LA Radio: 'Piolin' Sues Staff For Extortion

Eddie SoteloSpanish-language radio star Eduardo "Piolin" Sotelo has filed a lawsuit against six former staff members who worked on his canceled Univision Radio program, claiming the group banded together to try to extort $4.9 million from him.Accortding to the LA Times, Sotelo claims to be a victim of a shake-down by former employees who allegedly demanded a big payday in exchange for taking their Univision workplace secrets "to the grave," according...

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SiriusXM Sued For Digital Royalty Underpayment

SoundExchange Monday filed a lawsuit against SiriusXM radio to recover a massive underpayment of digital royalties for the period 2007-2012.During this time, the satellite radio company took a number of impermissible deductions and exemptions in calculating its royalty payments to SoundExchange, including deducting for pre-1972 sound recordings and certain channel packages containing music.In addition, SiriusXM failed to pay the legally required...

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Report: Internet Listening Grows, But Not Profits

The Internet Radio Broadcasting industry grew rapidly during the past five years, as consumers increasingly turned to the internet and mobile devices as an entertainment option.The number of mobile internet connections grew at an annualized rate of 53.0% during the five-year period. “As such, internet radio's audience increased an annualized 16.5% during the same period, far outpacing traditional radios,” according to IBISWorld industry analyst David...

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Online Listening Reported Soft During July

Summertime and the listening is soft.  Triton Digital has released its monthly Top 20 Ranker for July 2013.The Ranker is a listing of the top-performing digital audio stations and networks measured by the Webcast Metrics audience measurement platform.Pandora was once again at #1 for AAS (Average Active Sessions) for Monday - Friday 6a-8p) in the Domestic Rankings, but the number dropped from 1.7 million AAS in June to 1.656 million in July....

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NYC Radio: Chris Christie Guest Hosts On WFAN

There was an extra-special edition of the “Boomer and Carton in the Morning” show Monday on WFAN 660 AM / 101.9 FM.With co-host Boomer Esiason on vacation, co-host Craig Carton was joined in the Allstate Studio by none other than New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. According to the WFAN website, Christie is a frequent caller to the “Boomer & Carton” program.This wasn’t the governor’s first time hosting alongside Carton. Known on the show as caller “Chris from Mendham,” Christie previously hosted the show on Friday, May 6, 2011.The two put on a...

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LA Radio: Michael LaCrosse New PD At KOST, KHHT

Michael LaCrosseClear Channel Media and Entertainment-Los Angeles has announced that Michael La Crosse has been named PD for Mainstream AC KOST 103.5 FM and Rhythmic AC KHHT HOT 92.3FM.He starts September 23."After an extensive nationwide search, we’re excited that we found our new Los Angeles Program Director from within the great talent at our own company," said Andrew Jeffries, VP of Programming, CCM+E-Los Angeles."Given Michael’s extensive music...

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Harrisburg Radio: Ken Matthews Joins WHP For PM Drive

Ken MatthewsWHP 580, Harrisburg's Talk Radio, announced Monday that Ken Matthews will join the station as Afternoon Host, beginning Tuesday, September 3, 2013. Matthews will host weekdays from 3-6:00 p.m. EST.Matthews frequently guest hosted on WHP 580 for previous host, Bob Durgin, who retired in early August 2013. He has extensive on-air experience, previously serving as a Morning Show Host for B104 WAEB-FM in Allentown, Pa. from the early 90's...

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Mobile Web Stream Listening Gobbles Up Data Plans

Now that Google and Apple are launching their own online music services, the rise in internet radio usage is only going to keep growing in the foreseeable future, and that could mean a rise in the amount of people who are using up all of their monthly data allowance before the end of the month.According to Andy Heaps at hybot.com, the downside to this popularity is the problem of data limits that a lot of broadband providers place on their service,...

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Times-Shamrock to Sell Newspapers, Keep Radio

Times-Shamrock Communications announced plans Monday to diversify media holdings, invest in its core newspaper market and sell off daily properties in Towanda, Shamokin, Petersburg, Va., and the Virgin Islands.George V. Lynett Jr., publisher of The Times-Tribune and CEO of Times-Shamrock, told employees of the Scranton-based company of a long-term strategic plan to invest in people and technology in the core print market which includes The Times-Tribune,...

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Morning Joe: Miley Cyrus 'Disturbed'

Mika Brzezinski, co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, is steaming mad at Miley Cyrus for her raunchy, twerk-festering VMA performance. So mad, that she hijacked the talk show’s opening minutes to spew a diatribe of the former Hannah Montana star, calling her among other things, ‘sick’ and ‘disturbed.’Entertainment Weekly reports, while her co-hosts tried to steer the dialogue towards a general discussion of fallen Disney stars, Brzezinski wouldn’t let...

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The Donald Being Sued BY NY AG

Donald TrumpDonald Trump is being sued by the attorney general of New York for $40 million over claims that the Apprentice star helped run a phony school which promised to make students rich and failed to deliver on other promises.According to The Huffington Post, the lawsuit was filed on Saturday (August 24th) and claims that as many as 5,000 students allegedly paid up to $35,000 for "Trump University" thinking they would at least meet the mogul...

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Music Listening Teen Drivers Make More Driving Mistakes

Researchers in Israel say teens who listen to music of their choice while driving make more mistakes than teens who don't.According to UPI, to find this, researchers evaluated 85 new drivers by sending each of them on six challenging trips-- two with music of their choosing, two with easy listening, and two trips without any music.Researchers say when the teens listened to their choice of music, 98-percent of participants demonstrated an average...

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DC Radio: Tommy McFly Could Be Witness In Defamation Case

Tommy McFlyThe defamation suit against the FishbowlDC website is already shaping up to be a real-life Seinfeld finale, only instead of the Soup Nazi, the trial's witness list includes a number of Washington, DC media personalities.According to Washington City Paper, Lawyers for local publicist Wendy Gordon filed the suit back in January, alleging that FishbowlDC editor Betsy Rothstein and blogger Peter Ogburn "falsely depicted Ms. Gordon as a self-promoting,...

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John Kruk Taken From Press Box In Wheel Chair

John KrukESPN announcer John Kruk was taken out of the press box at Dodger Stadium in a wheelchair before Sunday's game between the Dodgers and Red Sox, the result of dehydration.He was treated at a stadium medical station. according to mlb.com.ESPN later released a statement: "John left the booth feeling dizzy and was diagnosed as being dehydrated. His vital signs are stable and he's in good spirits. We wish him a speedy recovery."Kruk was scheduled...

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Report: ESPN Key to Nielsen-Arbitron Deal

The fate of Nielsen’s proposed $1.26 billion purchase of Arbitron likely lies with ESPN, The NYPost has learned.The sports-media giant licenses software from Arbitron for a new project that enables it to tell how often viewers are watching the network over television, radio, PCs, smartphones and tablets.The license expires soon, and the ability of ESPN to squeeze a promise from Nielsen that it will be able to continue to license the software is likely...

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Justin Timberlake Wins Big At 2013 MTV's VMA

JTJT took home four moonmen for Best Direction, Best Editing, Video Of The Year and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis didn't trail far behind. The duo took home three Moonmen for Best Hip-Hop Video, Best Cinematography and Best Video With A Social Message.The show took place at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, NY. There was no host for this year's show, however Kevin Hart popped up periodically and provided the...

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MTV Video Music Awards Highlights

AWARD SHOW HIGHLIGHTSTaylor SwiftThe cameraman constantly placed the camera on Taylor Swift to get her reaction as Selena Gomez accepted the Best Pop Video award.Miley Cyrus said that she was going to be twerking when she was interviewed on the red carpet. We had no idea she would be twerking on Robin Thicke.The cameraman made sure he got Drake's reaction when Macklemore & Ryan Lewis won Best Hip-Hop Video.Kevin Hart provided quite a few laughs...

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Miley Cyrus Twerks, Stuns VMAs

The Will Smith Family reacts to Miley CyrusAt the 2013 MTV VMAs, Miley Cyrus stole Gaga's outrageous performance crown.While Gaga came equipped with multiple costume- and wig-changes on her side, CNN Reports Cyrus took over the stage with gigantic, dancing bears and more twerking than viewers at home probably knew what to do with.The 20-year-old pop star stepped out onto the stage a ball of energy, wearing a fuzzy gray leotard, as her hit single,...

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Hartford Radio: Allison Demers Leaving WRCH

Allison DemersFor 13 years she has been the kind, sweet one… the eternal optimist who rarely had a bad word about anything or anyone, and approached her on-air job at WRCH Lite 100.5 FM each day with spirit and enthusiasm.But, according to the Hartford Courant, longtime radio morning host Allison Demers has announced she is leaving the station.“My oldest is going to be a senior in high school and I want to be there to do things like visiting colleges...

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P/T For 28-Years, Nick Digilio Gets Fulltime Gig At WGN

Nick DigilioWGN 720 AM fan favorite Nick Digilio has been with the station in various roles for 28 years, always in a contributing, part-time, weekend, and/or fill-in capacity. According to CR&M, that changes early next month, when Digilio finally gets his chance at a much larger role with WGN Radio, working six nights per week.With the soon to be unveiled, all-new WGN schedule, Nick Digilio will be on that schedule working six out of the seven...

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Wichita Radio: Country KFDI Wins KAB News Awards

KFDI 101.3 FM and members of its news team were recognized by The Kansas Association of Broadcasters with three Awards of Excellence on August 19.  KFDI and its news team received awards for:Best Large Market Complete Severe Weather Coverage: George Lawson, John Wright, Marc LaVoie, Matthew Harding, Jacob Weston and Kyle McCaskeyBest Large Market Spot News Coverage: Marc LaVoie, “McConnell AFB KC-46A Announcement”Honorable Mention Large Market...

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NJ Radio: WCTC Revamps Line-Up

Greater Media New Jersey announces legendary station WCTC 1450 AM will launch an exciting new lineup beginning today.Program Director and On Air Personality Bert Baron will segue to mornings from middays with the launch of “Jersey Central with Bert Baron” from 6 to 9 AM.  According to Barron, the show will offer “Everything you need to know in New Jersey – news, sports, events, entertainment, politics, lifestyle, traffic and weather.”Syndicated...

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Cleveland Radio: Room For Two Sports Stations?

John Gorman, owner of broadcast consulting firm Gorman Media and a 2000 inductee into the Ohio Radio-Television Broadcasters Hall of Fame, has followed the recent turmoil at WKNR ESPN 850 AM and monitors the performance of its top competitor, WKRK 92.3FM.According to Crains Cleveland, last Tuesday, Aug. 20, WKNR, an ESPN Radio affiliate owned by Good Karma Broadcasting of Beaver Dam, Wis., fired four prominent on-air personalities — Will Burge, Michael...

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Report: MLB Buys Rights to Live Concert

MLB Advanced Media, the digital media company of Major League Baseball, is branching out into the licensing business by acquiring the worldwide distribution rights for a coming concert in New York City’s Central Park, according to Brian Stelter at The NYTimes.The concert — called the Global Citizen Festival — has no connection to baseball, and that’s partly the point. MLB Advanced Media says it wants to distribute all sorts of live events in the...

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Farmer’s Almanac Predicts “Storm Bowl”

The Farmers' Almanac is hitting newsstands today (August 26th), and the 197-year-old publication is predicting a very cold upcoming winter.The Almanac says two-thirds of the country will have a colder-than-normal winter, with heavy snowfall predicted from the Midwest, Great Lakes and New England.And in news the NFL won't be happy to hear, the publication is also predicting that a winter storm will hit the Northeast around the time the Super Bowl...

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Texas Radio Commercial Messes With Missouri

Radio boss Mark Dorsey is messing with Texas, but only because he thinks Texasmessed with us first.According to stltoday.com, Dorsey, general manager at KTRS 550 AM, has pulled radio commercials voiced by Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who talks about why Missouri businesses would be better off moving to Texas.Dorsey has issued his own audio statement. Click Here to listen. "When the order was placed, KTRS was under the assumption these commercials...

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Rush Limbaugh Talks About New Cumulus Deal

Transcript From Friday August 24: The last month, if you read Politico or anything that linked to Politico or CNN or ABC or anywhere else, you were reading that it was over for me. That I was bad news for broadcast stations. They could not sell advertising and all of this was because of me and the controversy I engender and therefore I wasn't gonna be gone overnight, but three to four years, and that's it.  Fini, totala completa, out of...

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Linda Ronstadt: “I Have Parkinson’s Disease”

Linda RonstadtGrammy-winning singer Linda Ronstadt has revealed to AARP that she has Parkinson's disease.In an interview to be published next week on AARP.org, Ronstadt, 67, says that she realized something was wrong eight years ago when she found herself unable to sing and didn't know why."I knew it was mechanical. I knew it had to do with the muscles, but I thought it might have also had something to do with the tick disease that I had," she said.According...

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Saturday Aircheck: Rick Dees On 102.7 KISS-FM LA

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R.I.P.: WHO Morning News Anchor Dick Layman

Dick LaymanWHO 1040 AM Radio morning anchor Dick Layman died Friday, according to WHO Radio in Des Moines, Iowa..He was 59.Layman had been working at WHO Radio for 16 years, said WHO general manager Joel McCrea.McCrea described Layman’s death as “sudden.” Layman worked Friday morning, McCrea said.“There is a hole right now in the WHO Radio Family… a hole that won’t close easily and there is a chair in our newsroom that will be very, very difficult...

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Official: Rush Limbaugh Moving To WOR 710 AM

Rush made the announcement during Friday's Show.  He is leaving Cumulus' WABC (where Rush got his network start) and moving to CCM+E's WOR 710 AM.  He starts on WOR January 1, 2014.According to Rush's announcement, he is staying with Cumulus Stations in other markets.LISTEN TO AUDIO: Click Here.And no one doubts for a New York Minute that Rush Hannity will be joining Rush on WOR.There has been no comment from Premiere Radio.Rush and Sean...

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Pandora Sez 2Q Revenue, Listening Is Up

Pandora Media shares tumbled more than 11% in after-hours trading before paring the loss to about 6% Thursday evening, highlighting investor uncertainty amid the music industry's fast-changing landscape.Pandora's volatile stock has more than doubled since the start of the year, but investors bailed Thursday after the Internet-radio giant reported that its fiscal second-quarter loss widened and narrowed its third-quarter earnings guidance. For the...

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