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HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

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by newradiostar on 03 July 2009, 12:21 0 comments , 8 views
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Let the Fourth of July always be a reminder that here in this land, for thefirst time, it was decided that man is born with certain God-given rights; thatgovernment is only a convenience created and managed by the people, with nopowers of its own except those voluntarily granted to it by the people.(Ronald Reagan, July 4, 1981)
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CUMULUS REVAMPS LOANS..BUYS TIME

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by newradiostar on 01 July 2009, 11:29 0 comments , 24 views
Tags: cumulus, bankruptcy
Date of Last Edit: 7/1/2009
While reports that several giant radio companies are wrestling with loans and might be facing bankruptcy proceedings of some kind, Cumulus reports that they have been able to adjust their payments and are okay for now...Here is their current press release

Cumulus Media Inc. (NASDAQ: CMLS) (the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into an amendment to its senior secured credit facility, which was overwhelmingly approved b...
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IS CLEAR CHANNEL HEADING FOR BANKUPTCY?

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by newradiostar on 30 June 2009, 10:00 0 comments , 19 views
Tags: clear channel
Date of Last Edit: 6/30/2009
In the San Antonio Express David Hendricks wrote an article saying that Clear Channel will have trouble making its payments and may have to go into bankruptcy...In his article titled"Is the bell tolling for Clear Channel?" He wrote...

"The signal from Clear Channel Communication Inc.'s radio empire may be fading out. When holding company CC Media Holdings Inc. announced early this month it wanted to reposition debt between its radio and billboard...
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FCC OKAYS USE OF FM TRANSLATORS

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by newradiostar on 30 June 2009, 09:29 0 comments , 43 views
Tags: fcc, translators, am radio

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission adopted an order yesterday by a 3-0 vote allowing AM radio stations to use FM translators, granting AM stations the ability to enhance their reach within a local community. Commenting on the FCC action, NAB Executive Vice President Dennis Wharton issued the following statement:

"AM stations broadcast some of the most localized programming in America, providing listeners with all-news, all-sports...

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NEW SIRIUS/XM IPHONE APP LEAVES OUT SOME OF THE BEST STUFF!

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by newradiostar on 29 June 2009, 13:03 0 comments , 38 views
Tags: satellite, iphone, sirius xm
Date of Last Edit: 6/29/2009
Still costs $12.95  a month

Sirius/XM made big news by announcing a new app that will let you listen to satellite radio on your iPhone.  The only problem is that it's the same price as regular satellite, but you won't get Major League Baseball, NASCAR, the NFL or even Howard Stern.  The block is apparently because of mobile phone rights that have to go other places..why this includes a block on Howard Stern is not clear. On Sirius/XM's iPhone app...
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MICHAEL JACKSON DIES OF HEART ATTACK

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by newradiostar on 25 June 2009, 15:34 0 comments , 46 views
Tags: michael jackson
Date of Last Edit: 6/26/2009
Goodbye Michael...thanks....

Reported first by TMZ.com, then by Drudge, the Los Angeles Times and the AP followed shortly after with the news that Michael Jackson is dead at age 50.  Jackson was reportedly rehearsing for an upcoming series of concerts to revise his career during this period, but reportedly was no rehearsing when he went into cardiac arrest.  He was rushed to the hospital..reportedly still not breathing and reportedly was pronounc...
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ZELLNER NAMED CLEAR CHANNEL'S SR. VP PROGRAMMING

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by newradiostar on 25 June 2009, 11:02 0 comments , 65 views
Tags: clear channel, jon zellner

To Oversee Programming in 25 Major, Mid-Sized Markets

Clear Channel Radio today named Jon Zellner, 43, to Senior Vice President of Programming, effective July 20. Zellner is currently Sirius XM’s Senior Vice President of Music Programming. In his new role, he will work with program directors across major and ...

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Arbitron Releases RADAR 101 June 2009 Radio Network RatingsA

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by newradiostar on 22 June 2009, 09:28 0 comments , 100 views
Tags: arbitron, radar


Network Radio Reaches 186 Million Persons Each Week

 

COLUMBIA, MD, June 22, 2009 – Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) reported in its June 2009 RADAR® radio network audience ratings (RADAR 101) more than 186 million persons 12+ heard one or more network radio commercials each week of the survey period.

 

Selected Audience Results from RADAR 101

The RADAR 101 survey period saw an increase in the number of people reached by network radio from the RADAR 100 per...

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NAB RESPONDS TO FIRST MEDIA MUSIC FIRST COMPLAINT TO FCC

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by newradiostar on 10 June 2009, 07:45 0 comments , 453 views
Tags: fcc, riaa, nab, first media

According to news reports, the musicFIRST Coalition, a group created by the Recording Industry Association of America to lobby in support of a performance tax on radio, filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission yesterday. The complaint asserts that unnamed radio stations have refused to play music by unnamed musicians who support the record label-led effort to strap radio stations with new fees for airing music free to listene...

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BMW WILL INTRODUCE VOICE CONTROL IN ALL MODELS

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by newradiostar on 08 June 2009, 08:50 0 comments , 59 views

Date of Last Edit: 6/8/2009
BMW announced this morning that beginning this fall all of their cars will come with voice control command.  The new system will allow the driver to tell their GPS to give them turn by turn directions to a destination, and play a particular piece of music while they drive.  

For the first time, one single voice command is sufficient to completely transmit the driver's destination into the navigation system. The driver's verbal statement specifyin...
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