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Formerly know as Radio Time, online music provider TuneIn has been climbing in popularity after struggling for years. The TuneIn app helps people find and listen to live content from over 50,000 local, international and Internet stations on over 150 products. TuneIn makes it easy for listeners to access radio through websites, mobile devices, home entertainment centers, connected desktop products and even auto in-dash receivers. |
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The Stu Olds Memorial Golf Classic will take place next month and the entry fee is $200 per player. All funds will be donated to the Stu Olds Memorial Fund. The outing will take place at Olds' home club, Knollwood Country Club in Elmsford, New York, June 14th. Don Bouloukos, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, CBS Radio, New York, and Mark Gray, President, Katz Radio Group, will co-chair the event. The Stu Olds Memorial Fund has already generated more than $480,000 to benefit the mission of the Broadcasters Foundation of America. |
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It's always hard to predict the future but you have to give BIA/Kelsey credit for trying. The company is saying that social media advertising revenue will grow from $2.1 billion in 2010 to $8.3 billion in 2015. This according to BIA/Kelsey's U.S. Local Media Annual Forecast (2010-2015). The company says display ads are the most predominant right now generating $2.1 billion in revenue. BIA/Kelsey predicts that revenue will increase to $7.7 billion in 2015. |
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CBS stations in St. Louis (FRESH 102.5, KMOX 1120 AM and Y98 FM) are teaming up with the St. Louis Cardinals to host a relief drive on Wednesday at Busch Stadium. All proceeds from the collection will be donated to the United Way of St. Louis to assist the families of last week's area tornados. CBS radio personalities and staff will be outside each of Busch Stadium's six gates from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. to collect donations from fans. The Cardinals are offering $10 tickets to the game and will be donating $5 to the United Way for every ticket sold. |
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In an article title "Radio Beams News to the Global Village" writer John Timpane of the Philadelphia Enquirer says if you had a thousand ears, each one trained on a different radio outlet, you couldn't have heard all the great radio yesterday. "On the day after Osama bin Laden died, the full spectacle of radio was on display. From local talkers to Radio France International, the venerable mass medium showed its stuff, pulling together memorable, mind-changing facts, viewpoints, and you-are-there vignettes to explore the complexities of an incredibly rich story." |
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In the new world vocabulary, or at least in the new English vocab, the word "sick" doesn't relate to being physically ill. Rather, it means something that is totally incredible, unreal, awesome -- something really fantastic. Prospecting for new leads is different than it was "back in the day," whenever that day was. New software can put an insurance sales rep on the line with a list of qualified leads, dialing 10 numbers at once and automatically dumping nine of them when one gets an answer. |
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Damico has been serving as the interim PD since February 22nd. He'll continue to remain in his position as Assistant Program Director of 93.3 WMMR, a position he's held since 2004. "Chuck has done a great job with BEN as interim PD and has all the tools to make BEN one of Philly's top tier radio stations," said John Fullam, Vice President & Regional Market Manager of Greater Media Philadelphia. |
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The Marconi's recognize overall excellence in radio broadcasting. To be considered for a 2011 NAB Marconi Radio Award, general managers may nominate their station in the "Station of the Year by Market Size" and/or "Station of the Year by Format" categories. They may also submit nominations for "Legendary Station," "Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year" and "Spanish Format Personality of the Year." |
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GCN tells Radio Ink the network has lost two heritage talk radio hosts in the past two weeks. John Anderson died of a stroke on Monday, April 19, at his home in Sparta, North Carolina. Barely one week later, Joe Mazza died suddenly on Tuesday, April 27th, after having had health issues for some time. |
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The proof is in the ratings. Find out why the new "Cool AC" format inspires huge listener loyalty with the money demo! Read more. |
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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 
