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Listen to NewsTalk 1280 on Our New Mobile App

WGBF-AM — Tue, 03 May 2011 18:31:00 +0000

Great news, NewsTalk 1280 fans — there’s a revolution happening in radio and you’re a part of it. No longer do you need a radio to listen to the radio. With our brand new radioPup app you can listen to the Tri-State’s best talk all day, anytime, anywhere, for free — directly on your smart [...]

Despite Intense Competition From New Tech, Radio Listenership Up 4.9% In Last Five Years

jnewkirk77 — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:22:57 +0000

You’d think that with MP3 players, the internet, cell phones, satellite radio, Pandora and God-knows-what-else, good ol’ radio stations would be having a tough time hanging on to listeners these days. You would be wrong. Arbitron released the results of a new study yesterday that shows more than 241 million people ages 12 and up [...]

All News Radio – the Next Big Thing?

John Story — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:09:31 +0000

While long a staple on major market radio dials, all-news radio has never made much of an impact outside the top 50 cities - places like New York, L.A. and Chicago. But there's a growing belief that technological changes in radio and the internet, and cultural changes in the country's population might make local all-news a viable format in smaller markets like Evansville someday.

Michael Savage Sues TRN

John Story — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:35:34 +0000

One-time WGBF talk show host is back in court again, this time wanting to change his syndicator. Talkers Magazine reports: “TRN talk show host Michael Savage is suing Talk Radio Network in federal court in San Francisco claiming the network is trying to force him into a contract that is not on par with the [...]