America's Radio News Network sets second block launch
On January 24, America’s Radio News Network (ARNN) launched the first of five nationally-syndicated long-form news co-anchored 3-hour news-only blocks (Noon-3 p.m. ET). Now,...
Radio winners for Academy of Country Music Awards
Blair Garner won his third Academy of Country Music (ACM) Award as the year’s top national personality – and there was a tie in...
Sirius XM sees more growth in 2011 after record 2010
“Technology changes have transformed the media landscape over the past 10 years, creating winners and losers along the way. I’m proud to say that...
How much is that Big Apple FM in the window
The story published by NYDailyNews.com is all about radio rights for the New York Yankees. The team’s current flagship is WCBS-AM, and it has...
Amaturo's Jill-FM quadcast in LA morphs to "Playlist 92.7"
On Valentine’s Day Amaturo Broadcasting’s northwestern LA quadcast unveiled a new brand, transitioning the name Jill-FM to “Playlist 92.7,” and promising “Southern California’s biggest...
Emmis back in Nasdaq's good graces
Emmis Communications saw its stock price fall off a cliff after the effort by founder and CEO Jeff Smulyan to take the company private at $2.40 per share collapsed last September as his
Moody's offers cautious view of Clear Channel bond sale
Has assigned a Caa1 rating to the proposed sale of $750 million in new 10-year bonds. That
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