Clock starts for stations to accept NAB online rates
The agreement negotiated between NAB and SoundExchange is now published in the Federal Register, putting stations who wish to abide by those terms on...
ABCRN updates programming for Paul Harvey timeslots
Beginning Monday ABC Radio Networks will feed Gil Gross and Doug Limerick via XDS to all current Paul Harvey affiliates at the existing feed...
Limbaugh remains in eye of hurricane
The free publicity tsunami generated by Rush Limbaugh v. Democrats continues unabated, and Limbaugh isn’t doing a thing to slow it down. He’s challenged
Nielsen hails success of sticker diary test
As Nielsen began its radio ratings survey Thursday in 51 US markets, the company announced that its pilot survey conducted in Lexington, KY in December proved that sticker diaries work in the US and
Peter Kosann launches Compass Media Networks
Connoisseur Media COO Peter Kosann has launched Compass Media Networks. The former Westwood One CEO said the new syndication company launches with “Download HD,”...
Talker gets five-year sentence
Newspapers in the Ft. Walton Beach, FL area report that local sports talk show host Charles “Scott” McKinney was sentenced last week to five...
Bonus time at Cumulus
Cumulus Media has filed with the SEC the bonuses being paid to top executives for their performance in 2008. CEO Lew Dickey gets $500,000...
Cox Radio revenues fell 13.1% in Q4
CEO Bob Neil told analysts that the company’s stations outperformed their markets, which were down 16%, but that’s not much consolation in this depressed...
Two radio pioneers dead
In Philadelphia, local talk radio pioneer Frank Ford has died at 92. The Philadelphia Inquirer traced his radio career back to 1937 and said...
SHO Emmy campaign goes mobile
Showtime is taking its Primetime Emmy campaign to a whole new platform as it launches the 2009 Emmy season. Beginning this April, voting members...
Minority broadcasters still dissatisfied with PPM
Arbitron’s latest moves to extend to all markets many of the enhancements to its Portable People Meter (PPM) radio ratings system required in its
Listening to Internet Radio increased 37% Last Year
AccuStream iMedia Research reports that in 2008, total listening to Internet radio was up 37.6% over the previous year, to 6.67 billion hours. More...
Financial ducks in a row for Westwood One
As first reported last week by RBR/TVBR, Westwood One has been in negotiations with its lenders and has now announced an agreement in principle...
Support for Limbaugh increases
And it’s still coming from both parties. RNC Chairman Michael Steele backed off comments about Rush Limbaugh, saying “My intent was not to go...
Performance hearing postponed
The House Judiciary Committee will hold off on Performance Rights until 3/12/09 in deference to British Prime Minister Brown. Steve Newberry and Larry Patrick will speak for broadcasters. Meanwhile