Breaking: Regent is latest Chapter 11
Regent Communications announced Monday morning that it has reached agreement with its creditors on a pre-packed Chapter 11 filing which will reorganize the company’s...
Baltimore AM weighing possible political situation
Hearst-Argyle’s WBAL-AM Baltimore currently has former Republican Governor Robert Erlich and his wife holding down a Saturday morning airshift with "The Kendel and Bob...
Radio One backs out of plan to move to DC
The Washington Post reports a deal that would have brought Radio One back to its home town has fallen apart, according to District officials....
Gene Chenault dead at 90
Gene Chenault, one half of the famed Drake-Chenault radio programming duo, died Tuesday, February 23rd. He was 90. Bill Drake had died in 2008....
Minority church group takes on PRA
The National Black Church Initiative, a group of 34K that represents the interest of church- and minority-owned broadcasters, is asking House Speaker Nancy
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...