Cornelius “Corny” Gould Joins Futuri
Futuri Media has hired Gould to join its leadership team in the newly created role of SVP, R&D and Innovation. Gould joins Futuri after 11 years at Telos, where he co-created the company’s Omnia 11 audio processor.
CRS Doing A Complete 360
Country Radio Broadcasters is launching “CRS360,” a continuing webinar series designed to address emerging trends and current hot topics in country music. The monthly series debuts at 2 p.m. (CDT) Thursday, May 23. We have the link to sign up.
Would You Like Some Salsa With Your Day?
Q Broadcasting in Florida has launched VIVA FM, a 100% Salsa format for the Orlando market. It will be carried on a simulcast/combo of WONQ 99.5 FM and 1030 AM, with coverage of Orange, Osceola, Brevard, Polk, and parts of Volusia, as well as digital platforms.
Live365 Hooks Up With Alexa
Live365 can now be accessed on Amazon Alexa using the phrase "Play Live365!"
To begin listening to Live365 on Alexa, the listener first needs to enable the Live365 Alexa Skill in the Alexa Skills Store.
WSGW Cooks Up New Podcast
The Saginaw, MI, station’s Listen to the Mrs. show is making the transition to digital after 66 years on the air. The Alpha Media station is debuting a podcast version of the show.
iHeart Teams With NBC For New Podcast
NBC and iHeartMedia have partnered to co-produce NBC’s Songland Podcast, the official after-show podcast for NBC’s new songwriting competition show, Songland. Through the partnership, special podcast vignettes will also be airing across iHeart stations.
So What Will Happen To The WPLJ Calls?
Last week we had a little fun pondering what should happen to the WPLJ call letters once the station goes off the air at the end of the month. We found out exactly what the plans are for those four letters.
Liberal Talk Returns To Wisconsin
TALK 92.7 FM in Madison went live Saturday. Wisconsin liberal radio host Mike Crute will host afternoon drive and oversee the programming on the station which includes Stephanie Miller and Thom Hartmann.
Cumulus Running Spots For News Rival
Would you ever run commercials for radio stations you were trying to crush in the ratings? Chicago Media writer Robert Feder points out that Cumulus has been airing commercials for WLS's news-talk rival, NPR affiliate WBEZ-FM. And the decision was all about taking the money.
Bubba Files Lawsuit Against Cox
In the lawsuit Bubba the Love Sponge claims CMG was part of the scheme to get him fired over the Nielsen ratings controversy. Bubba made contact with someone on a PPM panel and after years of claiming he would fight Nielsen he settled with them at the very last minute.
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