Compass unveils 2010-2011 college basketball sked
Compass Media Networks announced coverage of 25 college basketball games including exclusive national coverage of the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament. Peter Kosann, CEO...
LPFM gets a boost from Atlantic Magazine
Atlantic Magazine technology writer Christina Dunbar-Hester has published an article called “The History and Future of Hyper-Local Radio,” making the case for the viability...
Adelante Media signs for Arbitron ratings
The former Bustos Media became Adelante Media Group last month and remains one of the nations’ largest Hispanic radio groups. Now Arbitron has happily...
Michael Savage releases
Talk Radio Network’s Michael Savage, has released his latest book, Trickle Up Poverty: Stopping Obama’s Attack on Our Borders, Economy, and Security. In the...
The Big Talker 1210 extends rights deal with Phillies
CBS Radio’s The Big Talker 1210 WPHT and The Philadelphia Phillies announced an extension of their broadcast partnership for live play-by-play coverage of pre-season,...
KSBJ-FM to debut HD-2 network for Christian youth
KSBJ-FM Houston (89.3) is launching an online and on-air digital music network for the NOW generation, NGEN. Beginning 11/18, the station will be available...
California governor candidates avoid radio debate
Citadel’s KGO-AM San Francisco was supposed to be the venue for a face-to-face match-up between rival California gubernatorial candidates Jerry Brown (D) and Meg...
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...