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Premiere Radio Networks' Glenn Beck Program picks up its 400th affiliate, signing up Salem's KRLA/Los Angeles. The show will air live from 6-9 a.m., starting July 6. |
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has announced a $6 million grant to help complete the Museum of Broadcast Communications. The grant was included in the $31 billion Illinois Jobs Now job-creation fund, and the money has now come through. |
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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. |
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SNL Kagan has updated its forecasts for radio and TV advertising and is projecting a 6.4 percent rise in radio ad revenue in 2010, to $17.1 billion. That would be the best year-over-year increase since 2003. |
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In reply comments filed with the FCC, a group of broadcasters and others that includes CBS Radio, Clear Channel, Cox Radio, Emmis, Entercom, and Greater Media, say there was an "active and wide-ranging" debate on the appropriate power levels and that the FCC's Media Bureau had sufficient authority to allow the power increase. |
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The FCC's Enforcement Bureau issues a $4,500 forfeiture order to Mark Nierman and Kadaku Productions for operating a pirate station at 99.9 FM in Brooklyn, NY. |
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NPR, American Public Media, Public Radio International, the Public Radio Exchange, and PBS have teamed up to create a shared digital distribution network that, the group says, "will allow public broadcasters and Web producers to combine, create, share, and distribute their news and cultural content." NPR will administer a $1 million CPB grant during the planning stage. |
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Livio Radio closes on a new round of funding from venture capital firm Beringea. Livio is the developer of the Livio Radio Internet radio device and Livio Car Internet Radio iPhone app, and it will use the funding for, among other things, launching new products. |
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Leading pure-play webcaster Pandora has begun running ads on another platform: via its iPad application, with Starbucks, Lexus, and Budweiser on board. |
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Radio Ink's Forecast 2011 conference will be held December 7, 2010, at the Harvard Club in New York. Forecast -- the only conference of its kind in the industry -- brings owners, CFOs, group executives, managers, and Wall Street analysts together discuss conditions and predictions for the coming year. Save the date; you won't want to miss Forecast 2011. |
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Nominations are open now for Radio Ink's annual Radio Wayne Awards, honoring the sales and management professionals who make a real difference in the radio business. Nominations are being accepted in all categories until June 25, so nominate your candidates today. |
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Radio Ink is adding to the news reporting and editorial staff for RadioInk.com and our daily e-mail Headlines. If you have experience as a radio- or media-industry reporter and you're up-to-date on radio's players and the industry's top issues, get in touch with Editor Brida Connolly for more information. |
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Radio Ink magazine the first radio industry publication on the iPad and among 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. |
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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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June 21: Focus on independent broadcasters, with Curtis Media Group chief Don Curtis and top CMG execs.
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