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| iHeart Puts Outdoor Shares Up For Sale, FREE WEBINAR: The Future Of Voice Control For Radio |
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| Radio Headlines For Tuesday 12-12-2017 |
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 It's a pretty good size fine, especially for a company that recently filed for bankruptcy. The Commission says Cumulus' cluster of five stations in Myrtle Beach has repeatedly violated a number of the Commission’s EEO rules for several years, some go back as far as 2008. The violations were found after the South Carolina cluster was randomly selected for an audit of its EEO program. [read more] |
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 As iHeart works to trim its $20 billion in debt, a new SEC filing shows that the company is willing to sell a big part of its billboard division. The filing says "iHeartCommunications announced Monday it is exploring a possible private capital-raising transaction supported by the value of some or all of the 100,000,000 shares of Class B common stock of Clear Channel Outdoor." [read more] |
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 Join Veritone’s Michael Kennedy, Sr. Product Manager; Steve Shaffer, Apps Engineering Manager; and Ed Ryan, Editor of Radio Ink, in a live webinar on Tuesday, December 19 at 1 p.m. EST as they provide a video demonstration glimpse into the future of voice control in radio and TV. [read more] |
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 Thanks to Impact Radio Group CEO Darrell Calton and KQBL APD Brenda Mee for sharing this great story about how they helped a local family. The Tillery Fund is a fund in the Boise community started to honor the memory of Joshua Tillery who died when the helicopter he was piloting was shot down in Iraq during a 2009 combat mission. The radio station became involved with the organization two years ago and what they pulled off this year was simply outstanding. [read more] |
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 Radio companies pay professional sports teams big bucks for the right to broadcast their games on their radio stations. That trend will continue, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers. [read more] |
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 The FCC has sent letters to Wilifrid Salomon in Florida and Robin Dunham in Illinois. Salomon of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, was cited for operating an illegal radio station from his residence at 101.7 in August and September, and 87.9 in November. Dunham of Carthage, Illinois, is cited for operating an unlicensed station at 990-AM. Dunham's situation is a bit more complicated. [read more] |
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 The annual Edison Research study at the 2018 Country Radio Seminar will focus on smart speakers. According to new research, 71% of smart speaker owners who listen to country radio said listening to their favorite AM/FM radio station is a reason they wanted the device. [read more] |
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 Radio Ink is now accepting nominations for The Best Country Program Directors in America. In 2018, Radio Ink's Best Country PDs will be honored at a special music event during the Country Radio Seminar Monday night, February 5, in Nashville. Make your nomination HERE. Your deadline to nominate is January 5. [read more] |
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 According to Media Monitors, Amazon aired 38,924 commercials on radio stations all across the country last week to take the top spot. GEICO was second with 35,511, followed by jewelry chain Jared with 32,078. Rounding out the top five were The Home Depot with 31,368 and Walgreen's with 30,175. [read more] |
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 Beginning 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] |
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 iHeartMedia's KBPI (“Rocks the Rockies”) will now be simulcast on 106.7 in Denver, 107.9 in Fort Collins, and 107.9 in Colorado Springs. In addition, iHeartMedia Denver’s 107.9 KPAW, "The Rock of Colorado," will move its programming to 92.9 KYWY, which is a stronger signal. [read more] |
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 The Southern California Broadcasters Association will mark its 80th year of continuous service for Southern California radio on December 13, 2017. The trade association was formed in Los Angeles on December 13, 1937. The SCBA membership covers 52,000 square miles of Southern California with an all-time high membership of 170 radio stations. [read more] |
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 This one comes to us from our good friend Chris Lytle, standing next to his first new car in 1974 (Lytle was 25). He says the Gremlin was paid for with commissions from his sales job at WISM AM-FM in Madison. The station is across the field and in the swamp. Gremlins were only made from 1974-1978. Many of us grew up learning sales from Chris Lytle. His latest book is called 23 Shockingly Simple Sales Ideas and is climbing the charts on Amazon. Reach out to Chris at chris.lytle@instantsalestraining.com. [read more] |
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 United Stations want affiliates to know that Bloomberg Radio will once again be providing an original series of Tax Tips as we inch closer to tax filing season. The Tax Tips are 30-seconds, written and anchored by Bloomberg correspondent Peggy Collins (pictured here). [read more] |
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 Beasley Media Group’s 99.5 QYK/Tampa hosted the Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radio-thon in the station’s studio on Thursday, December 7 and Friday, December 8. The annual event raised a total of $300,620. [read more] |
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 Entercom Philadelphia’s 16th annual 98.1 WOGL Loves Our Kids Radiothon raised over $300,000 for the Children’s Miracle Network at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The radiothon was broadcast live on Thursday, December 7 and Friday, December 8 from the Ryan Seacrest Foundation’s Seacrest Studios. [read more] |
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 Magic 94.9 (WWRM/Tampa) held their 18th Annual Magic Toy Drive with the Marines, collecting donations for Toys for Tots, Friday, December 8, 5 a.m.–7 p.m. at the Wal Mart Super Center in Oldsmar. Danielle, from Magic Mornings, did a live broadcast for 14 hours as four U-Haul trucks were filled with new, unwrapped toys for local kids. [read more] |
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 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] |
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