David Rehr praises Verizon, AT&T on FM-capable phones
NAB CEO David Rehr sent letters to the chief execs of Verizon Wireless and AT&T applauding the mobile phone service providers on their recent
Senator not satisfied on PPM assurances
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) says Arbitron still needs to do more to make sure that Portable People Meter (PPM) measurement doesn’t negatively impact
Beasley amends loan agreement
A Beasley Broadcasting Group subsidiary has amended an agreement with its lenders to increase the total debt ratio allowed, but reduce the revolving loan facility by $37.1 million to $65 million
ABCRN updates Paul Harvey timeslots with Huckabee
Beginning 3/23, ABC Radio Networks will feed The Huckabee Report short form news feature hosted by Governor Mike Huckabee, to all current Paul Harvey...
NAB bags five more anti-tax allies
The number of US Reps signed on to The Local Radio Freedom Act is now up to 149 with the addition of three more...
Westwood One Q4 down 14.5%
Westwood One’s Q4 revenue for was down $17.2 million, or 14.5%, to $101.1 million from $118.3 million in the same period of 2007. Net loss, including an impairment charge of $224.1 million
Cumulus Media pacing down 25%
CEO Lew Dickey provided that report on Q1 as the company reported Q4 revenues down 11.1% to $75.1 million, or 10.8% on a pro forma basis. Even so, Dickey noted that five markets were
LPFM battle in DC court
The NAB says that the FCC is illegally impairing the ability of full power FM stations to move and upgrade by failing to take affected LPFMs out of the way; the Prometheus Radio Project says FCC waivers were
Crystal finalists named
NAB has announced the 50 finalists for the 2009 Crystal Radio Awards competition, honoring stations for their year-round commitment to community service. Here are...
Citadel revenues down, negotiating with lenders
With no analyst conference call scheduled, Citadel Broadcasting issued a press release that its Q4 revenues plunged 12.7% to $214.2 million. The company said...
Cancer-fighter Imus hit by cancer
Syndicated radio host Don Imus announced on his show Monday morning that he has been diagnosed with stage two prostate cancer. Imus said the cancer has not spread and that his doctors have told him
“The Alternate Side” goes nightly on WFUV
The Alternate Side, the new online and HD Radio service covering the New York City music scene, will have a home on the radio...
B-101 pulling stream in protest of royalty rates
Jerry Lee's WBEB-FM (B101)/Philadelphia is protesting the RIAA’s music royalty rates as recently negotiated by SoundExchange. Beginning 3/15 Lee will stop streaming the heritage...
Imus announces that he has cancer
Syndicated radio host Don Imus announced on his show Monday morning that he has been diagnosed with stage two prostate cancer. Imus said the...
Talkers do better with PPM
The latest Coleman Insights study in its “Mapping the DNA of PPM” series finds that spoken word stations on average post higher audience shares under PPM measurement than with diaries