CBS Audio Network Stays With Skyview
The audio network owned by Paramount will be staying with Phoenix-based Skyview Networks for the foreseeable future. A new deal between Skyview and CBS Audio Network was announced early today.
FCC Sends Nine Pirate Radio Warnings To Landowners
You've been warned, landlords. That's the message the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau delivered on Friday via nine Notices of Illegal Pirate Broadcasting sent to landowners in the Boston area.
Spotify Gets An Analyst Downgrade Over User Fears
A Citi financial analyst has downgraded Spotify stock. Why? User retention is a worry — something Radio should take notice of.
It’s Official: Hulvey Will Exit Neuhoff For RAB Role
Mike Hulvey will be departing from the company in the spring, Neuhoff Media has confirmed.
So, what does this mean for the company? Look no further than the former Journal and Scripps broadcast executive and current Leadership Coach at Good Karma Brands
With Nashville-Area Move On Track, EMF Adjusts Top Leader Tier
By this time next year, the nation's No. 2 licensee of FM radio stations is expected to be housed in its forthcoming Franklin, Tenn., headquarters, with its relocation from Rocklin, Calif., completed. Ahead of that shift, the parent of KLOVE and Air1 has made three appointments to its Executive Leadership Team.
MLB Extends Its SiriusXM Play-By-Play Partnership
Since 2005, Major League Baseball fans have ponied up the dollars to pay for a SiriusXM subscription, so they can enjoy audio coverage of their favorite team across the regular season and any post-season matchups. That relationship will be continuing.
NAB Head On Broadcasters: The ‘GenAI’ Fact Fighters
As generative AI advances without guardrails and is used to spread misinformation, broadcasters are combatting online misinformation head-on by dedicating teams to factcheck viral stories and claims. That was the focal point of a discussion during a U.S. Senate "AI Insight Forum" held Wednesday that saw the President/CEO of the NAB as a participant.
Ryan Seacrest Staying With iHeartMedia
Today, Ryan Seacrest is perhaps the most recognizable radio personality in the U.S. And, he's sticking around with iHeartMedia's L.A. Top 40 station, American Top 40 and every other endeavor he's involved with at the company.
Radio, Radio: Where Are You? Wieser Ad Report Offers Little
Respected advertising revenue analyst Brian Wieser's new report indicating that Q3 ad revenue growth was better than expected detailed how Digital fueled the growth. National TV and Local TV were down. Where was Radio? We're not quite sure. The word "Radio" doesn't appear in Wieser's analysis.
Country Radio Icon Bill Mayne Has Died
Mayne’s career spanned more than five decades, starting as a country music performer before moving into radio. He launched Austin’s KASE and would also lead KZLA and KLAC in Los Angeles and KSCS and WBAP in Dallas.
The InFOCUS Podcast: Tim McCarthy
To share more about the importance of the Broadcasters Foundation, which this year will award approximately $1.8 million, to broadcasters in need, foundation President Tim McCarthy joined RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson on the latest episode of the InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE
Entravision Says ‘Adios’ To An Arizona AM
Travel north on I-17 from the greater Phoenix area and you'll pass through Black Canyon City, Ariz.., home to Deep Canyon Ranch. Visitors here will undoubtedly see a tower array housing the transmitter for a Class B AM radio station originally designed to serve Phoenix. Now, just days after its 42nd birthday, the station's owner is euthanizing it.
AI-Fueled Radio To Power New ‘FAST’ Channel Audio Service
Its NYSE-traded stock is at a year-to-date high, thanks in part to the efforts of financial analyst-turned-Chief Financial Officer John Janedis. For FuboTV Inc., 2023 has proven to be a successful transition year for a "sports first" vMVPD service positioning itself as a cable TV replacement. Now, Fubo is venturing into Radio. Sort of.
A Community Radio Upgrade Comes, With BE’s Help
With 3,000 watts and a signal contour allowing it to serve three Southern Illinois cities, a noncommercial FM has attracted an audience by being a true community radio offering. Recently, the need for an FM transmitter upgrade arose for the station's owner. It ultimately went with a product from a company based not far to the west, in Quincy, Ill.
BMI Sale Brings Big Payday To iHeartMedia
On November 21, RBR+TVBR shared the news that, after much speculation, a New York-based investment firm confirmed its lead role in a shareholder group that seeks to acquire Broadcast Music, Inc., the music rights group known as “BMI.” What wasn't known until now is just how much the nation's No. 1 owner of radio stations will pocket from the deal,