Sad news out of Dallas-Fort Worth as 97.1 The Eagle afternoon host Russ Martin was found dead inside of his Frisco home a little after midnight Saturday according to the Frisco police department. Martin was 60-years-old. The cause of his death wasn't known as of Saturday, but police said no foul play is More

Entercom Unveils Enhanced Programming Leadership Structure

Entercom has announced a new programming leadership structure for its central programming team, positioning the company for further growth and increased capacity for multi-platform premium content development. "This enhanced leadership team will supplement our premium content offering throughout our More

Andrew Jeffries Resigns from iHM/Los Angeles as EVP/P

Andrew Jeffries

iHeartMedia/Los Angeles EVP/Programming Andrew Jeffries has reigned and will exit on May 28. He's returning to New Zealand after being away for 25 years to spend more time with family and friends. According to an internal memo from iHeartMedia President/Southwest Division Kevin Legrett, "Even though he will More

Midwest Communications' Skramstad Announces Retirement

Shawn Skramstad

Midwest Communications/Duluth, MN, Vice President and Market Manager Shawn Skramstad has announced his retirement after a 47-year radio broadcasting career. He began his career on the programming side before shifting to sales. Skramstad spent time in Minneapolis working for KDWB, WCCO and KEEY before More

FCC Adopts Report & Order on Emergency Broadband Program

In a unanimous vote, the FCC has formally adopted a Report and Order that establishes the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, a $3.2 billion federal initiative to provide qualifying households discounts on their internet service bills and an opportunity to receive a discount on a computer or tablet. The More

KDKA-FM Extends Broadcast Partnership with Pirates

Entercom and the Pittsburgh Pirates have announced today a multiyear radio broadcast contract extension. 93.7 The Fan (KDKA-FM) will continue to be the Pirates flagship radio station, as it has since 2012, airing all Spring Training and regular season baseball games. New to the More

WPOI/Tampa Bay Ups Scott Tavlin to Morning Producer/Middays

Scott Tavlin

Cox Media Group Tampa has promoted Scott "Scotty the Body'' Tavlin to full-time Morning Show Producer and Midday On-Air Talent on WPOI HOT 101.5 effective immediately. Scott will continue to be heard on Miguel & Holly Mornings, and then stay on to host the weekday midday show from 10am - 3pm. Scott More

Nominations Out for 56th Academy Of Country Music Awards

The Academy of Country Music, dick clark productions, and CBS announced today the nominations for the 56th Academy Of Country Music Awards, honoring the biggest names and emerging talent in the Country Music industry. This year's awards will broadcast live from three iconic country music venues: the Grand More

Entercom Makes Leadership Moves for Dallas Stations

Vince Richards and JT Springer

Entercom has announced leadership updates for stations in Dallas. Vince Richards is elevated to Rock Operations Manager of KJKK-FM (100.3 JACK FM) and KVIL-FM (ALT 103.7). Additionally, JT Springer has been elevated to Brand Manager of KJKK-FM (100.3 JACK FM). Both moves are effective immediately. "We're More

iHeartMedia Announces New Business Operating Structure

iHeartMedia

iHeartMedia has announced a new operating structure under which its Digital Audio Group business, which includes its iHeartRadio digital service as well as its podcasting business, will publicly report its financials separately from its Multiplatform Group business, which includes its broadcast radio assets. More

Entercom Names Brian Swarth Head of Marketing, Podcasts

Brian Swarth

Entercom names Brian Swarth to the newly created post of Head of Marketing, Podcasts, overseeing all marketing and PR for Cadence13 and Pineapple Street Studios. He joins the company from Showtime Networks, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President of Digital Media & Marketing. Before that, More

''True Oldies Channel'' Launches on WCBS-HD3 in New York

True Oldies Channel

Scott Shannon's "True Oldies Channel" launches on Entercom's WCBS-FM-HD3 in New York. The program, hosted by WCBS-FM on-air veteran and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Scott Shannon, is dedicated to honoring the greatest rock and roll music of all time, highlighting tracks from the 60s, More

Entercom Q4 Net Revenues Fell 23%, Digital Gains 23%

Entercom

Entercom Communications reported fourth quarter net revenues fell 23% to $319.5 million from $414.1 million in 2019. Digital revenues rose 23% to $58.8 million mainly due to audience and revenue growth in streaming and podcasting. Adjusted EBITDA fell to $66.5 million from $113 million, while station More

iHeartMedia Q4 Net Revenues Down 8.8% to $936 Million

iHeartMedia

iHeartMedia reported fourth quarter net revenue declined 8.8% to $936 million from $1.26 billion in 2019. Broadcast radio was down 19.1% to $494.7 from $611.7 million. However, Q4 revenue benefited from digital growth of 53% YoY (podcast revenue increased 100% YoY) and political More

Borrell Offers Free Report: 2021 Mindset of Local Radio Advertisers

Borrell Research is making an Executive Summary of their sixth installment in our "2021 Mindset" series available free of charge. The latest report focuses on the marketing habits of local radio advertisers. The 16-page report includes 23 charts and tables profiling the types of marketing they're buying, More

BIN Presents "It's Up To You" Vaccine Education Week

BIN: Black Information Network has joined with the Ad Council and COVID Collaborative to help kick off their "It's Up To You" COVID-19 vaccine education initiative. Despite the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color there are extremely high rates of vaccine hesitancy among these More

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