The Radio Research Consortium, the non-profit firm that makes Arbitron listening data available to non-commercial stations, has produced a detailed study highlighting the effect of … [Read more...]
When Is A Word Considered Profane?
April 22, 2013 at 9:11 am By
In the wake of David Ortiz' speech at Saturday's Boston Red Sox game saluting the law enforcement officials work arresting the suspects of the Boston Marathon bombing a debate has … [Read more...]
What Happened To The Local Forum?
April 19, 2013 at 2:53 pm By
When we first scanned the Boston dial in the aftermath of the Marathon Bombing on Monday, the coverage was mainly all or nothing. There were the stations with 24/7 News coverage or … [Read more...]
How Boston Radio Handled Today’s Bombing Coverage
April 15, 2013 at 5:14 pm By
The radio industry's response to today's explosions at the Boston Marathon has been very varied. Shortly after news broke, CBS' entire cluster began simulcasting the coverage of … [Read more...]
Bloomberg Usurps Comedy In Boston
February 27, 2013 at 1:00 am By
The Comedy format on 1200 WXKS Boston will cease after just seven months. "Matty's Comedy 1200" will flip to Bloomberg's Business programming feed on Friday at 12:00am. The … [Read more...]
Glenn Ordway Departs WEEI
February 13, 2013 at 2:22 pm By
After 18 years in afternoon drive and 27 years at the station, Glenn Ordway has been let go from Entercom Sports 93.7 WEEI-FM Boston. Ordway joined the station in 1987 when then … [Read more...]
Do Social Media Likes Lead To Ratings: Part 1
January 28, 2013 at 4:15 pm By
One week after the launch of Country "94.7 Nash-FM" New York the first thing we noticed were the amount of people that quickly began following the station on social media. Seven … [Read more...]
FCC Report 1/11
January 11, 2013 at 1:12 pm By
With the dawn of the new year, it's time to bring back our semi-regular look at recent FCC applications for station upgrades and granted Construction Permits. LKCM Radio's Texas … [Read more...]
Hot 96.9 Boston Debuts
January 8, 2013 at 11:10 am By
Update 1/8: WTKK debuted its new permanent identity at 11:00 this morning as morning host Pebbles introduced "Hot 96.9" billed as "The Rhythm Of Boston". The Rhythmic Hot AC is … [Read more...]
101.7 Boston Evolves To Dance
December 20, 2012 at 6:56 pm By
After just five months on the air, Clear Channel's Variety Hits "101.7 The Harbor" WHBA Boston is no more. The station flipped to Electronic Dance "Evolution 101.7" at 6pm this … [Read more...]
WBUR Boston Expands To Martha’s Vineyard With WMVY Purchase
November 27, 2012 at 8:37 am By
Boston University's NPR News/Talk 90.9 WBUR-FM Boston has announced it will acquire AAA 92.7 WMVY Tisdale to expand its reach onto Martha's Vineyard. The acquisition of WMVY … [Read more...]
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