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...
Citadel revenues varied widely by market size
Smallest markets had the biggest revenue gain in 2010, rising 5.8%. Next were the top 10 markets, up 5%. The big drag was in the middle markets
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
Hispanic activist ties English-only mandate to media
A Republican Hispanic activist in upstate New York has taken to the pages of the Middletown NY Times Herald-Record to express concerns about
Kidd Kraddick re-upped with 106.1 KISS-FM
Clear Channel Radio’s KHKS-FM Dallas (106.1 KISS-FM) has re-upped with morning man Kidd Kraddick for four more years as his flagship station. The deal...
Emmis gets some financial breathing room
Emmis Communications is no longer racing toward a loan covenant brick wall on September 1st. It
Q4 revenues were down at Citadel Broadcasting
The Radio Network division dragged Citadel Broadcasting down to a 0.7% revenue decline in Q4, although the Radio Markets side was up
Entravision to form new network with LER
This will change the competitive marketplace for Hispanic Radio Networks. Entravision bought out their stake in radio rep partner Lotus
FTC renews battle against radio cancer treatment ads
A company that mixes radio, religion and the battle against cancer into one business has been pursued for some time by the FTC. The company, Daniel Chapter One and its principal, James Feijo, are charged with making unsubstantiated claims
Westwood One details NCAA Men's Final Four team
Westwood One’s NCAA Radio Network has named its all-star broadcast team for the 2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four: Kevin Kugler, John Thompson, Bill...
Connoisseur launches "Big Buck Country 101.5"
Connoisseur Media has flipped WXBW Bob-FM on 101.5 from Adult Hits to a Country Legends format with the Big Buck Country 101.5. GM Randy...
Clear Channel exec encouraged by Cumulus-Citadel deal
As CFO of Clear Channel Communications CFO Tom Casey (pictured) is dealing with managing the debt load from the biggest radio deal in history
KSL-AM's transmitter site looted by copper thieves
The two men who got away with more than $30,000 in goods and copper wire and police are looking for them. The heritage news-talk...