Reporter's Notebook to replace Katie Couric's Notebook news feature

CBS Radio News, distributed exclusively by Westwood One, announced the launch of the new Reporter’s Notebook news feature on nearly 200 radio stations nationwide....

Broadcast financing a chicken and egg proposition

When it comes to firing up merger and acquisition action, which comes first, Wells Fargo Securities analyst Bishop Cheen asked in the 6th Annual

Magic 96.7 signs on in Peterborough, Ontario

After three years of planning and building, the new Magic 96.7 (CJWV-FM) has begun testing its transmitter, playing 10,000 songs in a row commercial...

Analysts give Q1 scores to radio groups

Following the latest cycle of quarterly reports, high-yield bond analysts Bishop Cheen and Davis Hebert have sent clients of Wells Fargo

Universal Music Group still loves radio

A posse has been formed to sell the latest material from rapper B. Taylor, including a relative of iconic Country star Johnny Cash and GBR/Bungalo/

SBS battling to retain its Nasdaq listing

The stock price of Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) is still below the $1 minimum set by Nasdaq and is facing a possible delisting of...

Debut suing former employee as it reports down quarter

Revenues plunged 40% in Q1 to $245,439 for Debut Broadcasting, the smallest of the publicly traded US radio companies. The company blames a

Watchdog protests Cumulus swallow-up of Citadel

Free Press, which includes opposition to media consolidation among its primary reasons to exist, is not at all happy with the proposal to allow

Arbitron gives a peek at Project Leapfrog

Is it the future of smaller market radio ratings? Arbitron is trying to develop an improved alternative to its current paper diary surveys used...

SiriusXM adds local sports talkers

The satcaster has begun broadcasting three of the nation’s best local sports talk shows to its nationwide audience.  Listeners can now hear ESPN New...

WIL joins with Cardinals for Race for the Cure

Hubbard broadcasting’s newly-acquired Country 92.3 WIL-FM St. Louis is back to raise awareness and help stomp out breast cancer – with a twist. The...

Ron Nickell dead at 69

Veteran broadcaster Ron Nickell died Sunday, May 15th, after suffering a series of strokes. He was 69. Having begun his career at a teenage DJ...

Q1 growth for Bubba's streaming partner

IO World Media, a tiny public company, is best known for streaming Bubba the Love Sponge on the Internet

Urban radio about to return to Pittsburgh

Tim Martz and his Radio Power Inc. are just about ready to return the African-American programming to the Pittsburgh radio dial on a regular...