Can US radio survive even more consolidation? The National Association of Broadcasters is asking the FCC to raise local radio ownership caps in the 75 biggest radio markets, and to get rid of limits entirely in the remaining 194. The prospect of even less diversity on the airwaves has motivated a broad coalition of music […]
Nielsen released the news that around 242 million Americans listen to radio each week in December. Now its State of the Media Audio Report is out, with formats ranked by share of total listening. Not only is Country Music the top format, but it is the #1 choice for Nielsen’s “Generation X” (35 to 49) […]
Federal Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski did his best to sell the agency’s upcoming National Broadband Plan to country music and country radio fans this week. “You thought I was going to say something about my wife leaving me, my dog and my truck, didn’t you?” the FCC’s boss asked the Country Music Association on […]
