“Into the Night With Tony Bruno” adds KLAC
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...
New Chairman
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...
New York City Council to vote on PPM
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...
2nd arrest in radio host beating
New York City police have arrested Jamal Roman and charged him with attempted murder, assault, robbery and criminal possession of a weapon in the...
Dr. Laura launches YouTube channel
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...
Music industry groups settle some online royalty disputes
In a breakthrough agreement that will facilitate new ways to offer music to consumers online (but not the big one over Internet radio), the...
FCC authority over PPM in dispute
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
PPM docket draws little attention
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
Arbitron releases RADAR 98
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
“Big Brother” booked for another year
Not that anyone expected CBS to shelve a successful show while it was still producing good ratings, but it is official now that “Big...
Arrest made in radio host beating
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...
Movin’ 101.1 to change to Sports Talk
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’”...
Barry Farber launches daily show
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...
What will the CBS Radio auction bring?
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
Senators worry about PPM rollout
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...