Thousands support Smerconish petition to save 9/11 hero
Dial Global’s Michael Smerconish is spearheading a petition to help save 9/11 hero Jose Melendez-Perez’s job. Melendez-Perez is the US Terrorism Task Force agent,...
Sirius XM hitting 52-week highs
Wall Street is bullish on the satellite radio business. Sirius XM hit a 52-week trading high of $1.27 on Monday and stayed there for the closing bell. The stock then moved higher still on Tuesday. Sirius XM
Label hopes release to radio will put sales in the Pink
Radio stations can expect to get their advance copy of Pink
Lady DJs looking for votes for Reba McEntire contest
Ten female finalists have been chosen for Reba McEntire’s “All The Women I Am” contest. Country stations are hyping the event for their lady...
Mickey Luckoff signs off in San Francisco
KGO/KSFO President/GM Mickey Luckoff has taken his leave of the stations after a 35-year run. By our math, that would put Gerald Ford in...
WDUN-FM goes News-Talk
And another one makes the switch: Jacobs Media Corporation announced a major expansion of its popular news-talk radio programming into the FM side of...
FCC terminates investigation of WLIU-FM deal
Peconic Public Broadcasting has been jumping through hoops all summer trying to scare up enough cash to acquire WLIU-FM Southampton NY, a feat it...
Demise predicted for Channel 6 radio stations
If Peter Doyle, Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau at the FCC had the authority, radio stations operating as low-power TV stations on Channel 6...
Corporate partners join lineup for 2010 NHL Face-Off
The National Hockey League will celebrate the opening of the 2010-11 NHL season 10/7 with “2010 NHL Face-Off,” a hockey and entertainment festival at...
Reflecting on the first RAB-NAB joint Radio Show
Picking Washington, DC as the site for the 2010 Radio Show
Copyrights are contentious, but panel stayed cool
Friday saw a first for a Radio Show, with a SoundExchange representative participating on a panel. No shots were fired and he got out of the
Westwood adding
Westwood One announced the debut of “The Robert Wuhl Show” in January. Hosted by Robert Wuhl, best known for his role as sports super-agent...
Urban Knights Awards presented at NAB-RAB Radio Show
Lew Dickey, Jr. Chairman, President & CEO, Cumulus Media receives the Hall of Fame award from AURN President of Program Operations & Affiliations Jerry...
Radio One refi saga drags on
Yet again Radio One has formally extended the deadline for its long-pending exchange offer for its 8-7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 and its 6-3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013
And the NAB Marconi Radio Award winners are
Winners of the 2010 National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Radio Awards were announced Thursday night at the annual NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show in Washington, DC. The closely watched award for Network/Syndicated Personality