Another sign the industry is not totally united on lifting the ownership limits. And we shall see if this FCC takes into account that two important minority groups, in addition to iHeartMedia, do not want to see any additional deregulation.[read more]
The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters has also filed comments with The FCC regarding the upcoming Quadrennial Review of ownership rules. Another no vote. [read more]
Entercom CEO David Field reported $309 million in net revenues for the first quarter of 2019, up from $300 million in 2018. National, digital, and network revenues outperformed local, with digital now making up 10% of Entercom's total revenue.[read more]
The Amplifi Media CEO was one of the first radio executives to jump into the podcasting space. We'll talk to Steve this Friday on Podcasting For Radio Dummies, live at 9 a.m.[read more]
(By Gary Berkowitz) There are a few areas to carefully look at as we enter this new territory. If listeners don't know you're there and if they don't know who to ask for, smart speakers will be just one more technology that radio will compete with versus be a part of. [read more]
The battle between morning hosts Boomer & Gio and afternoon driver Mike Francesa was on full display on the air, Tuesday. Francesa believes Boomer & Gio took something he said out of context and unfairly criticized him, so he called the show to let them have it.[read more]
Progressive Insurance has been selected to receive the 2019 Radio Mercury Awards "Radio Marketer of the Year" award in recognition of the company's long-term partnership with the radio industry to reach and engage consumers.[read more]
(By Art Vuolo) This is not a story about a run-of-the-mill DJ. It’s a look at an extraordinary personality in an era when many feel entertainment on the radio has been obliterated by too much research, too many programmers who like to micro-manage everything.[read more]
This Friday is the deadline for you to make your nomination for Radio Ink's Best Program Directors in America list. In 2018, Jim Ryan, John Ivey, Chris Conley, Mark Chernoff and Thea Mitchem were some of the great programmers near the top of our list. Will we see new names in the mix this year? Make your nomination HERE.[read more]
Bonnerville’s KYGO-FM/Denver has appointed Brian Michel Program Director for 98.5 KYG. Michel joins the station from iHeartMedia where he was most recently Regional SVP of Programming.[read more]
KBLX-FM/San Francisco welcomes veteran Bay Area broadcaster Celeste Perry as one of the station’s fill-in personalities. Perry is a 2014 inductee of the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame.[read more]
Peake has been on KOOL-FM in Phoenix for nearly 40 years. He tells AZCentral.com the decision to come off the air as afternoon host wasn't his idea but he has no bad feelings or regrets. Peake will remain the station's music director. The Classic Hits station is owned by Entercom.[read more]
John Baublis is the new PD at The New Mix 99.5 WJBR-FM in Wilmington, Delaware. Baublis, aka “Johnny B.,” recently did mornings and served as the PD at 97.5 KLAK-FM/McKinney, TX.[read more]
In observance of Mental Health Awareness Month, iHeartMedia teamed up with the National Alliance on Mental Illness and the Child Mind Institute to kick off a multi-year campaign that will raise awareness of mental health.[read more]
Johnjay and Rich of the syndicated Johnjay & Rich Show have partnered with the Arizona-based Kaleidoscope Juice to design something special that benefits their #LOVEUP Foundation -- the #LOVEUP SPORT beverage.[read more]
Triton Digital has expanded its Webcast Metrics Monthly Ranker to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The Ranker is a list of the top digital audio stations and networks as measured by the Webcast Metrics streaming measurement service. [read more]
Entercom has entered a multi-platform partnership with community-based traffic and navigation app Waze. The partnership scales across broadcast, digital, and streaming with app integrations on both Waze and Radio.com. [read more]
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Another sign the industry is not totally united on lifting the ownership limits. And we shall see if this FCC takes into account that two important minority groups, in addition to iHeartMedia, do not want to see any additional deregulation.
The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters has also filed comments with The FCC regarding the upcoming Quadrennial Review of ownership rules. Another no vote. 
Entercom CEO David Field reported $309 million in net revenues for the first quarter of 2019, up from $300 million in 2018. National, digital, and network revenues outperformed local, with digital now making up 10% of Entercom's total revenue.
The Amplifi Media CEO was one of the first radio executives to jump into the podcasting space. We'll talk to Steve this Friday on Podcasting For Radio Dummies, live at 9 a.m.
(By Gary Berkowitz) There are a few areas to carefully look at as we enter this new territory. If listeners don't know you're there and if they don't know who to ask for, smart speakers will be just one more technology that radio will compete with versus be a part of. 
The battle between morning hosts Boomer & Gio and afternoon driver Mike Francesa was on full display on the air, Tuesday. Francesa believes Boomer & Gio took something he said out of context and unfairly criticized him, so he called the show to let them have it.
Progressive Insurance has been selected to receive the 2019 Radio Mercury Awards "Radio Marketer of the Year" award in recognition of the company's long-term partnership with the radio industry to reach and engage consumers.
(By Art Vuolo) This is not a story about a run-of-the-mill DJ. It’s a look at an extraordinary personality in an era when many feel entertainment on the radio has been obliterated by too much research, too many programmers who like to micro-manage everything.
This Friday is the deadline for you to make your nomination for Radio Ink's Best Program Directors in America list. In 2018, Jim Ryan, John Ivey, Chris Conley, Mark Chernoff and Thea Mitchem were some of the great programmers near the top of our list. Will we see new names in the mix this year? Make your nomination 
Bonnerville’s KYGO-FM/Denver has appointed Brian Michel Program Director for 98.5 KYG. Michel joins the station from iHeartMedia where he was most recently Regional SVP of Programming.
KBLX-FM/San Francisco welcomes veteran Bay Area broadcaster Celeste Perry as one of the station’s fill-in personalities. Perry is a 2014 inductee of the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame.
Peake has been on KOOL-FM in Phoenix for nearly 40 years. He tells 
John Baublis is the new PD at The New Mix 99.5 WJBR-FM in Wilmington, Delaware. Baublis, aka “Johnny B.,” recently did mornings and served as the PD at 97.5 KLAK-FM/McKinney, TX.
In observance of Mental Health Awareness Month, iHeartMedia teamed up with the National Alliance on Mental Illness and the Child Mind Institute to kick off a multi-year campaign that will raise awareness of mental health.
Johnjay and Rich of the syndicated Johnjay & Rich Show have partnered with the Arizona-based Kaleidoscope Juice to design something special that benefits their #LOVEUP Foundation -- the #LOVEUP SPORT beverage.
Triton Digital has expanded its Webcast Metrics Monthly Ranker to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The Ranker is a list of the top digital audio stations and networks as measured by the Webcast Metrics streaming measurement service. 
Entercom has entered a multi-platform partnership with community-based traffic and navigation app Waze. The partnership scales across broadcast, digital, and streaming with app integrations on both Waze and Radio.com. 
The SoCast Digital Website Smackdown will take place Thursday, May 9 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT. Toronto-based SoCast Digital has gathered a trio of digital experts who will review and assess three radio station websites. Entries close May 6.
