Businessweek looks at challenges for Pandora
“They just can’t sell advertising that fast” is one of the key quotes in a Bloomberg-Businessweek article examining the rapid growth of smartphone users...
Internet audio service on the hunt for radio-quality music
OutboundMusic Internet Radio has grown from one to six channels since its launch in 2001. It is looking for quality original music in a number of
Nassau and creditors back in court Wednesday
We may soon know whether Nassau Broadcasting Partners will be in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization or Chapter 7 liquidation as its senior lenders have requested. An attorney friend tells us that Chapter 7 would not necessarily have the extreme consequences that we had anticipated
BE buys LocalMedia for social media, audience interaction (audio)
Ray Miklius:
Broadcast Electronics VP/Studio & Data Operations Ray Miklius tells RBR-TVBR he’s excited about teaming with LocalMedia to get some new innovative services out....
Stephanie Miller's comedy tour hits $1M in ticket sales
Dial Global’s Stephanie Miller’s Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour is a hit, judging by the ticket sales and fan support. The show, which started touring...
Horizon Broadcasting partners with C3 Events
Bend, OR-based Horizon Broadcasting Group has signed a five year deal with C3 to present Central Oregon’s premiere lineup of concerts and festivals. The...
Wesolowski offers to explain impact on each FM station
To build support for proposal at the FCC to protect only the actual contours of FM stations Wesolowski is offering to generate maps showing impact
WDAS-FM holding breast cancer awareness meeting
Clear Channel’s WDAS-FM Philadelphia talent Patty Jackson and Loraine Ballard Morrill (News and Community Affairs Director/CC Radio Philadelphia) will host a digital town hall...
BBC decision to cut local programming draws fire
Communities do not need more national news
Rhode Island inmates to participate in radio show
Latino Public Radio in Rhode Island—now 24 hours a day—is launching a new series featuring state inmates. The Department of Corrections says the inmates...
Hot 89.9 criticized for fertility treatment contest
“Win a baby!” Is what Newcap Radio’s CIHT-FM Ottawa is offering up to listeners—a contest to win fertility treatment. Yellow posters advertising the competition...
Nassau heading back to court on Wednesday
US Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross hasn
ESPN Radio gets Pac-12 Championship
The Pac-12 has partnered with ESPN Radio to broadcast the inaugural Pac-12 Football Championship Game 12/2. The game will be played on the home...
FCC turns down non-profit request to sell ads
Noncommercial Network of Glory says it operates to the benefit of a low-income and rural population which cannot afford to support its five stations
WSOU creates special programming for College Radio Day
WSOU-FM, Seton Hall University