Big shareholder pleased with Sirius XM
Liberty Media Corp. sank hundreds of millions of dollars into Sirius XM this year and pulled the satellite radio company back from the brink...
WFUV celebrates 40th Anniversary of Woodstock
Fordham University’s WFUV (90.7 FM, wfuv.org) will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock Music & Arts Festival with special programs and features from...
SIRIUS XM to launch "The Woodstock Channel"
…to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair held at Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, New York in 1969. The...
The unconstitutionality of PRA
The US Constitution addresses copyright law, and it codifies the protection of intellectual property for the benefit of the creator, whether that person is known as author, poet, composer or inventor. It says
Subscriptions fall again for Sirius XM
The subscriber count for Sirius XM was down at the end of Q2 from both Q1 and from Q2 a year ago, even as revenues improved and CEO Mel Karmazin declared that 2009 cash flow will exceed
Saga CEO draws line on cost cuts
“Not on my watch,” said Saga CEO Ed Christian of making even deeper cuts just to improve cash flow margins. Saga reported same station revenues down 16.3%, with both radio and TV lower
Clear Channel moves office space in Chicago
In a transaction that speaks to the opportunities available in today’s soft office market, Clear Channel has signed a 107,000-square-foot lease at 233 North...
LBI's Don Cheto debuts in two Central Cali markets
Liberman Broadcasting’s No. 1 rated Hispanic morning drive radio program, “El Show de Don Cheto,” has been added to San Joaquin Broadcasting’s KSTN, La...
TRN signs Dr. Laura
Talk Radio Network Ventures (TRNV Inc.) and Take On The Day (TOTD) are joining forces for the syndication management and affiliate marketing of The...
Nielsen claims cell-phone-only success
The Nielsen Company says the “vast majority” of its 51 US radio ratings markets have samples that are in line with government estimates of cell-phone-only (CPO) households. The first ratings are
Liggins says it looks like Q1 was the bottom
Sixteen was the number for Radio One in Q2, with both revenues and station operating income (SOI) down 16%. But that was better than...
National Radio Hall of Fame inductees
The votes have been counted and the winners are: Neal Boortz, Dr. Demento, Ed Walker and Wendy Williams. And there’s an additional Hall of...
WZAA-AM to be exclusive DC home for Baltimore Ravens
Air America Media’s WZAA-AM announces a partnership with the Baltimore Ravens to be the exclusive D.C. radio broadcaster for all 20 preseason and regular...
Salem, watchdog work to derail health reform
The National Center for Policy Analysis helped turn back the Clinton health reform initiative and is trying to do the same with the Obama...
Regent Q2 revs down 14%
Regent Communications’ Q2 net broadcast revenues decreased 14.0% to $22.8 million from $26.5 million. For the same period, station operating expenses decreased 9.7% to...