Amazon Wants To Sell More Smart Speaker Devices
And sell more advertising. So the online retail giant has launched a new ad-supported music-streaming service. The free service will be available to customers with Alexa devices who don’t subscribe to Amazon Prime
WGLT Taking Over Peoria’s Public Radio Station
Illinois State University and Bradley University signed a deal in which WGLT-FM will take over WCBU-FM in Peoria starting June 1. WCBU will continue to run broadcast operations on the Bradley campus and will keep the WCBU call letters and 89.9 FM frequency.
Steelers Staying Home
iHeartMedia Pittsburgh has extended its agreement with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL, through the 2023 season. The Steelers Radio Network originates from WDVE-102.5 FM and WBGG-970 AM & 106.3 FM.
Can Podcasters Deal With The Pressure Radio Deals With?
(By Editor-in-Chief Ed Ryan) Some of you may know that in 2018 we launched the Podcast Business Journal, a daily online newsletter about the business of podcasting. This week I wrote a column about burnout called "Could Podcasters Deal With The Pressure Of Being A Radio Host?"
Candidate Booker “Steals” From Radio
South Carolina radio vet Rhonda Rawlings has joined the campaign staff of Democratic presidential hopeful Cory Booker, according to The State. Rawlings is well known in the Greenville area.
NAB Run Aims To Close The Media Gender Divide
The 4K 4Charity Fun Run held at the 2019 NAB Show raised more than $68,000 for Girls Who Code, a national non-profit organization working to close the gender gap in technology and to change the image of what a programmer looks like.
Westwood One Wins Prestigious Award
The company has won the National Headliner Award for its reporting and coverage of the Parkland school shooting in Florida last year. This award recognizes the entire Westwood One News staff
Cumulus Raises BIG Bucks For St. Jude
A record-breaking $2.7 million, in fact, during its annual radiothon season to support "St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: Finding Cures. Saving children." Over more than 20 years, Cumulus has raised $24.2 million through its annual event.
Why May 9th Is A Big Day
In his latest blog post, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, following up on his NAB Las Vegas speech, announced that on May 9th the agency will be doing more to help AM Broadcasters survive.
How To Get An Unfair Share of Government Ad Revenue
(By Harmony Tenney) Radio is specially-suited for meeting local government departmental objectives. Thankfully, these departments are given annual budgets, MUST use all dollars assigned to them, and face LOSS of those dollars the next fiscal year if they are NOT spent.
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