Radio Daily for 02-29-20

Radio Daily for Saturday, February 29, 2020

Univision Q4 Net Revenue Up 1% to $692.9M, Radio Down 8%

Univision Communications reported fourth quarter net revenue increased 1% to $692.9 million from $688.5 million in 2018. Q4 revenue for the radio segment declined 8% to $66.1 million, compared to $71.9 million. Radio ad revenue fell 8% to $60.9 million from $66.2 million, while core radio advertising revenue More

Entercom Launches V-103 International on WVEE-HD2/Atlanta

Entercom launches "V-103 International" on WVEE-FM-HD2 in Atlanta. The station, which is powered by the U.S. Census Bureau, will feature a wide range of genres including afro beats, dance hall, reggae, soca, hip hop, top 40 and big chune, and will serve as a complement to sister station WVEE-FM (V-103). As More

Waterloo Media Names Barstow Austin City Limits Radio PD

Austin-based Waterloo Media taps veteran radio programmer Lynn Barstow from Alternative KROX-FM (101X) to also oversee its sister brand Austin City Limits Radio on KGSR-FM-HD2 as Program Director, effective immediately. The announcement follows the resignation of ACLR's Emily Parker, who is pursuing More

Maria O'Mara Becomes NPR Member Director Filling Vacancy

Maria O'Mara is elected as a NPR Member Director to fill an unexpired term vacancy on its board. She was elected on February 20, and the term continues through November, 2021. NPR's 23-member board of directors is comprised of 12 Member Directors who are managers of NPR Member stations, 9 Public Directors More

Connoisseur Media Acqures Scorpio, Launches Ferocious Media

Connoisseur Media has expanded through an acquisition of digital marketing staff, a substantial portfolio of accounts and key management platforms from Scorpion. The combined digital operations under Connoisseur Media will be known as "Ferocious Media" going forward. The assets purchased are a portion of More

iHM Launches Companion Podcast for ''Your Attention Please''

iHeartMedia announced its new companion podcast for the 3-part Hulu series "Your Attention Please," which premiered on Hulu at the beginning of February with the goal of elevating and celebrating the achievements and creativity of Black visionaries. Most companion podcasts run alongside the show, but this More

Entercom/LA Names Mike Kaplan as KROQ Brand Manager

Entercom/Los Angeles Senior VP/Programming Mike Kaplan will assume Brand Manager responsibilities for Alternative KROQ-FM, in addition to his current roles as the company's Alternative Format Captain and Brand Manager for WNYL-FM (ALT 92.3) in New York. He succeeds Kevin Weatherly, who steps down from his More

iHeartMedia Q4 Net Revenue Flat Over 2018, Earnings Down

iHeartMedia reported 2019 fourth quarter revenue was flat at $1.02 billion as compared the successor company in 2018. Broadcast radio fell 2.7% to $611.7 million from $628.8, while digital revenue increased 33.6% to $112.4 million from $84.1 million. Networks climbed 2.2% to $160 More

2020 NAB Crystal Radio Award Finalists Announced

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced the 50 finalists for the 33rd annual NAB Crystal Radio Awards. Since 1987, the NAB Crystal Radio Awards have recognized radio stations for their outstanding year-round commitment to community service. Winners will be announced and More

KHFI (96.7 Kiss FM)/Austin Names Rex Long Program Director

iHeartMedia appoints Rex Long as Program Director CHR KHFI (96.7 Kiss FM)/Austin, effective immediately. He joins the Austin cluster from the company's co-owned group in Salt Lake City. Prior to that he served as the Program Director for KKMG-FM/Colorado, Springs and PD for KCDD-FM, KHXS-FM and More