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Summary
CBS Radio, Inc., formerly known as Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States, fourth in size behind main rival Clear Channel Communications (which owns many of the radio stations previously owned by former CBS parent Viacom before 1997), Cumulus Media and Citadel Broadcasting and second in terms of revenue. The corporation owns around 130 radio stations across the country. It is currently part of the CBS Corporation, which also owns CBS Television and the CBS Radio Network, and jointly owns the CW television network.CBS Radio merged with Infinity Broadcasting in 1997, and took on the Infinity Broadcasting moniker.
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Media Decoder Blog: In New York, Another Setback for Rock Radio
The news that CBS Radio is buying the 101. 9 FM frequency for a simulcast of WFAN means that the last commercial station playing contemporary rock in New York will disappear.
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In New York, Another Setback for Rock Radio
The news that CBS Radio is buying the 101. 9 FM frequency for a simulcast of WFAN means that the last commercial station playing contemporary rock in New York will disappear.
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"Real Girls" At "Seventeen" Were Borne By "Real Hungry Girls" In Ballet
Fourteen-year-old Julia Bluhm may be the summer’s unofficial "girl power" champion for launching a successful campaign to get Seventeen to publish undoctored photos of "real girls. " But as CBS Radio 's Dave Ross pointed out in his July 7 commentary, the inspiration for Bluhm's. . .
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Media app updates: CBS News adds live radio feeds to their iPad app; NYT updates iPad app for the Olympics
The app strategy for CBS News until now has been to let the local affiliates create their own apps with radio streaming. But today CBS Interactie updated its CBS News for iPad, as well as its mobile app,.
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This Week in Review: The fallout from Facebook and Instagram’s deal, and e-books’ unclear future
Facebook scoops up Instagram: There were two billion-dollar deals in the tech world this week, and by far the bigger of the two was Facebook’s purchase of the photo-sharing app Instagram. Mathew Ingram of GigaOM has a good, quick roundup of initial reaction to the deal, but I’ll try to sort through each of the angles to the story, including what this means for Facebook, Instagram, and the tech world in general.
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WCBS-AM still the champ
All-news WCBS-AM was the No. 1 station in the New York market in 2011, the third year in a row, according to research and consulting firm BIA/Kelsey, which released its Investing in Radio Market Report on Tuesday. Revenue for the New York radio marketplace stayed flat with the prior year at $586 million.
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Michael Robertson bets on talk-radio cataclysm
Dar. fm founder predicts that as talk radio labors to stay relevant, it must embrace Web distribution, where his TiVo-for-radio service will be waiting.
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Rush Limbaugh's Radio Show Faces Another Threat
By Peter Lauria (Reuters) - Earlier this week, Cumulus Media sent out an email blast to fellow radio station owners with a photoshopped picture of former U. S. Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, promoting him as the conservative talk radio host of the future. Though the email did not name Rush Limbaugh, the long-running, top-rated talk radio host whose program is nationally syndicated by Cumulus' rival, Clear Channel Communications, the intent was obvious to some recipients.
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Diddy brings social media savvy to Revolt network [with video]
Sean “Diddy” Combs has promised Revolt, his new cable network inspired by music and pop culture, will feature social media interaction for both artists and fans when it launches in.
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Sykes Named President, Clear Channel Entertainment Enterprises
Clear Channel announced today that John Sykes will join the company in the newly created role of president, Clear Channel Entertainment Enterprises, reporting directly to Clear Channel chief executive officer Bob Pittman.
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