Sinclair Q1 up 12.7%
Net broadcast revenues were $147.9 million for the quarter, an increase of 12.7% vs. $131.3 million in Q1 ‘09. Sinclair's operating income was $46.2...
CBS ducks prank contest fine
After an airstaffer at KDKA-AM in Pittsburgh jokingly promised $1M to the 13th caller as a gag, the FCC hit owner CBS Radio with a $6K notice of apparent liability for a contest violation
SportsRadio 610 WIP debuts the Charlie Manuel Show
Sportsradio 610 WIP Philadelphia’s Midday Hosts Anthony Gargano and Glen Macnow with Phillies skipper Charlie Manuel are launching on the air, over the Internet...
Analyst sees radio riding easy comps to turn the corner
“It looks like the better days are finally here for radio,” wrote Bishop Cheen and colleagues at Wells Fargo Securities as it previewed the earnings reporting season currently in progress for Q1 2010. WFS also cautioned that the gains are coming against
Sirius XM hits a Q1 profit
Sirius XM Radio posted a Q1 profit from a year-ago loss, as it added subscribers and trimmed costs. The company, which had considered with bankruptcy early in 2009 due to overwhelming debt
Orlando pirate walks the plank
Balthazard Senat of Orlando FL was hit with a Notice of Apparent Liability for operating a radio station without authorization on 3/2/10, an action...
Radio entrepreneur David Bernstein passes
David Bernstein started at the top of the broadcast food chain as a teenager, but on the bottom rung, working as a page for...
Regent, errrr, Townsquare reaches out to advertisers
Townsquare Media, the new identity of Regent Communications after its post-Chapter 11 metamorphosis, is interested in retaining its loyal customers and has fired off a letter explaining its recent moves
Sirius XM protests FCC broadband proposal
The FCC plan to expand wireless Internet access is getting the attention of Sirius XM lawyers, concerned the effort to end a 13-year fight may interfere with
FCC agrees to decree with low power FM
If you ever hear a commercial on an LPFM, then something is wrong, since by design and by license the facilities are required to...
Regent Communications becomes Townsquare Media, new CEO
Regent Communications, Inc. changes the brand to Townsquare Media, Inc., and CEO Bill Stakelin out and Steven Price, co-founder of media investment firm FiveWire...
KINK morning man heads to Haiti
Alpha Broadcasting’s KINK-FM Portland morning show host Dave Scott travels to Haiti 5/3 and will report live on 5/4 as part of a campaign with World Concern to help rebuild family homes for the victims of the earthquake ravaged country. Dave’s firsthand
Humberto Luna joins W Radio
Grupo Latino de Radio announced that Humberto Luna has joined its station in Southern California, W Radio, to host a new afternoon drive show...
Radio group sale north of the border
One company is ready to exit from the Canadian province of Quebec, and another thinks that the 11 stations it is therefore able to...
Q1 revenues down for Beasley, but profits up
While other radio companies have been reporting higher revenues in Q1, Beasley Broadcast Group says it is being held back by underperformance in its...