Tag Archives: iHeartRadio

Hey Pandora: good luck with Rapid City “Hits 102.7″ FM

Why, you may be wondering, did Pandora buy “Hits 102.7 FM” in Rapid City, South Dakota? Just out of curiosity, I checked the station’s website. Here’s the bio for Hits 102.7 deejay Christy Russell: “Hey it’s Mike talking about Christy Afternoons … finish reading Hey Pandora: good luck with Rapid City “Hits 102.7″ FM

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Slacker Radio adds 6 million users since February relaunch

On Thursday Slacker Radio announced that it added 6 million listeners since the service relaunched with a new design in February. That’s when Slacker upped the ante with unlimited free listening to its streaming, curated stations on PCs and mobile … finish reading Slacker Radio adds 6 million users since February relaunch

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Digging into the Spotify classical radio “gold mine”

My colleague Paul Riismandel has been warming up to the Spotify music service, of late, and gave it a pretty decent review in a recent post. Paul also mentioned to me that Spotify has been advertising itself as a “goldmine” … finish reading Digging into the Spotify classical radio “gold mine”

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Internet radio rankings show Pandora’s #1 but broadcast is #2

I’ve been enjoying Jennifer Lane’s Audio4cast blog because she cuts through the growing avalanche of stories and fluffed up press releases to highlight just a handful of important news items in the internet radio world each week. She recently wrote … finish reading Internet radio rankings show Pandora’s #1 but broadcast is #2

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Clear Channel’s mystery comment to the FCC

On Tuesday a quartet of Clear Channel executives piled into the Federal Communications Commission building and buttonholed most of the agency’s top brass, including FCC Chair Julius Genachowski. Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman did most of the talking, it seems. … finish reading Clear Channel’s mystery comment to the FCC

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SiriusXM turns a profit, plans to offer on-demand programs and personalized radio

SiriusXM announced its 4th quarter 2011 results today, revealing that the company turned a profit and reached 8.7 million subscribers, with 1.7 net subscribers added last year. While those numbers apparently look good both to the company and investors, SiriusXM … finish reading SiriusXM turns a profit, plans to offer on-demand programs and personalized radio

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Clear Channel adds 14 College Radio Stations to iHeartRadio

Corporate commercial radio behemoth Clear Channel and fiercely independent college radio might not seem like the most logical of partners, but they are joining forces on iHeartRadio. Last fall I’d heard that Clear Channel was planning to incorporate college radio … finish reading Clear Channel adds 14 College Radio Stations to iHeartRadio

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They can take the radio out of Clear Channel (but that won’t take Clear Channel out of radio)

Friday the 900 lb. gorilla of commercial radio announced that it is changing its name to Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, striking the word “radio” from its name. Even though the company still owns 850 terrestrial broadcast stations–down from its … finish reading They can take the radio out of Clear Channel (but that won’t take Clear Channel out of radio)

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Call Sign Changes in San Francisco: KKSF to KOSF, KNEW to KKSF, and KKGN to KNEW

As part of an overall re-branding and re-formatting effort across several Clear Channel-owned stations in San Francisco, call signs for KKSF, KNEW, and KKGN were changed yesterday. The station formerly known as KKSF, now branded as oldies station 103.7 FM, … finish reading Call Sign Changes in San Francisco: KKSF to KOSF, KNEW to KKSF, and KKGN to KNEW

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2011: the year that Internet radio went social

2011 was supposed to be the Pandora Takeoff Moment—the year that Pandora went public and solidified its absolute, total dominance over Internet radio and music streaming. And coming out of the starting gate in February, it sure looked like that … finish reading 2011: the year that Internet radio went social

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