Bob Sprague dead at 71
KQV-AM Pittsburgh reports the death of Bob Sprague, who had been an anchor and reporter for the News/Talk station for 25 years. He died...
Q2 up double digits for Debut
The smallest publicly traded radio company of all, Debut Broadcasting, reported that its Q2 revenues were up 29% and the company turned its red...
Yet another lawsuit over Emmis trying to go private
This time a securities law firm has filed a class action suit in a New York federal court purporting to represent all holders of either the common stock or
Alpha Broadcasting stations to paint Portland clean
Alpha Broadcasting has invited listeners to partner with Rodda Paint Co to help clean up some of Portland’s neighborhoods this Saturday, July 24th. With...
Ralph Schoenleben dead at 94
Bliss Communications’ WRJN-AM Racine, WI announced the passing of Ralph Schoenleben, who had hosted “Sunday Evening Concert” on the station for 55 years. He...
2010 SIRIUS NFL Radio Training Camp Tour detailed
SIRIUS XM Radio will kick off the sixth annual SIRIUS NFL Radio Training Camp Tour on Sunday, July 25, featuring extensive coverage of all...
Houston
KTEK-AM Houston (Alvin, TX) has seen its FCC license transferred to Thomas L. Taylor III as Receiver for BusinessRadio Houston Licensee LLC. But what...
Nielsen reports stability in 2nd year radio ratings
Spring 2010 radio ratings data has been delivered to subscribers in the 51 Nielsen
Uecker to return to the booth
Legendary radio announcer Bob Uecker, who took a leave of absence after undergoing heart surgery on 4/30, will return to the broadcast booth during...
Free Beer and Hot Wings "Free Lindsay"
Compass Media Networks’ Free Beer and Hot Wings show has been following the Lindsay Lohan saga this week, staging style stunts during network and...
Glenn Beck announces he may go blind
In a tearful speech during his final keynote speech of his "American Revival" tour in Salt Lake City, Glenn Beck announced that he might...
Arbitron profits beat Wall Street expectations
Q2 earnings per share for Arbitron were 14 cents, thumping the Thompson First Call consensus of Wall Street analysts by four cents. Revenues were up only 1.8% to $88.3 million, but that marked a rebound from the revenue decline reported for Q1
Rosie O'Donnell, Jim Breuer on SIRIUS XM comedy game show
SIRIUS XM hosts Rosie O’Donnell and Jim Breuer sat down recently at the SIRIUS XM studios for a battle to beat the other in...
Cobra Starship's Gabe Saporta "takes over" Hollywood Hamilton
Gabe Saporta, lead singer for the Fueled by Ramen/Atlantic recording artists Cobra Starship, has been set to serve as guest host for this weekend’s...
Arbitron begins in-person recruitment
In Arbitron’s monthly conference call for Portable People Meter (PPM) clients, company officials noted that Arbitron earlier this month began in-person recruitment. The move...