Royalties: The battle of Capitol Hill
NAB’s Dennis Wharton commented, "NAB welcomes an honest debate over whether radio stations or the record labels have historically been a 'better friend' to musicians
Arbitron Ratings sees Executive Shuffle
Owen Charlebois President, Technology and Research & Development will depart March 22nd. Owen joined the company in January 2001. That is the official note...
WTMD adds HD-2 local bands channel
In the ultimate act of local programming, WTMD-FM Baltimore has launched The Baltimore Channel on WTMD HD-2 and on line at wtmd.org. The Baltimore...
Legislators kick off performance royalty push
The two Judiciary Committee chairs, Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and John Conyers (D-MI), with an assist from a bipartisan posse of US Representatives, are joining...
Peter Chernin leaving News Corp.
The fears were true (2/2/09 TVBR #21): News Corp. President Peter Chernin, credited with paving the way for the company's growth on Wall Street and in Hollywood, is leaving the company
Limbaugh questions Obama’s anti-Fairness stance
Iconic talker Rush Limbaugh has taken to the OpEd pages of the Wall Street Journal, noting that President Barack Obama has come out against the Fairness Doctrine but wondering if
Sirius XM dissident says “Mel must go!”
CEO Mel Karmazin may have pulled Sirius XM away from the brink of a bankruptcy filing, but dissident shareholder Michael Hartleib isn’t impressed. He...
Radio revenues take a Q4 plunge
Off-air revenues grew 1% in the fourth quarter, according to the latest Radio Advertising Bureau/Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co. figures, and that’s pretty much where the good news ends, not that
Lou Dobbs rockets into Top 10 in Talkers
Talkers Magazine named America’s leading independent voice, Lou Dobbs, to its Top 10 list of the most important radio talk show hosts in America. ...
Bustos launches Mega 97.9 in Sacramento
Bustos Media announced some changes to its operations in the Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto market. KTTA-FM, the “Ke-Buena” Regional Mexican format, moves on Monday (2/23/09) to the...
KTWV launches Kenny G. channel
CBS Radio’s KTWV-FM LA, the nation’s most listened to smooth jazz radio station, has launched “Kenny G’s Radio Station,” WKGRS, offering unique blend of...
RAB: Radio revenues fell 9% in 2008
The down year is no surprise to anyone at this point, but the Radio Advertising Bureau has quantified the decline of revenues for the...
Coming soon: The Al Liggins Show
Recalling that when Cathy Hughes launched Radio One in another recession she put herself on the air because she couldn’t afford a morning host,...
KMLE-FM Phoenix Adds The Lia Show
Dial Global announces today the addition of The Lia Show to KMLE-FM, Phoenix. Nationally syndicated country music radio personality, Lia, can now be heard...
Seattle scribe sees little space-threat to radio
Some are wondering what the big fuss was all about back when NAB was launching a major effort to keep XM and Sirius from...