Radio Industry News

Aston Villa news: BBC Radio WM on Unai Emery and title race

'Blistering Villa fire title salvo': the headline above the great Midlands football writer Rob Bishop's report in the Birmingham Post on Aston Villa's dramatic mid-December victory over Arsenal. 'Arsenal's normally regimented defence had gone…

The Ashes: Aussie radio station troll England team on the beach!

Gene Simmons Claims Musicians Are 'Treated Worse Than Slaves' Because Radio Doesn't Pay Them

Gene Simmons asked Congress to pass new legislation On Tuesday, Dec. 9, the KISS bassist spoke during a Senate subcommittee hearing on the American Music Fairness Act, which would would grant payment for artists when their music plays on the radio…

Rosemary Cline on Hamptons Theatre Company's 'A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play'

Rosemary Cline is presently the 6th President of the Hampton Theatre Company and will be participating in their production of “A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play” that is being performed at the Quogue Community Hall on Friday…

Happy Radio named partner for wellbeing series

Happy Radio UK has been confirmed as the official radio partner for the new Greater Manchester Wellbeing Series launching this year. The collaboration will see the station support two major wellbeing initiatives designed to encourage better mental…

Colliding space debris produces radio bursts, raising prospect of 'debris weather' alerts

GOLDEN, CO — A university team has found that small orbital debris could emit radio bursts as they collide or approach each other in space. The signal can be detected with large radio dishes on Earth, as well as satellites in orbit. This new…

GTA 6 Fans Are Hoping For 'Comedy' In Their Radio Stations Once Again

There have been many “little things” that have helped Rockstar Games create the vast crime world that inhabits its biggest franchise. From how the NPCs look and interact with you, to the way the world looks and feels like a…

HFM puts new community-funded radio car on the road

HFM has unveiled its new radio car after listeners and local supporters raised the money needed to put the vehicle on the road. The station's appeal passed £10,000, with a further £7,500 grant from the Howard Watson Symington Memorial…

Gene Simmons Claims Musicians Are Treated 'Worse Than Slaves' Because of Unpaid Radio Play

Gene Simmons feels strongly about the American Music Fairness Act, which he advocated for in a speech to members of the Senate on Tuesday (Dec. 9), during which he claimed that artists are treated “worse than slaves” when it comes to…

Gene Simmons: Musicians Face Unfair Radio Royalty Challenges

In a direct appeal to Congress, rock legend Gene Simmons has ignited a heated debate over fair compensation for artists, arguing that they are treated “worse than slaves” because radio stations do not pay them for the airplay of their…

Greg James goes live again on Christmas Day at BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 has confirmed its Christmas Takeover line-up and revealed a Christmas Day schedule that includes Greg James presenting his first live Christmas Day Breakfast show on the network. Greg says he is looking forward to returning to live…

Iowa's September unemployment numbers finally released - Radio Iowa

The first Iowa unemployment data since the government shutdown is now out. Iowa Workforce Development spokesman Jesse Dougherty says the September unemployment rate fell to 3.7%, down one-tenth of a percent. “We had at least what we would…

Stalker's obsession with radio host Jackie O explained

A mentally ill man delusionally believed he was in a relationship with radio host Jackie O when he sent her hundreds of messages before showing up outside her home. David Gourlay inundated the broadcaster with up to 2000 direct messages on…

UNI encourages students to ring the new bell to celebrate - Radio Iowa

The Sesquicentennial Bell is now permanently installed on Campanile Plaza at the University of Northern Iowa, and leaders of UNI's 150th birthday bash are hoping students will visit the bell and give it a ring as the fall semester ends. Randy…

Gene Simmons Testifies on Bill to Pay Artists for Radio Play: 'If You Are Against This Bill, You Are Un-American'

Gene Simmons, co-founder and bass player of the band KISS, told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Tuesday (Dec. 9) that paying recording artists for broadcast radio performances isn't just a matter of fairness; it's a matter of patriotism.