The beauty of PPM technology is that it – very quickly – records how radio listeners change their habits based on market conditions. In our first round of analyses of the JANUARY … more … … Continue readingResearch Director, Inc.: Exclusive January PPM Analysis For Houston, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Philadelphia, Boston

ARIANA GRANDE's new album, thank u, next, not only debuted on top of the sales charts worldwide, but it broke numerous records right off the bat. With 360,000 equivalent album units in … more … … Continue readingBroken Records Everywhere: Ariana Grande’s thank u, next Rules The World Charts

In a positive sign of the times, COUNTRY RADIO SEMINAR (CRS) put together a trio of broadcast group heads to speak on a panel today (2/15) without once touting that fact that all three of the … more … … Continue readingCRS In Action: Broadcast Group Heads Get Candid

The sale of a majority stake in COX MEDIA GROUP’s TV stations to funds managed by APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT will also include News-Talk WHIO-A-F, Classic Hits WZLR-W266BG (95.3 AND 101.1 … more … … Continue readingSale Of Cox Media Group TV Stations To Apollo Global Management Funds Includes Dayton Radio Cluster

EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION is buying Hot AC WPLJ/NEW YORK, News-Talk WYAY/GAINESVILLE, GA-ATLANTA, Hot AC WRQX (MIX 107.3)/WASHINGTON, Triple A KFFG/LOS ALTOS-SAN JOSE, Hot AC WZAT (102.1 … more … … Continue readingEMF Buys WPLJ/New York, WYAY/Atlanta, WRQX/D.C., More From Cumulus

Apparently, the RECORDING ACADEMY learned its lesson after last year’s “Step Up” controversy, delivering an awards ceremony dominated by women, from ALBUM OF THE YEAR and … more … … Continue readingKacey Musgraves, Childish Gambino And Brandi Carlile Rule At ‘Inclusive’ 61st Grammy Awards

BONNEVILLE INTERNATIONAL CORP./DENVER has promoted RAJ SHARAN to PD for both Sports KKFN (SPORTS RADIO 104.3 THE FAN) and KEPN-A (ESPN DENVER 1600), effective immediately. Previously … more … … Continue readingRaj Sharan Named PD For KKFN (The Fan) and KEPN-A/Denver

KRISTEN BUCKINGHAM, wife of former FLEETWOOD MAC member LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM, confided in a post on LINDSEY's FACEBOOK page that he recently had emergency open heart surgery. Although he is … more … … Continue readingLindsey Buckingham Recovering From Open Heart Surgery, Vocal Cord Damage In Question

News-Talk WWBA-A-W252DF (AM 820 NEWS)/LARGO-TAMPA is bringing in DICK SMOTHERS, the straight man of the legendary SMOTHERS BROS. comedy duo, will fill in on mornings, starting MONDAY, … more … … Continue readingDick Smothers To Fill-In Morning Drive On WWBA-A-W252DF/Largo-Tampa

ENTERCOM Top 40 WBBM (B96)/CHICAGO has cut ties with morning host KEVIN "DREX" BUCHAR, who came to the station 10 months ago (NET NEWS, 4/2/18). Morning show co-hosts GABE RAMIREZ … more … … Continue readingWBBM (B96)/Chicago Bids Adieu To Morning Host DreX