Mancow returning to Chicago airwaves (audio)
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Salem partners with Rebecca St. James for national tour
In a venture that highlights the natural symbiotic relationship between the radio and music industries, Christian media group Salem Communications and Christian performing artist...
Black Crow to emerge from Chapter 11
It’s been over a year since we reported on the bankruptcy battle between Black Crow Media Group and its senior lender, GE Capital. Now...
SiriusXM hiking subscription price on January 1st
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Citadel is cleared to land at Cumulus
Just in time for an anticipated closing on Friday morning (9/16), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given its approval to the $2.5 billion
Breaking: FCC approves Citadel transfer to Cumulus
The last regulatory hurdle has been cleared. The FCC has given its approval to the $2.5 billion acquisition of Citadel Broadcasting by Cumulus Media, just...
Turntable.fm is latest Internet music startup
Is it a challenger to radio stations or to Pandora…or to both? Turntable.fm announced that it has secured $7 million in new equity investments...
Bloomberg, ESPN NYC strike content deal
Bloomberg Radio’s all news/business station WBBR-AM in NYC has partnered with ESPN New York 1050 (WEPN-AM) to provide the network’s morning sports programming. ESPN...
WPGC adds "Area 9-5-5"
Pulling Crank Radio (Hip Hop/Go Go Bands) from its HD-2 multicast channel, CBS Radio’s Urban/CHR WPGC-FM debuted “Area 9-5-5,” a pure Dance channel on...
DAS, RCS partner to improve EAS insertion (audio)
Bill Robertson:
Monroe Electronics’ Digital Alert Systems, which manufactures Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) and Emergency Alert Systems (EAS), announced a new technology partnership with RCS...
Radio hard drive patents being reviewed
RBR-TVBR First: Learned that the US Patent and Trademarks Office has agreed to review two patents claiming to cover the accessing of
Getting the ducks in a row for the Cumulus-Citadel closing (audio)
No doubt the lawyers for Citadel and Cumulus have been working hard to get the approval order out of the FCC . The real challange for Cumulus is today's media world of digital and mobile - there is no room for error!
Entravision to host Fiestas Patrias Celebration in Denver
Entravision Communications/Denver is inviting listeners to the annual Fiestas Patrias Celebration to commemorate Mexican independence. The Official Public Ceremony, presented by Denver’s Consul General...
Project LeapFrog moving ahead at Arbitron
Members of the Arbitron Radio Advisory Council (RAC) got an update on the latest Project LeapFrog pilot project. And while many would like to...
NFL Football is back and NBC has the stats
NBC has dominated the primetime ratings week of September 5-11, led by big Thursday and Sunday NFL season-opening telecasts and strong Tuesday and Wednesday...