ESPN Deportes Radio re-launching in Miami
Miami’s ESPN Deportes Radio affiliate is moving to a stronger signal to re-launch on WNMA-AM, 1210 kHz, having previously been on WOCN-AM, 1450. The...
Pollster Scott Rasmussen heads to radio
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FM radio pirates in NY and FL forfeit treasure
The long arm of the law, in the form of the FCC, has caught up with pirates operating in Brooklyn NY and the Fort Lauderdale area in Florida were nailed on piracy charges, despite the fact that both claimed they were not pirates, just the hosts of pirates
Sirius XM signs new deal for customer service
RightNow Technologies announced that Sirius XM Radio has signed an agreement to use the RightNow CX “customer experience suite” for its agents to interact...
McFly flies into Nashville
WKDF-FM/Nashville, TN as the latest affiliate of “The Live Ride with Marty McFly,” syndicated by Envision Radio Networks. As it happens, McFly is already...
NYMRAD offering radio creative prize
New York Market Radio (NYMRAD) is offering a big prize for brands and/or their agencies to promote the “Let’s Move” initiative of First Lady...
Ad supporting Rick Perry airing in Iowa
Texas Governor Rick Perry has not announced that he is throwing his hat in the ring in the Republican presidential primary derby, but it is widely believed that he will do so before the summer is over. Now a PAC is urging voters to support Perry in
Lady Gaga hanging out at KQCH-FM Omaha
Monday was just a typical day at Journal Broadcast Group in Omaha, with one of the biggest recording stars in the world dropping by for a chat. What the heck was Lady Gaga doing in the Nebraska
Emmis Austin FM ducks payola charge
A 2006 complaint against KROX-FM Austin TX, one of several Emmis Communications radio stations in the Texas capital, has been settled via the tried...
Maria Celeste joins GLR Networks
Emmy award winning television journalist Maria Celeste Arrarás is joining GLR Networks to host daily radio segments that address Hispanic women issues: relationships, current...
News Corporation finally exits Russia
It was back in September 2008 that RBR-TVBR first reported on Rupert Murdoch’s disenchantment with investing in Russia. It has taken not quite three...
Sirius XM adding fantasy sports talk shows
SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio is aready a 24/7 channel, but it is now adding live nightly talk shows in a deal with Big Lead Sports. Leading off next week is a talk personality and fantasy sports expert with ties to RBR-TVBR: Steve Kyler.
BMI licenses Spotify and turntable.fm
New digital music services mean new revenues to songwriters and music publishers. Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) announced that it has signed licensing agreements with...
FCC approves Citadel
One of the typical radio transaction types we have seen after a merger causes the loss of grandfathered status for an oversized market cluster...