New contracts for Citadel Broadcasting management
With the company’s emergence from Chapter 11 reorganization, the top managers of Citadel Broadcasting have signed new contracts with the company
Positive radio revenue results down under
Radio in the US is starting to show signs of life, and has finally been able to make use of the long-neglected black inkwell....
Comedian Jim Norton to host Music Show on SIRIUS XM
Jim Norton, comedian from SIRIUS XM’s Opie & Anthony Show, is hosting (as of 6/9) a weekly music show, “Jim Norton—Obsessed on The Boneyard,”...
WGY-AM, 99.5 The River raise $400K for Children’s Hospital
810 WGY-AM and 99.5 The River Albany, NY raised $407,066 during their Miracle Weekend Radiothons for the Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center. WGY...
Just what did the GAO say about PRA?
It will be a while yet before the Government Accountability Office (GAO) completes its detailed analysis of the proposed Performance Rights Act, which, if
Copyright Office pushing for Performance Rights Act
The Government Accountability Office is continuing to review of the impact of the proposed Performance Rights Act, as requested by the author, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers
Author out on a Rush Limbaugh at Fox due to Bill O’Reilly comments
Zev Chafets, author of “Rush Limbaugh: An Army of One,” is saying that his two scheduled appearances on Fox News Channel were scrubbed, and...
Gary Elmore dead at 56
With a radio career going back to the 1970s, Gary Elmore had been a fixture for the past 19 years as morning co-host on...
Objection rejected in Indiana noncom FM sale
In October of 2009, The President and Trustees of Miami University of Ohio tried to sell their unbuilt CP for WMUI-FM in Rushville IN...
iPhone buzz: We want FM radio
The new iPhone 4 has an FM radio receiver-capable chip, as did its predecessor, but it is not activated by Apple (and there is no way for anyone else to activate it). That has prompted new complaints
Move America Forward adds Mancow, Dennis Miller, more
Move America Forward announced the addition of Comedian and Talk Radio host Dennis Miller, Talk Radio host Mancow and Noel Sheppard from NewsBusters to...
Rickey Smiley adds five markets
The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, an urban contemporary morning show, has been added to five new markets, including Cleveland, OH. The morning show can now...
Viking Athletics move to KXFD Freedom 970
KXFD-AM/Freedom 970 announced the signing of a new three year deal with Portland State University to broadcast Viking Football and Basketball, starting with the...
Tribune snares another from Clear Channel
Clear Channel Radio’s WLW-AM Cincinnati officially announced the departure of long-time midday host Mike McConnell to a “dream market” for him – Chicago. Scott...
FCC gears up for special Auction No. 88
According to a new FCC release, 30 bidders applied to take part in the 7/20/10 auction of mutually exclusive CP applications that have become...