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...
Ten new markets fire up PPM ratings
A total of 43 markets now have Portable People Meter (PPM) ratings as 10 new markets officially began using the electronic ratings data as...
Radio Caracol first among SoFla Spanish language talkers
WSUA/Radio Caracol 1260 AM Miami attained its best ratings in 2010 during the September PPM rating period. According to Arbitron, Radio Caracol continues to...
President Barack Obama: Voice talent (audio)
Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-FL) is on the wrong end of a three way battle for one of Florida
SEC sues radio money talker for alleged fraud
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a federal lawsuit against syndicated radio host Barbra Alexander and two business associates charging that they...
WAMU-FM tries radio for the deaf
American University’s WAMU-FM Washington, DC announced that it is providing real-time captioning online for two broadcasts of “The Kojo Nnamdi Show.” Both shows will...