Here’s My Radio Ownership Formula
(By Robert Lee) One of the hottest and most controversial topics currently swirling through the radio broadcasting industry is the National Association of Broadcasters’ proposal to allow dramatically increased station ownership, especially with regard to FM properties. Here's my idea...
Wilson To Keynote RAIN Summit
Townsquare CEO Bill Wilson will keynote the event that takes place before the Radio Show every year. Wilson will discuss the initiatives that have helped define Townsquare Media as “a local media and digital marketing solutions company.”
One Dead At Cox Tulsa Transmitter Site
On Sunday, the Tulsa County Sheriff's Department was called to the KRMG-AM transmitter site where they found two people who were electrocuted. One person died, the other is in critical condition.
Atlanta, DC Strong For Urban One
There was a time, not too long ago, the Atlanta market was giving Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins headaches. The market, where Urban One has 4 FM's, was off horribly revenue-wise. Now, Atlanta is a totally different story.
Nielsen Gets West Virginia Back
After a brief hiatus West Virginia Radio Corporation has signed back on with Nielsen for measurement services in the Charleston, West Virginia market. West Virginia Radio owns stations in Morgantown, Charleston, Clarksburg, Fairmont, Elkins and Martinsburg.
Radio Has Become A Real Bright Spot
Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins is very happy with the performance of his radio stations, and why not, Urban One's second quarter revenue came in 6.2% higher than a year ago. More importantly, perhaps, is that there seems to be momentum going forward, and 2019 is not a political year.
SOS Stuffs The Bus For Kids
Another great example of the loyalty and love listeners have for their favorite radio station. Las Vegas listeners to SOS Radio stuffed a bus full of school supplies for some of the city's most under-resourced schools. Over 1,500 backpacks were stuffed full of school supplies.
Our Most Powerful Issue Is Out
Radio Ink's 40 Most Powerful People in Radio issue is out. It will not be posted online. Subscribers will find out what radio's most powerful think about more deregulation, why they believe radio's revenue has been stagnant, and how they're pushing radio's story out. But there's much, much more...
Indy Sports Station Expands Reach
Emmis' 1070AM/107.5FM The Fan in Indianapolis can also be heard on 93.5 FM thanks to a new translator Emmis.
Pittman Interviews Ad Exec
On the latest episode of Math & Magic, iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman interviews DDB Global President and CEO Wendy Clark.
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