Univision Teams With Alex Lucas

3-5-15

Univision Local Media has entered into a content agreement with AL&CM Broadcasting Networks, which will add The Alex "El Genio" Lucas Morning Show to WPPN in Chicago, KOVE in Houston, KBRG in San Francisco-San Jose, KFZO in Dallas, and KLJA in Austin. Univision Radio President Jose Valle said, "Partnerships like these allow us to really deliver on our commitment to bring our listeners the best content available in the industry."

Univision Local Media also recently announced an agreement with Entravision Solutions Audio Network to broadcast El Show de Erazno y La Chokolata in five Univision regional Mexican radio stations across the U.S., including: KSOL in San Francisco/San Jose, WOJO in Chicago, KLNO in Dallas, KLTN in Houston, KLQB in Austin.

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Entercom Portland Teams With Clip For new Apps

7-21-14

On Monday, Clip Interactive announced a new partnership with the seven-station Entercom Portland (Oregon) cluster to launch interactive mobile apps for all of their radio stations. The new apps will enable listeners to interact with all elements of the broadcast and stream. Listeners can access a live content feed and browse all the content that they hear on the station. The apps offer listeners the ability download music, enter contests, access special offers, take polls, and respond to advertisers.

As of today, interactive mobile apps are available for the following Entercom Portland radio stations:

KGON-FM, 92.3 KGON
KRSK-FM, 105.1 The Buzz
KWJJ-FM, 99.5 The Wolf
KYCH-FM, 97.1 Charlie FM
KNRK-FM, 94/7 FM
KFXX-AM, 1080 The FAN
KMTT-AM, Sports 910

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ESPN Radio Sets Radio Teams For NBA

10-28-13

Jon Barry (pictured) has reached a multi-year agreement to become the lead analyst for the NBA on ESPN Radio, replacing Dr. Jack Ramsey. He will work more than 40 regular-season and playoff games. Kevin Calabro returns as the play-by-play voice to partner with Barry. PJ Carlesimo and Stan Van Gundy will also work select games.

Ramsay said, ?For the past 18 seasons, it was my pleasure to call NBA games on ESPN Radio alongside the late, incomparable Hall of Fame broadcaster, dear friend Jim Durham. I'll always treasure our time together and the great games we were privileged to call. Now I look forward to listening to Kevin Calabro and Jon Barry -- both outstanding broadcasters who know the game.?

Barry said, ?I am excited to expand my role with ESPN to include games on ESPN Radio. I know I can?t fill the shoes of Dr. Jack Ramsay, but I will do my best to inform and entertain our listeners.?

PJ Carlesimo, who joined ESPN during the 2013 playoffs, will work select games throughout the regular and post season, partnering with Marc Kestecher, who joined ESPN Radio in 1999 and has been part of radio?s Super Bowl, NFL, NBA, MLB, BCS, college football, and college basketball coverage.

ESPN has also reached an agreement with veteran NBA head coach Stan Van Gundy to join ESPN Radio?s NBA coverage team. Van Gundy will serve as a game analyst for 10 broadcasts during the 2013-14 NBA regular season. In addition, Van Gundy will continue to serve as one of the rotating guest hosts on the Miami-based The Dan Le Batard Show ? ESPN Radio?s new, national program ? which he did when the show was a local show.

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CBS Teams With BBR For 7 Country Concerts

9-17-13

Yesterday CBS radio's country stations launched a national multi-market promotion, aimed at driving listeners to Radio.com, to enter-to-win a ride on a private jet for a week-long journey to see 7 shows in 7 U.S. cities. The contest winner's week will include these shows: Rachel Farley (10/21 in Nashville), Parmalee (10/22 in Asheville), Randy Houser (10/23 in Charleston), Jason Aldean (10/24 in Memphis), Thompson Square (10/25 in Tampa), Dustin Lynch (10/26 in Bossier City) and Joe Nichols (10/27 in New Orleans).

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Fox Sports Radio Teams With Big Ten

8-16-13

FOX Sports Radio and Big Ten Network announced the launch of #BTNLive, a daily program covering the latest in Big Ten football, to be exclusively broadcast on BTN and simulcast on the radio Network.  Beginning August 26, the program will air on BTN Monday through Friday from 6 ? 7 p.m. ET / 3 ? 4 p.m. PT and will be simulcast on more than 25 affiliates in the Big Ten Conference region.

Stations set to carry the program so far include: WDFN-AM/Detroit, KFXN-FM/Minneapolis, WYTS-AM/Columbus and WOKY-AM/Milwaukee, as well as WCTC-AM/New York City. Stations interested in carrying the radio simulcast this season can contact Kurt Kretzschmar at 602-374-6351 or KurtK@fsr247.com.

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Clear Channel Teams With The CW For Festival

5-16-13

The CW Network and Clear Channel have agreed to a multi-year partnership, making The CW the exclusive television broadcaster of the iHeartRadio Music Festival. The CW will also be the exclusive broadcast home of iHeartRadio?s holiday Jingle Ball concert, the iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party, album release parties, and other concert specials. The agreement also gives the CW exclusive streaming rights to the television specials on CWTV.com following the broadcasts.  

The CW will broadcast:
?         The iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party, Monday, July 15, 8-10 p.m. ET/PT. The iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool party is a two-day musical weekend event at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, June 28-29, 2013, as part of the Fontainebleau?s BleauLive concert series, and will feature performances by popular recording artists Pitbull, Ke$ha, Afrojack, Icona Pop, and Krewella.
?         The iHeartRadio Music Festival, the two-day, star-studded music event returning to MGM Grand in Las Vegas on September 20 and 21, 2013. Artist lineup and a broadcast date will be announced in July.
?         iHeartRadio?s Jingle Ball, Clear Channel?s long-standing holiday concert franchise featuring the biggest names of the year in music with surprise superstar guests. Artist line-up and a broadcast date will be announced in the Fall.
?         iHeartRadio album release parties, Clear Channel?s new, breakout live music series featuring superstar artists performing their new music in front of a live audience and sharing behind-the-scenes stories on the eve of their album releases, and other concert events throughout the year.

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FEMA Teams With Premiere On EAS

5-3-13

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a cooperative effort with Premiere Networks and private sector broadcasters that will provide an alternative method for radio stations to receive emergency information during a national emergency. Premiere would use its satellite program receivers in thousands of affiliate radio stations across the country as another tool for delivering national EAS messages. Affiliates would in turn broadcast the emergency messages to the public within its network.

President of Content and Affiliate Services for National Media Groups at Clear Channel, Julie Talbott, said, ?FEMA?s Emergency Alert System is one of the most important tools for preparing and notifying the public during times of emergency. We?re honored to work with FEMA to help distribute these potentially life-saving messages to U.S. citizens and strengthen disaster readiness on a national level.?

?This cooperative effort between FEMA and Premiere Networks is one of the latest initiatives to engage the private sector?s cooperation in raising community preparedness across the nation,? said Damon Penn, Assistant Administrator of FEMA?s National Continuity Program. ?We count on the broadcasting industry to alert and warn the public through the standard broadcast Emergency Alert System (EAS) including AM, FM, and satellite radio, as well as broadcast, cable, and satellite TV, if a national emergency occurs.?

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Dial Global Teams With SoundHound

3-5-2013

Dial Global launches SoundHound for Radio, a proprietary radio advertising platform developed in partnership with SoundHound Inc. SoundHound for Radio uses SoundHound's audio-recognition technology to connect Dial Global's 225 million weekly listeners with exclusive branded mobile content; integrated marketing campaigns using SoundHound for Radio benefit from direct engagement with radio listeners and analytics never before available to radio advertisers.

"Until now, radio has struggled to keep pace with the kind of measurable engagement offered by newer digital marketing platforms," Dial Global President Ken Williams said. "Together with SoundHound, we have created a marketing solution that delivers trackable engagement between listeners and brands."

SoundHound VP Katie McMahon said, "We are incredibly excited to announce the rollout of SoundHound for Radio with Dial Global. Each month, tens of millions use SoundHound's instant music search and discovery capabilities to engage with and share what they hear on the radio. Now through this partnership, radio advertisers will have the unparalleled ability to directly engage consumers on the go through SoundHound's mobile app, which has 130 million users around the world."

Listeners served by Dial Global and its affiliates can access exclusive offers and branded audio, video, and Web content delivered on mobile devices through SoundHound. Dial Global and SoundHound partnered to test and refine the technology in beta, ensuring the platform will work for all types of broadcasts, from live performances to sports, talk, music and entertainment. Early adopters included Geico and Big Machine Label Group.

Elizabeth Albright, managing director/national audio for Horizon Media, said the new platform offers great value for brands: "At Horizon we are tasked with not only buying media at an efficient cost per point, but with generating an even more significant value for our clients. We believe the SoundHound platform allows for direct engagement with radio listeners in a traceable way that provides meaningful value and results."

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Entercom San Fran Teams With ESPN

12-25-2012

Entercom's 95.7 The GAME (KGMZ-FM) will be making room for ESPN programming on January 1. Mike & Mike in the Morning will be heard weekdays from 3:00-6:00 a.m. PST and the station will also carry play-by-play coverage of Major League Baseball, the NBA, and NCAA football. Additionally, 95.7 The GAME will feature numerous ESPN personalities on-air throughout the broadcast week.

?We are excited about expanding our relationship with Entercom by providing ESPN Radio programming to the fourth-largest media market in the country on The Game,? said Patrick Polking, ESPN Senior Director, Distribution and Business Development. ?This move provides San Francisco?s passionate fans the best of our national, and their local, coverage and analysis while extending our goal of moving our content to the FM dial.?

Here is the January 1 lineup:
3:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m.      Mike & Mike In The Morning (ESPN Radio)
6:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.      The Rise Guys: Whitey Gleason, Mark Kreidler, and Dan Dibley
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.   The Pulse with Matt Steinmetz
12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.     The Wheelhouse with John Lund & Greg Papa
3:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.        Bucher & Towny: Ric Bucher and Chris Townsend
7:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.    Guy Haberman

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Dial Global Teams With Courtside

12-21-12

Dial Global says Courtside's Launchpad Digital Media will now represent the Company?s podcast programming. Launchpad represents on-demand and streaming podcast programming. Dial Global co-CEO Spencer Brown (pictured) says ?This new partnership with Launchpad significantly augments Dial Global?s capability to do both by opening new creative avenues for top talent and new doors for advertisers to access the widening on-demand podcast audience.?

Potential podcast programming from Dial Global includes Dennis Miller, Loveline, Billy Bush, Charles Osgood, Country programming, DG Sports and NBC Sports Radio, just to name a few.

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Pittman Teams With Westergren to Lobby Congress

10-25-2012

A lobbying group called the Internet Radio Fairness Coalition has launched and it has Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman and Pandora Founder Tim Westergren on the same team. Pittman has never been a big fan of the Pandora business model but in this case the Internet music service's millions of users will come in handy as both men lobby Congress for friendlier royalty rates. Pittman and Westergren are joined by 10 other organizations to form this coalition and push for pending legislation to lower royalty rates.

Founding members of the Coalition include 977 Music, AccuRadio, Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA), Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), Digital Media Association (DiMA), Digitally Imported, Engine Advocacy, National Religious Broadcasters Music License Committee (NRBMLC), Pandora (NYSE: P), Radio Paradise, Salem Communications, and the Small Webcaster Alliance (SWA). The Coalition website is www.InternetRadioFairness.com.

Pittman said, ?We believe that market-based solutions are the way to go. But in the absence of these agreements, the CRB needs to have and consider more relevant information so they are better able to develop a rate structure that will lead to a healthy, sustainable Internet radio marketplace. This will enable artists to earn more and connect more with their fans, consumers to have more choices, and entrepreneurs to invent and invest in new services.?

Westergren added, ?Legislation that establishes a fair royalty rate setting-standard for Internet radio will drive investment in webcasting, which ultimately offers greater opportunities and more revenue for working artists,? said Pandora Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Tim Westergren. ?Internet radio has been shown to help decrease music piracy and increase music sales. When the digital music sector is allowed to grow and innovate, everybody wins.?

The Coalition?s mission is to urge Congress to support legislation (The Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012, or IRFA), aimed at bringing the royalty system for Internet radio into the 21st century -- creating a sustainable business model for the industry that gives consumers more choices and more products for listening to the music they love; enables artists to earn more money as Internet radio grows; creates a marketplace that will attract entrepreneurs to invest in new, innovative ways to deliver music to the public; and drives higher revenues for record labels.

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The NAB wants to keep the the higher streaming rates because they have invested in iBiquity's fraud.

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Clear Channel Teams With ESPN in Atlanta.

9-30-2012

It's official, WGST-AM is now carrying ESPN Deportes. The former talker flipped to the Spanish-language sports station Friday afternoon. It was clear a format change was coming to WGST after the Cox picked up Rush Limbaugh. ESPN has been aggressively seeking affiliates for ESPN Deportes, most notably picking up New York City just a few weeks ago.

ESPN says an official release about the Atlanta affiliate will go out on Monday. The WGST website has not even been changed yet to reflect the change.

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Sirius Teams With Nissan, Competes With OnStar

9-25-2012

Sirius XM says Nissan has selected SiriusXM as the exclusive provider of a comprehensive suite of premium telematics services for Nissan branded vehicles, including 24/7 emergency support for accidents, stolen vehicle tracking and roadside assistance. Customers will also get a consolidated bill for their audio entertainment and a central site to manage subscriptions.

Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin said, "Offering telematics services is a logical next step for SiriusXM, building on our advanced in-vehicle technological capabilities, subscriber management expertise, and proven experience providing national service to drivers. SiriusXM is the leader in subscription services to the car and our remarkable and sustained growth has been driven by our ability to deliver unparalleled audio entertainment and services to vehicles. Our critically acclaimed satellite radio service, now coupled with dynamic and full service telematics, offers the support that drivers want and need on the road and strengthens our relationship with Nissan."

"Nissan aims to provide more than just innovations in driving performance, fuel efficiency and safety," said Trisha Jung, Director, Nissan Connected Services. "Being the first car company to launch these telematics services allows us to further enhance the whole customer driving experience by providing the finest audio entertainment and data services that meet the growing expectations of the connected driver. After working with SiriusXM for more than a decade, we are excited about bringing world-class telematics services to our customers."

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CRS Teams With Edison For New Research Project

9-4-2012

The new research called ?A Day In The Life Of A Country Fan,? will be presented at CRS 2013 according to Executive Director Bill Mayne. CRS says the scope of the project is almost entirely video-based in its methodology and presentation. Known as Ethnographic Research, the study will examine the Country music fan in their day-to-day environment, recording in high-definition video various activities conducted at work, at home, and in their vehicles.

Mayne says, ?We are very excited to have Edison Research bring us to a new level this year by actually taking us into the home, car, office, and other natural environments of the Country fan. This will allow us to see how they listen to radio, discover new music, use new media and more in their daily life. Joel Raab and his research committee have put together one of the most powerful and useful experiences at CRS 2013 for our attendees to take back to their businesses for profit. You simply cannot afford to miss this!?

Edison Research Co-founder and President Larry Rosin added, ?We are so pleased to be working together with CRS again this year. Our team will be spending the entire time from today until CRS in February working to bring the Country Radio industry an extremely dynamic, interesting and useful presentation. We will be delving deeply into exactly what role Country Music and Country Radio play in people?s lives.?

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CBS Radio Sending News Teams To Conventions

8-20-2012

CBS Radio News plans big coverage of the upcoming national political conventions. It will include anchored coverage, updates, special reports, special features, and one-on-one interviews with correspondents, pundits, and political experts. The CBS Radio News team will include Howard Arenstein, Pam Coulter, Peter King, Dan Raviv, Peter Maer, Andrew Mollenbeck, Brian Montopoli, and Professors Dotty Lynch and Leonard Steinhorn. 

The Republican National Convention will take place in Tampa, Florida, at the Tampa Bay Times Forum from Monday, August 27 to Thursday, August 30. The Democratic National Convention takes place from Tuesday, September 4 to Thursday, September 6, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The first two nights will be held at the Time Warner Cable Arena and the last night at the Bank of America Stadium.

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Sirius XM Teams With Volkswagen

8-21-2012

Sirius XM Radio and Volkswagen jointly announced that customers will receive a 3-month SiriusXM subscription when they purchase pre-owned Volkswagen vehicles equipped with factory installed satellite radios from any Volkswagen dealer across the United States. Customers will also receive a 3-month SiriusXM subscription when purchasing any pre-owned vehicle equipped with a factory installed satellite radio, regardless of manufacturer, from participating Volkswagen dealers.

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Dial Global Teams With NBC For Olympic Coverage

7-26-2012

Starting today, NBC's Brian Williams and other top NBC talent will be anchoring Dial Global Olympic Reports from London twice a day during each day of the games.  Williams and Holt are contributors to NBC News Radio, NBC News Radio is distributed by Dial Global. In addition to airing on Olympic stations around the country, the Olympic Games Reports will also be heard within The Billy Bush Show and Dial Global?s 24/7 music formats.

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PRN Teams With AdLarge Media

3-7-2012

AdLarge will provide consulting and support services in new media initiatives. PRN President and General Manager Doug Rice said, ?We are thrilled with this new partnership and the increased revenue potential that it brings to PRN.   While we will continue to expand with our own sales and affiliations efforts, we are confident that this strategic alliance with AdLarge will strengthen our  position and create new business opportunities.?

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(AUDIO) Cumulus Teams With Radiate For Traffic

3-5-2012

Cumulus is teaming up with Radiate Media to launch a new traffic reporting service. It's called ?Right Now Traffic? and will launch on Cumulus stations in the top 75 U.S. markets beginning in April. Radiate was formed back in October of 2010 and CEO Chris Rothey says, in addition to teaming up with 750 Cumulus stations, his new traffic service will be made available to other stations as well. We spoke with Rothey last night about the deal and his company. You can listen to that interview here.

Listen to our interview with Radiate Media CEO Chris Rothey HERE

Cumulus CEO lew Dickey said, ?We?re excited about launching Right Now Traffic with Radiate Media. Americans are spending more than 1,000 hours per year in their cars. Our listeners, advertisers and network affiliates all demand accurate and timely traffic information, and this partnership enables us to address that need with a best in class service.? Cumulus also plans to make Right Now Traffic available to other stations. Right Now Traffic reports will be powered by government sensors, toll tag monitoring and billions of GPS data points. Cumulus says, the market for advertiser-sponsored traffic reports is estimated to be at least $300 million. The combined reach of the Cumulus and Radiate networks will be able to serve a significant majority of that market.

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Good-luck with that one. MSN Direct dumped its traffic services, so no more for Clear Channel. Navteq just laid off 1,300 from its mapping services, too. Terrestrial radio traffic is being killed by the likes of Google Maps - no need for expensive in-dash nav systems. Hear that Bob Struble? LOL!

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Aha Radio Teams With CBS For Content

1-10-2012

Aha and CBS Radio jointly announced a partnership that will bring CBS's stations to drivers and other users of the Aha Radio platform. The partnership allows Aha Radio to distribute CBS Radio content via mobile devices and directly into vehicles. CBS Radio joins other content already available on Aha including Slacker, Facebook, and Twitter. Aha has also recently signed content deals with NPR, Entertainment Radio Network, MOG, Rhapsody, and AOL SHOUTcast Radio, which will become available this year.

Honda and Subaru are currently working with Aha to integrate with the Aha platform starting with model year 2013 vehicles. Kenwood has also announced that it will begin shipping Aha-integrated aftermarket head units this Spring. Honda, Subaru and Kenwood customers will be able to access all of Aha's stations right from the car's infotainment system. Aha also announced partnerships with top content providers to expand Aha's platform to tens of thousands of personalized, web-enabled stations that cover everything from music, news and social streams to travel and audiobooks.

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Garmin just laid off 1,300 employees, which uses HD Radio, and MSN Direct just terminated its traffic services for Clear Chanel HD Radio. Aha is a social app, so expensive navigation systems will fall to the wayside along with HD Radio.

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