Another soft month
Look for the RAB to report May revenue figures sometime this week. It will, by all accounts, be another down month. The Wall Street...
More reaction to the PPM restart
Arbitron Radio Advisory Committee (RAC) Chairman Chuck DuCoty says the big issue is not accreditation, but that PPM must be right – and in his view the main concern is still sample size.
Broadcasters, vendors file for FM HD power hikes
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...
Arbitron announces PPM restart
Arbitron has made it official -- the Portable People Meter (PPM) rollout will resume this fall. Eight markets, including the three largest (NYC, LA,...
Futbol de Primera acquires rights to 2009 Concacaf
Fútbol de Primera obtained the exclusive U.S. Spanish-language radio rights for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Next summer, FDP will carry all of the...
Dan Patrick’s "Above the Noise" premieres
The Content Factory announced that Dan Patrick, host of the nationally syndicated radio program "The Dan Patrick Show," will now offer his thought provoking...
SBS founder dead at 82
Spanish Broadcasting System founder Pablo Raúl Alarcón Sr. has died at age 82. He was Chairman of the board of directors of the company,...
Hitman allegations in radio lawsuit
Nicole Spence, a former talent booker for “The Wendy Williams Experience” on Inner City’s WBLS-FM New York has filed a sexual harassment against Inner...
Good news for unemployed DJs
If you can’t find a radio gig, you can at least come up with some cash by monetizing your closet full of promotional CDs....
Restart reaction cuts both ways
"Emmis supports a restart. We think any other choice holds more negatives than good for the industry. Having said that, we join...
Clear Channel buyout to close July 30
The shareholders vote has now been set for July 24 and Clear Channel Communications announced Thursday morning that it expects its buyout to close...
Clear Channel racing toward July 30 closing
Just a few weeks ago Clear Channel Communications was telling shareholders to expect the company’s long-pending buyout to go to closing in Q3. But they'll only have to wait
PPM restart a “go”
“It’s time to move forward with electronic measurement for radio,” said Arbitron CEO Steve Morris, making official what most people in radio had been expecting – Arbitron will resume its Portable People Meter
Radiosophy debuts new and improved HD Radio
Radiosophy, makers of the first sub-$100 HD Radio receiver, introduces the HD100.1 radio. The receiver boasts an improved user interface, making configuration and set-up...
McCain using radio to target Cuban-Americans
New radio spots from the presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) have begun running on Miami stations, including Univision’s influential News/Talk WAQI-AM “Radio...