Jocks Help Florida Food Bank
In West Palm Beach, WIRK-FM morning hosts Tim Leary and Chelsea Taylor held a three-day campaign Nov. 22-24 called “Friends Feeding Friends,” to raise money and food for the Palm Beach County Food Bank.
Weather Channel And AdLarge Extend Deal
AdLarge Media and The Weather Channel Radio Network have renewed their exclusive agreement for network radio ad sales representation.
Holiday Songs Strike Up In Miami
WLYF-FM/Miami has switched to all-holiday music programming. The station will play classics from Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, and Brenda Lee, blended with contemporary artists like Kelly Clarkson, Mariah Carey, and Michael Bublé.
All Digital AM Moving Forward
Due to interference from electronic devices that impacts the way AM radio sounds, The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that recommends giving AM stations the flexibility to voluntarily adopt all-digital broadcasting.
Is This FCC Rule Really Needed Anymore?
The Federal Communications Commission has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking asking whether to modify or eliminate the radio duplication rule.
Radio Has Raised $1.5 Million To Date
In our daily tally of community fundraisers hosted by radio, the most recent event from The Breakfast Club put the industry over the $1 Million mark.
John Fullam Retiring
After 44 years in radio, John Fullam is retiring at the end of this year. Fullam has spent the past 2 years as Market Manager for Entercom in Denver and he was interim Market Manager for Entercom in New York back in early 2018.
The Bottom Line For On-Air Hosts
(By Jeff McHugh) Last week in Atlanta, I was coaching a team on the importance of starting a show, speech, or presentation with an immediate knockout punch. A military veteran shared his version of the same idea: “We used to call that BLUF: Bottom Line Up Front!”
How To Shorten The Sales Process
(By Paul Weyland) Sales managers in all-size broadcast markets are not only concerned about shrinking TV/radio rates, but also about longer sales turnaround times.
Low-Tech Tactic In A High-Tech World
(By Bob McCurdy) We expect creativity when it comes to radio commercial content, but what about a little creativity when it comes to commercial length?
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