The inaugural Barrett Sports Media Programming Summit took place last week in Chicago and owner Jason Barrett posted a recap blog on his SportsRadioPD.com website.
Day one of the summit featured sessions on sports radio station imaging, social media practices and diversity in sports radio, among other topics—with a number of high-profile experts in the house.
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Katz Media Group has promoted Christal Radio president Christine Travaglini to president of Katz Radio Group, tasked with overseeing the radio rep firm’s nationwide sales operations. She reports to Mark Gray, who had been running the radio rep firm until March 2017, when he was promoted to CEO of Katz Media Group.
A longtime Katz veteran, Travaglini has been president of Katz division Christal Radio since 2008. She will now ……….
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Bipartisan support for a proposal to raise the maximum fine for pirate radio to as much as $2 million emerged in the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology on Thursday. During a discussion into the proposed Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement or “PIRATE” Act, which is being circulated among members, lawmakers agreed the current fines have come up short in the effort to go after pirate radio operators. “It’s high time we pay more attention to the harm being done to consumers and broadcasters alike,” Subcommittee chair Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) said.
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Radio and broadcast equipment manufacturer GatesAir has developed a solution designed to cure the occasional hiccups that consumers experience as HD Radio signals lose their digital imprint and switch back to analog.
This can create dropouts and temporarily interrupt an HD station’s………..
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Christian broadcaster Education Media Foundation continues its recent buying spree with the purchase of WSHA Raleigh-Durham, NC (88.9) from Shaw University for an undisclosed price.
The sale of the station from Shaw, known as the oldest historically black college in the South, has been met with ……….
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LBI Broadcasting regional Mexican “La Ranchera Deportes” KEYH/KNTE (850/101.7) Houston/Bay City, TX will be the new Spanish-language radio home of the World Champion Houston Astros under a new multi-year agreement.
The stations will carry all 162 regular-season games, marking the first time that Astros games will be broadcast …………
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Christian broadcaster Education Media Foundation continues its recent buying spree with the purchase of WSHA Raleigh-Durham, NC (88.9) from Shaw University for an undisclosed price.
The sale of the station from Shaw, known as the oldest historically black college in the South, has been met with ……….
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Fox Sports Radio (FSR) will debut its new spring/summer weekend lineup on March 24, with shows featuring former players, sports personalities and analysts set to provide around-the-clock coverage, game-day previews, analysis and interviews throughout the warm weather months.
Two-time NBA All-Star Caron Butler joins FSR and will be partnered with NBA sports writer Chris Mannix for a Sunday 12-3pm program. From 3-6pm it will be FSR personality Mark Willard, who will
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Townsquare Media took a hit of -3.7% for fourth quarter 2017 in total net revenue for its two divisions, Local Marketing Solutions—which includes broadcast and digital—and entertainment—which comprises events and lifestyle content.
Revenues decreased $4.4 million, to $114.3 million for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2017, as compared to $118.7 million in the same period last year.
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Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan, who controls a majority of the voting power of the company’s stock, has just been handed another 100,000 Emmis Class B shares. The award comes as part of a revised change in control severance agreement the company has signed with its top executive and founder.
Smulyan, Emmis’ largest shareholder, already owned all of the company’s 1,142,366 Class B shares, which carry super voting power rights.
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