Jeff Smulyan takes FM cell chip debate to the Rio Grande Valley
A face off on the value of FM chips in cell phones took place at ComCorp of America
Sorting out PRA: The inevitability factor
One reason for finally entering into talks with musicFirst/RIAA is that key members of Congress really wanted that to happen. How much could it...
Radio vs PRA, CTIA, CEA the controversy, money, the Chip
The PRA issue has exploded and it has many moving parts. It will not and can not be resolved with everyone from the NAB to the CEA to the CTIA and Performers along with Congress tossing mud at each other. Each sector of business involved
Breaking: Emmis once again is a No Go Vote
This marks the fifth time that the meeting with shareholders adjourned because they couldn't reach a quorum. Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan wants to go...
Rice University president explains why KTRU-FM was sold
News of the deal in which Rice University is selling KTRU-FM to the University of Houston for $9.5M, pairing it with UH’s KUHF-FM, has...
Larry King back to radio; Lindsay Lohan offered $1M for show
From the “High Level Radio Host Rumors” department, Larry King is reportedly plotting his next career move after he steps down from his nightly...
Michael Smerconish pushes pin for 9/11
For the second straight year, Dial Global’s Michael Smerconish has partnered with Steven Singer, Philadelphia's premiere jeweler, to create a 9/11 tribute pin for...
Arbitron announces quarterly dividend
Radio ratings company Arbitron is sharing the wealth with its backers, and if you are able to grab a share of common stock as...
Sorting out PRA: The CRB threat
While a lot of attention has been paid to the royalty rate (1%) proposed in negotiations between the NAB and RIAA/musicFirst, much less attention has been paid to the reason the broadcasters want that fixed
Milford Smith weighs in on Penn Plaza interference
NYC’s skyline is now set to sprout another skyscraper after city council approved plans for a tower only 60ft shorter (some reports say even...
98.7 Kiss FM presents
Emmis’ WRKS, 98.7 KISS FM NYC and Lenny Green, host of Kissing After Dark, are wrapping up the summer and bringing the Borough of...
Radio guy Bill Cunningham makes the move to TV (audio)
Tribune Broadcasting is getting back into syndicated television next year with “The Bill Cunningham Show.” He’s a veteran radio host in Cincinnati, but now...
More third party publications look at PRA
Mainstream
NAB defends FM cell chips against misinformation campaign
The National Association of Broadcasters has been in Washington for a long time, and notes that those opposing the inclusion of an FM chip in
PRA deal might put small radio operators in double jeopardy
The record companies want cash from every radio station, right down to those operated by students at small universities, and from those trying the even