 | | | | | Houston-based rapper Frasier Thompson, who performs as Trae Tha Truth, has filed suit against Radio One, KBXX/Houston GM Doug Abernathy, PD Terri Thomas, and morning show member Nnete Inyangumia, saying the station "officially banned" his music and interfered with his relationships in the music industry. | | | Four nonprofit foundations have purchased a 60-day option on the license for Duquesne University noncomm WDUQ-FM, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. The groups don't want to own the station, but instead hope to give other potential bidders more time. | | | Envision Radio Networks, in collaboration with Dance Naked Media, makes a deal to handle marketing, affiliate relations, and ad sales for subscription research service Radio DOPLR. | | | 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  | | Dan Austin is set to join CBS Radio/Seattle as director of sales for the four-station cluster, effective May 24. He was most recently market manager for Citadel in Syracuse, NY. | |  Focus 360's National Focus division has opened a Detroit office, headed up by Thomas O'Brien, who joins the company as Midwest regional manager. | | | | Technology | | | | Sponsored by  |  Entercom has picked Jacobs Media's JacAPPS to develop iPhone and iPod touch apps for 78 of the 110 Entercom stations. | | | Bonneville's Federal News Radio launches an iPhone app and a mobile version of its website. | | | |
| | There are an estimated 50 million smartphones in the U.S., and they represent an ever-growing share of handset sales. And as the smartphone replaces the desktop for a significant chunk of Internet usage, radio's mobile opportunities are vast. How can your station capture that mobile audience and make money today? At Radio Ink 's Convergence, you'll hear from experts on the art of "Mastering Mobile Media." At this panel, moderated by Vibes Media's Steve Levy with Borrell Associates' Gordon Borrell, Jacobs Media's Paul Jacobs, and comScore's Brian Jurutka, you'll learn where to focus your attention, what will pay the highest dividends, and how to create and embrace a mobile strategy now. Click here to register now. | | | | Radio Ink | | | |
| | Does your station do extensive online video? Are you regularly posting news, personalities, events, or other video content, and seeing success with it? We want to hear from you for a story in an upcoming issue of Radio Ink magazine. So if you have a great online video initiative, please let us know: Contact Managing Editor Wendy Bernstein. | | | 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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