 | |  | | |  |  | | | | | FCC Commissioner Michael Copps says he's pleased by the settlement between Arbitron and the PPM Coalition, saying it was "obvious" that the PPM was undercounting minority audiences. Commissioner Mignon Clyburn says she has some concerns about the agreement, but says she is "heartened that the parties have negotiated a settlement without formal government action." | |  The FCC's Media Bureau sets the panelist lineup for its April 30 workshop on "Public and other Noncommercial Media in the Digital Era." The workshop is part of the ongoing "Future of Media" project, and among those set to appear are NPR President/CEO Vivian Schiller and Jake Shapiro of Public Radio Exchange. | | | Radio One's stations in Baltimore are asking listeners to sign a petition on station websites to "Save Black Radio" by opposing the proposed performance royalty for broadcast radio. | | | 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  | | Stu Gorlick joins Cumulus Media, taking the VP of sales post for the 10 Hudson Valley-Poughkeepsie stations. He was most recently group sales manager for Cox Radio/Connecticut. | |  Do you understand the new techniques that increase website visits? Do you understand how Google has changed its search criteria, and how you need to respond? Do you know what drives site visitors away? At Radio Ink's Convergence 2010, the "Sites Magnified" panel, moderated by MediaBridge One President and MediaSpan Online consultant Charles Andrew Whatley and featuring Limelight Networks' Jonathan Cobb and Wizard of Ads' Jeff Sexton, will cover all the details on making a website more effective, more current, and more focused on today's needs for you, your listeners, and your advertisers. Click here to learn more or Click here to register now. | | | ADVERTISEMENT -- When searching for a text messaging company to drive revenue and listener engagement, Jennifer Touchette, CBS Interactive Sales Manager, WPGC-FM, CBS - Washington D.C, says hire a firm that will train sellers, offer instructive case studies and can turn creative briefs into sellable programs within 48 hours. Learn more. | | | | Research | | | | Sponsored by  |  The latest edition of the annual Radio Television Digital News Association/Hofstra University survey found that more TV station websites are making money, but the number of profitable radio websites fell. | | | | Washington | | | | Sponsored by  |  Sirius XM will soon be available to subscribers with Android-powered smartphones, with an app coming next month. | | | |
|  World-renowned speaker and author Guy Kawasaki is returning as opening keynote to the Radio Ink Convergence conference, with an entirely new and expanded presentation on "The Art of Social Networking." Radio Ink Publisher B. Eric Rhoads said, "When we surveyed our attendees last year, the majority said Kawasaki was so good that they wanted to see him again, and for a longer session. We've done both." Kawasaki's talk will be a tactical and practical presentation that will open the audience's eyes to what can be done with today's fast, free, and ubiquitous online tools -- by someone with more than 140,000 followers on Twitter. Click the headline for a full Convergence agenda, or click here to register now. | | | | Radio Ink | | | |
|  At Cumulus Media's corporate meetings this week, Radio Ink Publisher/CEO Eric Rhoads took the opportunity to talk with Cumulus Chairman/CEO Lew Dickey about, among other things, the company's new partnership with private equity firm Crestview -- a partnership that gives Cumulus around a billion dollars to spend on radio. | |  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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May 3: Spring Talk Radio Focus, with intensely controversial Texas-based talker Alex Jones.
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