Norfolk’s FM99 Drains Veins For The Red Cross
Saga Communications' Hampton Roads Media Group station FM99 (WNOR) partnered with the American Red Cross for the 38th Annual Rock and Roll Up Your Sleeve Blood Drive, collecting 612 units of blood in three days and meeting the Red Cross goal.
Global Makes Riviera Play with iHeart Ownership Ruling Pending
A major broadcaster and iHeartMedia investor outside the US has made its first move beyond its home UK market with the acquisition of Riviera Radio, a long-established English-language station serving Monaco and the French Riviera.
Wisconsin Broadcaster Backs Public Radio Amid Clawback
While some broadcasters are celebrating Congress's rescission of funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, one commercial radio operator based in Madison, WI, is speaking out on behalf of public radio and the services it provides to communities across the US.
Eighth Circuit Rejects Broadcasters’ Challenge to FCC Radio Caps
A long-awaited federal court ruling on the FCC’s 2018 Quadrennial Review of broadcast media rules has opened the door for potential future challenges to radio ownership restrictions, even as the agency’s current rules remain largely unchanged for now.
Borrell: OTT Growth Offers Sales Rebound Potential for Radio
While streaming video continues its explosive growth, radio broadcasters are finding renewed opportunity by adopting OTT as a revenue-generating extension of their traditional sales models, according to a new round of projections from Borrell Associates.
NAB Asks FCC For Fairness On Foreign Adversary Oversight Plan
As scrutiny of foreign influence on media grows across Capitol Hill, the NAB is pressing for clarity and parity in how federal rules treat US-based broadcast companies compared to global streaming platforms and international media conglomerates.
Paige Nienaber’s Midweek Idea Dump: The Big, Cheap Dump Pt. 1
(Paige Nienaber) I once did a session at Conclave on how to take something like a cooler of ice or a pair of tickets and maximize what you can get out of it. In that spirit, today is the first of a four-part series called 100 No/Low Budget Promotional Ideas.
TelevisaUnivision Sees US Growth Amid Overall Q2 Slide
Stateside streaming growth and sports performance provided a lift for TelevisaUnivision in an otherwise mixed second quarter, as the Spanish-language media company became the first major US radio operator to report Q2 earnings on Tuesday.
NPR Makes $8M Change To Protect Endangered Stations
In response to Congress’s approval of a rescission bill that clawed back $1.1 billion in pre-approved federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, NPR is taking emergency action to protect its most vulnerable member stations from the sudden loss.
Report: With Geotargeting Now Mainstream, Radio Can Capitalize
With advertiser adoption of geotargeting strategies nearing saturation, new research shows there are location-based marketing dollars to claim with help from technology heralded by former FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks as “the dawn of a new possibility for radio.”
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