Urban One Adds To DC Cluster

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On Monday, Urban One, Red Zebra Broadcasting and the Washington Redskins announced that Urban One is purchasing WTEM-AM (The Team 980) from Red Zebra. Urban One has five FM and two AM signals in the DC market already. Urban One has also entered into an agreement with the Redskins to continue carrying all the team's games. 

New Network For Northern Mexico

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Mexico Media Reps, a division of Media Access Partners, has formed a radio network in Northern Mexico. The Border Radio Network is comprised of radio stations located within and serving the 10 major Mexican border markets.

Jersey Stations Lend A Hand To House A Vet

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Beasley New Jersey’s 105.5 WDHA-FM and 1250 WMTR-AM lent their support to raise funds and build an affordable home for a local veteran during a special Beasley Best Day of Caring Hammer for Heroes event in conjunction with the Morris Habitat for Humanity in Morris County New Jersey.

Station Raises Almost $250K Pregnancy Centers 

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Listeners of the Christian radio network The Light (based in Asheville, N.C.) donated enough money on May 10 to provide 1,426 women with ultrasounds and faith-based support through the station’s “Heartbeat of Hope” campaign.

Max Media Virginia Chooses Eastlan

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After an extended period of operating without ratings, Max Media has chosen Eastlan Ratings for its Norfolk/Virginia Beach/Newport News market. It's a multi-year deal between Max Media and Eastlan which begins this summer.
John Garziglia - Radio

Mass LPFM Translator Application Objections

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(By John Garziglia) LPFM proponents threw a massive incendiary device at Chairman Pai’s AM revitalization efforts through the filing of uniform Informal Objections against hundreds of pending FM translator applications proposing to carry AM primary stations. It is up to the FCC Chairman to defuse this bomb.

You Are A Brand Too

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(By Bob McCurdy) In advertising, we talk about a message being promotionally focused or brand focused. Companies spend a lot of time, dollars, and effort to effectively “brand” their products, and in fact a company’s “brand” is often worth considerably more than its factories and other physical assets.

Management: This Is Your Show’s Top Complaint

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(By Randy Lane) One of the top complaints we hear from talent about management is that their program director hauls them into a daily show critique meeting. This is a legitimate beef for most shows. There are situations where daily show meetings are needed and can be productive. But generally, this is overkill.

Taking A Look At “Influencers”

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This week the big question is: "Do influencers really influence anything?" Also, "Adidas unfriends Facebook. Maybe your brand should, too." Tom Asacker and Mark Ramsey will discuss, drawing from an article by Laura Martin. Also, “How Amazon’s New Convenience Store Changes Everything.”
Ron Robinson - Radio

Whatever Doesn’t Work… 

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(By Ronald Robinson) Radio is in a position, right now, where it is sliding into a miasma of indifference – demonstrated by the lack of enthusiasm from listeners and from advertisers. Radio has, for the most part, stopped providing the products and services that would begin to have an impact on such a shoddy circumstance.

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