WFAN’s Mike Francesa covering Mets, Yankees in FL
WFAN’s Mike Francesa will be taking a road trip next week and broadcasting live from spring training in Florida giving NY baseball fans their...
Stern contest to feature Woods’ mistresses
He calls himself “The King of All Media,” not the king of good taste. So, it should not be particularly shocking that Howard Stern has set up a beauty pageant featuring former mistresses of golf star Tiger Woods. The sponsor for the March 10th pageant
FCC addresses Nassau Broadcasting workout issues
Lenders to Louis Mercatanti’s various Nassau Broadcasting entities have agreed to exchange debt for equity as the company tries to move forward toward a...
Reps assail KFUO-FM St. Louis sale from House floor
John Shimkus (R-IL) was joined by William Lacy Clay (D-MO) in assailing the $26M sale of KFUO-FM by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod to Joy...
Bubba the Love Sponge sued by pro wrestler
Besides his syndicated radio show, Bubba the Love Sponge (aka Todd Clem) is the TV backstage interviewer for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in
Univision CEO denounces PPM as “inherently biased”
The Q4 revenue decline for Univision Radio is being blamed in part on not having ratings in markets where the company is refusing to subscribe to or
Univision Radio stations host Radiothon for St. Jude's
Univision Radio and its radio stations around the country will join the fight against childhood cancer during the Promesa y Esperanza (Promise and Hope)...
Arquette leaving KIRO, KTTH Seattle
Rod Arquette announced he is stepping down as PD for Bonneville’s News Talk 97.3 KIRO FM and 770 KTTH. He’s been PD there since...
Moody’s reiterates long-term concerns about Clear Channel
When Moody’s Investors Service upgraded its debt ratings for Clear Channel Communications, it also noted that the company had only delayed an eventual financial restructuring. Now Moody’s analyst Neil Begley has reiterated that an eventual
23rd Dick Purtan Radiothon readies in Detroit
CBS Radio’s 104.3 WOMC, Dick Purtan and Purtan’s People and The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit are once again joining forces for the annual...
Sirius XM beats financial guidance – a lot
Q4 revenues grew 6% to $684 million. “The paid subscriber business model works well in radio,” declared CEO Mel Karmazin. And he noted
Karmazin says tune to Stern for contract updates
Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin had nothing new to report in his quarterly conference call on whether the company will renew its contract with Howard Stern. But he
RAB's Jeff Haley adds a board seat
RBR-TVBR FIRSTRadio Advertising Bureau President and CEO Jeff Haley is taking a seat on the board of directors at Avenue Right, a software company...
WFAN welcomes John Feinstein for new show
CBS Radio’s WFAN-AM NY announced that beginning 2/24 and continuing through the end of the College Basketball season, John Feinstein will host a new...
Dial Global Talkers take on the Big Apple
Dial Global’s Stephanie Miller and Thom Hartmann are celebrating. Stephanie has completed her move to New York, as her show becomes truly bi-coastal. Stephanie...