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Friday, April 6, 2018

IN Radio: Man Sentenced In Death Of Radio Host

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Matt Leucking A man who prosecutors say planned a burglary that led to the 2016 beating death of a Terre Haute radio personality has bee...

April 6 Radio History

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➦In 1892. ..Lowell Thomas, one of America’s most respected newscasters was born in Woodington, Ohio. He began his lengthy broadcast...
Thursday, April 5, 2018

Nielsen: Radio Continues To Best Medium For Reach

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Nielsen has released its latest report on The State of Audio in 2018 and again the report indicates radio continues to lead all media i...

Detroit Radio: Market Vet Joanne Purtan Joins WOMC Morning Show

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Joanne Purtan Entercom today announced the addition of JoAnne Purtan as the new morning show co-host for WOMC 104.3 FM .  Purtan will...

Chicago Radio: Cumulus Could Be Ready To 'Loop' 94.7 FM

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InsideRadio is specualating that with Cumulus Media coming to terms with Merlin Media for the purchase of modern rock WKQX 101.1 FM and ...

Inifinite Dial: U-S Outpaces Canada For Online Listening

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The Infinite Dial Canada, by Edison Research and Triton Digital, is the newest study of consumer behavior and media consumption in the In...

Harrisburg Radio: WHKF Flips To Alternative

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iHeartMedia/Harrisburg has announced the debut of the new ALT 99.3, Central PA’s Alternative Rock. WHKF Alt 99.3 FM had been CHR until ...

ABC Radio, Skyview Networks Expanding Partnership

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ABC Radio and Skyview Networks are further aligning their considerable resources to identify, develop and syndicate talent and programs to...

Sinclair CEO: Every Word On A Network Is Scripted By Somebody

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David Smith, the chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, says the media is getting his company all wrong. His remark, in a lengthy email e...

Tension Mounts During CBS, Viacom Merger Talk

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Media mogul Shari Redstone has been the catalyst behind the effort to recombine CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc., and she has grown frustrated b...

Not Just Millennials Interested In Spotify Stock

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The buzzy debut of Spotify Technology SA on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday drew retail investors across generations, not just the...

FB's Zuckerberg To Testify Next Week

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Facebook Inc said on Wednesday the personal information of up to 87 million users, mostly in the United States, may have been improperly ...

Boston Radio: Newsman Rod Fritz 'Blindsided' By iHM Firing

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Rod Fritz (Boston Herald photo) Veteran Boston newsman Rod Fritz said he was blindsided when execs cut him loose from NewsRadio WBZ 1030...

Report: News Consumption 'Pure Polarization'

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Americans are consuming more news than ever — and it’s driving us further and further apart. That’s according to a new paper from Neil ...

Americans Believe Mainstream Media Report 'Fake News'

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Traditional mainstream media -- including TV news outlets and major newspapers -- are losing the credibility war, as one out of three Ame...

Future Pub Acquires NewBay Media Publications

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Future Publishing has bought NewBay Media, the owner of over 35 publications, for $13.8 million. The purchase includes NewBay Media'...

R.I.P.: Former KFRC Personality John Mack Flanagan

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John Mack Flanagan John Mack Flanagan, one of the top names in top-40 radio at KFRC, “the Big 610,” in the 1970s, died Saturday of conge...
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April 5 Radio History

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➦In 1922 …KOB-AM Albuquerque, New Mexico began broadcasting. Ralph Willis Goddard The station was founded at the New Mex...