The company filed an 8K that reported revenue of $913 million for April, May and June, an increase of 2.4% over the $892 million reported in the second quarter of 2018. The NASDAQ also approved iHeart which will begin trading this week.[read more]
That's what a new report from Westwood One and Canadian research firm Audience Insights says after the two companies released a study of 1,407 podcast listeners. Here are the highlights from that study.[read more]
KPRC-AM talker Ken Webster says he's been suspended from Facebook for using the for using the phrase “illegal immigrant." Newsbusters was first to report the story. Here are the details.[read more]
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Another veteran radio programmer is headed in a new direction: up. Leslie Whittle has been named VP, Hot AC Formats for Cumulus. She will continue in her role as PD for KRBE in Houston.[read more]
For the past five years Sam Alex has hosted a country music show for Townsquare called Taste of Country Nights. Two months ago Alex left the company hoping to launch a similar show, one that he owns, called The Sam Alex Show.[read more]
Nick Bahe says he's leaving NRG's Sports Talker KOZN-AM, where he's hosted the 11a-2p shift for the past 6 years, to focus on his Television career. He told listeners he didn't accept a contract extension with 1620 AM KOZN.[read more]
The New York State Broadcaster’s Association announced the selection of the Hall of Fame Class of 2019, which will be inducted at the Broadcast Leadership and Hall of Fame Luncheon during the NAB New York Show in October.[read more]
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KSFC-91.9 is promising a binge-worthy afternoon of programming July 20 to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. A variety of topics relating to the historic day will be covered in five programs that begin at noon.[read more]
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BMI has promoted David Levin, VP of Digital Licensing, to Senior Vice President, Licensing. Levin will oversee teams in New York and Nashville, report directly to Mike Steinberg, EVP, Creative and Licensing, and is based in New York.[read more]
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The company filed an 8K that reported revenue of $913 million for April, May and June, an increase of 2.4% over the $892 million reported in the second quarter of 2018. The NASDAQ also approved iHeart which will begin trading this week.
That's what a new report from Westwood One and Canadian research firm Audience Insights says after the two companies released a study of 1,407 podcast listeners. Here are the highlights from that study.
KPRC-AM talker Ken Webster says he's been suspended from Facebook for using the for using the phrase “illegal immigrant." Newsbusters was first to report the story. Here are the details.
Media Staffing Network and Radio Ink have teamed up to gather data for a 
A jury in Los Angeles has ruled in favor of Sports USA in a breach of contract lawsuit that was filed several years ago. SBG has been ordered to pay Sports USA over $2 million. Here's what's going on...
After a couple of weeks of being way out in front, Home Depot can again see GEICO in its rear view mirror on the list of radio’s top advertisers, as reported by Media Monitors.
Another veteran radio programmer is headed in a new direction: up. Leslie Whittle has been named VP, Hot AC Formats for Cumulus. She will continue in her role as PD for KRBE in Houston.
For the past five years Sam Alex has hosted a country music show for Townsquare called Taste of Country Nights. Two months ago Alex left the company hoping to launch a similar show, one that he owns, called The Sam Alex Show.
Nick Bahe says he's leaving NRG's Sports Talker KOZN-AM, where he's hosted the 11a-2p shift for the past 6 years, to focus on his Television career. He told listeners he didn't accept a contract extension with 1620 AM KOZN.
The New York State Broadcaster’s Association announced the selection of the Hall of Fame Class of 2019, which will be inducted at the Broadcast Leadership and Hall of Fame Luncheon during the NAB New York Show in October.
That's as named by the Board of Directors of the New York State Broadcasters Association. O'Rielly will be recognized at the NYSBA Broadcast Leadership and Hall of Fame Luncheon during the NAB New York Show in October.
The Country Radio Broadcasters have completed their elections for the organization’s 2019-2020 Board of Directors. Returning as CRB Board President is Kurt Johnson (Townsquare Media).
Here's a follow-up to a story we ran last week, about iHeart's all Broncos station in Denver flipping. On Monday, the format was officially announced as "Freedom 97.3 - Real News, Real Talk." The station will simulcast on 93.7 FM and 760 AM.
KSFC-91.9 is promising a binge-worthy afternoon of programming July 20 to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. A variety of topics relating to the historic day will be covered in five programs that begin at noon.
iHeart stations 101.7 The Bull in Boston and 95.3 The Bull in Portsmouth, NH, were recently named 2019 Country Cares Radio Station Of The Year by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
BMI has promoted David Levin, VP of Digital Licensing, to Senior Vice President, Licensing. Levin will oversee teams in New York and Nashville, report directly to Mike Steinberg, EVP, Creative and Licensing, and is based in New York.
Longtime AAA WNCS PD Zeb Norris is the new PD at Radio Vermont Group's Classic Hits 101 the One. Prior to a 13-year run at WNCS The Point in northern Vermont, he worked in a variety of cities in the lower forty-eight.
A “deep dig” to find Milwaukee’s first hip-hop song led the 88Nine Radio Milwaukee (88.9 FM) team down a path that started with a 1980s movement, through hip-hop icons such as Speech of Arrested Development and Darryl McDaniels of RUN-DMC.
