NPR tells employees to steer clear of Stewart/Colbert event
Jon Stewart's “Rally to Restore Sanity” and Stephen Colbert's “March to Keep Fear Alive” are poised to make a big splash in Washington DC...
Sirius XM probe widens
Missouri’s attorney general isn’t the only one investigating the business practices of Sirius XM Satellite Radio. An SEC filing by the company reveals that...
GSS makes pitch for FM in cell phone alerting
Here’s yet another reason for cellular telephones to include FM radio reception capability. Global Security Systems (GSS) is offering a Commercial Mobile Alert Service...
Local Augusta GA radio host heads off funeral protest
The Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka KS had announced plans to protest at the funeral of a soldier killed in Afghanistan, but instead accepted...
Sirius XM nearing 20 million subscribers
Net subscriptions to satellite radio were up in Q3 and sent the subscription tally for Sirius XM to a record high for the second straight quarter. The company has again revised upward its subscriber target for all of 2010
University of Florida Rocker going Country
High ratings aren’t everything. The University of Florida announced that its 100kw commercial station, WRUF-FM Gainesville, will flip to Country this weekend from its...
FEMA study finds that FM alerting works
Global Security Systems (GSS) has announced the completion of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-funded study conducted by Northrop Grumman Corporation that confirms the...
NFL commish visits Compass
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell visited Compass Media Networks' broadcast booth last weekend. Pictured with the Commissioner is Greg Papa - voice of the Oakland...
Emmis NYC, Salvation Army join for NYC Marathon
Emmis’ HOT 97, New York’s #1 Hip-Hop and R&B Station, 98.7 KISS FM, The Best Variety of 80’s, 90’s and Today’s R&B and Rock...
Main Street Radio Network launches
Main Street Radio Network President Jane Silk announced today the launch of the network featuring the flagship program, Battle Line with Alan Nathan, and...
Pandora aiming to loosen radio
Internet radio service Pandora has made it onto mobile phones, and increasingly, is finding its way into automobiles – and it’s hoping to use...
WXTR-AM DC flips from ESPN Deportes to Oldies
Not long after the announcement that ESPN Radio will be shuttered in Pittsburgh for Radio Disney, Red Zebra Broadcasting has pulled ESPN Deportes from...
Analysts wait to see if radio recovery is for real
Bishop Cheen at Wells Fargo Securities is an old radio guy who got into studying the industry’s finances decades ago. He and fellow high-yield...
John Lynch sues over San Diego ouster
Veteran broadcaster John Lynch isn’t taking his firing from Broadcasting Company of the Americas (BCA) lying down. He’s sued the company he founded and...
Candidate booked time on MA AM
WCAP-AM sold a 25-minute chunk of a Saturday morning talk show to a candidate for public office. Station owner Clark Smidt said it allowed...