NBG Radio Network

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NBG Radio Network, Inc.
Fate forclosed on by lenders
Successor Crystal Media Network
Founded 1998
Defunct February 2003
Location Portland Oregon
Industry Radio broadcasting, advertising
Products syndicated radio programming
Key people John A. Holmes III, Chairman
Peak size 29 employees

NBG Radio Network (NASDAQ: NSBD, OTCBB: NSDB) was an American radio network. The Portland, Oregon based company created, produced, distributed and marketed ad time for nationally syndicated radio programs. At its peak, the company offered 30 programs and over 1,800 radio station affiliates.[1] The company went public in 1998.[2]

The network carried personality shows like the Liz Wilde Show, one of the few female shock jocks, The Rick Emerson Show, Snoop Dogg and Shadoe Stevens as well as music programming such as World Atomic Rhythm Parties.[3][4][5]. The company also produced programming for the Hispanic radio market.[6]

On February 12, 2003, the company announced that its lenders had foreclosed on all its assets due to missed payments. The company had run up a large debt mostly due to its acquisition of Fischer Entertainment and its lineup of FM talk oriented programming in 2001. NBG's assets were transferred to the bank owned Crystal Media Network[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "NSBD profile", Google Finance. 
  2. ^ "NBG Radio Network Goes Public", Business Wire. Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 
  3. ^ "NBG Radio Network to Syndicate Additional Programming with Shadoe Stevens", Business Wire, April 15, 1999. Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 
  4. ^ "NBG Radio Network Syndicates Big Snoop Dogg Radio", Business Wire, May 31, 2000. 
  5. ^ "NBG Radio Network in Association with Fisher Entertainment Syndicates `The Rick Emerson Show'.", Business Wire. Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 
  6. ^ "Hispanic Syndication Division Announced; NBG Radio Network Partners With Uno Com.", Business Wire, 08-FEB-00. 
  7. ^ Bachman, Katy. "Crystal Media Formed From NBG Foreclosure", MediaWeek, February 14 2003. Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 
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