Lars Larson announces next leg of national tour
It’s always good for Talkers to take their opinions live to the listeners, affiliates and events they believe in; and during the week of...
WOGL adds Phillies HD-2 channel
Well, we’ve got Pittsburgh Penguins and Dallas Cowboys multicast channels—why not one for a baseball team too? CBS Radio’s Oldies WOGL-FM Philadelphia launched on...
Rod Petersen dead at 83
KTAR Radio Phoenix reports the death (3/29) of the station’s former police-beat reporter Rod Petersen, who was a legend in the market. He was...
Radio One closes on new senior credit facility
After last year’s long and complicated refinancing adventure, Radio One is now back to more routine adjustments to its financial structure. The company on...
WWBA News Talk 820 opens up Chris Markowski Show slot
The Genesis Communications Tampa AM has decided to not renew the contract of Chris Markowski’s afternoon daily talker that aired from 3-6 PM. “It...
The MRC view on accrediting Arbitron's PPM
RBR-TVBR asked MRC CEO and Executive Director George Ivie whether the PPM accreditation process has been slower than usual. RBR-TVBR wanted to speak with Gregg Lindner, but Arbitron declined to make him available for an interview,
Q4 revenues were down for SBS
Advertising on Spanish media, especially radio, has been recovering more slowly than the general market. Spanish Broadcasting System reported Thursday (3/31) that its Q4...
Union uses radio to go national on budget debate
Employees of the federal government are caught squarely in between the federal deficit and congressional plans to cut into it – and their union,...
Oakland Athletics partner with a radio Wolf
Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics were scrambling to find a radio home when an attempt to buy a station of their own didn’t pan...
Sunny 1550 flipping to Vancouver's Talk Station
Pamplin Media Group’s Adult Standards “Sunny 1550” (KKOV, formally KKAD) flips on Monday, 4/4 to be the New “AM 1550, Vancouver’s Talk Station.” The...
WEEI re-signs Dave O'Brien
The Red Sox play-by-play announcer has agreed to a new multi-year contract with the WEEI Sports Radio Network to continue as one of the...
Breaking: PPM accredited in 11 more markets
Arbitron announced Thursday morning (3/31) that the Media Rating Council (MRC) has accredited the monthly average-quarter-hour radio ratings data produced by the Portable People Meter...
Sirius XM class action lawsuit heading to trial
US District Judge Harold Baer Jr. dismissed some of the claims against Sirius XM, but the antitrust class action claim is now heading toward trial on