Big week for Peacock to strut
Two nights of NFL football and two nights of “America’s Got Talent” put NBC well ahead of the pack in the ratings race for...
Dry-docked Santa Cruz FM pirate looking to sail the airwaves again
Free Radio Santa Cruz has been using between 50 and 100 Watts to ply the Santa Cruz CA airwaves on 101.1 MHz
Cumulus and Citadel announce merger green light
We already knew this, since Cumulus Media had recently signed a settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) agreeing to divest three stations, but
SiriusXM to reopen Studio 54 for one night
Celebrating the launch of Studio 54 Radio, Sirius XM will reopen the legendary club at its original location, for the first time in more...
A look at the Chicago Hyatt picket line (video)
As radio executives head to Chicago for their annual gathering, Unite Here is using the Internet to promote its strike against the Hyatt Regency Chicago
James Dobson injured in fall from horse
James Dobson, who founded Focus on the Family and now broadcasts his own “Family Talk” radio show, suffered numerous broken bones September 10th in...
Bob Pittman on the future of media (audio)
As people meet this week in Chicago for the Radio Show, jointly presented by NAB and RAB, Bob Pittman will be making his first appearance at the
NAB, CTIA exchange fire over mobile FM chips
CTIA, the association for wireless companies, used a blog post to attack NAB claims about the inadequacies of cell phone service during recent
Arbitron re-ranks its 284 markets
New market ranks based on the 2010 US Census have been issued by Arbitron; a few days after Nielsen did the same for its TV DMAs. No market moved into or out of the top 10 or top 20 in the Arbitron re-rankings. By far the biggest moves were by
400 Philadelphians join Smerconish at 9/11 Memorial for Flight 93
Dial Global’s Michael Smerconish led 400 Philadelphians on a bus trip to the Flight 93 memorial dedication in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on the morning of...
Cumulus, Dickey Broadcasting to air Braves in Surround Sound
Cumulus Media, Dickey Broadcasting Company and Major League Baseball’s largest affiliate network—Braves Radio Network—will deliver all Atlanta Braves broadcasts for home and away games...
Citadel sale price keeps dropping
With the merger of Citadel Broadcasting into Cumulus Media due to close as soon as Thursday (9/15), the value for Citadel shareholders has been dropping with the trading price of Cumulus
A quote about just how great radio is
We heard something recently that people in radio can really embrace because it lays out the case that radio remains a vibrant medium and the key
FCC pulls the plug on 20 FM allotments
It turns out that there is a limit to the patience of the auctioneers who are in charge of peddling FM licenses at the FCC
Citadel shareholders get a few more days to decide
The deadline for Citadel Broadcasting shareholders to make their cash or stock election for the buyout by Cumulus Media was extended just as it was due to expire Friday. The deadline is now Thursday, September 15th