SOS Radio Feeds 700 TSA Agents
The team from SOS Radio 90.5/KSOS celebrated the reopening of the federal government on Monday, January 28, by feeding 700+ Las Vegas TSA workers. The TSA team at Las Vegas McCarran Airport worked faithfully for 35 days straight, not knowing when the paychecks would arrive.
Entercom Locks Down Neal
The company has signed Lorenzo Neal to an extension at KGMZ-FM, the flagship station of the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.
PD Dee Makes A Market Switch
Joey Dee has been named PD and afternoon drive host for Omaha Hits station 96.1 KISS FM. Dee joins the station from iHeartMedia Bismarck, ND, where he most recently served as the Program Director for Y93.
Afentra A Great Alternative In KC
Alternative station X105.1 KCJK-FM/Kansas City launches The Afentra (Show) on Thursday, February 7, bringing in the established KC star.
“One More Time” Says Joyner
How to celebrate 25 years of radio syndication? If you’re Tom Joyner, you take the show on the road. Joyner has announced the One More Time Experience multi-city tour, which includes concerts that bring the music and celebration of his daily show.
Will Saga Be Next To Get Big?
That's never really been the philosophy of the only CEO Saga has ever had, Ed Christian. He's always been slow and steady at growing his company. Broker Michael Bergner has a different take on the future of the company in part three in our series on the future of radio.
Students Ticked Radio Course Dropped
Where's Dan Vallie when you need him? Jacob Vitali is the president of WJJW FM, MCLA’s radio station. He told WAMC Radio that he's incensed that the college decided to drop its Radio Practicum course this semester at the Massachusetts College Of Liberal Arts.
Still Fighting After All These Years
Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights and the Radio Music Licensing Committee are still going at it. This week we found out that the RMLC accused GMR of bullying tactics and Entercom is in the middle of this particular firestorm.
2018 Was Record Year For SoundExchange
The organization says it distributed more performance royalties to artists and rights owners than in any other year of its 15-year existence – a record $953 million. The big 2018 number was buoyed by a strong fourth quarter, where $345 million was doled out.
Can Gospel Be Saved In Philadelphia
About a month ago Urban One flipped Praise 107.9 (Gospel) to Classix 107.9 (R&B) and listeners in Philadelphia are not happy about it. The Tribune reports that local executives, artists and hosts held a meeting to come up with ideas to save Gospel music in their hometown
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