Net News search results for: hurricanes
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September 12, 2018
Radio Ready To Roll As Hurricane Florence Closes In On East Coast As A Cat 4 Storm
HURRICANE FLORENCE's track has shifted slightly South and "is now forecast to move slowly through the CAROLINAS and SOUTHEAST through this weekend, increasingly likely to produce catastrophic inland rainfall flooding, along with life-threatening … more »
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September 11, 2018
One Million Asked To Evacuate In Advance Of Hurricane Florence
Residents of NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, and VIRGINIA are preparing for HURRICANE FLORENCE. According to THE WEATHER CHANNEL, FLORENCE "will lash the CAROLINAS beginning late THURSDAY as an intense Category 4 hurricane with life-threatening … more »
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August 27, 2018
FCC Launches Its Own Podcast
The FCC has launched its own official podcast, "MORE THAN SEVEN DIRTY WORDS," hosted by EVAN SWARTZTRAUBER, policy advisor to Commissioner BRENDAN CARR. The new show, which promises to tell stories of the agency's work with interviews of … more »
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August 6, 2018
Kenny Chesney's 'Songs For the Saints' Debuts As #1 Country Album
ALL ACCESS congratulates BLUE CHAIR/WARNER BROS./WEA artist KENNY CHESNEY and his team for a #1 Country album debut on his latest project, "Songs For The Saints." The 11-song set moved more than 64,000 copies in pure album sales and 77,000 in … more »
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July 25, 2018
Chuck Kaiton Exits After 39 Years As Carolina Hurricanes Radio Voice
Longtime CAROLINA HURRICANES radio play-by-play voice CHUCK KAITON is exiting after 39 years after he and the NHL team could not reach agreement on a new contract, reports the RALEIGH NEWS AND OBSERVER. KAITON began calling the 'CANES games … more »
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July 17, 2018
Blue Chair, Warner Nashville To Offer 'Kenny Chesney + Songs For The Saints' Radio Special
BLUE CHAIR RECORDS and WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE's WEA Team are offering a one-hour radio special, "KENNY CHESNEY + SONGS FOR THE SAINTS," featuring KENNY CHESNEY. In the special, CHESNEY dives into what inspired NO SHOES NATION, the impact of … more »
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June 19, 2018
RTDNA Announces National Murrow Award Winners For 2018
The RADIO TELEVISION DIGITAL NEWS ASSOCIATION (RTDNA) has announced the winners of the 2018 national EDWARD R. MURROW Awards. CBS NEWS RADIO took home the Overall Excellence award for network radio, with HUBBARD News WTOP/WASHINGTON willing the Overall … more »
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June 14, 2018
Nielsen Uncovers Radio's Importance During Hurricanes
NIELSEN once again looked into radio usage during a weather calamity, this time during HURRICANE MARIA. In PUERTO RICO (a NIELSEN radio Diary market), the WINTER 2018 survey found a rise in listening to News-formatted radio stations as a result of … more »
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June 4, 2018
EMF Sells One FM In Virginia, Closes On Purchase Of Former WLUP/Chicago
EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION is selling Contemporary Christian WLRB (K-LOVE)/GOOCHLAND-RICHMOND, VA to STUART W. EPPERSON, JR.'s TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION for $150,000. The buyer plans to convert the station's license back to … more »
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May 1, 2018
FCC Names 19 Qualified Bidders For Cross-Service FM Translator Auction 99
The FCC's Media Bureau and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau have identified 19 applicants who are qualified to bid in cross-service FM translator Auction 99 starting MAY 15th. Qualified bidders include: BOOTH-COBB MEDIA, LLC BROADSOUTH … more »