No guidance from Sirius XM
Mel Karmazin notes that he can’t predict 2009 auto sales any better than anyone else, so Sirius XM is giving no guidance to Wall Street on either revenues or subscriber numbers for 2009. However
Beasley Q4 down 13%
Beasley Broadcast Group’s Q4 revenue was down $4.5 million or 12.9% compared with the Q4 2007. The blame was weakness at the company’s Ft....
Purtan raises big bucks in tough times
Veteran Detroit radio host Dick Purtan and “Purtan’s People” came through again, raising $2,262,931 for the Salvation Army of Greater Detroit in the latest...
Montel Williams joins Air America
Air America Media (www.airamerica.com) has signed a multi-year deal with Montel Williams to host “Montel Across America,” debuting April 6. The program will air...
WCLV takes the Performance Tax to the people
With RIAA’s effort to make radio stations pay a performance royalty to record labels and artists for music broadcasts again being debated on Capitol
Karmazin is Sirius-ly proud
CEO Mel Karmazin says Sirius XM achieved its long-sought goal of posting positive pro forma adjusted income from operations in Q4 – the first...
SiPort announces ultra-low power HD Radio receiver ICs
SiPort announced that its SP1010 single-chip HD Radio receiver was released to production and is being shipped in volume to OEMs, ODMs, and mobile makers. The SP1010 single chip
Radio contest cheat convicted in Britain
A woman described as obsessed with radio contests has been convicted in a UK court for defrauding stations by winning multiple prizes under false...
Mega Media bringing “Pulse 87” to LA, Chicago
Mega Media Group, which O&O’s operates Dance WNYZ-LP (Pulse 87 New York) by using the audio of an LPTV license on channel 6 as...
101.9 RXP says "Rock is Alive in NYC"
In the wake of 92.3 KRock’s announcement of intended format change to Top 40, 101.9 RXP The New York Rock Experience announced “Rock is...
NAB takes its case to the Hill pubs
While Steve Newberry and Larry Patrick were making the case for broadcasters regarding the Performance Rights Act in the House Judiciary Committee, the NAB...
Hill showdown over performance royalties
Should broadcasters pay to play music over the air, or is the promotional value of playing the music over the air compensation enough? The...
Sirius XM subscriber count rose only 10% in 2008
That dismal tally is in the annual report that Sirius XM filed late Tuesday with the SEC. CEO Mel Karmazin isn’t holding his conference call with Wall Street analysts until next week. To no one’s surprise
Bayliss Foundation finds new ways to raise cash
Having suspended its annual fund-raising Bayliss Radio Roast because of the economic downturn, the John Bayliss Broadcast Foundation has been looking for new sources...
Orlando pirate shut down after giving gang advice
The Orlando Sentinel reports a pirate radio station broadcasting from south Orlando that officials say announced info on criminal gangs and promoted where to...