Radio Pulls in $4.4 Million For Jimmy Fund
Entercom has announced the results of its Boston station’s annual “WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon.” This year’s event raised over $4.4 miillion, which brought the fundraising total to over $53 million since the radio-telethon’s inception.
NextRadio On Samsung Galaxy Note9
The NextRadio app is now available on the new Samsung Galaxy Note9. The Galaxy Note9 is the latest device to support NextRadio by integrating the FM Chip in their new smartphone model in North America.
$50K in Station Revenue From This Success Story
Our thanks to Megan Black of Second Street for sharing another advertiser success story with Radio Ink. This one comes from Entercom Portland's Sam Tongue and involved taking an annual Home Improvement sweepstakes to the next level. (Our weekly Advertiser Success Stories are sponsored by Sun & Fun Media).
Radio’s Resilience: It’s Not Just In Your Head
(By Andrew Curran) Research continues to show that social media platforms can increase anxiety/stress/depression, and for some, phones are becoming an addiction.
When To Get Up And Leave Your Client Meeting
(By Paul Weyland) Have you ever hosted a party and later had to deal with the last person to leave? I have. Not pleasant. You’re worn out and it’s time to get back to work and clean up, but that person is still there, taking up space and not helping.
Can You Hear Us Now?
(By Bob McCurdy) WARC last week had another interesting article worthy of note, titled "Advertisers Are Shouting at an Audience Who Can’t Hear."
Are Your Podcasts Legal?
Broadcast attorney David Oxenford has written extensively about legal issues for broadcasters thinking about getting into podcasting. In his latest blog Oxenford takes on another legal issue involving podcasting that's come up in the news lately.
Radioline, Audioburst Form Partnership
Radioline and Audioburst have announced that Audioburst’s AI-based listening and indexing technology will be incorporated into Radioline, which currently hosts more than 70,000 radio stations and podcasts from around the world.
Is Entercom Trying To Snatch Mets From iHeart?
The New York Post is reporting that the team is about to switch affiliates in New York City from Cumulus owned WOR-AM to Entercom's WCBS-AM starting with the 2019 season.
Jim Condon Passes
Vermont Association of Broadcasters President Wally Caswell has informed Radio Ink that longtime Executive Director Jim Condon has died after a battle with esophageal cancer.
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