http://www.rbr.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2008-11-23T10:33:10-06:00 http://www.rbr.com/radio/worldspace_finances_unresolved.html 2008-10-01T16:05:00-05:00 2008-10-01T16:05:00-05:00 Jack Messmer September 25th passed without WorldSpace paying the $19.97 million plus interest due on its bridge loan notes. According to an SEC filing, the note holders http://www.rbr.com/radio/jewel_credits_radio_for_breakthrough.html 2008-10-01T10:39:00-05:00 2008-10-01T10:39:00-05:00 Dave Seyler We’re not sure if Jewel is mainly a folk, country or pop act, but she says she’d be an unknown act were it not for http://www.rbr.com/radio/withers_it_s_all_about_attitude_and_leadership.html 2008-10-01T06:08:00-05:00 2008-10-01T06:08:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Russ Withers has been a station owner for a long time and while he’s facing the same challenges as other broadcasters at his radio and television stations, he’s not worried that the sky is falling http://www.rbr.com/radio/shotgun_wedding_for_terrestrial_satellite_radio.html 2008-09-27T19:20:00-05:00 2008-09-27T19:20:00-05:00 Dave Seyler The FCC declined to make inclusion of AM, FM and HD radio a must-carry item on the interoperable satellite audio receivers that are to be a result of http://www.rbr.com/radio/media_buyers_weigh_in_for_ppm.html 2008-09-30T05:53:00-05:00 2008-09-30T05:53:00-05:00 Jack Messmer A handful of additional filings have been posted by the FCC in its proceeding on whether to launch an investigation of Arbitron’s Portable People Meter. Two of the filings – mailed in, rather than http://www.rbr.com/radio/performance_royalty_gets_airing_in_ca_newspaper.html 2008-09-30T15:22:00-05:00 2008-09-30T15:22:00-05:00 Dave Seyler The San Jose Mercury News published an opinion column spelling out the case against adding a performance royalty to the obligations already heaped on broadcasters. http://www.rbr.com/radio/sharks_add_khtk_sacramento.html 2008-09-30T15:07:00-05:00 2008-09-30T15:07:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci The San Jose Sharks and Sports 1140 KHTK announced an agreement for the highly-rated Sacramento-based radio station to become an affiliate of the San Jose http://www.rbr.com/radio/border_media_completes_austin_simulcast.html 2008-09-30T15:07:00-05:00 2008-09-30T15:07:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci Border Media Partners announced that the Spanish Pop “KXXS Digital” now has full market coverage into the Austin Metro.  On 9/26, KXXS “Digital Pop y http://www.rbr.com/radio/rxp_giving_away_1000_concert_tickets.html 2008-09-29T15:03:00-05:00 2008-09-29T15:03:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci 101.9 RXP NYC will be “stimulating the Rockconomy” by giving away 1000 Rock concert tickets in the next 31 days. Difficult financial times make it http://www.rbr.com/radio/sirius_xm_a_four-bit_stock.html 2008-09-26T05:15:00-05:00 2008-09-26T05:15:00-05:00 Jack Messmer That’s the latest price target from Goldman Sachs analyst Mark Wienkes, who says there is a market for satellite radio, but that the debt laden company’s stock is still overpriced. So he’s set http://www.rbr.com/radio/music_industry_groups_settle_some_online_royalty_disputes.html 2008-09-23T09:34:00-05:00 2008-09-23T09:34:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci In a breakthrough agreement that will facilitate new ways to offer music to consumers online (but not the big one over Internet radio), the Digital http://www.rbr.com/radio/fcc_authority_over_ppm_in_dispute.html 2008-09-23T08:56:00-05:00 2008-09-23T08:56:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Amazingly few filings were submitted to the FCC in its docket proceeding over whether it should investigate claims that Arbitron’s Portble People Meter (PPM) ratings system undercounts minority http://www.rbr.com/radio/worldspace_founder_offers_to_step_down.html 2008-09-25T15:52:00-05:00 2008-09-25T15:52:00-05:00 Jack Messmer The latest forbearance agreement with lenders gave WorldSpace until yesterday to repay $19.97 million plus interest owed on its bridge loan notes. If it was http://www.rbr.com/radio/eas_manufacturers_develop_common_protocol_in_broadcast_eas.html 2008-09-25T15:43:00-05:00 2008-09-25T15:43:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci The EAS-CAP Industry Group - a broad coalition of equipment, software and service providers to the Emergency Alert System - today announced that its members http://www.rbr.com/radio/10213.html 2008-09-25T15:40:00-05:00 2008-09-25T15:40:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci Talk Radio Network Enterprises’ The Laura Ingraham Show’s most recent additions to the affiliate list include: Clear Channel’s FM talker KTLK, Minneapolis, MN; 50,000 watt http://www.rbr.com/radio/10212.html 2008-09-25T15:40:00-05:00 2008-09-25T15:40:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci Beasley’s Sunny 106.3 WJPT-FM in Southwest Floridahas rebranded its WJPT-FM to “Sunny 106.” The station will keep the same music and talent lineup, but “exude http://www.rbr.com/radio/nyc_council_backs_fcc_probe_of_ppm.html 2008-09-24T18:52:00-05:00 2008-09-24T18:52:00-05:00 Jack Messmer As expected, the New York City Council yesterday approved a resolution calling on the FCC to investigate whether Arbitron’s Portable People Meter (PPM) ratings system http://www.rbr.com/radio/10195.html 2008-09-24T16:03:00-05:00 2008-09-24T16:03:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Clear Channel San Diego has informed local advertisers that three diaries for Arbitron’s local survey were found to have been linked to the household of http://www.rbr.com/radio/no_murder_charge_in_radio_confession.html 2008-09-24T15:59:00-05:00 2008-09-24T15:59:00-05:00 Jack Messmer A woman called “The Tom Leykis Show” in 2006 and confessed to having killed her ex-boyfriend and gotten off by making it look like suicide. http://www.rbr.com/radio/into_the_night_with_tony_bruno_adds_klac.html 2008-09-24T14:42:00-05:00 2008-09-24T14:42:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci The Content Factory's newest offering, Into the Night with Tony Bruno, will debut September 29th in the nation's premiere entertainment market on KLAC-AM Los Angeles.