WSOC FM-103's Rob Tanner joins MRN Lineup

Rob Tanner, one of Charlotte, North Carolina’s best-known radio personalities – made his Motor Racing Network (MRN Radio) debut this past weekend as the...

Tender Offer for Cox Radio done

Late last night the word came down that Cox Media Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, successfully completed its tender offer to acquire...

Players assembled for Radio Workout Team

Calling themselves the Radio Workout Team, a group of experienced radio pros have gotten together to create a “virtual media company” to manage radio...

PPM data delayed in NYC

April 2009 Portable People Meter (PPM) data for New York was supposed to be released today (Wednesday, May 20), but that’s not happening. Arbitron...

Limited no-cost loans for small businesses

A pair of US senators are touting a Small Business Administration program that will make interest free loans available to qualifying small businesses to...

HD Radio gets the standard in Panama

After reviewing several digital radio technologies, the Republic of Panama announced that it has selected the HD Radio In-Band, On Channel (IBOC) system as...

SIRIUS XM announces Memorial Day programming

SIRIUS XM Radio will kick-off the summer season with an extensive lineup of Memorial Day programming. During the Memorial Day weekend, SIRIUS XM listeners...

200 House opponents of performance tax

Four more members of the House of Representative have joined the group supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, the antidote to the Performance Rights...

Arbitron defends PPM; will cooperate with FCC

Noting that the FCC’s Notice of Inquiry (NOI) doesn’t yet propose to impose any regulations on the company, Arbitron says it welcomes the NOI

Cox Radio buyout goes into extra innings

Despite saying that Friday’s deadline for tendering shares would not be extended, Cox Enterprises has moved the goal line again – to 5:00 pm...

Times Radio News hits the airwaves

The Washington Times reports its Washington Times Radio News debuts Monday on CBS Radio’s WHFS 1580 AM DC, featuring hourly newscasts plus 30-second features...

Breaking: FCC orders PPM inquiry

The FCC has ordered an inquiry into whether Arbitron's Portable People Meter (PPM) system accurately measures minority audiences. The move had been sought by...

Breaking: Cox Radio tender extended again

After saying that Friday's deadline for its tender offer would not be extended again, Cox Enterprises has done just that. The buyout offer for...

Minority broadcasters appeal to higher authority

Watchdogs who tried to convince House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) that his Performance Rights Act would be devastating

Univision grew OIBDA even as revenues fell

Q1 revenues declined 12% for Univision to $410.e million, with TV down 8.7% to $336.3 million and radio off 26.1% to $66.5 million. However,...