Emmis gets a Moody’s downgrade
Moody’s Investors Service has completed a review of the credit ratings begun earlier this month for Emmis Communications. Given the tough market conditions in radio, it should come
Analyst: Sirius XM still overpriced
Goldman Sachs analyst Mark Wienkes has once again cut his target price for Sirius XM, to 25 cents from the previous 50. The analyst sees “near-certain dilution” for shareholders as the satellite radio
Federal judge kicks PPM fight to state court
US District Court Judge Denise Cote has dismissed Arbitron’s lawsuit against New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. She ruled yesterday that
“The Bob & Tom Show” to air on WGN America
It debuts next Monday, 11/3. The daily program will air Monday-Friday from Midnight 1:00am ET, 11:00pm Midnight CT, and 9:00pm-10:00pm PT on Tribune Broadcasting's...
Mancow returns to Chicago, adds five
After a long absence, post-Q-101, Talk Radio Network - FMs’ Erich “Mancow” Muller returns to the Chicago airwaves on legendary WLS and reveals six...
Indie artists not getting airplay
One of the repercussions of the battle over payola in New York was provision of airtime for independent artists on stations involved in the controversy. A musician’s group says there has been
Trustee believes Interep has value
Bankruptcy trustee Kenneth Silverman has been busy, filing with the court to keep operating Interep on an interim basis. He’s come up with a budget and told the court that he should recover more
Cumulus RFP: Dickey on “Why so long?”
Cumulus Co-COO John Dickey spoke to RBR about his company’s RFP for an alternative ratings system, set to launch in markets 100+. Why is it taking so long? “I know it has taken longer than
A Gannett return to radio?
Don’t count on anything happening soon – if ever – but with acquisition prices beaten down across all types of media, Gannett CEO Craig...
RBR First Alert: Interep gets a 1-week reprieve
Employees of Interep were notified Sunday to report for work today. Federal bankruptcy trustee Kenneth Silverman will keep the rep firm operating
Overdoing underwriting
The sponsorship announcements on WCVZ-FM in South Zanesville OH went over the line, according to the FCC, and it’s going to cost noncommercial licensee...
RBR Alert: Interep to be liquidated
A federal bankruptcy judge today (Friday) granted an emergency motion by Interep to convert the rep company's Chapter 11 proceeding to Chapter 7, which...
Radio revenues down at Journal
Q3 revenues fell 3.3% for the radio group at Journal Communications. Like so many other companies, Journal has been looking at the falling prices...
10% solution
Proponents of digital FM service, led by iBiquity and including 18 station owners, are asking the FCC to open a proceeding that will lead...
Audi to add HD Radio
Audi of America announced plans to offer HD Radio technology as a standard feature in many of its vehicles beginning with 2011 models, which...