Barkley: Sports Radio Play-By-Play Is ‘Stupidest Thing’
“I would never listen to any sport on the radio. I would never turn on the radio and listen to the game. I think that’s the stupidest thing in the world.” That's what NBA great and Inside the NBA co-host Charles Barkley said on a recent episode of The Steam Room podcast.
Rent Dispute Briefly Silences Three Austin Signals
Several Austin, Texas stations suddenly went off-air after the signals' landlord barred access over a rent dispute. Genuine Austin Radio owns and operates progressive country KOKE, sports talk KTXX, and KTXX simulcast signal KTAE, which went to dead air over the weekend.
Cumulus Providence Adds Hockey In Collegiate Deal
Cumulus Media is renewing and expanding its coverage of Providence College Athletics. The multi-year agreement with Learfield's Providence Friars Sports Properties allows Cumulus Providence to continue Friar men's basketball games, as well as coverage of a new sport on WPRV-AM.
Media Monitors: A Surprise Retailer Kicks Up For Spring
A softer first week of May saw an eleven percent decrease in spot play between radio's top five national advertisers, according to the latest data from Media Monitors for the week ending May 7. The week's data shows minimal leader change heading into summer.
Delta Radio Network Hosts 12 Station Tornado Drive
On Saturday, Delta Radio Network hosted a 5-hour long radio broadcast to benefit families in the communities of Rolling Fork and Silver City, Mississippi that were affected by an EF4 Tornado. All twelve Delta Radio Network stations participated in the live broadcast.
St. Jude and iHeartCountry To Celebrate A Decade
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and iHeartCountry are celebrating their 10-year partnership at the 2023 iHeartCountry Festival on May 13 in Austin, Texas. The partnership is part of iHeartMedia's commitment to the St. Jude mission of finding cures and saving children.
Wisconsin Broadcasters Pick Top Stations Of 2023
Over the weekend, the top radio stations in Wisconsin were crowned at the 2023 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Awards Gala. The event was attended by more than 400 people at the Madison Marriott West. Here are the top stations of the year by market size.
Virginia AM May Lose License Over 9 Years Of Unpaid Fees
Hubbard’s Advertising Agency, the licensee of WLLL-AM in Lynchburg, VA, has been ordered to pay nine years of delinquent regulatory fees or risk losing its license in a May 4 "Order To Pay Or Show Cause." FCC records show WLLL has unpaid regulatory fee debt dating back to 2014.
Four Years Later, We’re Still Wasting Clients’ Time
(By Rick Fink) I wrote on this topic nearly 4 years ago, but unfortunately, my words went unheeded. Therefore, allow me to stand on my soapbox for a minute and speak once again about something I am very passionate about, or should I say, very passionate against.
Four Steps To Grow Your Station’s Recruitment Ads
(By Marc Greenspan) Thanks to the historically low unemployment rate, traditional employment advertising is probably not working because there are fewer people searching for jobs. How do you reach qualified candidates who are not actively looking?
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