2010 starting off well for Radio One
Radio One’s once-per-year Wall Street conference call was full of optimism. While Q4 2009 revenues were down 8.9%, CEO Alfred Liggins said Q1 is...
Q4 still down, but improved for Westwood One
Westwood One reported that its Q4 revenues were down 8.7% to $92.3 million. That was, however, better than than the other threee quarters of 2009. The company said the lower percentage decrease in revenues “reflects a cautious return to
Westwood One reworks debt covenants, business improving
Westwood One has gotten some covenant relief from its lenders, which will give the company more financial flexibility in 2010. Meanwhile, CEO Rod
Political label forces objectionable ads onto KMBZ airwaves
Missouri has a US Senate seat up for grabs this year, and Entercom’s KMBZ-AM in Kansas City is running ads from a legally-qualified candidate...
“Alter-Native” Radio launches
Double Grammy winning DJ/Producer Native Wayne Jobson has a new nationally-syndicated Rock-Reggae radio show dubbed “Alter-Native” (via Talent Farm)The two-hour show consists of Native...
Radio’s not going to pot – pot’s going on radio
The Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010 is an initiative on this year’s California ballot, and supporters have taken to radio in the state’s two largest media markets to start building support. The ad states that legalizing marijuana would
Dickey signs baseball deal with Skyview
Major League Baseball recognizes the Atlanta Braves Radio Network as the largest network for any MLB team, with affiliates spread throughout the South. Dickey...
Katz hosts party after NABOB awards dinner
Katz Media Group hosted the after-party for The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) 26th Annual Communications Awards Dinner on 3/19. Comedian, actress...
Some forecasts trailing radio pacings
Radio ad revenue pacings are picking up so rapidly that some forecasters are racing to keep up – while it appears others are just being left behind
Fire with fire: McCain uses radio to fend off radio’s Hayworth
Former radio talker and US Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ) is spreading a nationwide net to bring in campaign cash and is close to hauling in $1M for the month of March for his US Senate campaign
Arbitron keeps working on young minority demos
In its monthly Portable People Meter (PPM) client call, Arbitron reported that February was another month of improving metrics for its PPM panels. The problem spots are familiar – 18-34 year
No rush to rush Rush Limbaugh to Costa Rica
Cottage? Check. Spanish lessons? Check. Acceptable air transport? Not yet. Health-insurance-free Mike and Patrick of Brooklyn are moving ahead with their effort to convince radio Talker Rush Limbaugh to move to Costa Rica to escape health care reform
Biden’s gaffe gets Boise billboard for V991
VP Joe Biden’s recent open mic f-bomb got a quick reaction from FM Idaho’s “V991 Alternative Music Now" in Boise. Principal Elliott Klein sent...
Reps try to floor PRA by keeping it off the floor
An impressively bipartisan group of US Representatives, including 63 Republicans and 56 Democrats, has made overtures to their respective party leaders
Sports stations still wallowing in Tiger Woods scandal
One of the women to publicly declare that she had a sexual relationship with Tiger Woods, former porn star Joslyn James, is busy making...