How The NAB Responded
This is not new news to NAB CEO Gordon Smith. It's an issue he's been dealing with since he came to the trade organization from Congress. To date the NAB has garnered 151 signatures for the Local Radio Freedom Act.
Watermarking Versus Fingerprinting
(By Buzz Knight) Is PPM technology due for an upgrade? The recent announcement by Nielsen on June 16th that they are expanding their encoding options with their Audio Software Encoder for FM stations is good news for the future improvement of audience measurement.
Beasley Boston Banks $27K For Kids
Beasley Media Group’s 98.5/The Sports Hub’s 10th Annual Who’s Your Caddy? charity golf tournament raised more than $27,000 to benefit the Pediatric Advanced Care Team Unit at Boston Children’s Hospital.
The Score Collects Stadium Full of Cash
$650,000 was raised for Athletes for Justice's Austin Harvest food mart project as part of 670 The Score’s What About Chicago Radiothon. The event benefited former Chicago Bear Sam Acho’s organization and its mission to erase a food desert and build a permanent facility that can fully service those in need.
The Money Just Keeps Rolling in From Radio
Eddie Garcia from The Bobby Bones Show completed a nearly 100 mile walk from Bluefield, West Virginia to Bristol, Tennessee this week as part of a fundraiser for National Angels, a non-profit that supports families in the foster care community.
KBLA Adds BIN News
Tavis Smiley's recently launched KBLA-AM in Los Angeles has added Black Information Network’s national news service. KBLA Talk 1580 is the only Black-owned and operated talk radio station in Southern California. BIN is syndicated by Premiere.
Audacy Launches Podcast Studio for Sports
It's called 2400Sports and CEO David Field says the goal is to "build 2400Sports into the home of the country’s best sports podcasts." The new studio will include both new and existing original podcasts.
Radio Merch Deal For IBA
The Independent Broadcasters Association and Benztown are working together to build Radio Merch Shops for member stations. IBA member stations are now able to set up their own Merch Shop with customized and changeable branding for holidays, events, and more.
Patriots Partnership With WEEI Extended
Audacy and the New England Patriots have signed a a multi-year extension to their broadcast partnership. The partnership between WEEI and the Patriots began in 1995.
Report: 85% of Radio Newsrooms Are White
The 2021 RTDNA/Newhouse School at Syracuse University newsroom survey is out and although people of color in radio newsrooms now include the highest percentage since 1998, nearly 85% of the radio news workforce is still white.
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