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2007 2007-02-01: Australian regulator rules that Sydney 2GB breached codes against vilifying people on basis of ethnicity. 2007-02-01: XM Satellite Radio extends for ten years its deals with Honda and Toyota. 2007-02-01: US Federal Communications Commission levies or proposes penalties totalling more than USD 150,000 in run of Enforcement Bureau actions. 2007-02-01: Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold calls on Senate Committee to emphasize need for strong payola settlement at hearing on Federal Communications Commission. 2007-02-01: Capital Radio fares poorly in London, BBC well overall in latest UK radio ratings that show record listening. 2007-02-02: CBS Radio, Citadel, Clear Channel, and Entercom in negotiations with Federal Communications Commission about settlement of payola investigation, reportedly for around USD 10 million. 2007-02-02: Former Welsh international gymnast Gabby Logan to co-host breakfast show for a month and also present other shows for BBC Radio Five Live. 2007-02-02: Arbitron and Nielsen set up company to develop Project Apollo national advertising effectiveness service. 2007-02-02: Senate Commerce Committee holds meeting on Federal Communications Commission issues. 2007-02-03: Australian commercial radio turns to comedian John Cleese for its latest adverts promoting effectiveness of radio advertising. 2007-02-03: Strong final quarter takes US radio revenues for 2006 into positive territory for the year. 2007-02-03: CBS launches its first "Green-focussed" station with changes at Washington D.C. "The Arrow", which has become "The Globe." 2007-02-04: Federal Communications Commission issues or proposes more than USD 75,000 in penalties. 2007-02-04: Muslim-Jewish online radio station launched in UK. 2007-02-04: New president named for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2007-02-04: Look at licence and regulatory news of the past week. 2007-02-05: Former Capital Radio breakfast host Chris Tarrant to return to airwaves for month hosting show on digital station Classic Gold. 2007-02-05: Miriam Ní Mheachair, representing Spin 1038, wins the Réalt DJ 2006 competition for Irish language DJs. 2007-02-05: Our pick of print and online media on radio over past week plus listening pick of the week. 2007-02-06: Elmie Investments sells of its six radio stations before Australian Communications and Media Authority report into Macquarie interest in financing the original purchase. 2007-02-06: US Federal Communications Commission proposes USD 313 million budget for Fiscal Year 2008. 2007-02-06: UK Chrysalis Group reports radio revenues up 5% year-on-year in January after fall of 10% in previous four months. 2007-02-07: Indian FM groups look for foreign investment. 2007-02-07: British folk group Pentangle re-form after four decades to receive BBC Radio 2 Lifetime award. 2007-02-07: US Federal Communications Commission imposes or proposes penalties of more than USD 85,000. 2007-02-08: CBS Chief Executive says increased Federal Communications Commission broadcast indecency penalties are chilling speech but Democrat Commissioner says maximum fines are unlikely to be levied on small stations. 2007-02-08: Most Voice of America English-language programming to be cut and radio broadcasts in 12 languages reduced under President Bush's 2008 budget. 2007-02-08: First-time writer wins BBC drama competition for northern-based writers. 2007-02-08: Air America Radio sale price is USD 4.25 million according to Bankruptcy Court filing. 2007-02-09: Interep appoints former Susquehanna President and CEO David Kennedy as its CEO to take over from Ralph Guild. 2007-02-09: Guardian Media Group Radio says it has won Manchester FM licence with rock talk bid, beating off offers from Chrysalis and Emap among others. 2007-02-10: BBC to launch Digital Radio Mondiale trial/expands its DAB transmitter network. 2007-02-10: The Media Audit/Ipsos gains funding from five radio broadcasters for Houston trial of its Smart Cell Phone radio ratings system. 2007-02-10: Radio Advertising Bureau president and CEO Jeff Haley speaks to RAB 2007 of future for radio. 2007-02-11: US Federal Communications Commission issues or proposes more nearly USD 100,000 in penalties. 2007-02-11: Australian Broadcasting Corporation reorganizes to switch more emphasis to on-demand service, for which it is considering charging. 2007-02-11: Look at licence and regulatory news of the past week. 2007-02-12: More pressures reported building for UK radio divestitures. 2007-02-12: Australian radio revenues in January up 4.6% year-on-year. 2007-02-12: Our pick of print and online media on radio over past week plus listening pick of the week. 2007-02-13: Beasley Broadcast final quarter revenues up nearly 14% on a year earlier with same station revenues up nearly 7%. 2007-02-13: UK Chrysalis Group formally announces review of its radio business. 2007-02-13: CBS announces RIOT unit to handle advertising over radio, Internet online and TV; also become first broadcaster to have dedicated in-house Arbitron Portable People Meter (PPM) trainer. 2007-02-14: UK media regulator Ofcom upholds just one radio complaint in its latest broadcast bulletin. 2007-02-14: Australian radio revenues in January up 4.6% year-on-year. 2007-02-14: Sirius Canada says it now has more than 300,000 subscribers and more than three-quarters market share. 2007-02-14: Air America Radio network to be auctioned on Friday. 2007-02-14: US Federal Communications Commission imposes or proposes penalties totalling nearly USD 150,000. 2007-02-15: Australian commercial radio Siren Awards for creative advertising on radio to be announced in May. 2007-02-15: US National Public Radio and affiliates announce further extension of its podcasts. 2007-02-15: BBC World Service radio, which has already dropped 11 language services, reported to be preparing for cuts in Chinese and Russian services. 2007-02-15: Fisher Communications turns 2005 loss into 2006 gain. 2007-02-15: US National Public Radio and affiliates announce further extension of its podcasts. 2007-02-15: BBC World Service radio, which has already dropped 11 language services, reported to be preparing for cuts in Chinese and Russian services. 2007-02-15: Fisher Communications turns 2005 loss into 2006 gain. 2007-02-16: Clear Channel launches non-compete lawsuit against former Quad-Cities hosts, now broadcasting from Cedar Rapids in Iowa. 2007-02-16: British Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife Cherie amongst six to broadcast Lent talks on BBC Radio 4. 2007-02-16: Clear Channel sets Feb 23 deadline for those wanting to bid for radio and TV stations it has put up for sale. 2007-02-16: Canadian regulator gives go-ahead for cable distributor to offer XM satellite programming. 2007-02-16: XM to add more public radio programmes to its offerings. 2007-02-16: Arbitron revenues up around 6% year-on-year in 2006. 2007-02-17: Listening remains steady in Ireland according to latest Irish radio ratings. 2007-02-17: US Federal Communications Commission proposes or imposes more penalties, totalling nearly USD 90,000. 2007-02-17: BBC Radios 2 and 6 Music forced to air emergency tape after steam from gym sets off fire alarms. 2007-02-17: Bankruptcy court judge approves USD 4.25 million sale of Air America Radio network. 2007-02-18: Look at licence and regulatory news of the past week. 2007-02-20: Former Ofcom chief policy officer Kip Meek to join board of UK RadioCentre. 2007-02-20: BBC Radio 2 appoints Colin Martin as its head of music. 2007-02-20: Sirius and XM Satellite radio have announced what they term a "USD 13 billion merger of equals." 2007-02-21: APN News and Media profits up 7% in 2006. 2007-02-21: UK regulator publishes its reasoning behind Manchester FM award. 2007-02-21: Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin and XM chairman Gary Parsons say they expect merger to be approved although Federal Communications Commission chairman says hurdle for approval will be high. 2007-02-22: Broadcasting Commission of Ireland puts three of five applicants forward to next phase of awarding new regional youth licence. 2007-02-22: GMG poaches breakfast host for Smooth FM from Emap's Magic/other UK radio host moves. 2007-02-22: Sydney news-talk 2GB consolidates its Sydney dominance in latest Australian radio ratings. 2007-02-22: Cox Radio finally agrees to encode its Houston stations for PPM ratings although it still has no PPM ratings agreement. 2007-02-21: Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin and XM chairman Gary Parsons say they expect merger to be approved although Federal Communications Commission chairman says hurdle for approval will be high. 2007-02-23: Australian Communications and Media Authority opens consultation on new local presence requirements for regional radio licensees. 2007-02-23: TV presenter Martha Kearney to become main presenter of BBC Radio 4 World at One programme. 2007-02-23: Entravision revenues up marginally in final quarter of 2006 but in Mexico Grupo Radio Centro quadruples its income for year, mainly from political advertising. 2007-02-23: New Congressional anti-trust task force to hold hearing on proposed Sirius-XM merger. 2007-02-24: Federal Communications Commission approves 114 bidders for its next FM auction. 2007-02-24: XM warns that it could be fined or have to shut down terrestrial repeaters because the network installed was not as described when permission was granted. 2007-02-24: Clear Channel final quarter revenues up 11% on a year ago. 2007-02-24: Federal Communications Commission holds its third public meeting on media ownership rules. 2007-02-25: More FCC penalties for late applications for renewal. 2007-02-25: Look at licence and regulatory news of the past week. 2007-02-26: Los Angeles gets country back on FM - but at expense of classical music. 2007-02-26: Our pick of print and online media on radio over past week plus listening pick of the week. 2007-02-27: Arbitron successfully concludes test of Portable People Meter system in common areas of malls. 2007-02-27: Astral Media in negotiations with Standard about buying its radio stations, a deal that would make it Canada's largest radio broadcaster. 2007-02-27: Entercom reports final quarter 2006 revenues up 14% but profits plunged from USD 17.8 million to USD 6.9 million, primarily because of costs relating to payola settlement with New York State Attorney General's office. 2007-02-27: Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin promotes merger with XM on Howard Stern Show with hints that future may be uncertain for Opie and Anthony if it goes through. 2007-02-27: XM reports final quarter 2006 positive cash flow from operations as revenues rise and losses are trimmed. 2007-02-28: Arbitron reports on satellite radio listening for the first time. 2007-02-28: Broadcasting Standards Authority in New Zealand upholds complaint against station that played sound said to be have given the impression of a woman having sex with a bull/UK regulator upholds just one radio complaint in its latest bulletin. 2007-02-28: Latest US results - CBS radio revenues fall, Cox's rise but bottom line hit by write-down and Saga gains in comparison as previous year had write-downs. 2007-02-28: Sirius reports final quarter 2006 positive cash flow from operations as revenues rise and losses are trimmed. 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on link to go to 2007-01-01: Our pick of print and online media on radio over past week plus listening pick of the week. 2007-01-02: Independent News and Media reported to be readying another bid for APN News and Media. 2007-01-02: Satellite radio companies head into 2007 on tail of a negative ending to 2006 for their stock prices. 2007-01-03: BBC Radio 4 " breakfast show poll on law listeners would most like scrapped ends in controversial vote against law banning hunting/ Radio 2 listeners vote Queen the greatest ever British band. 2007-01-03: CBS flips WNEW from Mix to "Fresh FM - Today's Soft Music." 2007-01-03: Sirius says it ended 2006 with just above six million subscribers and had positive cash flow in final quarter. 2007-01-04: UK Channel 4 radio announces deal to provide its podcasts via WiFi. 2007-01-04: Radio One Inc. completes Boston sale, buys Giant magazine and comments on Los Angeles reformatting. 2007-01-04: UK commercial radio companies say analogue could be switched off in next three to eight years. 2007-01-04: Arbitron advertiser/agency council calls for all stations in areas where Portable People Meter is to be rolled out to encode their signals. 2007-01-05: Salem's conservative talk format WTTT-AM, Boston, is to start airing The Media Line's "MidEast Sunday" programme. 2007-01-05: UK commercial radio companies reported close to agreeing limited deal to include music in podcasts. 2007-01-05: US National Public Radio to start new news programme that will compete with Morning Edition. 2007-01-05: US radio advertising revenues up 3% on a year ago in November led by national advertising increase of 16% whilst local advertising fell. 2007-01-06: ISP takes "Spocko's Brain" site down following threat of copyright action by ABC Radio in relation to KSFO-AM audio posted to back up criticism of the station. 2007-01-06: XM, like Sirius, claims to positive cash flow in final quarter of 2006, says it ended year with 7.6 million subscribers. 2007-01-06: Radio One agrees to encode its Philadelphia - and Los Angeles- signals for Arbitron's Portable People Meter, leaving only Clear Channel now holding out in Philadelphia. 2007-01-07: Greater Media President and CEO Peter Smyth comments on need for radio to remake itself in a world of interactive technology. 2007-01-07: GMG's Century FM in Manchester launches new look tomorrow. 2007-01-07: Look at licence and regulatory news of the past week. 2007-01-08: Non-compete clause takes Quad Cities leading morning hosts to Cedar Rapids for six months after they move to Cumulus. 2007-01-08: Our pick of print and online media on radio over past week plus listening pick of the week. 2007-01-09: Entercom reported to be going ahead with plans to hire former Massachusetts speaker as WRKO-AM talk host despite his guilty plea to obstruction of justice. 2007-01-09: SMG radio chief executive resigns/ GCap Classic FM promotion. 2007-01-09: Clear Channel announced deal with Microsoft for data service using HD radio amongst other radio announcements and equipment launches at Consumer Electronics Show. 2007-01-10: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) designates Michel Arpin as Acting Chairperson. 2007-01-10: A year after his move to satellite, Howard Stern tells New York Times he'll never go back to terrestrial radio. 2007-01-10: UBC sells Sky News service to UTV and CN Radio, dealing significant blow to GCap Media's IRN news service. 2007-01-10: Emmis reports revenues down on a year ago. 2007-01-11: BBC Radio 1 to use Friday early breakfast show as staging ground for new talent/BBC Radio 2 gives Alan Titchmarsh, best known for gardening, a Sunday music show. 2007-01-11: Comedian Dennis Miller to host syndicated show for Westwood One. 2007-01-11: GCap Media reported to have approached departing SMG executive Fru Hazlitt to run its London operations. 2007-01-11: Howard Stern gets USD 83 million stock bonus from Sirius. 2007-01-11: Corus revenues and profits up in first fiscal quarter of 2007 year. 2007-01-12: Former BBC General Greg Dyke shown in minutes released by BBC to have asked for his job back after he resigned. 2007-01-12: Astral Media profits up, led by TV. 2007-01-12: CanWest wins third UK licence. 2007-01-12: Arbitron starts electronic meting in Philadelphia after releasing its last diary ratings for the market: Clear Channel remains hold-out on encoding. 2007-01-13: Federal Communications Commission renews licences but imposes penalties for late filings and operations after expiry of authorizations. 2007-01-13: Canadian Satellite Radio claims 147,000 subscribers and says XM Canada has 80% of factory-installed automobile market in the country. 2007-01-13: Democrat Senator Russ Feingold expresses concern at possible weak settlement between Federal Communications Commission and radio companies over payola allegations. 2007-01-14: Re-introduced Perform Act would force satellite, cable and Internet broadcasters to restrict recording their broadcasts. 2007-01-14: Pioneering Philadelphia African-American station WHAT-AM fires all staff/ yet to confirm new format. 2007-01-14: Look at licence and regulatory news of the past week. 2007-01-15: California woman dies, possibly from "Water intoxication" after taking part in Entercom "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" radio competition. 2007-01-15: Clear Channel sells Santa Barbara stations. 2007-01-15: Our pick of print and online media on radio over past week plus listening pick of the week. 2007-01-16: No radio complaints upheld in latest Ofcom broadcast bulletin. 2007-01-16: Radio outperforming TV in New Zealand. 2007-01-16: Former SMG/Virgin Radio chief executive said to be in talks with both GCap and Sir Richard Branson's Virgin group.. 2007-01-16: US National Conference for Media Reform held in Memphis, Tennessee told by Ohio Democrat and presidential contender Representative Dennis Kucinich that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will face intense scrutiny. 2007-01-17: Former England rugby team captain and scrum half Martin Dawson joins BBC Radio 5 commentary team. 2007-01-17: Iowa Public Radio drops morning broadcast of Diane Rehm Show following listener complaints. 2007-01-17: UK media regulator Ofcom to ease restrictions and allow wider use of restricted service licences. 2007-01-17: Entercom KDND-FM in Sacramento fires around ten people and drops morning show after death of woman contestant in its "Hold your wee for a Wii" contest. 2007-01-18: Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) announces details of nominees in nine categories of the Annual Canadian Radio Music Awards (CRMA) that are to be presented on March 10 at a gala luncheon in Toronto. 2007-01-18: US National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) tells FCC ownership regulation should be eased. 2007-01-18: GCap Media confirms appointment of former SMG Radio chief executive Fru Hazlitt to the newly created post of Managing Director, GCap London. 2007-01-18: US satellite radio shares fall after Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin J. Martin reminds reporters that 1987 rules forbid a merger. 2007-01-19: US Federal Communications Commission FM Auction 68 ends. 2007-01-19: BBC expresses disappointment at licence fee settlement that is much lower than it had requested. 2007-01-19: Bridge Ratings survey shows 72% of Americans are now aware of HD Radio. 2007-01-19: Bonneville and Entercom swap stations in Cincinnati, Seattle; and San Francisco./ Hawaii station swap. 2007-01-20: Australian metropolitan radio revenues in 2006 up on 2005 in all cities except Sydney and up 1.4% overall. 2007-01-20: US Satellite radio stocks fall back/judge says recording companies lawsuit against XM over receivers cum MP3 players can go ahead. 2007-01-20: Clear Channel's largest shareholder said to want more than is being bid for the company in its November deal to sell to private equity group/Clear Channel says it has agreed sales of 76 stations in 17 markets. 2007-01-21: WHAT-AM in Philadelphia becomes (What) Skin- AM. 2007-01-21: Entercom KDND-FM water drinking stunt costing station some advertisers. 2007-01-21: Look at licence and regulatory news of the past week. 2007-01-22: Our pick of print and online media on radio over past week plus listening pick of the week. 2007-01-23: Bankrupt Air America Radio reported on verge of sale. 2007-01-23: Irish regulator renews licence of UTV's Limerick Live 95FM and whittles applicants for quasi-national religious AM down to shortlist of two. 2007-01-23: WGMS-FM drops classical music but public station WETA-FM takes it up again in Washington DC. 2007-01-23: More US stations launch HD multicasts. 2007-01-24: Journal Communications agrees sale of one of its Omaha stations. 2007-01-24: Israeli broadcaster Gabi Gazit has denied accusations that he took a commercial by the Efrat anti-abortion organization off the air on his show. 2007-01-24: CanWest to sell Australian and New Zealand operations separately according to New Zealand Herald. 2007-01-24: Arbitron starts putting Portable People Meter (PPM) into New York City households in preparations for stitch from diary ratings. 2007-01-25: BBC Radio 4 listeners complain of skewed priorities in prominence given to story of alleged racist comments on Big Brother TV show. 2007-01-25: UK commercial radio may benefit from ban on junk food adverts on TV says industry body chief executive. 2007-01-25: Royce International Broadcasting, which lost nine-year fight with Entercom in 1995, calls on Federal Communications Commission to half sale of CBS stations to Entercom following death of woman who took part in Sacramento KDND-FM water drinking contest/ FCC to investigate the incident. 2007-01-25: Cold comfort for terrestrial US radio in latest Bridge Ratings forecasts that show its gradual decline continuing whilst satellite radio, audio streaming to mobile devises and particularly Internet radio all see audience increases. 2007-01-26: European Space Agency demonstrates system to use existing communications satellites to send audio, video and date to automobile receivers, removing, it says, the need to launch satellites especially. 2007-01-26: Independent News and Media in conjunction with two private equity groups launches bid for Australian regional newspaper and radio group APN News and Media in which it already has 41% share. 2007-01-26: Wrongful death lawsuit launched against Entercom, Entercom Sacramento, and various staff and ex staff over death of Sacramento woman after taking part in water drinking contest. 2007-01-27: New chairperson appointed for Canadian media regulator. 2007-01-27: BBC Radios 3 & 4 to collaborate on 60-part series on western music. 2007-01-27: US Federal Communications Commission to face harshest scrutiny for years now that Democrats are in control of Congress according to Washington Post. 2007-01-28: Bridge Ratings reports large growth in US mobile phones with download capability but comparatively few using download services. 2007-01-28: US Federal Communications Commission imposes or proposes penalties topping USD 70,000 in all. 2007-01-28: Radio comedian embarrasses Presidential hopeful by pretending to be Quebec Premier in hoax call. 2007-01-28: Look at licence and regulatory news of the past week. 2007-01-29: Latest US broadcasting station totals. 2007-01-29: Our pick of print and online media on radio over past week plus listening pick of the week. 2007-01-30: XM Radio Online built into new Windows Vista computer operating system. 2007-01-30: Clear Channel sets March 21 for vote on its merger with private equity group/largest shareholder says it will vote against. 2007-01-30: Air America Radio finally agrees sale. 2007-01-30: GCap signs Capital Radio breakfast host Johnny Vaughan for another three years/Emap to make around 50 redundant. 2007-01-30: Arbitron gets Media Rating Council approval to use Portable People Meter in Houston. 2007-01-31: UK media regulator upholds just one complaint against radio in its latest Broadcast Bulletin. 2007-01-31: Chicago host Spike O'Dell reported to be tired of getting up at 2 a.m. and says he'll quit WGN-AM when his current contract with expires. 2007-01-31: Second UK radio group hands back a licence/Guardian Media Group to re-brand stations it bought from Saga as Smooth stations. 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