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on link to go to 2009-02-01: Look at licence and regulatory news of the past week. 2009-02-02: Washington DC "progressive" talk station OBAMA 1260 reported to be about to switch to financial news format. 2009-02-02: Frontier Silicon claims new chip will use half the energy- and cost half the price - of current DAB chips. 2009-02-02: Greater Media Chairman, President and CEO calls for fight against introduction of performance royalties for US terrestrial radio stations. 2009-02-02: UBC agrees sale of its Commercial Division to Global Traffic Network. 2009-02-03: GMG Radio appoints brand managers for its Smooth and Real Radio stations. 2009-02-03: Sirius XM Radio to offer an additional Sunday dose of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour programming. 2009-02-03: North-west England radio hosts Phil Easton and Tim Grundy die. 2009-02-03: Two new FM licences awarded for London, Ontario. 2009-02-04: Auction of WorldSpace assets postponed for at least a fortnight by bankruptcy court. 2009-02-04: London's second digital multiplex to be allowed to increase power, expanding its cover by around half a million potential new listeners. 2009-02-04: Beasley Broadcast to cut employees pay by 5%. 2009-02-04: Chicago radio veteran Ed Schwartz - Chicago Ed - dies aged 62. 2009-02-04: Our weekly look at print comment on radio plus listening suggestions. 2009-02-05: BBC announces that Harvard Professor Michael Sandel is to deliver this year's Reith Lectures on the topic "A New Citizenship." 2009-02-05: Echo Star reported to be building up holding of Sirius XM debt, possibly as precursor to takeover attempt/ WorldSpace asks for asset sale to be postponed to Feb 20/ Saga moves Class A stock to Alternext US from NYSE. 2009-02-05: BBC Trust and Management welcome UK National Audit Office report, commissioned by the trust, that calls for more analyses of BBC radio costs to achieve savings." 2009-02-06: CBS Radio and Entercom facing FCC penalties for way they ran competitions. 2009-02-06: Arbitron, which last month settled lawsuits brought by New Jersey and New York States Attorney Generals concerning its Portable People Meter Ratings agrees similar deal with Maryland, which had not brought a lawsuit. 2009-02-07: Canadian Broadcast Standards Council rules that attack on Islam violated Canadian Codes but that comments made by a caller to another station who suggested that the death of an anti-sealing campaigner was desirable did not amount to a breach. 2009-02-08: Look at licence and regulatory news of the past week. 2009-02-09: Arbitron agrees deal to rate Hudson Valley, New York, market. 2009-02-09: Citadel executives Mitch Dolan and John Davidson out in latest US radio cuts. 2009-02-09: BBC World Service stops FM broadcasts in Sri Lanka because of "interference" by Sri Lankan Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) that cut out a number of its reports and programmes. 2009-02-10: UK media regulator upholds two radio complaints in latest bulletin. 2009-02-10: Clear Channel borrows last USD 1.6 billion of its USD 2 billion revolving credit available. 2009-02-10: Bauer announces that Mark Story, MD of Magic 105.4 is to leave the company and Kiss FM Steve Parkinson is promoted to MD London Radio with responsibility for Magic and Kiss. 2009-02-11: Reporters without Borders says it is appalled by abduction of four women radio reporters by Sierra Leone group that practices female genital mutilations and that paraded one of the women naked. 2009-02-11: Our weekly look at print comment on radio plus listening suggestions. We regret delays in posting this report. 2009-02-11: Sirius XM shares plunge following reports it is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. 2009-02-12: Outgoing GMG radio chief executive to head UK government review of local radio. 2009-02-12: Sirius XM shares, which plunged on reports it is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, rebounds on report it is in talks with Liberty Media. 2009-02-12: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) drops hits restrictions for commercial FMs except for two bilingual markets but keeps them for campus stations. 2009-02-12: US National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) welcomes introduction into House of Representatives of motion opposing performance royalties for terrestrial stations. 2009-02-13: Cumulus Media to cut staff by around 7%; Google, having pulled out of newspaper ads now to cut its its radio advertising business. 2009-02-13: Sirius XM refinances some of its debt but warns that if talks about refinancing other debt does not succeed it may have to file for bankruptcy next Tuesday. 2009-02-14: Latest Irish radio ratings show an unchanged 85% of the population listen to radio daily. 2009-02-15: Look at licence and regulatory news of the past week. 2009-02-16: BBC announces that Somethin' Else will be new producer of its long-running "Gardeners' Question Time" programme. 2009-02-16: SoundExchange and NAB reach streaming royalty rates for local US commercial radio stations. 2009-02-16: Virgin Radio co-founder Sir Richard Branson and former Wireless Group chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie express interest in bidding for UK national commercial licences. 2009-02-16: Sirius XM reported to be close to deal with Liberty Media to avoid collapse. 2009-02-17: Arbitron revenues up but net income down in final quarter and for whole of 2008. 2009-02-17: BBC appoints Ben Cooper as Deputy Controller for BBC Radio 1 and BBC 1Xtra. 2009-02-17: CBS Radio flips its Dallas/Fort Worth Rhythmic AC KMVK-FM (Movin' 107.5) to Spanish AC MEGA 107.5 2009-02-17: Sirius XM escapes bankruptcy with USD 530 million loan from Liberty Media, which will end up with 40% of Sirius XM common stock. 2009-02-18: Tom Cuddy to leave Citadel, the third senior executive to go this month. 2009-02-18: Report for UK industry body the RadioCentre says commercial radio companies would be prepared to launch two more national digital stations if regulations on analogue stations were easer. 2009-02-18: Progressive US talk network Nova M may collapse after host Randi Rhodes quits. 2009-02-19: Our weekly look at print comment on radio plus listening suggestions. 2009-02-19: CBS fourth quarter revenues down with radio hit much more than TV. 2009-02-19: Radio One Inc fourth quarter revenues down only marginally and losses cut. 2009-02-19: Progressive US talk network Nova M files for bankruptcy/On Second Thoughts takes over. 2009-02-20: Colette Bowe confirmed as new chairman of UK media regulator Ofcom. 2009-02-20: US radio down 9% in 2008 according to Radio Advertising Bureau. 2009-02-21: Release of first Australian radio ratings of this year to be delayed from next week until March 5 partly because of weather conditions that led to more than 200 deaths in fires. 2009-02-22: Look at licence and regulatory news of the past week. 2009-02-23: UK media regulator Ofcom upholds no radio complaints in latest bulletin. 2009-02-23: Australian Broadcasting Corporation says survey shows it to be leading international broadcaster in the Pacific. 2009-02-23: Delayed auction of WorldSpace assets due to commence in New York today. 2009-02-23: 19 years old trombonist takes title of BBC Radio 2 Young Brass Soloist 2009. 2009-02-23: New Zealand Broadcasting Standards Authority fines station for giving out woman's cell-phone number on air. 2009-02-24: Mexican group Grupo Radio de Centro reports final quarter 2008 revenues up 15% year-on-year 2009-02-24: BBC World Service South Asian staff to strike on Thursday over plans to cut UK output and outsource/other UK radio news. 2009-02-24: Entercom final quarter revenues down. 2009-02-25: SNL Kagan says stations sales suffered huge fall in 2008 but will recover ground after a difficult 2009. 2009-02-25: UK media regulator Ofcom awards four more community radio licences. 2009-02-25: Liberty President and CEO says his company's USD 530 million investment in Sirius XM was made because of attractive terms and appeal of the service. 2009-02-25: Charlebois out, Bouvard promoted in Arbitron re-organization. 2009-02-26: Our weekly look at print comment on radio is delayed and listening suggestions 2009-02-26: Sale of WorldSpace assets delayed again. 2009-02-26: Saga cuts pay by 5%/Bonneville dumps 5% of Salt Lake City staff. 2009-02-26: BBC appoints Nigel Horrocks as World Service Director to succeed Nigel Chapman. 2009-02-26: BAI puts out gloomy forecast for US local advertising apart from interactive. 2009-02-27: US Senate votes to prevent Federal Communications Commission from re-introducing its former Fairness Doctrine. 2009-02-27: New York Stock Exchange to de-list Citadel from next Friday. 2009-02-27: Federal Communications Commission extends until end of May deadline for Sirius XM to sub-lease 4% of its audio channels. 2009-02-27: Entravision third quarter revenues down 16% year-on-year and impairment charges lead to overall loss for the year approaching USD 500 million. 2009-02-28: Latest figures show increases in licensed US broadcast stations during 2008. 2009-02-28: US broadcasting legend Paul Harvey - the nation's most listened to radio voice - dies aged 90. 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on link to go to 2009-01-01: Arbitron extends PPM currency to four more markets. 2009-01-01: New morning team named for Chicago WBBM. 2009-01-02: Host Jon Gaunt starts legal action against UTV and talkSPORT over his firing. 2009-01-02: Clear Channel CEO Mark Mays sends upbeat News Years message to employees calling for Focus, Resilience and Determination in the face of economic woes. 2009-01-03: New Year starts well for most radio stocks but with a long way to go to claw back falls of past year. 2009-01-03: Clear Channel to swap two Cincinnati stations for five Cumulus stations in Green Bay, Wisconsin. 2009-01-04: Look at licence and regulatory news of the past week. 2009-01-05: Hispanic radio pioneer McHenry Taylor Tichenor Sr. dies aged 76. 2009-01-05: Global Radio expands its Heart empire to 12 stations as part of UK's largest commercial radio re-branding exercise. 2009-01-06: Former Clear Channel executive Michael Martin, who quit as its Los Angeles VP of Programming last week citing problems of time with his family in San Jose, is hired by CBS Radio in San Francisco. 2009-01-06: BBC confirms previously announced January 24 date for return to air of Jonathan Ross's Radio 2 show, taken off air after Ross was suspended over crude remarks broadcast on Russell Brand show. 2009-01-07: UK Media Regulator Ofcom formally nods through takeovers of Virgin Radio, now re-branded Absolute Radio - and Central FM, Falkirk, and notes that UTV has handed back its Edinburgh Talk 107 licence. 2009-01-07: Wachovie analyst revises predictions, now forecasting US radio revenues to fall 13% in 2009 rather than previous forecast of 8%. 2009-01-07: Arbitron agrees settlement of law suit brought against its Portable People Meter ratings by the New York and New Jersey State Attorney Generals but the suit can be revived it it fails to gain Media Rating Council approval by October deadline for New York and end of year deadline for New Jersey. 2009-01-07: Our weekly look at print comment on radio and listening suggestions. RNW Note: We regret the delay in posting this report. 2009-01-08: US National Association of Broadcasters applauds introduction of act to prohibit return of FCC Fairness Doctrine. 2009-01-08: Sirius-XM introduces its first receiver that can handle both services. 2009-01-08: The Local Radio Company enters into negotiations to sell JazzFM to consortium headed by its former chairman. 2009-01-08: Katz Media announces national marketing unit - also lays off around 120. 2009-01-09: Emmis reports revenues down 6% in third quarter within which domestic radio revenues are down 8%: Impairment charge takes net loss to USD 125.5 million. 2009-01-09: Arbitron gains Media Rating Council accreditation for Portable People Meter in Riverside-San Bernardino. 2009-01-10: Hit 40UK Music chart drops CD sales as a factor and to be based on downloads from tomorrow. 2009-01-10: US broadcast indecency/obscenity complaints leap in first quarter of 2008 but drop back in second quarter. 2009-01-11: Look at licence and regulatory news of the past week. 2009-01-12: Clear Channel reported to have settled patent infringement lawsuit that led to jury ordering it to pay Grantley Patent Holdings USD 66 million. 2009-01-12: UK media regulator upholds no radio complaints in its latest bulletin. 2009-01-12: Widespread protests are made after Nepalese woman radio journalist is hacked to death. 2009-01-12: Arbitron appoints Michael Skarzynski as President and Chief Executive Officer, taking over from Stephen B. Morris who remains Chairman of the board. 2009-01-13: Our weekly look at print comment on radio and listening suggestions. 2009-01-13: Arbitron reveals that legal costs in final quarter of the year will be between USD 4 and USD 6 million. 2009-01-13: President-elect Barack Obama reported to have selected Julius Genachowski to be next Federal Communications Commission chairman. 2009-01-14: UK digital station Passion for the Planet marks its sixth birthday with free advertising for six charities. 2009-01-14: Entercom flips its Kansas City classic rock KBLV-FM to hot AC as KKSN (the All-New 99.7 Kiss FM). 2009-01-14: Global Radio to fire around a third of its online and interactive team. 2009-01-15: Astral Media and Corus Entertainment both increase revenues in latest quarter but former does better with boost from acquisitions, although radio revenues were up even without this, whilst Corus Radio revenues are down. 2009-01-15: Entravision drops Indie103.1 air signal on KWLD and KDLE, Los Angeles, and fires staff, blaming way radio audiences are measured. 2009-01-15: US Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin J. Martin to stand down on Jan 20, the day of Barack Obama's inauguration as President. 2009-01-16: Australian radio revenues stable year-on-year in 2008 but down in final quarter. 2009-01-16: US station sales plummet in 2008. 2009-01-17: XM Canada revenues in first quarter of its fiscal 2009 up 53% year-on-year/WorldSpace to go on the block this month. 2009-01-17: Clear Channel reported to be planning to fire around 7% of its employees starting Tuesday, Inauguration Day. 2009-01-18: Brisbane host receives death threats as well as support after comments that women should be barred from wearing burqas when entering banks and other places. 2009-01-18: Look at licence and regulatory news of the past week. 2009-01-19: Digital Radio Mondiale moves forward as India launches its first DRM digital short-wave radio service following last month's launch of a joint BBC World Service-Deutsche Welle English language DRM channel in Europe. 2009-01-19: UK national commercial multiplex operator Digital One flags intention to cut prices to attract new digital stations. 2009-01-20: Another director leaves The Local Radio Company spurring speculation about a merger. 2009-01-20: Newcap drops plans to buy Ontario stations from Haliburton because of credit crunch. 2009-01-20: US Radio Advertising Bureau stops releasing monthly revenue figures. 2009-01-20: UK media regulator agrees scheme to allow retailers to install boosters in their stores so as to be able to better demonstrate DAB receivers. 2009-01-20: Clear Channel chooses Inauguration day to announce that it is dismissing 1,850 people, some 9% of its work force. 2009-01-21: Our weekly look at print comment on radio -this week concentrating on Clear Channel's latest large-scale dismissals - and listening suggestions. 2009-01-22: Clear Channel reveals in filing that Mark and Randall Mays are to take a pay cut this year - to be made up in the remaining years of their contract - and have also agreed new reduced bonus deal. 2009-01-22: Arbitron ups its cell-phone-only households target in attempt to improve younger demographic composition of its panels. 2009-01-23: Michael J. Copps named as Acting Chairman of Federal Communications Commission/former chairman Kevin J. Martin attacks report that criticized him. 2009-01-23: Northeast Indiana Public Radio puts its three classical stations up for sale, saying it has been hit by the weak economy. 2009-01-23: BBC reported to be likely to name new BBC Radio 2 Controller on Monday. 2009-01-23: Political battle over performance royalty charges for US terrestrial station moves forward with letter urging House members not to support expected motion to prohibit charges and to support a re-introduced Performance Rights Act. 2009-01-24: Global Radio to switch 12 more local stations to its Heart format in March. 2009-01-24: Macquarie Radio Network CEO Angela Clark to step down from post on Feb 6. 2009-01-25: Look at licence and regulatory news of the past week. 2009-01-26: Despite a "solid first quarter", Astral cuts 23 posts in radio reorganization. 2009-01-26: UK DAB receiver sales top 500,000 in December but are down on last year/elsewhere Pure says its international sales are up and Frontier Silicon introduces "Touch Radio", offering various displays and information on DAB receivers. 2009-01-26: Federal Communications Commission reported to be investigating payola allegations involving Spanish language stations in Texas. 2009-01-26: Arbitron settles lawsuit alleging infringement of three of its Portable People Meter patents by IPSOS and The Media Audit. 2009-01-27: UK media regulator again upholds no radio complaints in latest bulletin. 2009-01-27: Entercom reveals pay freeze to include executives. 2009-01-27: Toronto radio veteran Tayler Parnaby amongst six people losing their jobs at CFRB-AM as part of Astral Media job cuts. 2009-01-27: Roy Laughlin, appointed in August last year as CBS Radio's Los Angeles SVP and Market Manager leaves the company. 2009-01-27: BBC names Bob Shennan, former BBC Radio Five Live Controller who left to become Channel 4 Director of Radio, as Controller BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music. 2009-01-28: Latest UK radio ratings to be released tomorrow expected to show another fall in listeners for the former Virgin Radio, now re-branded Absolute Radio by its new owners. 2009-01-28: US Democrats attack Rush Limbaugh over his hope that Obama fails. 2009-01-28: ENIL revenues fall in its third quarter to the end of the year with Radio Mirchi falling most of its operations. 2009-01-28: Our weekly look at print comment on radio but we have posted listening suggestions. 2009-01-29: Emmis chairman and CEO cites current mid-west emergency as good reason to include FM receivers in call phones. 2009-01-29: Absolute Radio -the former Virgin Radio- loses a fifth of its audience in latest UK radio ratings. 2009-01-29: Salem introduces pay cut. 2009-01-30: Final approval given for Rhode Island Public Radio purchase of WRNI from University of Boston. 2009-01-30: Host changes at UTV's talkSPORT. 2009-01-31: Indian government rules out a rollback of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act 1990 as demanded by public broadcasting employees. 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