WGN listeners raise over $23,000 in 2.5 hours
After hearing thieves had stolen two air-conditioning units and stripped the copper piping from the two they left behind from Chicago’s Animal Welfare League...
Commercial radio about to get a huge boost
The goal is to bring private FM service to an additional 227 cities, including every city in India with a population of 100K or more.
Scott Kenyon passes at 61 (video)
Scott Kenyon (a.k.a. Benjamin Gall) has died of cancer at age 61. The San Diego radio legend of KFMB-FM B-100 Morning Zoo’s Rich Brothers...
Clark Howard inducted into GAB Hall of Fame
Dial Global’s Clark Howard was inducted into The Georgia Association of Broadcasters’ Hall of Fame during an awards ceremony last month. Clark airs on...
Third analyst now covering Pandora Media
Jim Boyle of Gilford Securities is the third Wall Street analyst to initiate official coverage of Pandora Media. His take that the Internet radio company has long-term potential, but is currently a
Universo to cease regular production
After more than 15 years of bringing the heavens closer to millions of listeners, the Spanish-language astronomy radio program "Universo" will cease regular production...
KLUC presenting End of Summer Block Party
CBS Radio’s Rhythmic CHR KLUC-FM Las Vegas is holding its 3rd Annual End of Summer Block Party in conjunction with sister station KYDZ-AM (children’s...
Mims Boswell Jr. dead at 85
The Mississippi Association of Broadcasters reports that a radio patriarch in Mississippi has died. Mims Boswell, Jr. passed away Tuesday at the Attala County Nursing Home,...
ARNN adds Jay Alan for The Drive Home
America’s Radio News Network (ARNN) has added Jay Alan as co-anchor for its “The Drive Home” news block, airing from 6 p.m-9 p.m. ET,...
WIP, WYSP sending listeners to 2011 All Star Game
CBS Radio Philadelphia’s SportsRadio WIP-AM and WYSP-FM chose two listeners who vowed to vote continuously until 4pm 7/7 when voting ends in the 2011...
Larry Kruger dead at 66
WPRO-AM Providence reports that long-time morning show sidekick Larry Kruger has died at age 66. Kruger was a fixture on WPRO from 1973 through...
LPFM officially on the plate for next FCC meeting
New rules to help propagate new low power FM stations were passed by Congress last December and signed into law by President Obama in January. But the task of establishing the rules of the road and putting the law into effect resides with the FCC,
Digital radio start up back to raising cash
When RBR-TVBR last reported on Ludwig Enterprises, the subscription digital radio start-up using excess DTV bandwidth had fired up its first test market in Miami. Now, though, it has shut down operations while it tries to raise cash. Ludwig President Patrick Greenish tells RBR-TVBR
Citadel deal value slipping with Cumulus stock price
RBR-TVBR analysis: Based on the formula spelled out in the contract for the cash and stock deal, the total value has been slipping lately
KTRH-AM adds Matt Patrick in mornings (video)
There’s a new morning radio experience in Houston as of 7/5 at Clear Channel’s KTRH-AM. Instead of the straight news programming in morning drive,...