KCRA to end news partnership with KFBK; morning host Dan Mitchinson exits radio station
KCRA is ending its news partnership with KFBK and will no longer make its news reports or on-air personalities available to the station.
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SiriusXM quietly adds Pandora-powered channels to app, online radio service
Satellite radio giant SiriusXM has quietly added around 100 new web-only channels that are powered by Pandora, the streaming radio platform it acquired earlier this month.
Pirate radio operators get reprieve as FCC braces for impending shutdown
The FCC said most of its operations will be suspended by the end of the week as lawmakers continue a standoff with the president over federal funding initiatives.
Exclusive: Former Sacramento radio producer was subject of criminal investigation before death
Dominick Brascia, a Montana radio show host who previously worked as a producer on “Armstrong & Getty,” was the subject of a criminal sex assault case in Los Angeles before his death.
Dominick Brascia, former Sacramento radio producer, dies at 61
Dominick Brascia, a former actor and Sacramento-area radio show producer who recently found himself on both ends of a child sex abuse scandal, has died.
WBUR’s “On Point” apologizes after hoax caller makes racist comments during broadcast
A nationally-distributed public radio show has apologized after an apparent hoaxster made racist comments during a call-in segment on Thursday.
Cristina Mendonsa tapped to lead KFBK morning news program
Cristina Mendonsa, a former television news anchor who has been reporting for Sacramento news radio station KFBK over the last few months, has been tapped to co-host the station’s flagship morning drive news program. The announcement was made in a press release Thursday one day after The Desk reported long-time broadcaster Amy Lewis was dropped immediately after her Wednesday morning show had ended. “We’re thrilled to have Cristina join iHeartMedia Sacramento as co-anchor/host of the KFBK Morning News,” an iHeartMedia executive said in the release. iHeartMedia is the parent company of KFBK (1530 AM, 93.1 FM). Mendonsa has been producing reports for the station, some of which are distributed via a podcast. She previously worked as a weekday news anchor at KXTV (Channel 10) where she appeared weekdays for more than 20 years until her contract expired last year. Mendonsa … Read more
Exclusive: KFBK drops Amy Lewis from morning news program
KFBK has dropped Amy Lewis from the station’s morning news program, with reports circulating that Cristina Mendonsa has been tapped as Lewis’ replacement.
CBS Radio, Entercom stations pulled from TuneIn platform
Entercom has pulled more than 200 stations from the TuneIn radio platform in a push to drive more listeners toward its Radio.com service.
New York DJ quits Pacifica station over hiring of Leonard Lopate
Jay Smooth, a programmer at WBAI in New York, has quit over the station’s decision to hire Leonard Lopate from WNYC.
Exclusive: KFBK eliminates sports from newscasts
Sacramento station KFBK is eliminating sports analysis and reports from their air in a shake-up that will see a renewed focus on news and commentary programming.
Talk show hosts ordered to show favoritism toward Trump
Internal e-mails obtained by CNN show Salem Media Group executives told their radio hosts to be more pro-Trump during their broadcasts.
KFOG Radio relaunches with new tagline, familiar format
KFOG unveiled a new logo and slogan on Wednesday as well as a refreshed playlist that focuses heavily on adult album rock music produced after 1990.
With flip to all-talk format, KGO Radio guts news division
More than three dozen newsroom staffers were laid off at San Francisco’s KGO Radio on Thursday as the station moves to an all-talk format in the coming weeks.
Live365 warns of potential shut down next month over copyright rate increase
New rates set by an online copyright board could force hundreds of streaming stations operated by Live365 off the air next month, the service warned in a letter to users on Wednesday.
White House, FEMA investigated iHeartMedia over errant EAS broadcast
The White House and FEMA investigated iHeartMedia over a false emergency broadcast in October 2014, according to new documents obtained by The Desk.
FOX News won’t offer live feed of GOP debate for cord-cutters
FOX News won’t offer a free live stream of tonight’s GOP debate — but there is still one way you can legally access it for free.
FBI investigating possible broadcast signal intrusion at Indiana radio station
Did Anonymous really hijack Indiana radio station WXXR, or was it a publicity stunt? The FBI says they’re investigating the matter.
FCC fines iHeartMedia $1 million over false emergency alerts
The fines stem from an incident where syndicated host Bobby Bones played out an EAS recording that triggered actual alerts in several states.
FCC approves Pandora’s acquisition of South Dakota radio station
Pandora’s acquisition of a South Dakota station is largely based on the company’s desire to pay a lower royalty rate to performance rights managers.
SiriusXM signal goes out for U.S., Canadian subscribers
SiriusXM subscribers were briefly without their satellite radio after a massive outage blanketed customers in both the United States and Canada on Saturday.
SiriusXM to increase subscriber rates over music royalty fee
The satellite/internet radio service will hike subscription costs by as much as a dollar due to an increase in the music royalty rate, the company said.
Chicago radio hosts learn about firing from Twitter
Staffers at an all-sports radio station in Chicago had no idea their station would shut down and they would be out of jobs — until they read about it on Twitter.
KGO Radio’s Kevin Metheny dies from heart attack
Kevin Metheny, a career radio executive who recently joined San Francisco’s KGO-AM, suffered a fatal heart attack Friday afternoon. He was 60 years old.
Sacramento radio station deletes article about celebrity nude photos
A Sacramento radio station has removed a blog post from its website that purported to show leaked nude photographs of singer Nicki Minaj.
How old-school radio became a lifeline in the Middle East
In this guest post, Aboud Dandachi reveals how a 20-year-old birthday present from his dad — an ordinary, old-school transistor radio — became a lifeline during the Syrian civil conflict.
NBC’s “Today Show” to launch on SiriusXM in June
NBC’s national morning news and entertainment program “Today Show” will be simulcast to SiriusXM subscribers as part of a new channel launching this summer.
Lawmakers introduce legislation to curb hate speech on radio, TV
A pair of Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill in both the Senate and House of Representatives that, if enacted, would seek to curb limits on the publication of so-called “hate speech” in the media.
Public Radio International parting ways with This American Life
Public Radio International will stop distributing the one-hour radio program “This American Life” this summer.
Clear Channel shuffles music, talk stations in Sacramento
Starting Thursday, Sacramento radio listeners will be able to hear Rush Limbaugh on three stations — at least for the next few weeks.
San Francisco media columnist Rich Lieberman moving to KSCO-AM
San Francisco media columnist Rich Lieberman has been tapped for a new commentary program that will air weekdays on Santa Cruz radio station KSCO-AM.
Majority of employees laid off at Pacifica’s WBAI-FM
Struggling from financial and technical difficulties, Pacifica Radio’s WBAI-FM New York laid off most of its employees on Monday, including its entire editorial staff.