http://www.rbr.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2008-10-14T11:05:00-05:00 http://www.rbr.com/radio/mentor_but_make_it_fast.html 2008-09-09T15:21:00-05:00 2008-09-09T15:21:00-05:00 Jack Messmer “Speed Mentoring” is on tap for the NAB Radio Show next week. It is kind of like speed dating, only dealing with career advice. The http://www.rbr.com/radio/emmis_worldband_media.html 2008-09-09T05:55:00-05:00 2008-09-09T05:55:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci Emmis Communications and WorldBand Media announced a groundbreaking partnership that will broadcast unique programming targeted to http://www.rbr.com/radio/lawsuits_flying_over_tama_broadcasting.html 2008-09-08T01:23:00-05:00 2008-09-08T01:23:00-05:00 Jack Messmer The current and former management of Tama Broadcasting don’t agree on much. But they do agree on one thing – the company is not in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as was reported by the NYP http://www.rbr.com/radio/expansion_for_debut.html 2008-09-08T16:24:00-05:00 2008-09-08T16:24:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Debut Broadcasting, the smallest publicly traded radio company, announced an LMA to add a third station to its Vicksburg, MS cluster. It will now program http://www.rbr.com/radio/psssst_wanna_buy_a_radio_research_patent.html 2008-09-08T16:22:00-05:00 2008-09-08T16:22:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Actually, Tom Kelly is not being secretive at all about putting his “home music survey” patent up for sale. It’s being put up for auction http://www.rbr.com/radio/virginia_am_gets_an_fm_translator.html 2008-09-08T16:21:00-05:00 2008-09-08T16:21:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Monticello Media’s WCHV-AM Charlottesville, VA is the latest senior band station to receive FCC authorization to simulcast on an FM translator. “We’ve had numerous listeners http://www.rbr.com/radio/greater_media_launches_now_97_5_fm_in_philadelphia.html 2008-09-08T10:23:00-05:00 2008-09-08T10:23:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci Greater Media has officially unveiled NOW 97.5 in Philadelphia, replacing Smooth Jazz.  The new, younger leaning adult contemporary format will feature a variety of artists http://www.rbr.com/radio/fcc_denies_cbs_radio_request_for_waok-am_power_increase.html 2008-09-08T10:24:00-05:00 2008-09-08T10:24:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci The FCC has denied CBS Radio’s request to increase the daytime power of its WAOK-AM Atlanta (1380 kHz) signal from 5-kW to 50-kW. After a series of informal objections from co-channel WRAB-AM http://www.rbr.com/radio/obama_uses_radio_for_touchy_issue.html 2008-09-03T05:30:00-05:00 2008-09-03T05:30:00-05:00 Dave Seyler The battle between pro-life and pro-choice Americans leaves very little middle ground, and politicians have always seemed content to simply avoid the topic if at all possible. Of course, the vocal groups http://www.rbr.com/radio/free_advice_for_mel_karmazin.html 2008-09-06T19:02:00-05:00 2008-09-06T19:02:00-05:00 Jack Messmer The Zen Master won his difficult and expensive 17-month battle to get the FCC and DOJ to approve the merger of Sirius and XM. That may have been the easy part. Professors at the Wharton School http://www.rbr.com/radio/buccaneer_espn_am_1470_in_tampa_bay.html 2008-09-04T14:22:00-05:00 2008-09-04T14:22:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci Former NFL Quarterback Jeff Carlson has been added to the ESPN Am 1470 lineup to host the Monday Morning Quarterback Show from 6 to 8. http://www.rbr.com/radio/9774.html 2008-09-05T15:04:00-05:00 2008-09-05T15:04:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Arbitron announced that it will expand its annual Urban Sales Clinic geared towards helping sales managers and senior sellers get the most out of their http://www.rbr.com/radio/ron_reagan_joins_air_america.html 2008-09-05T09:25:00-05:00 2008-09-05T09:25:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci Air America Media will be adding former first son Ron Reagan to its regular programming schedule.  “The Ron Reagan Show” will air weeknights from 8-9pm http://www.rbr.com/radio/spurned_religious_broadcasters_unhappy.html 2008-09-05T01:21:00-05:00 2008-09-05T01:21:00-05:00 Dave Seyler Two prospective radio owner/operators are not happy that two open FM dial positions went to secular music services instead of their religious-themed formats. They are even more upset that governmental http://www.rbr.com/radio/groups_demand_fcc_probe_of_ppm.html 2008-09-02T05:13:00-05:00 2008-09-02T05:13:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Several groups which have been critical of Arbitron’s Portable People Meter – and particularly how it counts minority audiences – have now filed an emergency petition calling for the FCC to investigate PPM