it claimed were the equivalent of local radio average quarter hour (AQH) Pandora Media has followed up with more numbers for September. These so-called
Ludwig Enterprises to deploy "The One" radio network
When RBR-TVBR last reported on Ludwig Enterprises, the subscription digital radio start-up using excess DTV bandwidth had fired up its first test market in...
John Gordon to call his last Twins game
Wednesday (9/28) will mark the end of an era for Minnesota Twins fans. John Gordon will broadcast his last game and retire after 25...
BBC may rein in local radio to cut costs
The British Broadcasting Corporation, which has 40 radio stations spread throughout the United Kingdom, is looking for budget cuts in the 20% range. On the table and under the scalpel:
WJJG-AM adds Savage in Chicago, too
For the second time this month, WJJG-AM Chicago is adding TRN Talkers in Chicago by luring Michael Savage to its lineup, beginning 10/3. The...
Rush Limbaugh, bestower of mixed blessings
Conservative radio icon Rush Limbaugh has legions of Dittohead followers who take his words to heart and often turn them into action. The problem is that Limbaugh
Spectrum shortage? What spectrum shortage?
Suppliers of wireless services, and many at the FCC, say the US is running headlong into a spectrum shortage as more people want more capability from
Analyst dumps on Pandora Media again
Richard Greenfield at BTIG has never been a fan of Pandora Media, panning the streaming audio company even before its IPO. Now the bearish analyst has turned even more bearish