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In a perfect world, every radio advertiser would be able to pop up a dashboard on their PC, tablet, or smartphone and watch, in real time, how their advertising campaign is performing. That's one of the reasons advertisers are flocking to Facebook and Google, and many have said, once we can do that it will change the way they consider radio. iHeartMedia is the one company moving the radio industry closer to that reality.

On April 19, 2018, the FCC issued a public notice regarding a 90-day opportunity to register existing C Band downlinks. Westwood One is encouraging stations to register within the window, which closes July 18, 2018.

All week long we've been interviewing radio CEOs to get their thoughts on whether or not they believe ownership caps at the FCC need to be changed, eliminated, or whether they are fine as they are now. The NAB is working with broadcasters to come up with a plan to present to the Commission next month. Today's interview is with Cromwell Media CEO Bud Walters.

All week long we've been interviewing radio CEOs to get their thoughts on whether or not they believe ownership caps at the FCC need to be changed, eliminated, or whether they are fine as they are now. The NAB is working with broadcasters to come up with a plan to present to the Commission next month. Our third interview is with Neuhoff Media CEO Beth Neuhoff.

All week long we'll be interviewing radio CEOs to get their thoughts on whether or not they believe ownership caps at the FCC need to be changed, eliminated, or whether they are fine as they are now. The NAB is working with broadcasters to come up with a plan to present to the Commission next month. Our second interview features JVC Media CEO John Caracciolo.

All week long we'll be interviewing radio CEO's to get their thoughts on whether or not they believe ownership caps at The FCC need to be changed, eliminated or whether they are fine as they are now. The NAB is working with broadcasters to come up with a plan to present to The Commission next month. Our first interview is with Galaxy CEO Ed Levine.

It was back in 2014 when Cumulus sued host Michael Baisden, claiming they overpaid him by $1 million. Baisden's contract called for Cumulus to pay either $7.5 million or half of net program income for January 2012 to March 2013. The company said it paid $1 million as an advance and skipped 15 monthly installments by paying another $7.25 million, mistakenly not subtracting the advance. A filing with the bankruptcy court states this dispute is now settled.

A short 10Q filing with The SEC states that iHeartMedia expects to report consolidated revenue of approximately $1.37 billion for the first quarter of 2018. That's up from $1.329 billion in the first quarter of 2017. Here's the company explanation for the increase...

We've heard it over and over again....when Mother Nature goes into beast mode, radio is right there to make sure the locals are safe and sound from her wrath. Nielsen has come out with some new data to support that theory.

When it's time to move, most radio stations simply unhook the mic, load up the moving van, lock up the old building and move on down the road. Not the folks at WDRV in Chicago. PD Rob Cressman tells Radio Ink when the time came to move the Chicago Classic Rocker, his team did it in a very creative way.