Prometheus asks supporters to prod Senate on LPFM
The Local Community Radio Act was cleared by the House of Representatives last December and made it out of the Senate Commerce Committee with...
CBS sacks ManCrunch bid for ad spot (video)
A gay men’s dating website hoping to peddle its wares with a 30-second spot during the Super Bowl has been tackled at the line of scrimmage. CBS says it’s the content, not the client. The client says it’s
Barclays turns positive on radio
Analysts Anthony DiClemente and George Hawkey are hardly bulls long-term on radio, which they see suffering secular pressures along with newspapers, yellow pages and local TV. But for 2010 the Barclays
FCC gives thumbs up to FM HD Radio power hike
The FCC Media Bureau has adopted new rules to allow FM stations to up their digital signal power up to 10% of their analog...
Heckuva hire for KOA Denver
Clear Channel’s clear channel Blowtorch of the West KOA-AM is handing over its weeknight 7PM-10PM shift to Michael Brown – the same Michael Brown...
AZ Talker Hayworth nearing McCain challenge
Former US Rep. J.D. Hayworth, who even more recently added being a Talker on Clear Channel’s KFYI-AM Phoenix to his list of former jobs,...
Westwood One fires back on Forbes story
Westwood One announced 2/28 it strongly objects to an article recently released by Forbes.com, noting that it is misleading and based on outdated and
Greg Shanley dead at 49
Iowa Public Radio reports the death Tuesday evening of Greg Shanley. The 49-year-old had been a long-time fixture of public broadcasting in Iowa. The...
Arbitron, Eton donate radios; Air Force airs signals to Haitians
Arbitron, in response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti, has partnered with radio manufacturer Eton Corporation to send solar powered, crank powered, multi-function radios...
Location set for 2010 Radio Show
For some time now you’ve known that The 2010 Radio Show would be September 29 through October 1 in Washington, DC. Now, at last,...
Westwood One announces Super Bowl lineup
Westwood One has unveiled the all-star broadcast team for Super Bowl XLIV featuring: Marv Albert, Boomer Esiason, Mark Malone, James Lofton, Jim Gray and...
Analysts cautious on radio bonds
Wells Fargo Securities high yield bond analysts Bishop Cheen and Davis Hebert are out with a massive update on media sector bonds. Let’s deal with the bad news first – that would be radio company bonds
KDKA moves Pintek to middays
CBS Radio’s Newsradio 1010 KDKA-AM Pittsburgh has named veteran KDKA personality Mike Pintek to host weekdays 12:00 Noon-3:00 pm. Pintek fills the vacancy left...
WLS-AM hosts governor wannabes
Citadel’s powerhouse WLS-AM Chicago has five candidates vying for the Republican nomination to run for governor of Illinois lined up to go at it...
Former radio talker Pence declines IN Senate bid
Mike Pence, who represents Indiana’s 6th Congressional District in the US House of Representatives, has decided to run for re-election there rather than go...