Editorial blasts government loan to radio station
The Salt Lake Tribune has taken the Salt Lake City Council to task for making a $250K loan to keep non-commercial KCPW-FM on the air. The loan was unanimously rejected by the city
Smulyan upbeat after reporting latest quarter (audio)
CEO Jeff Smulyan says Emmis Communications has solved its major structural problems
Radio One fails to win WWIN power upgrade
Wanted to take the station
Sometimes advertisers have to be careful not to overbuy radio
It has not gone unnoticed by the marketers at the Shell Oil Company that consumers are making their way through a difficult economy, and that higher gas prices is one of the challenges they are facing. It has been designating
Envision debuts "Where Are They Now with Ahmad Rashad"
The new, :60 second daily Sports vignette available via barter, tracks down all the big names in sports. Hosted by TV and sports vet...
KDKA-FM to be the new Pirates flagship
The Pittsburgh Pirates and CBS Radio’s KDKA-FM, Sportsradio 93-7 The Fan signed a multi-year broadcast agreement beginning with the 2012 season. They move from...
NHMC holds demonstration at KFI over "John and Ken Show"
The National Hispanic Media Coalition, (NHMC) and its allies are holding a peaceful demonstration in front of CC Radio
Tower worker falls to his death in Boston
A worker with Ultimate Tower Service fell 500 feet to his death from a tower in Newton, MA on 10/12. The tower, owned by...
Emmis outperformed markets for quarter
On a pro forma basis, excluding the three stations recently sold to Merlin Media, domestic radio revenues were up 4% for Emmis
Christina Perri and Atlantic see radio in the marketing mix
Radio remains a key avenue to success, judging by points made by Christina Perry and Atlantic Records. RBR-TVBR observation: There is a lot of stuff on YouTube. It doesn
Nassau bankruptcy converted to Chapter 11
After hearing arguments from attorneys for Nassau Broadcasting Partners and its senior lenders, US Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross granted
Emmis on deck for quarterly results
Emmis Communications reports earnings Thursday morning (10/13) for its fiscal Q2 (June-August), which will be its first report since selling three FM stations in...
SiriusXM adds "The Rosie Show"
Rosie O’Donnell’s new daily talker that launched 10/10 on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has now been added to SiriusXM’s lineup: “The Rosie Show” will...
Dick Newman dead at 73
Radio veteran Dick Newman has died, as reported to RBR-TVBR by his longtime friend David Feinblatt, President/GM of WLNY-TV Long Island. Newman was 73.
Feinblatt...
KKXA debuts Classic Country in Seattle
The Skotdal family’s new Seattle AM has been cleared for takeoff and launched 10/11 at 4PM with a daytime power of 20,000 watts and...