US

Rick Rogala Joins WBNS As President/General Manager

TEGNA has appointed Rick Rogala and President/General Manager of Sports “97.1 The Fan” WBNS-FM, “ESPN 1460” WBNS, and WBNS-TV Columbus and the Ohio News Network. Rogala comes to Columbus from the same role at TEGNA’s television properties in Memphis, which he has led since December 2019. He previously served as GM for WCMH-TV Columbus from […] […]

ASIA

Nickelback ready to rock Radiodays Europe

Radiodays Europe is giving an Access All Areas interview with one of the most successful bands of the noughties – Nickelback.The band’s Mike Kroeger and Ryan Peake will be telling all to Ben Jones in an in-depth interview on-stage in Munich: their journey to super-stardom, how it feels to have sold over 50 million albums, and the story behind Billboard’s Top Rock Song of the Decade, ‘How You Remind Me’. Hear about their journey to success and the part radio played in their catapult to stardom, with their songs generating millions of spins on the airwaves.Plus, you can be one of the first to see their film ‘Hate to Love: Nickelback.’ on Sunday night, documenting their untold story from the conception of Nickelback to their incredible rise to the top (places are very limited, with details of the screening to announced very soon).

It’s a Radiodays Europe Exclusive: Watch the film, join the session and find out the inside scoop from one of the most successful rock bands of the century.Radiodays Europe 2024 will be held from March 17 to 19, in Munich, the capital of the German state of Bavaria.Register here. […]

US

Chartmetric Releases 2023 Year In Music Report

Chartmetric has released its first “Year In Music Report” spotlighting the global music industry through tracking of radio airplay, streaming, and social media. The report monitored 3191 radio stations in 1187 cities and 91 countries that played 7,375,258 songs an average of 102.4 times each. Chartmetric noted that the top 10 songs by radio airplay […] […]

US

Bell Media To Sell 45 Stations To Seven Companies In Canada As Part Of Major Restructuring/Cuts

Bell Media is selling 45 of its 103 radio station in Canada and cutting 4,800 jobs across it and parent BCE Inc. Bell Chief Legal and Regulator Officer Robert Malcolmson told the Canadian Press, “That’s a significant divestiture. It’s because it’s not a viable business anymore. We will continue to operate ones that are viable, […] […]

Ireland

Today FM closes gap on RTÉ Radio 1 as it heads towards one million listeners

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UK

Tony Blackburn’s networked local BBC radio show to end

BBC presenter Tony Blackburn has announced he’s ending his Sunday afternoon show on BBC local radio. The syndicated programme, which is broadcast on BBC Radio Berkshire, Oxford and Solent, will finish on March 24th 2024. Tony says he’ll instead concentrate on his BBC Radio 2 programmes, The Golden Hour and Sounds of the Sixties, and […] […]