Beaten host recovering
WESX-AM Salem-Boston, MA host Pelagio de la Cruz was nearly killed in a brutal baseball bat beating on a visit to New York in...
Accessibility standards for HD radios
The International Association of Audio Information Services (IAAIS) announces standards for HD radios that will be accessible to people who are visually and physically...
Canada gets first PPM data
Yesterday marked the delivery of the first pre-currency Portable People Meter (PPM) data to broadcasters in Montreal. The first eight weeks were delivered by...
Eastlan signs long-term deals
Galaxy Communications and GAP West have reached long-term agreements with Eastlan Ratings to provide audience measurement research to their companies. "Stop laying off your...
CW crowns “America’s Next Top Model”
McKey, who seems somehow to be missing half her name, won the 11th cycle of “America’s Next Top Model” on The CW. As winner...
SoCal residents protest KRLA towers
The Pasadena Star-News reports Covina, CA residents are upset over Salem’s KRLA-AM plans to install five 285-foot radio towers in their hillside community. The...
ABC Radio Networks launches Curtis Sliwa LIVE
ABC Radio Networks announced that Curtis Sliwa will hit the airwaves on Dec. 1 with Curtis Sliwa LIVE – a three-hour program featuring an...
Wall Street dumps Arbitron’s stock
In a delayed reaction to Tuesday’s entry into radio ratings by Nielsen, stock traders beat down Arbitron’s stock price by more than 24% on Wednesday, following downgrades by two analysts
Arbitron vs. Nielsen on recruiting
Nielsen’s entry into the US radio ratings business has raised anew the question of how to recruit people to participate in a sample group for broadcast ratings. Arbitron has resisted calls to expand
Huckabee considering 2012 run for president
Fox News and recently-announced ABC Radio Networks host Mike Huckabee wouldn't rule out a 2012 run for president, according to an AP report."I'm not...
HD Radio wins iLounge's Next Generation Poll
HD Radio has won the iLounge Poll entitled “Which of the Following Next-Gen Add-On Features Most Interests You?” Readers could pick from features including...
Radiocadena Univision launches “Directo al Blanco”
Univision Radio announced that Chicago Fire’s star player, and Mexican international midfielder Cuauhtémoc Blanco has joined RadioCadena, Univision’s national AM radio network, to host...
Jacobs Media debuts “Killer iPhone App”
Jacobs Media announces the development of an application for the iPhone where listeners can access individual station streams on their iPhone with the touch...
The Dan Patrick Show takes one Dan Nation winner to paradise
Steve Giordano of Philadelphia and his guest Calvin deGrasse won a trip with Dan to an undisclosed location in the Caribbean for the Sports...
Automaker makes HD standard equipment
Volvo will become the first automaker to offer HD Radio as standard equipment in all but one of its 2009 models. Effective with the...