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Business Matters: Spotify Does Many Things Well, But Radio Isn't One of Them
June 19, 2012 5:32 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 Spotify's Radio Problem -- Since June 2011 it has been quite easy to gauge what people think of the latest digital music service: see how much the market punished Pandora's stock. When Spotify launched on July 14, shares of Pandora fells ...
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KUSF Sale Approved by FCC
June 07, 2012 3:15 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 After nearly six months the FCC has closed the books on one of the stranger license transfers in recent years, the sale of non-commercial Adult Alternative KUSF from the University of San Francisco to the Classical Public Radio Network (CPRN), a n ...
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The Role of Radio Consultants: 'To Put Fear in Every Program Director's Heart' at Billboard Country Summit
June 06, 2012 3:43 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 Charlie Cook (President, McVay/Cook & Associations and Director of Programming, West Virginia Radio Corp) and Becky Brenner (VP/Consulting Partner, Albright & O'Malley Consulting) discuss the role of radio consultants at the Billboard ...
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Whitney Houston, Jordin Sparks' 'Celebrate' Makes Chart Debut
June 05, 2012 11:09 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Whitney Houston's last creative effort in the form of the movie "Sparkle" isn't due to hit theaters until Aug. 17; but, the motion picture soundtrack's first cut, "Celebrate," a duet with film co-star Jordin Spar ...
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Liberty Media Unveils New Plan to Take Control of Sirius XM Radio
June 01, 2012 6:31 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 John Malone's Liberty Media on Thursday filed details about its new plan to take control of satellite radio firm Sirius XM Radio over time by taking over its board. FCC Rejects Liberty Media's Request to Control Sirius XM Radio The plan ...
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Radio In Transition: A Q&A With Clear Channel's John Hogan Ahead of Billboard Country Summit
May 30, 2012 3:02 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 One of the most important segments of the Billboard Country Music Summit June 4-5 in Nashville will be the closing radio block, in which national decision-makers in broadcasting take a hard look at their industry. The sessions -- a consultant pane ...
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Rusty Walker, Country Radio Hall of Famer, Dead at 59
May 22, 2012 8:32 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 While the average country music fan might not have been familiar with the name Rusty Walker, there were few figures more beloved in the industry than the veteran programmer and consultant. Walker, who died Monday in Tupelo, MS following a heart at ...
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Radio Remembers Donna Summer: Songs Get Huge Airplay After News of Singer's Death
May 18, 2012 4:38 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 Following her death yesterday (May 17) at 63, radio is remembering legendary disco diva Donna Summer. Donna Summer - In Memoriam: There Will Always Be a You Detections of Summer's songs on all monitored U.S. terrestrial radio stations monitor ...
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BBC 6 Radio Has Highest Numbers Two Years After Nearly Getting Axed; Digital Radio Up 5%
May 18, 2012 8:24 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Listeners to the BBC's digital alternative station BBC 6 Music grew to a record high in the last quarter, attracting an average weekly audience of 1.45 million in the first three months of 2012, according to the latest RAJAR (Radio Joint Audi ...
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Breaking: Clear Channel Buys WFNX/Boston
May 16, 2012 12:57 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 One of the last independently owned and operated major market radio frequencies, 101.7 FM in Boston, currently known as WFNX (Alternative Boston), has been sold by the Phoenix Media-Communications Group to Clear Channel Media and Entertainment. Th ...
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Perez Hilton, Billy Bush, Mario Lopez Lock Horns With Competing Nighttime Radio Shows
May 14, 2012 5:05 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 Depending on what city they live in, fans of nighttime radio and entertainment news could soon be able to choose between three shows featuring hosts from the world of syndicated television and celebrity gossip. Joining Dial Global's syndicate ...
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Tamiko Fletcher Named VP of Cumulus Network Operations
May 10, 2012 3:41 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 Cumulus Media Networks today announced the appointment of Tamiko Fletcher to Vice President of Network Operations. Fletcher will oversee the operational aspects of new program and service launches and assist Dennis Green, Senior Vice President of ...
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SiriusXM Launches Latin Grammy Show
May 09, 2012 1:27 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 National Latino Broadcasting (NLB) is launching a daily radio show produced jointly with the Latin Recording Academy and centering on the Latin Grammy Awards and its nominated and winning artists. Liberty to Boost Stake in Sirius XM "Latin Gr ...
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Clear Channel Parent Company Posts Higher Revenue, But First-Quarter Loss
May 04, 2012 10:54 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 CC Media Holdings, the parent of radio giant Clear Channel Communications, on Friday reported higher first-quarter revenue, but also a bigger loss. The company, led by CEO Bob Pittman, reported a loss of $144 million, up from a year-ago loss of $1 ...
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Bob Pittman, Clear Channel CEO, on the Digital 'Chaos,' AOL's Downfall at Milken Institute
May 02, 2012 6:27 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 At one time, AOL was the Internet's premiere "walled garden" of services and content. But the removal of that wall that began in 2006 "was probably the downfall of AOL," Bob Pittman said Tuesday. "Facebook is the seco ...
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UK Musicians' Union, Artists, Labels Protest BBC Canceling Scottish 'Global Gathering' Show
May 01, 2012 12:58 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 The BBC has once again got the music industry up in arms following plans to axe the Scottish-themed Mary Ann Kennedy's Global Gathering, a long-running music program on the regional broadcaster BBC Radio Scotland. Global Gathering, which has ...
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Sirius XM Posts Record 22.3 Million Subscribers, 38 Percent Earnings Boost
May 01, 2012 12:32 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 Satellite radio company Sirius XM Radio on Tuesday reported improved first-quarter financials and continued subscriber growth. The company added 405,000 subscribers to end March with a user base of 22.3 million. SiriusXM Files Lawsuit Against Soun ...
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Cumulus and Townsquare Swap 65 Radio Stations
April 30, 2012 12:17 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 Cumulus Media announced today that it plans to sell 55 stations in 11 different markets to Townsquare Media. In return the company is receiving 10 stations in two markets and $166 million in cash. The biggest market Cumulus is exiting is Killeen-T ...
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Kiss FM Celebrates Last Night On Air in New York City
April 30, 2012 11:29 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Sad New Yorkers and longtime listeners called into 98.7 Kiss FM for the last time Sunday night, as the iconic station switched off its transmission at midnight to make way for sports talk radio. KISS-FM/WBLS Merger Makes Way For FM Sports In New Y ...
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KISS-FM/WBLS Merger Makes Way For FM Sports In New York
April 27, 2012 9:10 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 The urban radio landscape in New York had a major shakeup Thursday (April 26) when Emmis Communications announced that Urban AC WRKS (98.7 Kiss FM) was going to become the FM home for ESPN all-sports WEPN-AM (ESPN New York) as part of a long-term ...
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Cumulus and Nielsen Announce Expanded Relationship With Music Monitoring and Research Services
April 18, 2012 2:00 AM EDT 0 0 0 0 Cumulus Media and Nielsen today announced that the two companies are expanding their relationship to include Cumulus stations using Nielsen's Broadcast Data Systems, a music monitoring service, in addition to sales representation Nielsen Broa ...
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Sirius XM Radio CEO Mel Karmazin Paid $10.7 Million in 2011
April 11, 2012 8:14 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 Mel Karmazin, who thinks he's vastly underpaid, earned $10.7 million in 2011 for his services as CEO of Sirius XM Radio, nearly $1 million more than he was paid the prior year but down significantly from the $43.5 million he was paid in 2009, ...
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CBS Sells Five Stations in West Palm Beach
April 10, 2012 1:32 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 CBS Radio has announced plans to sell its five station West Palm Beach cluster to Palm Beach Broadcasting for $50 million. The deal gives Palm Beach control of the three highest-rated stations in the market according to the most recent Arbitron ra ...
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Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Announces Cutbacks, Layoffs, Adding Commercials To Music Stations
April 06, 2012 12:33 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has responded to the Conservative Government's $115 million reduction in funding to the national public broadcaster over the next three years by announcing plans to cut 650 full-time jobs and adjust ...
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SBS Flips Miami's Clasica To Zalsa y Mas!
April 03, 2012 1:19 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) has flipped its longstanding oldies Miami station, Clásica 92.3 FM, to Z 92, Zalsa y Más! (92.3 FM) Don't miss the Billboard Latin Music Conference & Awards, presented by State Farm taking place April 23- ...
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Erica Farber Named President and CEO of Radio Advertising Bureau
April 03, 2012 12:51 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 Erica Farber, former publisher-CEO of Radio & Records, has been named president and chief executive officer of the Radio Advertising Bureau, effective April 16. Farber, who most recently served as the RAB's executive vice president, will ...
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Now That a Radio Guy Co-Owns the Mets, What Changes Might Be in Store? We Wonder...
March 22, 2012 2:41 PM EDT 0 0 0 0 News broke yesterday that Clear Channel Media and Entertainment CEO Bob Pittman is among the investors purchasing a minority stake in baseball's financially-troubled New York Mets. With apologies to David Letterman - and with good-natured lov ...
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Backbeat: Lionel Richie, George Strait, Play Surprise Sets At UMG Nashville CRS Showcase
February 23, 2012 2:32 PM EST 0 0 0 0 Lionel Richie (left) and George Strait who bookended performances at the Universal Music Group Nashville's third annual artist showcase at the Country Music Seminar. (Photo: Dirk Vanoucek) In what has become a recent highlight of Country Radi ...
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Jazz FM Apologizes and Launches Internal Investigation Following Gay Porn Blunder
February 22, 2012 10:25 AM EST 0 0 0 0 U.K. digital radio station Jazz FM has issued an unreserved apology and promised to launch an internal investigation after accidently broadcasting explicit audio exerts from what appeared to be a gay porn film during one of its shows. The incident ...