Headlines

The Nielsen AutoTECHCAST report says consumers have their smart devices with them all the time and that does not change when they get in an automobile. "In fact, despite advances in auto tech and embedded connectivity, many consumers are more apt to stick with their devices than use the connected features of their vehicle." So the question is...why?

And according to Bob Heymann from Media Services Group, who brokered the deal for Beasley, this is the third-highest price ever paid for an FM translator. Beasley is buying the FM Translator (K268CS) in Las Vegas from Southern Nevada Educational Broadcasters, a Nevada Trust. What Beasley plans to do with the signal is undecided at this time.

On Wednesday, we brought you the story about the 18 St. Louis radio stations that were working together to aid the Red Cross in helping the victims of the Louisiana flood. Emmis St. Louis Market Manager John Beck came up with the idea to reach out to the others. We spoke to Beck about how it all came together. Here's what he had to say.

Entercom's 129 will soon start using Clip’s interactive radio platform. That means every Entercom station will deliver interactive broadcast and stream content feeds to listeners via Clip-built mobile apps and Web players.

Billboard reports Jon Stephenson's company bought Live365 at a bankruptcy auction in July and his plan is to compete with iHeart and Pandora. EmpireStreaming helps broadcasters stream digitally and secures advertising for those clients.

The fallout from a fake caller on a rival station seems to have claimed the job of one of WIP's top hosts. Afternoon host Josh Innes has been fired by CBS one day after Innes criticized competitor Mike Missanelli, a host on Greater Media's 97.5 The Fanatic.

Digital Marketing Director Amy Stroud sends us the details about an idea WYKY-FM in Somerset, KY, pulled off to support local police. The station asked the entire community to honk their car horns at 12:15 p.m. on July 27 in support of the local Pulaski County Sheriff's office and Somerset Police Department.

Summer might be drawing to a close but it’s better to go out with a bark not a whimper. And that’s how Westwood One sees it, presenting a pair of four-hour Labor Day specials that "keep the energy way up."

While the radio industry grapples with what it should be doing about the connected car, there may be some comfort in knowing consumers are still a bit baffled by the connected car as well.

The Lincoln station received the Excellence in Broadcasting Awards during the Nebraska Broadcasters Association Convention.