eQB NOW This week’s eQB Cover Story features Chris Edge, who was recently named OM for CCM+E’s Raleigh, NC cluster. Edge talks about how digital impacts the brand, as well as his return to the market he thinks of as home and his excitement to lead a powerful cluster of stations to new heights. In Programming To Win, Arbitron’s Jon Miller discusses how to talk about PPM ratings numbers with your sales team. Question of the Week asks: What radio/record industry figure would make a good moderator for a Presidential debate and why? Plus, Hot Shots and the History Page. [more]
Merlin Sells WRXP/New York To CBS Radio, Will Flip To WFAN Simulcast Modern Rock WRXP/New York is sold to CBS Radio for $75 million. CBS announces the station will become an FM simulcast of Sports talker WFAN. [more]
Steve Barnett Reportedly To Be Named Chairman Of UMG's New EMI [more]
Pandora's Westergren Blogs On Artists' Digital Payouts In a blog post supporting the proposed Internet Radio Fairness Act, Pandora founder Tim Westergren discusses how much musicians can make online. [more]
SoundExchange President Weighs In On Internet Fairness Act SoundExchange President Michael Huppe says Pandora's recent claims of artist royalty payouts are misleading. [more]
Emmis Pro Forma Radio Revenue Up In Fiscal Q2 [more]
Liberty’s Maffei: SiriusXM Takeover Could Take 18 Months [more]
Roadrunner's Mike Easterlin Named GM Of Fueled By Ramen [more]
American Idol Creator Fuller To Bid On EMI Spinoffs In Europe [more]
Jerrell Jimerson Named Clear Channel SVP Of Product For Digital Jimerson joins CCM+E to oversee aspects of iHeartRadio, as well as the company’s network of websites. [more]
Producer/Songwriter The-Dream Named EVP Of A&R At Def Jam [more]
Clear Channel Offers $2 Billion Deal To Lenders, Pursuing Credit Amendments Clear Channel Communications announces a pair of new fiscal moves. [more]
Report: 47 Cumulus Stations To Drop ESPN For CBS Sports [more]
Report: ISPs Planning "Six Strikes" Policy To Fight File-Sharing [more]
Terra Firma Requests New Trial In Citi Suit Over EMI [more]
Radio Music Licensing Committee Files Anti-Trust Suit Against SESAC [more]
