CRN Digital, Astor to Create New Talk Radio Format

CRN Digital Talk Radio and the Astor Broadcast Group are partnering to flip Astor’s AM properties incluing KSPA-AM/Anaheim and KFSD-AM/San Diego to a new “Southern... Read More

Rick Dees Joins TKO Radio’s Classic Top 40 Lineup

TKO Radio Network (TKO) inks Rick Dees to join its lineup of air talent. Dees will be replacing Charlie Tuna with a specialty weekend offering of his “Weekly Top 40″... Read More

New SoCal talk simulcast to debut Monday at 1510 and 1450

Starting Monday, Art Astor is turning off the music at adult standards “Spa” KSPA, Ontario (1510) in the Riverside market and San Diego-area KFSD, Escondido (1450)... Read More

Curtis Media Buys Radio Disney’s WCOG/Greensboro

Curtis Media is purchasing former Radio Disney affiliate 5kw WCOG-AM (1320)/Greensboro for $350,000. The station recently went dark, after Disney said it would retreat from... Read More

BIA/Kelsey Forecasts Local Ad Spending to Rise 2.8%

BIA/Kelsey forecasts local ad revenues for radio and television to reach $34.3 billion in 2014, up from $29.9 billion in 2009, representing a compound annual growth rate of... Read More

Arbitron’s Kerr to Meet with House Committee Again

Arbitron CEO Bill Kerr told a Credit Suisse investor conference on Monday that he will be meeting with House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Edolphus Towns... Read More

Making Moves: Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Elvis Duran now has his first West Coast affiliate, adding Cumulus-owned KEHK-FM “Star” (102.3) for mornings starting March 15 … Bonneville International... Read More

Rush Limbaugh says “I’ll go to Costa Rica” if Obama’s health care bill becomes law

He’s already put his $14 million Manhattan penthouse condo up for sale. As for where conservative talker Rush Limbaugh will live, it appears Costa Rica is high on the... Read More

Curtis Media buys Greensboro “Radio Disney” affiliate WCOG (1320)

The 5-kw fulltime station recently went dark, as Radio Disney continues to pull out of medium and small-size broadcast markets in favor of delivery by Internet and new media.... Read More

Liberty Media adds another satellite radio company to its roster

Last year it threw a lifeline to Sirius XM, which was teetering on bankruptcy. Now, John Malone’s Liberty Media is close to adding the assets of a second satellite... Read More

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