$151K Fine Proposed For This Long-Time Pirate
Acerome Jean Charles has been operating his Haitian format radio station, called Radio Concorde, for two decades from the City of Mattapan. On Thursday, the FCC proposed a fine of $151,000 against Charles, the maximum allowed under the current laws.
iHeart Helps Raise $600K To Fight Opioid Crisis
iHeart Connecticut joins forces with Connecticut Realtors and WTNH News 8 to combat the state’s opioid crisis. The goal is to raise money and build awareness to fight the stigma around the crisis.
KLOL Radiothon Raises $408,193 For Hospital
Entercom’s KLOL-FM/Houston (Mega 101 FM) raised $408,193 to benefit Texas Children’s Hospital during its 9th annual Mega Radiothon. All funds raised benefit Texas Children’s Hospital.
WMIL Radiothon Means $238K For St. Jude
iHeart Country station WMIL-FM/Milwaukee (FM 106.1) held its third annual two-day St. Jude Radiothon last week and raised over $238,000 to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Des Moines’ KJJY Raises $140,000
The morning team of Hatfield & McCoy (and Gail), midday host Tony Conrad, and afternoon guy Chad Taylor, along with Jacob Beals, drove the radiothon to a $140,000-plus total in support of critically ill children and their families in Central Iowa.
United Stations, ACM Talent Enter Partnership
United Stations has struck a deal with voiceover management company ACM Talent, to offer radio stations voiceover talent for their imaging needs.
Pre-CRS Seminar Packed With Info
Country radio specialists Mike O’Malley and Becky Brenner (from Albright & O’Malley & Brenner) are holding their 26th annual Pre-CRS seminar, Wednesday, February 19, 2020, 8:30-11:30 a.m. at the Omni Hotel in Downtown Nashville.
Actual Audio Used In Telling Apollo 11 Story
Tradecraft Studios, in co-production with iHeartRadio, has launched 9 Days in July, which tells the story of the first moon landing.
AnalyticOwl Launches New Product For Podcasters
AnalyticOwl has unveiled a new attribution product for the podcast industry called PodcastOwl. PodcastOwl measures the impact of advertising in podcasts and offers tools to optimize campaigns.
Entercom Hires New SVP For Digital Sales
Entercom has named Andy Slater SVP of Digital Sales, East Coast. Slater joins Entercom from Midroll Media, the ad sales division of Stitcher.
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