We’re going to see a lot of this in the next couple of years, as the stations that started our business celebrate their 100th birthdays. WGN in Chicago, for example, turns 100 in mid-May, and a television special will commemorate…
Broadcasters Foundation honors industry leaders.
At the annual breakfast of the Broadcasters Foundation of America, held on the last day of the NAB Show, the Foundation honored several industry leaders who have made an impact on the broadcast industry and in their local communities with…
RAB’S “Rising” program now accepting applications.
Rising Through the Ranks, the RAB’s women’s management training program, is now accepting applications for its workshop sessions in Nashville in August of this year. Any upwardly-mobile woman in the radio industry is eligible; you can apply through May 13…
This year’s Crystal winners are. . .
The 2022 Crystal Radio Award winners were announced during the NAB Show last week. These 10 radio stations were judged to be the best among all entries in their service to their communities. Congratulations to all, especially the small market…
NAB Show actually four shows.
The big Las Vegas extravaganza will be organized into four verticals: Create, Connect, Capitalize, and Intelligent Content. These four segments will be scattered around the Las Vegas Convention Center’s North, Central, and new West halls. Says NAB Executive Vice President/Managing…
Noted in passing: Milwaukee AM sold for $650,000.
That’s the price filed with the FCC for the transfer of WAUK and a translator from Good Karma Brand to Michael Crute.
When will they ever learn?
Yet another broadcaster has been terminated after posting a controversial tweet. Amber Athey was a morning-show co-host for WMAL in Washington, DC, until she made a joke about Vice President Kamala Harris’s wardrobe at the State of the Union Address…
Commission says “no-no” to broadcasting on translator while primary station is down.
It will cost Centro Cristiano de Vida Eterna $9000 for operating its translator while its main station, WRLL/Chicago, was off the air. There were other alleged infractions as well not completing the translator construction within the allocated window, not getting…
Deadline extended for Radio Mercury Awards entries.
The new deadline is Wednesday, April 20. For more information about the entry process, and all the new categories that have been added, visit www.radiomercuryawards.com.