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Down 8%, but it could be worse

RAB’s report that May radio revenues were down 8% may be a downer for radio folks, but at least you’re not in the newspaper business. Gannett reports that May newspaper ad revenues fell 14.3%...

Just as company officials did last week when they announced that the Portable People Meter rollout would resume in September, Arbitron officials repeatedly noted in yesterday’s monthly conference call ...

Radio revenues took a dive in May

If you thought CL King analyst Jim Boyle was being a pessimist when he predicted that May radio revenues would come in down 5-6% (6/16/08 ...

Are radio companies making good on payola retribution?

No they are not, according to the Future of Music Coalition. Several radio groups entered into consent decrees with the FCC following the payola actions ...

The Dennis Miller Show hits 175 affiliates

Westwood One announced The Dennis Miller Show now airs on 175 radio stations and in all 10 of the top 10 U.S. markets. The milestone ...

SNL Kagan estimates five-year annual revenue growth of 1.1% for radio markets, despite a 2.5% drop in total radio revenue in 2007. San Diego tops the list of fastest-growing markets...

We’d never heard of Acacia Research Corporation before, but it got our attention when the company announced that it had acquired a patent which purports to cover audio ad insertion to replace...

Eighteen commercial and non-commercial radio broadcasters and major broadcast equipment makers filed with the FCC last Tuesday in support of a proposed power increase (MM ...

WW1 adds to Entertainment Division

Westwood One announced the appointment of two new Senior Directors of Affiliate Sales’ Entertainment Division, Marcella Turk and Michele Roberts. They’ll specialize in clearance efforts ...

Gilbert sues Clear Channel

Former Critical Mass Media President Carolyn Gilbert is the latest former employee to head to court with Clear Channel Communications. Gilbert has filed in a ...