Salem Broadcast Revenue Down Slightly
For the first quarter of 2021 Salem Media's broadcast revenue declined to $45.2 million from $44 million. Digital revenue was up 5.7% to $9.6 million and publishing was up big, 43.4% to $5.7 million. Total revenue for the company increased 1.9% to $59.4 million.
Time For Rossi To get a Tan
Cumulus has hired veteran Rock radio programmer Dave Rossi, as PD at WKSM/99ROCK in Fort Walton Beach-Destin. Rossi joins Cumulus from iHeart Nashville where he was PD at Classic Rock WNRQ-FM and WNRQ-HD2/ALT983.
Radio Show Moving To Podcast Exclusively
Valerie Smaldone is wrapping up her nearly three year run on WNYM-AM in New York City where she hosted the weekly show, “Bagels and Broadway,” the only radio show in New York dedicated to food and theatre. She'll be bringing back the show as a podcast later this year.
Regional Murrow Award Winners
A number of radio stations are getting the good news that they have been honored with Edward R. Murrow Regional Awards. Since 1971, RTDNA has been honoring outstanding achievements in broadcast and digital journalism with the Awards.
Westwood One Memorial Day Special
Westwood One will celebrate the start of summertime with its annual “Summer Kickoff with Justin Moore” special, airing over the Memorial Day Weekend. Top Country music stars will join Moore to salute to the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
Tangled Up In Blues In Canton
1480 WHBC Canton, OH is the new home of Tangled Up In Blues with Cornel Bogdan. The show first aired in September 2000 in Youngstown, OH.
How Many Radio Stations Are 50 And Over?
After writing about the 50th birthday at Connoisseur’s WPLR in Connecticut, the walls inside the Radio Ink ZOOM room were reverberating with wonder. How many active radio stations are there today that have carried the same format for 50 years or longer?
Erika Jay Hops Stations
Erika Jay is the new midday talent at WLTJ-FM (Q92.9) in Pittsburgh. She joins Steel City Media from Forever Media’s WOGI-FM (Froggy 104.3) in the Pittsburgh suburb of Moon Township.
Podcast Milestone For Dr. Laura
Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s “Call of the Day” podcast has reached a milestone 100 million downloads. Dr. Laura’s radio program is heard daily on SiriusXM, and her podcast features a call she designates as the best from each day’s show.
Meet Podcasting’s Wrestling Revenue Champion
Pro wrestling podcaster Conrad Thompson is in the lineup for the upcoming How to Make Real Money Podcasting conference. The Radio Ink virtual conference is set for July 13-15.
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