Michael Smerconish hosting bus trip to Flight 93 Memorial
Dial-Global and CBS Radio WPHT-AM Philadelphia syndicated talker Michael Smerconish is hosting 400 listeners aboard eight buses on Saturday morning (9/10) at 5:30am from...
Chapter 11 reorganization of Inner City is under way
Required by its agreement with senior creditors, Inner City and its subsidiaries filed their response Thursday (9/8) to the involuntary Chapter 11
San Diego: What's on, what's off
At about 3:45 PM PT, all of San Diego County, CA, southern Orange County, CA, parts of Western AZ and much of Baja California Norte, Mexico lost power. The blackout
Cumulus needs to drop three stations to dodge DOJ intervention
The Department of Justice is saying that the acquisition of Citadel by Cumulus would be damaging to competition in the Flint MI and Harrisburg
Transtar founder Terry Robinson has died
RBR-TVBR received word Thursday (9/8) that C.T. “Terry” Robinson had died. Robinson had been in hospice care after being diagnosed with cancer just a...
Disasters highlight need for radio chip in mobile devices
Nobody on the East Coast of the US needs to be reminded about the recent earthquake and hurricane that came in for a visit....
Sherwood says Dial-Global was best option for Westwood One
Investors and analysts had surprisingly few questions for Westwood One CEO Rod Sherwood in a Thursday conference call to discuss the company
CC Radio releases beta for new iHeartRadio
Let the competition with Pandora begin: The upgraded iHeartRadio app will offer access to 800 live CC Radio stations plus personalized music stations. The...
WEEI adding WMKK 93.7 Boston simulcast
Yet another music-format bites the dust for spoken word: This time, Entercom is blowing up its WMKK-FM (Mike FM-Adult Hits) to simulcast its sports...
America's Morning News adds affiliates
Talk Radio Network Entertainment and The Washington Times say America’s Morning News (AMN) has added 45 new affiliates since the beginning of this year,...
NAB calls proposed FM translator dismissal policy premature
The FCC’s latest proposal to implement the Local Community Radio Act and foment the creation of new LPFM stations suggests blanket dismissals of pending...
FoxRock Syndication launching the Food Nation Radio Network
FoxRock Syndication Services, a division of FoxRock Communications, announced a deal with the “Food Nation Radio Network with Elizabeth Dougherty” to join its roster...
"Murphy in the Morning" returns to Chicago
Robert Murphy, the former WKQX (Q101) Chicago morning man whose recent comeback was supposed to be only a two-week stunt, is about to make...
Westwood One and Dial-Global merger dance began nearly two years ago
Materials filed with the SEC indicate that talks leading up to the announcement a little over a month ago that Westwood One and Dial-Global would merge dated back to December of 2009...Note that there were multiple bidders for WW1. The radio network business must still be a pretty good business
Interep trustee settles with Ralph and Marc Guild
RBR-TVBR First: Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee Kenneth Silverman continues to pursue financial claims against several former clients of Interep. But