Posts tagged with 'radio'

 

Radio Stocks Don’t Feel The Pain Of Media Tech Tumble.

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On a day when the titans of tech lost ground on Wall Street, many traditional media companies, including radio, had a bit of a rally. After a stock selloff on Friday, tech companies continued to tumble Monday, including the so-called FANG stocks: Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google. Facebook dipped 1.2% to $148.44, Amazon fell 1.4%..
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Apple Finally Delivers On Limited But Useful Podcast Data.

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While the bulk of podcast listening—70%, by some estimates—occurs on the Apple podcasting app, up to now, Apple provided only the number of downloads and no additional numbers. But podcasters have finally received the word from Apple they’ve long been waiting for: The tech giant will dole out at least some hard data on podcast..
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Primedia Broadcasting rolls out strategy with more line-up changes

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Primedia Broadcasting has continued to roll out strategic changes to its station line-ups with new announcements for KFM and 947. In a statement, company CEO Omar Essack explained the reasons for the changes. “We acknowledge that there have been multiple changes across Primedia Broadcasting stations since the beginning of the year, and we want to..
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ESPN Radio Abruptly Yanked In Pensacola.

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First, station ownership notified employees that the company was “ceasing operations” for “1450 ESPN” WBSR Pensacola on Wednesday (May 31). And then, quite abruptly, the station was taken off the air, according to the Pensacola News Journal. The station had been an ESPN Radio affiliate since June 2011 after flipping from AC under the ownership..
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IHeartRadio Canada—Million-Download App, No Looking Back.

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The iHeartRadio Canada app has just surpassed 1 million downloads less than a year after being made available. The app was launched in October 2016 and has been a consistent Top 10 app in the Apple and Google Play stores. It is the No. 1 Canadian-made music app. Also, iHeartRadio Canada is bringing its concert..
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Moving the microphone to the heart of the communities

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Heart FM will once again take the microphone to the heart of Western Cape communities for the 16 Days For Youth initiative from 1 June 2017. The radio station will undertake youth-focused projects across the length and breadth of the province by broadcasting in its mobile studio for the first 16 days of June 2017…
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Liberty Radio Awards finalist nominees announced for 2017

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The Liberty Radio Awards have announced this year’s finalists. The winners of each category will be announced at the Awards Gala Banquet at the Sandton Convention Centre on 22 April. The adjudication process saw a panel of 65 judges review and evaluate more than 1,600 hours of audio entries received from over 110 radio stations…
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Liberty Radio Awards nominees announced for 2017

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The Liberty Radio Awards has announced this year’s finalists. The winners of each category will be announced at the Awards Gala Banquet at the Sandton Convention Centre on 22 April. The adjudication process saw a panel of 65 judges review and evaluate more than 1,600 hours of audio entries received from over 110 radio stations…
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Darren ‘Whackhead’ Simpson dropped a bombshell on 947’s Breakfast Xpress show – It’s swap day

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Darren ‘Whackhead’ Simpson dropped a bombshell on 947’s Breakfast Xpress show this  morning. The bad news is that 947 listeners will no longer be hearing him on their drive into work in the mornings, as the popular presenter has resigned from the morning drive time show. The good news is that Whackhead has not quit 947 entirely,..
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IT’S OFFICIAL: CBS RADIO, ENTERCOM WILL MERGE.

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CBS Radio and Entercom have announced the two companies will merge to create a nationwide footprint of 244 stations. CBS Radio had been considering offers since the company announced a planned spinoff from parent company CBS. Entercom CEO David Field will lead the combined company which will be known as Entercom. “This agreement is great..
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