Fox and CBS set to win 2010-2011 TV season
With only two nights left to be tallied by Nielsen, CBS is claiming victory in total viewership for the 2010-2011 television season. Fox is...
Clear Channel files against new Martz translator
As we had suspected, 50-kW Clear Channel Rocker WIOT-FM Toledo, OH would be an issue for Martz
Lite Rock 105 DJ to plead guilty to insurance fraud
What’s a nice radio girl doing in a mess like this?: Former Citadel WWLI-FM Lite Rock 105 DJ Tanya Cruise (Lori Sergiacomi) and North...
Clear Channel names three new market managers
Three market manager positions have been filled all at once by Clear Channel Radio. The newbies are in DC/Baltimore, Boston/Providence and Clear Channel’s hometown,...
Radio talker/business magnate enters GOP White House race
Herman Cain is often credited with overseeing the rescue of Godfather’s Pizza, and his latest career has been with Cox Radio, where he shares...
Alpha Broadcasting/Portland moving and flipping
Sportsradio 95.5 The Game KXTG-FM will move to the AM dial at 750 and Newsradio KXL will become the exclusive FM outlet for News/Talk...
Radio mogul Magic Johnson said to be expanding empire
At this point, basketball legend Magic Johnson is a radio mogul in only one market, having only recently filed to buy three stations in the Phoenix market.
WORT-FM holds annual block party in Madison
Support for community radio remains strong in Madison, WI, as sections of that city's Doty Street were blocked off 5/22 for Back Porch Radio Broadcasting’s...
WBAI-FM to celebrate Bob Dylan's 70th birthday
On 5/24, Pacifica’s WBAI-FM NYC (wbai.org) will honor the occasion with 23 hours of programming. Hosts will air rare recordings, interviews, historic material from...
Buccaneer bonanza: FCC bags three more FM pirates
The prosecution of FM piracy cases is continuing to move along at the FCC. Two pirates operating in Boston MA have had their cases move from Notice
Radio revenue hits the black in Q1 2011
Spot revenue, the bread-and-butter category for radio, was up a very modest 1% to just over $3B in the first quarter of 2011 according to the latest
Muzak is in the Mood
Little noticed in recent weeks was the latest lease on life for Muzak. Should you be so inclined, you can now buy stock in...
Radio groups deny patent infringement
Seven radio groups have each filed their responses to a lawsuit claiming patent infringement by a company purporting to hold the rights to accessing
FCC slams St. Louis AM quartet for multiple violations
The licensee for Talk/Oldies KZQZ-AM 1430 and three sister stations in the St. Louis market is Entertainment Media Trust, Dennis Watkins, Trustee,
Westwood's programming focus paying off in new affiliates
As Westwood One President Rod Sherwood announced in their recent Q1 quarterly conference call after the sale of Metro Networks to Clear Channel, “This...