radio industry

At TV and Radio Outlets, Little-Known Trove of Kudos and Complaints

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:38:19 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Meredith Hoffman
The public file includes nuts-and-bolts information about each station, including descriptions of its programs and FCC license, and information on political ad spending. At some stations the files fill multiple binders. The idea, perhaps quaint in the era of cable television and the Internet, is to make the stations, which broadcast over the public's airwaves, answerable to the public. The stations are required to make the files available to anyone who walks in the door and requests them during normal business hours. But not every station does so.

Clear Channel Radio Lays Off DJs

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:39:42 -0400

Full article: MediaPost
Erik Sass
Clear Channel Radio, the nation's largest broadcast radio group, has dismissed a large -- but undisclosed -- number of DJs from radio stations in small and mid-sized markets across the country. The move is widely seen as a prelude to implementing more automated or national syndicated programming.

Same Old Song: Another Radio Merger

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 16 May 2011 12:03:20 -0400

Full article: SavetheNews.org
Megan Tady
It's the same old song -- both on the radio, and in politics. Another mega media merger is looming. Radio giant Cumulus is attempting to acquire radio giant Citadel, giving Cumulus massive control over the airwaves, and leaving the public with even less choices in programming and music on the radio.

WTOP Radio Station to Be Sold to Minnesota Broadcaster

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:57:40 -0500

Full article: Washington Post
Paul Farhi
In a deal that surprised much of the radio industry, Hubbard Broadcasting said it was buying 17 stations, including Washington's WTOP and WFED, from Bonneville International for $505 million. Hubbard, a small, family-owned outfit with a long history in the broadcasting business, was an unusual company to be making one of the largest radio-station deals in years.

Radio Ban Elicits Protests

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:18:19 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Ian Austen
Over the last quarter-century, "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits has moved from the Top 40 to the playlists of classic rock stations all over the world. But last week, a broadcast industry standards council ruled that the song was unfit for Canada's airwaves. The issue focused on the use of an antigay slur. At least three radio stations defied the ban with marathon broadcasts of the song, indirectly underlining the lack of power held by the industry's self-regulatory body.

Radio Stations Propose Paying to Play Music

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:22:11 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Joseph Plambeck
For more than 70 years, over-the-air radio stations have played music without paying the performers who recorded the songs. That could be changing. This month, the National Association of Broadcasters released what it described as a framework of a deal in which stations would pay a total of about $100 million a year in performance fees.

National Radio Ads Jump 17 Percent

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 19 May 2010 09:00:37 -0400

Full article: MediaPost
Erik Sass
The radio business got some more good news with the announcement that national advertising sales are growing again in the second quarter of 2010 -- making it the second quarter to see year-over-year growth after one of the longest and steepest slumps in history.

New Media Could Be Radio's Savior

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 18 May 2010 08:28:12 -0400

Full article: TVNewsCheck
Diana Marszalek
As radio emerges from what was its biggest slump in 25 years, stations actually are poised to come out big winners by embracing -- and integrating -- the new media platforms that already are helping increase listeners.

Puerto Rico's Status As Radio Market Under Review

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:32:12 -0400

Full article: Radio Business Report
Rep. Pedro R. Pierluisi (D-Puerto Rico) fired off a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski questioning the application of the Arbitron market definition of radio markets and its application to the territory he represents. Genachowski said that the matter remains under review.

For Some Aspiring Political Broadcasters, Breaking the Law Does Pay

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 08:08:15 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Ben Goldberger
When James Laski finished serving his 11-month prison stint on corruption charges in 2008, he knew his political career was over. But the former Chicago city clerk had every reason to believe his rap sheet was no barrier to another coveted, high-profile job: Chicago radio broadcaster.