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Switzerland Is Officially Ending FM Broadcasts by 2024

September 4, 2019

Photo Credit: Unsplash Switzerland has officially announced that FM broadcasts will end by 2024. Bernard Maissen—deputy director for Switzerland's Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM)—made the announceme... Read More...

Super Hi-Fi Granted a U.S. Patent for Its ‘MagicStitch’ Streaming Technology

Ashley King

September 3, 2019

Super Hi-Fi has announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent on MagicStitch. MagicStitch technology uses artificial intelligence to identify and remove dead air. The result is a ... Read More...

Iconic Alt-Rock San Francisco Station KFOG is Shutting Down

Ashley King

August 27, 2019

Photo Credit: KFOG Iconic alt-rock radio station KFOG 104.5 in San Francisco is signing off the air after 36 years. Yesterday, the radio station announced it would flip to a simulcast of KNBR-AM sports radio... Read More...

Give Me $1,000, and I’ll Get Your Song Played on FM Radio

Radio Payola Is Alive and Well In the US, Investigatory Report Finds

Marsha Silva

August 8, 2019

A headline in The Miami News; March 5th, 1986. Payola scandals in the radio industry are nothing new. Indeed, the practice of illegally paying a DJ or radio station money in exchange for playing a song is li... Read More...

Entercom Drops Nearly $70 Million on Two Podcasting Acquisitions

Paul Resnikoff

August 7, 2019

Who says Spotify gets to have all the fun? Entercom, a Pennsylvania-based broadcasting company and radio network, has acquired two prominent podcast companies, Cadence13 and Pineapple Street Media. The c... Read More...

Is Traditional Radio About to Crash? Audience Levels In America Have Been Flat for Three Years Straight

Marsha Silva

July 15, 2019

2019's radio listening statistics make this format look deceptively resilient. According to the Nielsen's 2019 Audio Today Report, which was recently made available, 272 million Americans listen to tradition... Read More...

A Federal Judge Has Approved iHeartMedia's Bankruptcy Reorganization Plan

iHeartMedia Withdraws Its Estimated $1.5 Billion Public Offering

Marsha Silva

June 29, 2019

iHeartMedia has withdrawn its IPO in favor of a NASDAQ listing. Instead of the expected IPO, iHeartMedia has received approval from NASDAQ to be listed and traded on the stock exchange. The Class A stock is ... Read More...

Jason Bentley Is Stepping Down as KCRW Music Director and ‘Morning Becomes Eclectic’ Host

Marsha Silva

June 16, 2019

Longtime indie curator Jason Bentley is stepping down as KCRW's music director and host of Morning Becomes Eclectic. We've had the pleasure of interviewing Jason Bentley in the past, and exploring some of hi... Read More...

Producer Polow da Don Launches a ‘Young Country’ FM Radio Station for Artists Who “Don’t Have a Voice in Country Music”

Paul Resnikoff

June 4, 2019

Looks like 'Old Town Road' is just a prelude. For those witnessing the magic carpet ride enjoyed by 'Old Town Road,' a curious question arises. Is this the beginning of a seismic shift in the genre of count... Read More...

Blueprint Radio Unveils Podcast Plugging Division for Artists and Labels

Blueprint Radio Unveils a ‘Podcast Plugging’ Division for Artists and Labels

Daniel Sanchez

April 17, 2019

With its 'podcast plugging' arm, Blueprint Radio hopes to break into the growing U.S. podcast market. According to Blueprint Radio, a British independent radio promotions firm, around 5.2 million people list... Read More...

What Bankruptcy? iHeartMedia Discreetly Files for IPO

Daniel Sanchez

April 3, 2019

iHeartMedia’s IPO could perform decently. But will the company’s top executives run the company into the ground once more? Two years ago, iHeartMedia faced a massive problem. Saddled with around $20.6 bil... Read More...

Canadian Radio Stations Are Pulling Michael Jackson’s Music

Ashley King

March 5, 2019

Wade Robson, who graphically describes sexual abuse he received from Michael Jackson while a child in Leaving Neverland. Following the full release of Leaving Neverland on HBO last night, Canadian radio stati... Read More...

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Howard Stern Returns to the Air From His At-Home ‘Bunker’

SAG-AFTRA Doubles Down on Efforts to Secure Union Contracts for Spanish Broadcasting System Employees

Switzerland Is Officially Ending FM Broadcasts by 2024

Super Hi-Fi Granted a U.S. Patent for Its ‘MagicStitch’ Streaming Technology

Iconic Alt-Rock San Francisco Station KFOG is Shutting Down

Radio Payola Is Alive and Well In the US, Investigatory Report Finds

Entercom Drops Nearly $70 Million on Two Podcasting Acquisitions

Is Traditional Radio About to Crash? Audience Levels In America Have Been Flat for Three Years Straight

iHeartMedia Withdraws Its Estimated $1.5 Billion Public Offering

Jason Bentley Is Stepping Down as KCRW Music Director and ‘Morning Becomes Eclectic’ Host

Producer Polow da Don Launches a ‘Young Country’ FM Radio Station for Artists Who “Don’t Have a Voice in Country Music”

Blueprint Radio Unveils a ‘Podcast Plugging’ Division for Artists and Labels

What Bankruptcy? iHeartMedia Discreetly Files for IPO

Canadian Radio Stations Are Pulling Michael Jackson’s Music