Another radio exec aims for Congress
Multi-talented George S. Flinn is a radio group owner, a medical doctor, and a commissioner in Shelby County, Tennessee. And we can add potential candidate for the US House seat for Tennessee’s 8th District, which is being abandoned by
FCC looks down on perpetual affiliation contract
When the Steckline family sold off its Lesso Inc. radio stations, it got the buyer to agree to extremely lengthy affiliation agreements with the...
Armada Media sued by lender
Midwestern radio group owner Armada Media has been sued by its lender, Wells Fargo Foothill. But the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that a request...
Foreclosures without litigation: The new normal?
There’s a bit of an untold story we’re hearing that’s out there involving broadcast station finance – at the M&A level. Because of the unprecedented downturn
Radio station raises $272K for Haiti relief
That figure is more impressive when you learn that the station was not in a top 20 market, but in Arbitron market #159, Asheville,...
PPM Coalition takes Arbitron/SBS court order to the FCC
An order from the New York State Court forcing Spanish Broadcasting System radio stations to resume Arbitron PPM encoding has sent the PPM Coalition
Clear Channel gets an upgrade from Moody’s
With business improving, Moody’s Investors Service says a major restructuring or bankruptcy filing no longer appears imminent for Clear Channel Communications. So, the credit rating company has given Clear Channel’s ratings an upgrade
W Radio 690 AM to promote health of listeners
In 2010, W Radio 690 AM – “La voz del pueblo” continues to support new social causes. This time, Grupo Latino de Radio’s station...
Beck trips up Texas governor candidate
Debra Medina’s candidacy for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Texas was picking up steam when she was interviewed on Glenn Beck’s radio show. When...
Tennessee broadcaster takes on PRA
Whit Adamson, President of the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters agrees that music is what makes Nashville, or “Music City,” work. And he points out...
Three to be honored at WFUV gala
Three giants of the music, news and sports broadcasting professions will be honored together on May 5 at Fordham University’s WFUV-FM NY Annual Gala...
Arbitron touts diary ratings improvement
With most markets still served by diary measurement, rather than Portable People Meters (PPM), Arbitron is crowing about increasing its performance in key metrics...
Canadian mega-merger: Shaw to buy Canwest
Canada has its own equivalent of the Comcast-NBCU deal in the US. Cable/satellite giant Shaw Communications announced a deal to acquire a controlling stake...
Court orders SBS to encode for PPM
Arbitron announced late Thursday that a state court in New York has ordered Spanish Broadcasting System to resume encoding for the Portable People Meter (PPM) system in the New York Metro and four other markets across the country. Arbitron claims
Newark couple to wed at White Castle
“We’ve been engaged since 2006,” said Stephanie Keil of Garfield, NJ, “but circumstances kept putting the date off. I am thrilled to be marrying...