Ten worthy radio stations will grab the iron—well, crystal—for outstanding public service at the NAB Show Radio Luncheon on April 14. The finalists: KBHP (KB101)/BEMIDJI, MN WJJY/BAXTER-BRAINERD, MN KFOR-A/LINCOLN, NE WJMZ (107.3 JAMZ)/GREENVILLE, SC KIKV (KIK FM 100.7)/ALEXANDRIA, MN WKRQ…
The FCC Chairman will speak at the 2015 NAB show in Las Vegas. NAB President/Gordon Smith said, “This is a great opportunity for NAB Show attendees to hear first-hand from the FCC Chairman on the Commission’s progress on . .…
According to the RAB in their ongoing study of radio revenues, our medium ended the last quarter and the full year of 2014 with revenues essentially the same as the previous reporting periods. The total revenue for 2014 was $17.5…
An email went out last week to member stations from NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith asking them to consider running ads for NextRadio. According to Smith, “I’m pleased to announce that on February 23, NextRadio is launching a national marketing campaign…
A US district judge has dismissed a lawsuit to get court agreement that “geo-fencing” Internet streams protects broadcasters against having to pay streaming royalties to SoundExchange. Verstandig Broadcasting brought suit last year against SoundExchange to validate its position that by…
The country of Norway may well be shutting down its FM radio spectrum, since the consumption of digital DAB has eclipsed that medium. The National Communications Authority—Norway’s FCC—reports that population coverage for DAB network Region Blokka stands at 99.5%, as…
The website 9to5google.com is giving credence to the widespread conjecture that “YouTube appears to be experimenting with a new feature dubbed ‘YouTube Radio’ that expands on its current ‘YouTube Mix’ playlist feature to offer non-stop radio stations based on the…
The industry association has filed comments in the FCC’s contest rules docket in support of the modernization of the regulations to allow online postings in the place of mandated airings of contest rules. Quoting from the comments: “The Commission’s proposal…
The 2015 version of the perennial series consists of 30 parts hosted by Richard Davies and Rebecca Jarvis. It’s available in both 30- and 60-second versions.
