Cumulus Indy Delivers Tons Of Water To Flint
Cumulus' Indianapolis stations WRWM-FM and WJJK-FM, in partnership with the Midwest Food Banks, Metro PCS, and two local TV stations, collected bottled water for the citizens of Flint, MI. 205,000 bottles of water and 200,000 gallons of water were collected.
Listeners To Pick Best Super Bowl Radio Ad
Westwood One is sponsoring its third annual Super Bowl Sound Awards for Excellence in Audio Creativity. The contest will feature the national commercials airing on all stations carrying Westwood's Super Bowl broadcast.
NextRadio, IBS Launch Contest
College students nationwide can create and submit a sixty second radio commercial promoting Emmis' NextRadio. NextRadio and the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System have teamed up in search of the best radio spot showcasing FM Chip in smartphones. The winner will have his or her spot included in an upcoming run of NextRadio commercials.
Spreaker Launches National Radio Ad Campaign
The Podcasting platform says it is running a large national radio ad campaign on hundreds of USA iHeartRadio radio stations promoting podcasting and Spreaker’s audio creation, publishing and distribution platform.
Carly Leads The Pack Using Radio
With the Iowa caucus now in the books, Media Monitors has released new radio spot numbers in the primary races in both Iowa and New Hampshire. In the three markets: Des Moines, Quad Cities, IA, and Omaha, NE (includes Council Bluffs, IA), that Media Monitors focused on, spots for Carly Fiorina’s super PAC, CARLY for America top the list at 1,435.
TV Political Commercial Clutter: When Is Enough, Enough?
(by Bob McCurdy) We worked closely with Pat McGee of the Katz Radio Group and Media Monitors to pull the following information. We wanted to quantify the amount of TV clutter leading up to the last presidential election, recognizing it can serve as a harbinger as to what we can expect this year.
New Studio And Co-Host For Mike & Mike
ESPN Radio morning hosts Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic debut an enhanced studio set this Monday and First Take moderator Molly Qerim is joining the show for the last two hours.
Peoria’s Mix 106.9 Welcomes New Morning Co-Host
Alpha Media, Peoria announced that Stephanie Blue will join veteran Morning Mix host Randy Rundle on Mix 106.9 (WSWT), effective February 15. Blue has been in the radio industry for 11 years.
No Changes For Radio’s Top Advertisers
It was steady as she goes for radio's top five advertisers for the week of January 25. Walgreens held onto the top spot airing 63,506 commercials, followed by GEICO with 42,226.
Despite Snow, January Auto Sales Look Strong
J.D. Power reports that radio's largest advertising category will report a very good month to start off the year selling an average of 36,499 new-vehicles every day. The seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) for January is expected to reach 13.9 million units, up from 13.8 million in January 2015.
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