In an SEC filing late last week, iHeart Communications detailed more of the ongoing negotiations the company is having with lenders. iHeart has been working with lenders to find a way to deal with over $20 Billion in debt.[read more]
Less than two weeks after WEEI-FM in Boston suspended Alex Reimer for calling New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s daughter “an annoying little pissant,” the station has suspended Chistian Fauria for mocking Brady’s agent, Don Yee, with a racist Asian accent Friday during his show. He's been suspended for 5 days. [read more]
Since the dawn of the digital age, radio has been driven to find ways to develop and enhance listener and revenue prospects on today’s constantly evolving platforms and devices. And no radio audience is more highly tuned into the digital and the social media environment than Hispanic consumers. Smartphones reach 83 percent of the Hispanic […][read more]
(Deborah Parenti) We've been hearing a lot about "telling radio’s story" this year. About reaching beyond the metrics and analytics to decipher and define just who those numbers and clicks represent. As a researcher at Eastman Radio once told me, "You have to make the numbers dance. Give them life.[read more]
(Bob McCurdy) There are many things in marketing we could debate, but one thing that’s not debatable is that a consumer can only take advantage of an offer or sale if they are aware of it. This “law” came to mind last week while discussing an opportunity with a Philadelphia account executive. [read more]
The fine art of the morning show can have a huge impact, positive or negative, on a station. But there are ways to improve your odds substantially. And Randy Lane lists them...[read more]
In 2018 RadioInk.com will be publishing weekly advertiser success stories. Advertisers that use radio to drive customers to their stores and dollars to their cash registers. We need your help. Here are all the details...[read more]
Westwood One is broadcasting live from the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. The Westwood One Sports Alexa skill is available now with short interview clips of U.S. Olympians.[read more]
Frank Ski is returning as morning host on V-103 (WVEE-FM/Atlanta), “The People’s Station.” He will rejoin his former morning co-host Wanda Smith on the newly titled Frank & Wanda in the Morning, beginning today.[read more]
American Red Cross National Celebrity Cabinet member and multi-platinum country star Trace Adkins will present the Red Cross Crystal Cross Award to iHeartMedia’s s nationally-syndicated The Bobby Bones Show.[read more]
Justin Kinner has been named full-time Program Director of WING-AM/Dayton. He was previously working as the afternoon drive host and interim PD for the station. He also has experience as an account executive in the market.[read more]
WBWN-FM, WBNQ-FM and WJBC-AM in Bloomington, IL for raising $96,347 during its 10th Annual Country Cares for St. Jude Radiothon. In those 10 years, over $761,600 has been raised for St. Jude Children’s Hospital.[read more]
The 17th Annual KALC-FM Alice 105.9 Cares for Kids Radiothon raised an astounding $1.3 million in 24 hours for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals benefiting Children’s Hospital Colorado. Over the years, the Denver station has helped raise more than $23.25 million for the cause.[read more]
While some companies are just now adding their stations to Home Speaker platforms like Amazon's Alexa, Federated Media was an early adopter. In fact Federated Media was the first company to build an Alexa skill, and put its radio stations on the platform, about a year ago. Now they are taking the building of Alexa Skills to the next level.[read more]
Are you hearing things about your market? Let us investigate. Radio Ink Magazine is the only 25-year-old trade magazine in the radio industry. That's the result of a lot of trust over those years. Send all news tips in total confidence, and any other station news to Radio Ink Editor Ed Ryan at edryantheeditor@gmail.com[read more]
This classic is from 1978. It's our friend Fred LeFebvre at WKKI-FM in Celina, Oh. Fred now hosts mornings for iHeart's WSPD-AM in Toledo and can be reached at Fred@wspd.com." Send your classic studio shot -- cart machines and all -- to edryantheeditor@gmail.com.[read more]
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In an SEC filing late last week, iHeart Communications detailed more of the ongoing negotiations the company is having with lenders. iHeart has been working with lenders to find a way to deal with over $20 Billion in debt.
Less than two weeks after WEEI-FM in Boston suspended Alex Reimer for calling New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s daughter “an annoying little pissant,” the station has suspended Chistian Fauria for mocking Brady’s agent, Don Yee, with a racist Asian accent Friday during his show. He's been suspended for 5 days. 
Since the dawn of the digital age, radio has been driven to find ways to develop and enhance listener and revenue prospects on today’s constantly evolving platforms and devices. And no radio audience is more highly tuned into the digital and the social media environment than Hispanic consumers. Smartphones reach 83 percent of the Hispanic […]
(Deborah Parenti) We've been hearing a lot about "telling radio’s story" this year. About reaching beyond the metrics and analytics to decipher and define just who those numbers and clicks represent. As a researcher at Eastman Radio once told me, "You have to make the numbers dance. Give them life.
(Bob McCurdy) There are many things in marketing we could debate, but one thing that’s not debatable is that a consumer can only take advantage of an offer or sale if they are aware of it. This “law” came to mind last week while discussing an opportunity with a Philadelphia account executive. 
The fine art of the morning show can have a huge impact, positive or negative, on a station. But there are ways to improve your odds substantially. And Randy Lane lists them...
In 2018 RadioInk.com will be publishing weekly 
Westwood One is broadcasting live from the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. The Westwood One Sports Alexa skill is available now with short interview clips of U.S. Olympians.
Frank Ski is returning as morning host on V-103 (WVEE-FM/Atlanta), “The People’s Station.” He will rejoin his former morning co-host Wanda Smith on the newly titled Frank & Wanda in the Morning, beginning today.
American Red Cross National Celebrity Cabinet member and multi-platinum country star Trace Adkins will present the Red Cross Crystal Cross Award to iHeartMedia’s s nationally-syndicated The Bobby Bones Show.
Justin Kinner has been named full-time Program Director of WING-AM/Dayton. He was previously working as the afternoon drive host and interim PD for the station. He also has experience as an account executive in the market.
WBWN-FM, WBNQ-FM and WJBC-AM in Bloomington, IL for raising $96,347 during its 10th Annual Country Cares for St. Jude Radiothon. In those 10 years, over $761,600 has been raised for St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
The 17th Annual KALC-FM Alice 105.9 Cares for Kids Radiothon raised an astounding $1.3 million in 24 hours for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals benefiting Children’s Hospital Colorado. Over the years, the Denver station has helped raise more than $23.25 million for the cause.
While some companies are just now adding their stations to Home Speaker platforms like Amazon's Alexa, Federated Media was an early adopter. In fact Federated Media was the first company to build an Alexa skill, and put its radio stations on the platform, about a year ago. Now they are taking the building of Alexa Skills to the next level.
Are you hearing things about your market? Let us investigate. Radio Ink Magazine is the only 25-year-old trade magazine in the radio industry. That's the result of a lot of trust over those years. Send all news tips in total confidence, and any other station news to Radio Ink Editor Ed Ryan at 
This classic is from 1978. It's our friend Fred LeFebvre at WKKI-FM in Celina, Oh. Fred now hosts mornings for iHeart's WSPD-AM in Toledo and can be reached at 
