The 1996 Telecom Act – 20 Years Later
The debate rages on to this day. There are those that believe deregulation and consolidation ruined radio, homogenized its sound and killed jobs. Others still argue that more deregulation is needed and national scale is important for radio to compete with more competition for the eyes and ears of the consumer than ever before. There is one important point that seems to get overlooked when debating 1996.
WGCI DJ Dies at Age 34
Tim "DJ Timbuck2" Jones passed away Sunday, after a battle with cancer. He was only 34.
TuneIn Partners With NHL
The new partnership will bring live play-by-play of NHL home, away and foreign language feeds to TuneIn for free.
Memphis Host Dies After Short Illness
Long-time WGKX-FM host Mark Billingsley died Tuesday afternoon following several weeks of illness.
Your Deadline Is Tomorrow
We are accepting nominations for the 2016 Best Country PD's in America. Make your nominations HERE. The deadline is this Thursday, December 31.
One Big KISS Totals $14 Mill. For Seattle Kids Hospital
106.1 KISS FM (KBKS), Seattle, raised $804,236 in just 13 hours on Thursday, December 17, to bring its 14-year radiothon total to over $14 million dollars.
Salem is a Cool Place to Work.
Salem Media Group has been recognized as one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the country by the independent research firm, the National Association for Business Resources.
New Benefits For Entercom Employees
Entercom distributed a press release Monday that detailed new benefits that employees of the company will start receiving in 2016.
iHeart Flipping Talk to Sports in Denver
As of January 4, iHeart's Real Talk 760 (KDSP-AM) in Denver will flip to sports. The new station will be called "Denver Sports 760."
Cumulus Hires Human Resource Officer
Todd McCarty has been named Chief Human Resources Officer at Cumulus. McCarty comes to Cumulus from the Las Vegas Sands Corporation where he was Senior VP of Global Human Resources since 2012.