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KIIS, KBIG share first place in Arbitron ratings

Sister stations KIIS-FM (102.7) and KBIG-FM (104.3) edged into a tie for first place in radio ratings for May, just a month after KBIG had grabbed sole possession of the top spot for the first time, according to figures released Monday by Arbitron....

Tags: Music, Entertainment, Lifehouse (music group), Clear Channel Communications Inc., Bruno Mars

Into the Loop at WGN

The new general manager of WGN-AM 720, charged with energizing the prominent station, is both a surprising choice for the job and a familiar one. He is Jimmy de Castro, one of Chicago's most charismatic, successful and well-known broadcast managers,...

Tags: Chicago Loop, Television Industry, Media Industry, WGN, Radio Industry

Jimmy de Castro named president, GM of WGN radio

Tribune reporter

Veteran Chicago radio executive Jimmy de Castro has been named president and general manager of WGN-AM 720, Tribune Co. announced Thursday. The move puts one of Chicago's most charismatic and successful broadcast managers in charge of the legacy radio...

Tags: Television Industry, Media Industry, Radio Industry, WGN, Economy, Business and Finance

KBIG beats KIIS in radio ratings for the first time

For the first time, KBIG-FM (104.3), the rock and pop purveyor nicknamed "MyFM," took sole possession of first place in the local radio ratings in April, edging ahead of sister station KIIS-FM (102.7) — the latest leg in a head-to-head battle that...

Tags: Entertainment, Black Eyed Peas (music group), Clear Channel Communications Inc., Taylor Swift, Ryan Seacrest

Tom Willis uses his feet to spread his message at Camden Yards and other parks

Tom Willis knows all about making the best of whatever life throws at you. Born with no arms, he's had to make adjustments — about a million of them. He writes with his feet, for one thing. Steers a car with his feet. Cooks with his feet. He...

Tags: Birth Defects, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, University of Maryland, College Park, Washington, DC

KCRW gets 'Le Show' off the road as part of new strategy

Harry Shearer is wondering what went wrong. His Sunday morning satire program, "Le Show," is syndicated to about 100 public radio stations nationwide and is also available on shortwave radio, NPR Worldwide and as a podcast on iTunes. Yet the station...

Tags: Satellite Technology, Music, Entertainment, NPR, Harry Shearer

Arbitron shareholders approve sale to Nielsen

Shareholders of Arbitron Inc. overwhelmingly approved the sale of the Columbia-based company to Nielsen Holdings N.V. during a special stockholders meeting Tuesday. Nielsen, the TV ratings company, announced late last year that it would pay $1.26...

Hip-hop station KDAY-FM reportedly will be sold, switch formats

This post has been updated. See below for details. KDAY-FM (93.5), the Redondo Beach-based radio station that has been a bastion of R&B, hip-hop and urban contemporary music, is reportedly being sold and likely will flip to a Chinese on-air format in...

Tags: Entertainment, Radio, Radio Industry

50 years of Chicago's WVON: A Chicago voice that echoes nationwide

In the volatile world of radio, almost nothing lasts half a century. But a great Chicago radio station — WVON-AM 1690 — has managed the feat: The institution marks its 50th anniversary Monday and celebrates with a concert featuring Toni...

Tags: Television Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Martin Luther King Jr., Toni Braxton, Oprah Winfrey

New FCC proposal to boost Wi-Fi

The FCC gets the ball rolling on a proposal to release a large chunk of wireless spectrum to improve Wi-Fi reception in crowded public places. The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday unanimously voted to craft a plan that would free up an...

Tags: Media Industry, Federal Communications Commission

Brandmeier mired in the radio ratings