With two of the nation’s largest radio companies in bankruptcy, iHeartMedia and Cumulus, many who don’t really know radio contend the medium is dead or dying. But those who do know radio argue that it’s still every bit a vital medium. The problem, they argue, is that too many stations are poorly managed, often from…
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AD AGE: RADIO'S HEALTH IS BETTER THAN YOU THINK, BUT WHAT'S THE LONG-TERM PROGNOSIS?
Depending on who you ask, radio is either a dying industry or an unshakable cultural force. You can probably guess which camp iHeartMedia Chairman-CEO Bob Pittman falls into. Tell him that you’re writing about whether radio is relevant, and he’ll ask a DJ to shout your name out on the air. Pittman did this to me,…
Salon: Local news isn’t dying out: It’s being killed off by corporate greed
While hedge funds raid and kill local newspapers, Sinclair tries to build an empire of low-grade local TV stations It’s become an article of faith among media professionals and people concerned with the future of the free press that the internet is killing off journalism. There’s no doubt that the emergence of fake news and…
Forbes: In The IHeartMedia Bankruptcy, Expect A Major Selloff Of Radio Stations
Great Article by Gene Ely of Forbes The deal was struck in just the nick of time, hours before the radio giant was set to be shut down by its creditors, and it could well save iHeartMedia, allowing it to be reborn and thrive again. But be assured, the iHeartMedia that emerges from the prearranged bankruptcy worked out…
Radio Ink: All Fired Up Field Fires Back.
Now as the owner of radio’s largest radio company not in bankruptcy, Entercom CEO David Field is once again speaking out to defend the entire industry. This is not something new for Field. He’s been one of radio’s biggest, loudest cheerleaders for years. With the CBS radio deal in the books, he has a bigger…