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Radio Headlines CELLit Media – April 16, 2010

Radio-info (241,488 Monthly Visits says Compete.com) – Radio stocks reach 52-week highs.  Radio newsrooms … little effort it’s hard to track. Only 1% of radio newsrooms have a Facebook page; 60% have text; and only 10% have news video.  NAB talk … “if you want to buy stations now … you basically need to do it with all equity OR lot of equity, some debt, and old-fashioned mezzanine financing.   Read more …

All Access (103,247 Monthly Visits) – US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has come out on the side of new royalties for AM/FM music just as online and satellite radio already pay.  Format changes for WBOB after recent sale for $1.49 million. Austin talker and Spanish sports stations finish deal for $1.9 million.  Read more …

RBR (69,924) – Analyst sees robust radio recovery … short term.  Also notes the Performance Rights new royalty issues are a concern.  Young Broadcasting, operating in bankruptcy, sees operating performance improvement and 9% sales rev$ gain for Q1 2010.    Read more …

Inside Radio (14,153) - Leads with the Pelosi support for abolishing radio’s dacades-old performance royalty exemption.  Borrell research sees mobile doubling this year and will fulfill the promises made about its potential — and more. More stations dropping “jazz” from their positioning.   Read more …

Radio Ink (13,505) – Leads with Emmis preferred share holders get two board seats because the company has not paid preferred stock dividends.  Former FCC commissioner, 85, dies.    Read more …

BLOGS

Inside Music Media (Unknown) – How to monetize Podcasting … it should not sound like or be sold like today’s radio.  Read more …

Kurthanson/RAIN (10,397) – Cool notes on the NPR Digital Media.  Billboard to add five award categories for music-centered smartphone apps.  Pandora featured on ABC’s Nightline. TargetSpot ranked first in radio category with 39-million unique users.  Read more …

Hear 2.0 (4,290) – Video … “Best Kept Secrets of Online Radio”.  Watch this and pay attention to the three examples towards the end of the video about how to make money.   Read more …

Jacobs Media Blog (Unknown) … Thank You! … radio needs to go beyond playing the right music and talking hot topics.  Read more …

Radio Survivor (Unknown) … Sirius Subs Bounce Back a Bit … 4G is the real issue.  Read more …

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