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Oxenford: The “PROMOTE” Bill Could Really Cost You, Radio Performance Tax Does More Harm Than Good
 
 
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Radio Headlines For Friday 4-7-2017
 
Newberry: This PROMOTE Royalty Bill is D.O.A. Steve Newberry 300Commonwealth CEO Steve Newberry has been involved in radio's royalty fight for nearly a decade. He's testified several times before Congress (he's also a former NAB Joint Board Chair) and has been involved in dozens of meetings on this topic. He's one of the radio's best experts on the topic with backpacks full of knowledge on every angle of this issue. [read more]
 
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Oxenford: The “PROMOTE” Bill Could Really Cost You Broadcast Attorney David OxenfordOn Thursday, we told you about the latest ploy by Congress to get radio to pay for songs it airs on music stations. Broadcast attorney David Oxenford did the industry an even bigger favor when, in his latest blog, he dug deeper into the bill to grind out the details about just how much it might cost you if the "PROMOTE" Bill was ever passed. [read more]
 
Radio Performance Tax Does More Harm Than Good Paul-Rotella17(Paul Rotella) Every Congress, a few well-meaning, but misinformed legislators appear to forget that they represent the people of their districts and not the foreign-owned record companies, and introduce, in one form or another, the toxic royalty fee legislation commonly known as the “Performance Tax.” It does no one any good at all, and helps stifle the creative growth and opportunities for success of emerging artists... [read more]
 
Dardis: This is Not a Tax Ken Dardis(by Ken Dardis) Please say this with me: It is not a tax that Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) introduced to Congress this week. We got the the immediate, and expected, disapproval from the radio industry. 'It promotes artists.' 'Radio should charge for advertising the song.' 'Lost jobs.' 'Our station will go all talk.' [read more]
 
 
NAB Promotes Radio In “The Hill” NAB AdOn the heels of a new piece of legislation introduced in Congress to slap a royalty tax on radio, the NAB ran this ad in The Hill on Thursday to promote radio. The NAB says the ad points out "the indispensable role of broadcast radio as a promotional vehicle for artists, and thanking the more than 180 Representatives and Senators cosponsoring the Local Radio Freedom Act." [read more]
 
PDs — YOUR DEADLINE IS TODAY (FRIDAY)! the-best-program-directors-in-americaTime is running out to make your nomination for the Best Program Director in America. SBS's Arturo Sosa, iHeart's Chris Conley and John Ivey, and CBS Radio's Jim Ryan and Kevin Weatherly topped our list. Will there be fresh blood in the mix this year? Make your nomination HERE and check out the full 2016 list HERE. YOUR DEADLINE IS TODAY. [read more]
 
Congrats to KKOB – 95 Years Young KKOB 95th Birthday Bash PHOTO 3 (2)Cumulus Media-Albuquerque's NEWSRADIO KKOB celebrated 95 years on the air with a big birthday bash this week. 800 listeners packed the New Mexico Natural History Museum to be a part of the celebration. The station signed on the air April 5, 1922, in Las Cruces, NM, moved to Albuquerque in 1932, and in 1941, went to 50,000 watts. Check out the history of the station in THIS VIDEO. [read more]
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Are You Creating Great Radio Content? Radio-Ink-Logo-300x300Stop hiding it. Tell us all about it so we can brag about it to the entire industry. If your radio station is producing great radio content that's making a big impact on the community, we want to hear about it. Don't be shy. Let us shout about your great work from the industry's rooftop. Send all the details to Radio Ink Editor-in-Chief Ed Ryan at edryantheeditor@gmail.com. [read more]
 
The Vision Of Value Parenti_Deborah(Deborah Parenti) Having served as president of Univision Radio from 2010-2015, Jose Valle understands better than most the challenges and opportunities for those who lead the industry, especially those with whom the future of Hispanic radio lies. And it’s why we asked him to moderate this year’s Executive Leadership Roundtable at the Hispanic Radio Conference. [read more]
 
iHeart Launches New Hispanic Program enrique_santos_iheart_2-2On the Move with Enrique Santos is the first English-language radio show to feature Enrique Santos, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of iHeartLatino, iHeartMedia’s new Hispanic platform. The new show will be a two-hour, music-intensive CHR weekend program debuting April 15 on more than 100 iHeart stations. The show will originate from Miami. [read more]
 
 
It’s On To Abilene For Jeff Lyon lyonsCumulus has hired Jeff Lyon as VP/GM for its four-station cluster in Abilene. Lyon joins Cumulus from Townsquare, where he was President/Chief Revenue Officer for its four stations in Victoria, TX, for 21 years. Prior to that, he was VP/GM for Sierra Industries' radio stations KSNM-FM and KXDC-FM in Las Cruces, NM. [read more]
 
iHeartRadio Wins A Webby Webbys-logo-clippediHeartRadio’s Artist Stories is a popular video series that takes a deep dive into how artists got their start, and explores what inspires them. And it was just honored by the 21st Annual Webby Awards in the Best Film & Video -- Unscripted (Branded) category. [read more]
 
iHeart Announces Its Village People iHeart-VillageThe media giant has revealed its full lineup for the Daytime Village at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Festival, September 22 and 23, in Las Vegas. The popular and emerging artists on the bill include Halsey, Little Mix, Bleachers, Niall Horan, Bebe Rexha, Cheat Codes, Flume, and more. [read more]
 
Is The Radio War With Record Labels Coming? issaPhase one of that war will certainly be with Congress thanks to new legislation introduced Wednesday by Congressman Darrell Issa (pictured) and Rep. Ted Deutch. The bill, if passed into law, gives artists the right to pull their music from your radio stations if they decide that all that free promotion just isn't enough to help them move product and fill concert venues. They've even come up with a cute name for the bill: H.R 1914 is called "PROMOTE," which stands for Performance Royalty Owners of Music Opportunity To Earn Act. [read more]
 
The Industry Reacts To The New Tax Bill taxYet another iteration of a perennial effort by the recording industry to impose a performance royalty on broadcasters is on the table and could be headed for a real vote soon. And as you can expect many of your colleagues are not happy about it, some are pretty irate. Here's what they had to say about the new "PROMOTE" bill introduced on Capitol Hill Wednesday [read more]
 
SEND US YOUR NEWS RadioInk_logo_114Does your company or station have a news item you'd like us to run in our morning headlines? Do you have a news tip we need to investigate? Is someone being promoted at your station you'd like to recognize? Send all the details to Radio Ink Editor Ed Ryan at edryantheeditor@gmail.com [read more]
 
DUST OFF YOUR CLASSIC PHOTOS docThanks to Will Fuller for sending us in this "Blast From The Past." This is Bob "Doc" Fuller from 1966 at WLOB in Portland, Maine when it was owned by Ralph Guild. Fuller and JJ Jeffrey now own the station. Send us YOUR classic photo to edryantheeditor@gmail.com [read more]
 
 
 
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