Game on: Pandora vs. Radio
Plan is to take marketshare from AM and FM stations. Proudly proclaims that its music library contains over 800,000 songs from over 80,000 artists
Ludlow Porch dead at 76
Bobby C. Hanson, known to radio listeners in Georgia as “Ludlow Porch,” died Friday (2/11) following a series of strokes. The former WSB-AM Atlanta...
Pandora files $100 million IPO
Wall Street is proving to be receptive to IPOs in 2011 and Pandora is stepping up to claim some of that cash. The online radio-like service has filed to go public with the sale of $100 million of stock. The SEC
Diamondbacks and Entravision sign three-year deal
The Arizona Diamondbacks, pending Major League Baseball approval, announced a three-year deal with Entravision Communications to air games in Spanish on ESPN Deportes 710...
FCC smites Passaic pirate in the wallet
The general New York City radio market has kept FCC field agents hopping insofar as tracking down unauthorized FM radio stations is concerned. Responding...
Radio host may be eying politics
WHO-AM Des Moines afternoon talk host Steve Deace wrapped up eight and a half years on the air in the Iowa capital city on...
Capitol Hill newser picks up PRA buzz
A report in Politico notes that the stalled broadcast and recording industry agreement over the Performance Rights Act has fermented to the point that the RIAA/MusicFIRST forces are looking for levers to move the issue forward. Whether they can
Jerry Doyle now offering live video streaming
The Talk Radio Network program, airing on over 200 affiliates nationwide, is now providing daily live video streaming. Some affiliates are making the live...
Entravision debuts "El Gato" in Las Vegas
Entravision is expanding its Contemporary Regional Mexican “El Gato” format into a third market, since it was debuted in 2009. This time it’s on...
Mexican President under attack for reporter's firing
Radio MVS fired Carmen Aristegui after she stated on the air that the office of Mexican President Felipe Calderón needed to publicly address persistent rumors that...
Politicians and faculty back effort to block KUSF sale
Opponents of the pending deal to sell the frequency of KUSF-FM by the University of San Francisco (USF) have gathered more support. Both the...
New Zealand station offers up wife as prize
MediaWorks’ “The Rock” FM in New Zealand has come under fire after running a competition where listeners can win their own Ukrainian bride. The...
Analyst eases back on Entercom Communications
Marci Ryvicker at Wells Fargo Securities still calls Entercom
R2 Investments turning up the heat on Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting hasn
Orioles re-up with WBAL-AM
The Baltimore Orioles and Hearst Broadcasting’s WBAL-AM have signed a new multi-year deal to renew as the club's flagship. WBAL will air 10 spring...