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Limbaugh reaches settlement in prescription drug charges

04-28-2006 •

Rush Limbaugh reached a settlement with prosecutors Friday in a fraud case involving prescription painkillers, though the conservative radio commentator maintains his innocence.

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Podcasts shaking up the media

4-17-2006 • Christian Science Monitor

"Anytime customers can find your product in another place, it's going to cause some concern," says John Decker of San Diego's KPBS-FM. He says the podcast trend makes some public radio programmers "nervous." Indeed, the

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They're Baaaack - Air America Phoenix

04-03-2006 • www.saveairamerica.com

Dr. Mike Newcomb is the local voice, followed by the whole Air America Radio national lineup.

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Air America gets new home in Valley - www.saveairamericaphoenix.com

03-28-2006 • Arizona Republic

Air America Radio has found a new home in the Valley. The liberal-talk network will debut Monday on KPHX-AM (1480). Nova M Radio, a company headed by Valley radio personality Mike Newcomb and Air America founders Sheldon and Anita Drobny, will lease

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CBS sues STERN

03-01-06 •

Howard Stern Claims CBS 'Bullying' Him

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XM satellite radio company president resigns saying trouble!

2-17-2006 • Reuters

Former XM Satellite Radio board director Pierce Roberts has broadcast his view of the radio service loud and clear: a crisis is looming if the company does not rein in expenditures. His warnings about a "significant chance of a crisis on the hor

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Meet the new media (look in the mirror)

2-8-2006 • Business Week

TV news and talk radio is changing. Need proof? Look no further than the Young Turks, a trio of left-leaning talk-show commentators. They are opinionated, articulate, and bred on the freedom of the Internet, which brings fame with a mouse click.

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'Sirius' secrets, serious cash

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Getting a $500 million deal over the next five years for his satellite show, Stern's paycheck continues to grow as a result of Sirius exceeding its subscription targets.

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Stern arrives, satellite audience rising

01-09-2006 • By DAVID HINCKLEY - DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

The biggest gamble in the short life of satellite radio hits the table at 6 a.m. today, as Howard Stern starts what he calls his creative rebirth at Sirius. The most prominent morning host on commercial radio for 20 years, Stern joined Sirius becaus

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Howard Stern to Get $220M in Sirius Stock

1-6-2006 • Reuters

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. will give Howard Stern 34 million shares of stock — worth about $220 million at today's prices — because the company has met agreed-upon targets for gaining new subscribers under its 2004 deal with the shock jock.

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FREE FM PHOENIX 101.5

12-30-05 •

CBS Flips KZON to Free FM Dec. 23, 2005 By Tony Sanders Another modern rocker bites the dust. CBS Radio is flipping KZON Phoenix to its Free FM talk format, effective Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006. The Zone was already earmarked as one of thee stati

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Sirius Tops 3 Million Subscribers

12-28-2005 • Associated Press

Satellite radio provider Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. said Tuesday it recently topped more than 3 million subscribers to its service and expects a strong finish for the year.

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Howard Stern has left broadcast radio for satellite broadcasting

12-17-2005 • Reuters

Thousands of people rallied on Friday to applaud "shock jock" Howard Stern, who after years of raging against government regulations on obscenity, broadcast his last show on public airwaves before heading to unregulated satellite radio.

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Public broadcasting ex-chief targeted in report

11-15-2005 • Reuters

The former chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting appeared to have been motivated by politics in recruiting a new board president, the corporation's inspectors reported.

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DOD says Ed Schultz's talk show will air on AFR network

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WASHINGTON — Defense Department officials have promised that the Ed Schultz show will air on American Forces Radio, but no launch date has been set.

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Infinity Unveils Bi-Coastal Howard Stern Replacement Strategy

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Stern's contract with Infinity expires Dec. 16, after which he will launch a new show on satellite radio network Sirius. The Infinity slot, which currently broadcasts on 27 stations, will feature a regional mix of personalities, including: Former

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Welcome to HomeSchoolers' Free Media!

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We are a grassroots organization. Together, our growing team of homeschooling families is developing Internet radio programming and a website dedicated to providing a place for liberal and progressive homeschooled kids to sound off and speak out.

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Schultz Drummed Out Of Armed Forces Radio

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Howard Kurtz reports in the Washington Post that Liberal radio talk show host Ed Schultz was set to debut this week on Armed Forces Radio, but before he even got on the air, his producer got word from Allison Barber -- the Pentagon's deputy assis

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BEST NEWS RADIO: 1010 KXXT

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KKNT 960 PICKS-UP THE SYNDICATED 'LIDDY & HILL SHOW'

10-04-2005 •

TWO MONTHS AFTER LEAVING 550 KFYI, TALK DUO LIDDY & HILL RE-APPEAR ON SALEM'S 960 KKNT FOR AFTERNOON DRIVE.

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KTAR 620 & DAVID LEIBOWITZ PART WAYS

10-01-2005 •

Radio talk-show host David Leibowitz has made a quiet exit from the airwaves,parting ways with KTAR-AM (620) after six years without so much as a goodbye to listeners.