Former Interep clients asked to cough up cash
The Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee for Interep filed dozens of claims in the past two weeks, seeking cash from broadcasters who were once clients of the
Interep bankruptcy trustee sues former directors
Charging “breach of fiduciary duty and waste and mismanagement of Interep,” the Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee for the defunct rep firm has sued the
Obama singles out Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck
Responding to a question from Harry Smith on the CBS “Early Show,” Barack Obama said he’s not surprised that he is being fiercely attacked over the radio, and
Department of Commerce supports PRA
Saying that the establishment of a broadcast performance royalty will spur the investment necessary for the creation of music for the general public to enjoy, the DOC said in a letter to certain members of Congress that it supports the Performance Rights
Rotary “Dollars for Scholars” raises $10K
The Crook County/Prineville, OR Rotary generated $10,000 in contributions to its 15th annual “Dollars for Scholars” Radiothon, which was broadcast on Country’s Greatest Hits...
Return of DC-area WAGE-AM getting pushback
The effort to bring WAGE-AM (currently dark) back to Loudoun County, VA (suburban DC) is meeting with some resistance from the county's planning staff, as well as some members of the public
Cumulus Media hands out bonuses
Cumulus Media has reported to the SEC on cash bonuses and stock grants that the board of directors has decided to top managers for their 2009 performance. Cumulus had resumed paying cash bonuses for 2008 after awarding none to top executives for
Univision encoding for PPM in more markets
Univision Radio has begun encoding for Arbitron’s Portable People Meter (PPM) system in Miami, Phoenix, San Diego, San Antonio and Las Vegas. Even so, the Spanish media giant is not yet subscribing to PPM data for those markets. Rather, the decision to
Glenn Miller ads spin out string of pearls for those he hates
Entercom, which owns radio stations compelled to run racist and anti-Semitic ads from a write-in candidate for US Senate, has found a way to...
Commonwealth and Cromwell adopt Alert FM
As broadcasters continue to lobby for the inclusion of FM chips in cell phones and other portable devices to enhance emergency communications, two radio groups announced plans to equip their stations with the Alert FM system. Alert FM, from Global
MBA takes Miller case to Missouri AG
The Attorney General for the State of Missouri, Chris Koster, has been brought into the battle over whether radio stations must air racist and...
Eastlan adds half-dozen markets
While Arbitron continues to roll out Portable People Meter (PPM) markets and Nielsen is entering its second year of competing in the US radio...
Possible turn-down option for offensive political ads
Radio stations in Missouri have been grappling with ads from a candidate for US Senate that contain racist and anti-Semitic elements. And although the
Compass forming Raiders Radio Network
Compass Media Networks is taking the Oakland Raiders national. Specifically, The Raiders have named Compass the official and exclusive broadcaster of the Raiders Radio...
85 candles on the cake for WOWO
Wednesday, March 31st marked 85 years on the air for WOWO-AM Ft. Wayne, IN. It has not gone unnoticed.On the official website of the...