http://www.rbr.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2008-11-23T10:36:50-06:00 http://www.rbr.com/radio/10171.html 2008-09-23T18:06:00-05:00 2008-09-23T18:06:00-05:00 Jack Messmer The board of directors at Hearst-Argyle Television has elected F rank A. Bennack, Jr. Chairman of the Board, effective immediately. Bennack, who is Vice Chairman http://www.rbr.com/radio/what_will_the_cbs_radio_auction_bring.html 2008-09-22T00:45:00-05:00 2008-09-22T00:45:00-05:00 Jack Messmer First-round bids on the 50 stations that CBS wants to sell outside the top markets were due yesterday, according to the New York Post. Speculation is that the http://www.rbr.com/radio/rbr_analysis_farewell_to_austin.html 2008-09-20T21:57:00-05:00 2008-09-20T21:57:00-05:00 Jack Messmer OK, the NAB Radio Show in Austin started off with a real downer. The bankers on the first panel at the Dickstein Shapiro broadcast finance confab were the physical embodiment of gloom and doom http://www.rbr.com/radio/10160.html 2008-09-23T10:40:00-05:00 2008-09-23T10:40:00-05:00 Jack Messmer New York City police have arrested Jamal Roman and charged him with attempted murder, assault, robbery and criminal possession of a weapon in the baseball http://www.rbr.com/radio/new_york_city_council_to_vote_on_ppm.html 2008-09-23T15:36:00-05:00 2008-09-23T15:36:00-05:00 Jack Messmer The New York City Council votes today on whether to ask the FCC to investigate whether Arbitron’s PPM undercounts minorities and thus threatens broadcast diversity. http://www.rbr.com/radio/dr_laura_launches_youtube_channel.html 2008-09-23T09:53:00-05:00 2008-09-23T09:53:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci Take On the Day, LLC  announced the launch of The Dr. Laura Channel on YouTube™ (www.youtube.com/drlaura), the new digital home for the #1 most-listened-to female http://www.rbr.com/radio/ppm_docket_draws_little_attention.html 2008-09-23T00:39:00-05:00 2008-09-23T00:39:00-05:00 Jack Messmer For all the political hubbub about whether Arbitron’s PPM undercounts minorities, the FCC’s docket proceeding on whether it should investigate has drawn a scant three comments thus far http://www.rbr.com/radio/10135.html 2008-09-22T15:48:00-05:00 2008-09-22T15:48:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Not that anyone expected CBS to shelve a successful show while it was still producing good ratings, but it is official now that “Big Brother” http://www.rbr.com/radio/arbitron_releases_radar_98_dial_global.html 2008-09-23T00:34:00-05:00 2008-09-23T00:34:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci Arbitron released its September 2008 RADAR radio network audience reports (RADAR 98), covering the period June 28, 2007 to June 25, 2008, which includes PPM and diary respondents http://www.rbr.com/radio/group_heads_radio_s_problem_is_perception.html 2008-09-17T18:53:00-05:00 2008-09-17T18:53:00-05:00 Jack Messmer All of the group heads said their companies were embracing new technology to put their content on new platforms, but a lot of the discussion was about programming – developing the content http://www.rbr.com/radio/group_program_directors_embrace_ppm.html 2008-09-17T13:55:00-05:00 2008-09-17T13:55:00-05:00 Jack Messmer “I can’t wait. Atlanta is our first market,” said Lincoln Financial Media VP of Programming and Operations John Dimick as he spoke of Arbitron’s Portable People Meter (PPM) on a panel with other group PDs http://www.rbr.com/radio/arrest_made_in_radio_host_beating.html 2008-09-22T15:44:00-05:00 2008-09-22T15:44:00-05:00 Jack Messmer WINS-AM New York reports that 20-year-old Gavin Scott was arrested Sunday in last week’s baseball bat beating of Pelagio de la Cruz, which was captured http://www.rbr.com/radio/movin_101_1_to_change_to_sports_talk_espn.html 2008-09-22T15:08:00-05:00 2008-09-22T15:08:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci The Bonneville St. Louis Radio Group announced that beginning 1/1 it will change the format of WMVN (101.1 FM) from its current upbeat “Movin’” music http://www.rbr.com/radio/barry_farber_launches_daily_show.html 2008-09-22T15:07:00-05:00 2008-09-22T15:07:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci Barry Farber, joins CRN Digital Talk Radio’s weekday lineup.  His show, covering issues and news of the day and listener call-in’s, will air Monday through http://www.rbr.com/radio/hail_to_the_chiefs.html 2008-09-17T21:37:00-05:00 2008-09-17T21:37:00-05:00 Jack Messmer “Bring back the local read,” said Pierre Bouvard, President Sales & Marketing, Arbitron, who also proposed that each station turn over a piece of its inventory to its national rep exclusively http://www.rbr.com/radio/financial_turmoil_felt_in_austin.html 2008-09-16T12:53:00-05:00 2008-09-16T12:53:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Andy Salter of Oaktree Capital excited the Dickstein Shapiro Broadcast Financing session opening the NAB Radio Show in Austin as a rare contrarian out to acquire radio assets in this depressed market http://www.rbr.com/radio/senators_worry_about_ppm_rollout.html 2008-09-21T13:39:00-05:00 2008-09-21T13:39:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Two US Senate committee chairmen have written to Arbitron CEO Steve Morris expressing concerns about whether the Portable People Meter (PPM) under-reports minority listenership and http://www.rbr.com/radio/adelstein_opportunity_lost_for_hd_radio.html 2008-09-21T02:58:00-05:00 2008-09-21T02:58:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Speaking at the NAB Radio Show in Austin, FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein said the Commission missed an opportunity by not including an agreement on HD http://www.rbr.com/radio/ike_vs_ppm_ike_wins.html 2008-09-21T12:58:00-05:00 2008-09-21T12:58:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Arbitron has cancelled release of September week four Portable People Meter (PPM) data for the Houston market, due to the impact of Hurricane Ike. The http://www.rbr.com/radio/marconi_winners_announced_in_austin.html 2008-09-19T06:55:00-05:00 2008-09-19T06:55:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Winners of the 2008 National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Radio Awards were announced Thursday night at the annual NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show