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In the Radio Ink issue now on the street, Pandora creator Tim Westergren discusses the privacy issue, traditional radio and "personalized radio" among many other topics in our exclusive interview. Here's a quote from the issue as Westergren differentiates over-the-air radio from Internet radio. "Unlike traditional radio stations that broadcast the same content at the same time to all of their listeners, we enable each of our listeners to create up to 100 personalized stations." |
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The largest Fisher shareholder will vote for three candidates put forth by hedge fund FrontFour in the latest twist between the two sides. Investor Mario Gabelli owns 28.5 percent of Fisher shares. Gabelli will exercise cumulative voting rights in favor of three of the four nominees proposed by FrontFour. FrontFour founder David Lorber is already part of the 9-member board. The board election is May 11th. |
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According to the FCC Mattoon Broadcasting's WLBH-AM and WLBH-FM in Illinois, failed to enclose Station WLBH's towers within effective locked fences or other enclosures and failed to maintain a management and staff presence at the main studio. An inspector could not get into the station for two straight days. Here are the details. |
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The $1.2 million, or 5.5% increase in net revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared with the same period in 2010 reflects net revenue increases at nine of the Company's eleven market clusters. On a same-station basis, consolidated net revenue rose 6.0% in the 2011 first quarter to $23.1 million from $21.7 million in the first quarter of 2010. |
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The Cox Media Group Radio Stations in Birmingham, Alabama banded together to collect supplies from their listeners and donate those items to the people hit by the April 2011 tornadoes that blew through the state. The group produced this video which shows a lot of the damage and how the community is coming together to rebuild. |
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Today from 6AM to 7PM the Cumulus stations in Nashville will be collecting items for tornado relief. From flashlights to baby wipes to pet food, the stations located at 10 Music Circle East will be the drop-off location for listeners. All the items collected will help supplement the disaster relief that is already in place and will be delivered courtesy of R&D Trucking in Indian Mound, Tenn. and Woodlawn Paparock Travel Center in Clarksville, Ky. Everything will be delivered to Huntsville, Alabama. |
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Radio One released a statement Tuesday revising their preliminary results from April 18th. For the quarter ended March 31, 2011, the company anticipates net revenue of approximately $65.0 million, an increase of $6.0 million from the same period in 2010. Back on April 18th, Radio One said Q1 net revenue would be $65.4 million, an increase of $6.4 million. The Company now anticipates Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $9.9 million to $10.9 million. Back on April 18th, Radio One said adjusted EBITDA would be approximately $9.2 million to $10.2 million. |
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The stations are WORL (660 AM), WBZW (1520 AM), and WTLN (950 AM). Files was the Senior Sales Consultant for SALES-FAX NEWS. Before that, he was Vice President, General Manager and General Sales Manager at WSTO-FM and WKDQ-FM in Evansville, Indiana as well as General Manager of other stations across the Midwest and Eastern part of the United States. He also founded Target Positioning, a sales training and consulting firm for radio stations. |
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San Francisco's KNBR-1050 AM will be the new flagship radio partner for Stanford football and Men's basketball broadcasts beginning this fall. KNBR will carry all Cardinal football, men's basketball and 10 "Inside Stanford Sports" coaches' shows as part of a multi-year agreement with the Cardinal Sports Network. Cardinal Sports LLC, the locally based entity of collegiate multimedia rights leader Learfield Sports, manages all aspects of the broadcasts, as well as the Cardinal Sports Network. KTRB 860 AM was the former radio flagship. |
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Exciting research reveals the wants and needs of radio's most sought after audience -- the 25-54 money demo. Discover what they really want from their radio station. Read more. |
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Ken Rutkowski, known as one of the most informed and connected people in the media, entertainment, and technology market, will deliver the closing keynote at Radio Ink's Convergence, set for May 18-19 at the Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus in Mountain View, CA. Part pundit, part matchmaker, part strategist, Rutkowski helps everything from startups to multi-national corporations understand the trends that shape their industries and connect with the people who matter. |
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As many of our readers know, we've been addressing the growth of mobile apps and in-car streaming over the last several weeks. What we haven't addressed however, is the tremendous need for infrastructure in order to support this growth. If you've seen or heard AT&T ads lately, you will hear them extolling the facts of their build-out to keep up with demand, both cellular and broadband. |
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In addition to their favorite music, listeners can now create comedy stations based on their favorite comedians, or on popular genres such as political comedy, working class comedy, PG comedy, or comedy from the 2000s, 60s and 70s, or 80s and 90s. The company says a team of Comedy Genome Project analysts at Pandora has analyzed thousands of performances to capture their comedic style and content. And, additional comedic material is being analyzed daily. |
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Perhaps the example of what took place in Alabama is a great example of why radio stations across America should get behind the push to have FM chips installed in cell phones. Public safety is one of the reasons the NAB is making a push to install the chips. Recently, Radio Ink publisher Eric Rhoads wrote an editorial about the chips and debuted a new commercial we are hoping radio stations can use to help educate the public. |
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Radio Ink debuts the Mighty Red II, bringing back the little HD radio with mighty HD sound. New features on the Mighty Red II include Artist Experience -- cover art, artist info, and more -- onscreen ads that can be synced with audio, Live Pause, and song and ad Bookmarking. It's a great gift for clients to show them what's really possible with HD Radio. Click the headline to order now. |
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PastBlast, the new iPad app from Radio Ink is available now in the Apple App Store. Historical audio, photos, and more from every era of radio's history, with navigation through a beautiful, fully equipped retro radio studio. Click the headline to see it, or get it here. |
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May 16: The Spring Talk Radio issue, featuring a provocative interview with Westwood One's Dennis Miller 
