 | | | | | Jim and Diane Coursolle close on a previously announced deal to purchase a controlling interest in Heartland Communications Group. The deal involves 10 Wisconsin and Michigan stations. | | | ADVERTISEMENT -- REALTORS® spend $1 billion annually to market their services and 30% are ready to buy radio! See the video from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Annual Conference. Read more. | |  | | Industry | |  | | Sponsored by  |  CBS Corp. and Fox Broadcasting have rejoined the NAB, with CBS bringing 130 radio stations, along with 29 TV stations, back into the fold, while Fox has 27 TV O&Os and the MyNetworkTV service. NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith said, "Today is a great day for broadcasting, for NAB, and for the tens of millions of Americans who rely every day on CBS, Fox, and other broadcast programming for highly valued content." | | | Ron Rivlin heads to Citadel Media as VP of affiliate relations in the News Talk Sports division. He was most recently VP of interactive solutions at Triton Digital Media. | | | | Washington | | | | Sponsored by  |  FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell is at home and recovering from emergency gall bladder surgery, the agency reports. | | | World Media Broadcast Co. draws a $21,000 notice of apparent liability from the FCC for problems at WCLM-AM/Highland Springs, VA, including failure to maintain functional EAS equipment. | | | |
| | Twitter, Facebook, ning, and other social media sites have become major targeted outlets. They're the "big networks" of today, with vast audiences and the potential for deeper, more useful advertising alternatives that could replicate or even replace traditional media. At Radio Ink's Convergence 2010, a panel led by refine+focus CEO Zach Braiker -- talking with Emmis Interactive's Rey Mena, Vitrue's Reggie Bradford, Livefyre's Jordan Kretchmer, and the Society for New Communications Research's Jen McClure -- will cover the ways you can leverage social media in programming, promotion, and sales. Click the headline to register now. | | | | Radio Ink | | | |
| | Click the headline to view Radio Ink Publisher/CEO Eric Rhoads' complete "Radio Reinvention" presentation at the Cumulus corporate meetings earlier this month. | |  The Apple iPad is out now, and Radio Ink magazine is there, the first radio industry publication on the iPad and one of the first of all publications. With the iPad's touchscreen, you can flip through the digital edition just as you would a copy of the magazine, with live links, interactive ads, links to video, and with more interactive features on the way. | | | If you've been displaced by the changes in the business or are seeking a new opportunity, Radio Ink wants to help. Put your name in front of the industry with a free listing in Radio Pros Available. And we'll be happy to post your aircheck or demo, or a link to your website. Click the headline to learn more. | | | | | | |
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'Radio Reinvention'
May 17: On the cover: Rob Curley. Keynote speaker at Radio Ink's Convergence -- and a newspaper guy with a lot to say to radio.
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