Four More House Members Support LRFA
The Local Radio Freedom Act, which opposes any new performance tax, royalty, or other charge on local radio for airing songs, has received the support of four more members of the House. There are now 205 cosponsors in the House and 25 in the Senate.
Lazer Moves All Stations To Gen Media Partners
Lazer Broadcasting has expanded its national ad sales relationship with Gen Media Partners by moving all of its 43 Spanish-language radio stations to Gen. The company was already representing Lazer stations in seven markets. The expanded deal adds 26 more stations.
The Keg Flips
NRG Media in Omaha has flipped KOOO-FM 101.9 The Keg from Classic Rock to Adult Hits. The company is making the change after adding longtime programmer Jay Michaels.
One Last Thing About CES
(By Buzz Knight) At CES 2020, the technology on display was so overwhelming that it’s important to take a step back and process what is most important to improve our business.
Marketing Trends We All Should Be Familiar With
(By Bob McCurdy) We tend to run at a fast pace, so it is easy to overlook some of the more important marketing trends over the past year that can help us to provide clients with more competent advertising direction.
Don’t Forget Your Core
(By Charlie Sislen) Like many industries, radio is going through a tremendous transition. With the way people utilize audio entertainment today, radio station management has opportunities to increase its top line by focusing on new revenue opportunities.
A Training Program For High Performers
(By Randy Lane) High-performing athletes have a training regimen that includes individual and group workouts. In basketball, there’s daily team practices, time in the weight room and individual time working out for strength, flexibility and agility.
6,552 Stuffed Animals Fly Onto The Ice
Last week Seattle Thunderbirds hockey fans threw teddy bears and stuffed animals onto the ice, immediately following the T-Birds first goal of the night -- all in the name of charity. The game was the annual Fred Meyer Teddy Boss presented by Hubbard owned KRWM-FM in Seattle.
Bloomberg Launches New Show
Bloomberg Radio and Television have launched Bloomberg Wall Street Week. The one-hour show will be hosted by Bloomberg's David Westin and air weekly on Fridays at 6 PM ET.
Conclave Registration Open
The Conclave, which celebrates 45 years of educating broadcasters this year, has an early bird registration rate of $199 going on now. The 45th Conclave Summer Learning Conference is June 16 and 17 at the Delta Hotels Minneapolis Northeast.
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