Stations Face Liability for Some False Political Ads
Broadcast lawyer David Oxenford says stations could be held liable for non-campaign political attack ads that contain false information. Read why HERE.
Chicago Bears Broadcasts Moving up the Dial Next Year
On Tuesday, Good Karma Brands announced ESPN Chicago (WMVP, 1000 AM) will operate the Bears Radio Network, with the station airing regular season games from the Chicago Bears starting with the 2023-2024 season.
Morrison Comes Home to Tampa
iHeartMedia announced Tuesday that Ashley Morrison has been named PD at US103.5 in Tampa. Morrison joins iHeart in Tampa from Cox Media Group in Orlando, where she most recently served as APD and morning show co-host for WWKA-FM.
Major KGB Retirement Announcement
iHeartMedia San Diego announced on Tuesday that longtime hosts Dave Rickards and Cookie “Chainsaw” Randolph will retire in December. The show was together for 32 years.
Huero Moves To Desert Valley Media From Audacy
Desert Valley Media Group in Phoenix has added Charlie Huero to afternoon drive on Hot AC KMVA-FM. Huero makes the move from Ardency's KOOL-FM in Phoenix.
When Family Members Disagree About COVID
Colorado Public Radio is launching a new podcast called The Wedge. The show follows journalist Erica Anderson as she strives to maintain a relationship with her mother despite their diverging beliefs about Covid-19.
NABOB Ends Support For ZoneCasting
Jim Winston's letter to The FCC was short and sweet. The NABOB CEO said his Board of Directors voted 6-4 to discontinue support of the rule change that would permit FM boosters to transmit several minutes per hour of local programming to specific communities.
Marketers Converge on Orlando
The 2022 Masters of Marketing Conference was held in Orlando last week with over 2,000 people gathering for a chance to hear from CMO's from of advertising's top brands. The RAB, iHeart and Audacy were all a big part of the event and Cumulus Media's Pierre Bouvard has a full report on the role audio plays for brands. Read it HERE.
America’s Top Testing Christmas Songs
P1 Media Group is out with its annual Christmas Music Research, The company surveyed radio listeners nationwide likely to listen to an all-Christmas music radio station during the holiday season.
Progressive Still Number One
Airing 52,823 commercials on radio stations across the country last week, the Insurance giant was again radio's top advertiser. Indeed held onto the second spot with 49,018. The remainder of the top five were...















