Ryan Seacrest, Clear Channel expand and renew contract
The new and expanded three-year agreement has Seacrest continuing in his current role as producer and host of On Air with Ryan Seacrest, his...
Canadian music publisher names alternative revenue villains
It is a widely held belief that the failure of recording companies to adapt to the new realities of the internet led to a failed business model and compensatory attack on broadcasters in search of revenue. RBR-TVBR observation: Solving the problem of piracy is no easy matter, but
Jerry Lee bestowed American Society of Criminology award
Jerry Lee, owner of Philadelphia’s WBEB 101.1 FM (B101), has long been recognized for his visionary leadership in the broadcast world. Now given his...
Sirius XM renews NFL agreement
For months now Wall Street has been focused on whether Sirius XM Radio will renew its two most important programming contracts: Howard Stern and...
Sirius XM hits 20 million subscriber mark for satellite radio
RBR-TVBR observation: Satellite radio has never come close to meeting the most enthusiastic Wall Street predictions of the 1990s, but
Mainstream PRA story misstates facts
GAO tried but was unable to peg a dollar value to the promotion provided free of charge to musicians, but RBR-TVBR analysis of the GAO report showed an unmistakable link between the amount of airplay and the sales success of the music.
CRB to honor The Judds and Joe Galante
Country Radio Broadcasters Inc. (CRB) has announced legendary mother-daughter duo The Judds as its 2011 CRB Career Achievement Award recipient and industry executive Joe...
It's official: Dr. Laura to Sirius XM
While it leaked out over the Thanksgiving Holiday via a recalled AP story, today (11/29) Sirius XM made it official: it will be the...
Moody's rates Citadel Broadcasting's bond sale and new loan
Citadel Broadcasting is working to refinance the $763 million of senior debt it has on its books from its emergence from Chapter 11 with...
Study finds radio tech haves and have nots
An independent study sponsored by Wheatstone Corporation shows the radio industry evolving into technology "haves" and "have nots"
Dr. Laura to XM Sirius
Dr. Laura Schlessinger is moving her syndicated radio show (which ends 12/31) on 1/3 to Sirius XM Satellite Radio, so said an AP report. She...
Radio One bond exchange offer completed
The long and difficult refinancing effort by Radio One is now complete. The company announced just before Thanksgiving that it had completed the exchange...
Citadel Broadcasting raising a half billion dollars
Said it plans to use the proceeds to pay down debt under its current credit facility and will enter
Kevin McNicholas dead at 61
Massachusetts State House reporter Kevin McNicholas died on Thanksgiving Day, according to WATD-FM Marshfield, MA, one of the stations for which he filed reports...
Hawaii radio giant Krash Kealoha has died
KCCN-FM Honolulu reports the death of former Program Director Krash Kealoha, who was a major figure in Hawaii’s music scene and on radio for...