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Today’s RadioInsight Headlines
National - WWL Dominates NAB Marconi Awards
National - Berman To Introduce Performance Right Bill
Los Angeles - Dan Patrick touches down at KLAC
Chicago - Lite FM can’t wait to boost ratings with non-stop holiday music format
Atlanta - Project morning show starts Monday
Philadelphia - Jerry Lee’s Plan For Radio’s Future
Indianapolis - WIBC morning host Pigeon signing off
Honolulu - General manager’s sudden death stuns radio station group
San Diego - ‘Classic rock’ is an aging experience
Miami - Radio owner takes shots at competition during Dolphins’ 0-3 start
Albany - Kevin Callahan Adds Regional VP/Programming Duties
Wichita - KZSN shakes up morning show
Summer Phase 2 Arbitrends - Greenville NC, Huntsville, West Palm Beach.
Blogger Buzz
FMQB Up Close - Michelle Boros PD/Afternoons XM’s “20 on 20″
Inside Music Media - Radio’s Three Blind Mice
Mel Taylor - NAB Charlotte Thoughts
Infinite Dial - A Modest Proposal for the NAB
Arcane Radio Trivia - Bank sponsors WANK
Breakfast Blog - The Stickiest Brand And Slogan I’ve Ever Been Involved With
Fishbowl NY - Electronically Tracking Terrestrial Radio
SDRadio.net - Ruining a radio station
Hear 2.0 - See it online now: “Seducing PPM: The 7 Habits of Highly Successful Ratings”
Written by Lance Venta · Filed Under Headlines
Today’s RadioInsight Headlines
National - Expert warns listeners will tune in to new technology
National - Rehr: ‘This Is An Important Moment For Radio’
National - FCC Considering Fines Against Satellite Radio
National - FCC Commissioner expresses doubt on Sirius-XM merger
National - NAB Gives Google Cool Reception
National - NPR Program Aims to Awaken a Younger Crowd
National - Trade Groups Launch ‘Radio 2020′ Marketing Campaign
Seattle - Fisher/Seattle Ups Jim Clayton to VP/General Manager
Detroit - WDET HD-2 stream set to debut Friday
New York - Brucie sez ‘CBS-FM isn’t Sirius about the oldies
Norfolk - New Entercom Norfolk GM
Edinburg - KJAV 104.9 flipped to Variety Hits as Jack FM
Summer Phase 2 Arbitrends - Albuquerque, Austin, Bakersfield, Baton Rouge, Colorado Springs, Des Moines, El Paso, Gainesville, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Jacksonville, Johnson City, Little Rock, Orlando, Shreveport
Blogger Buzz
Hear 2.0 - Meet your new Online Radio competition: Newspapers
Audio Graphics - Missing Link for Radio Industry, Online, is a Question
Infinite Dial - Notes From Wednesday’s NAB/R&R
Radio World - HD2 Stations: What’s in Your Radio?
Idaho Radio News - Boise’s Spanish radio growth in the national spotlight
LT Radio - HD Radio: Bat Out Of Hell
Written by Lance Venta · Filed Under Headlines
Today’s RadioInsight Headlines
National - DOJ Moving ‘As Quickly As Possible’ On Satcaster Merger
National - Chris Conley Joins McVay Media, Consultancy Realigns
National - BIAfn Reports on Industry’s Commitment to HD Radio
National - Dan Patrick Returns To Radio
National - Ford to make HD radio available across most of its product lines
National - XM picks up the Grand Ole Opry
National - Cousin Brucie reups with Sirius
Washington - Warrenton’s Religious 1250 To Sign Off On 9/30
Santa Rosa - Zwerling Puts KSCO, KOMY On The Market
Cincinnati - Jim LaBarbara Back On The Air
Chicago - “When Radio Was” will continue to air under new ownership
Seattle - Seattle Radio Notes
Summer Phase 2 Arbitrends - Charleston, Chattanooga, Columbia, Knoxville, Raleigh.
Blogger Buzz
Fishbowl NY - Why Isn’t Bill Maher on Satellite Radio?
Breakfast Blog - New York’s HDRadio Country Station Could “POP” In PPM!
Hear 2.0 - Exclusivity and Control and Howard Stern
Inside Music Media - Clear Channel Interrupted
The Tune In - Get The Scoop
Written by Lance Venta · Filed Under Headlines
Today’s RadioInsight Headlines
National - Shareholders Approve Clear Channel Merger
National - Citadel Jumps Into Web Recruitment, Classifieds
National - Fox News Radio Creates On Demand Service
Miami - Minnesota Public Radio buys Florida Christian music station
Los Angeles - Geoff St John joins KBIG(MY-FM) for Afternoon Drive
Cape Cod - 103.9 WKPE stunting
Charlotte - WGSP Moves Into Charlotte, Launches ‘La Tremenda-FM’
Pittsburgh - Tower worker killed
Austin - Border Media Partners Sells Three In Austin
Philadelphia - Interview With WBEB Owner Jerry Lee
Phoenix - Q&A: KNRJ/Phoenix PD Rod Carrillo
Cincinnati - Up Close: WSWD/Cincinnati PD Tommy BoDean
Summer Phase 2 Arbitrends - Albany, Birmingham, Charlotte, Fresno, Memphis, Nashville, Oklahoma City, San Antonio.
Blogger Buzz
Infinite Dial - Radioshift: Radio on your schedule
RadioSutton - Every Solution Has Its Own Problems
Jacobs Media - The Halo Effect
Inside Music Media - Nike Radio
Liberal Talk Radio - What the @#$&% is going on at KLSD?
Written by Lance Venta · Filed Under Headlines
Today’s RadioInsight Headlines
National - Clear Channel Sale Approval Expected Tomorrow
National - Clear Channel’s Next Act, Reducing Debt, Could Drag Out
National - Starbucks to give away 50 million free songs
National - Jenkins Named CEO Of EMF Broadcasting
National - Entercom Elevates Michael Doyle to Regional VP
National - Premiere Appoints Mike Fowler GM of Bob & Tom Show
National - Adweek Special Report: Radio
Boston - Still no Carr, but changes at WTKK
San Diego - 1360 KLSD To Change Formats October 15
Washington - Spanish To Replace Sinatra On 1520
Richmond - Two GSMs Leave Main Line Broadcasting
Charlottesville - Virginia Net Gnomes
Houston - KGOW/Houston Taps Debbie Brazier as VP/Programming
Atlanta - Georgia Radio Hall of Fame inductees
New York - Radio listeners pick their all-time DJ lineups
Detroit - Cases like Simpson’s help sports talk radio thrive
San Francisco - Here Comes The PPM
Chicago - Langmyer: WGN Is A ‘Real Radio Station’
Los Angeles - Readers upset over Charlie Tuna’s departure from KBIG
Northeast Radio Watch - WRKO Legal Moves Silence Carr
Summer Phase 2 Arbitrends -
Atlanta, Columbus, Dayton, Honolulu, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Louisville, Miami, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Omaha, Phoenix, Seattle, Tampa, Tucson.
Blogger Buzz
Audio Graphics - Radio, Meet Your New Local Competition
Lee Abrams - AMERICA’S BIG BLUR AND THE INCREDIBLE POWER OF RESPECT
Mel Taylor - Local Online: Broadcast vs. Newspaper
Hear 2.0 - Your radio station needs to ZAG - an interview with author Marty Neumeier
Hear 2.0 - HD Radio: Stunts and symbols at your expense
Inside Music Media - Radio Sold Its Soul
Infinite Dial - First Listen: Hippie Radio
Infinite Dial - Stations Behind Bars
Written by Lance Venta · Filed Under Headlines
Today’s RadioInsight Headlines
Los Angeles - KYSR-FM (Star 98.7)/Los Angeles Flips to Modern AC
National - Atlanta Moves Ahead of DC in Fall 2007 Market Rankings
National - Male-Oriented Formats Top List for Radio Web Visitors
National - Webcaster Says SoundExchange Holds All the Music Cards
National - Dave Ramsey Joins Fox Business Channel
National - “Discover HD Radio” On QVC
National - CPB Awards Grants to 89 Public Radio Stations for Digital Transition
Washington - WGTS Sale Deferred
Winchester, VA - WWRE/WWRT goes Rock
Mobile - Zac Davis Takes Vacant WABB-FM PD Post
Atlanta - Kevin Avery Resigns as WFSH-FM (The Fish) PD
Summer Phase 2 Arbitrends - Buffalo, Cincinnati, Dallas, Denver, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh.
Blogger Buzz
Broadcast Law Blog - SoundExchange Announces 24 Agreements But Not One a Settlement With Small Webcasters
Hear 2.0 - Municipal Wi-Fi? Not just yet.
Inside Music Media - Why Jack Hit The Road
Infinite Dial - First Listen: Chicago Public Radio’s Vocalo
T-Dog Media Blog - Live blogging the FCC hearings
Turning 25 - Surprisingly dizzy in the No Spin Zone
Written by Lance Venta · Filed Under Headlines
Two late-breaking tidbits:
The Radio Equalizer is reporting that Bill O’Reilly is about to announce his departure from his daily radio show.
DCRTV is reporting that our rumored flip of WSMJ Baltimore will occur as soon as this Friday. DCRTV expects a format in the vein of Fresh to appear. If anything, expect to see the second 104.3 with the “My” moniker as Clear Channel does not usually license brands from other companies. CC registered my1043.com on August 29 and followed it up with fresh1043.com on August 30.
Written by Lance Venta · Filed Under Headlines
Update 9/20/07 4:45pm: Not surprisingly, the link to the page with the Ticket logo has been edited to remove the logo and the backdoor we used was closed. The site is still up, but completely behind a login now.
It’s been quite an eventful month in the Boston talk radio wars between Entercom and Greater Media. While WRKO and WTKK battle over the contract of Howie Carr, the companies may about to be going head-to-head in the Sports Radio field dominated by Entercom’s WEEI.
Earlier this month, WEEI morning team John Dennis and Gerry Callahan were involved in a contract battle of their own. Just yesterday, Boston Sports Media Watch reported that WBOS was indeed the primary suitor with plans to go up against WEEI. This brought out the Net-Gnomes which discovered 4 domains registered in late August to a local Boston resident.
929theticket.com
929fmtheticket.com
beantownfan.com
Homeforthebostonsportsfan.com
All four domains, point to a generic login screen. However, a little digging brought us to their Terms of Service Page featuring the logo above. A look into the code legitimizes the site as much of the site uses services on the Greater Media server.
That’s the facts. We know WBOS would’ve went all-Sports if they hired Dennis & Callahan. But, who’s to say the flip isn’t still happening. We’re not. In fact our Gnomes fully expect to see 92.9 The Ticket by October 1 (which also happens to be the day Dan Patrick begins his new syndicated show). We also wouldn’t expect Entercom to take the competition lightly. Plans could be in motion to give WEEI an in-market FM signal as well.
Today’s RadioInsight Headlines
Boston - Ruling issued in Howie Carr case
Boston - WTKK finally speaks
Detroit - Hot fun calls for WOMC-FM
National - XM unveils details on POTUS ‘08 channel
Seattle - Veteran Programmer Steve Rivers New KBKS PD
San Diego - HD Radio Update
Washington - WGTS board to vote on sale of station
Washington - DC101 Stunting With Hair Metal
New York - Arbitron Launches PPM New York Pre-Currency Surveys
Peoria - WXMP Becomes Oldies “Hippie Radio”
Summer Phase 2 Arbitrends - Baltimore, Monterey, San Francisco, San Jose, St. Louis, Washington DC
Blogger Buzz
Brand Savant - Two minutes to midnight for subscription-based, mass appeal content
Hear 2.0 - The fallout from PPM fewer stopsets per hour?
Inside Music Media - Fresh FM vs. Stale FM
John Gorman - Fumbles’ Fractured Follies
Lost Remote - CBS Radio webcast to run on cbs.com
Written by Lance Venta · Filed Under Headlines
Today’s RadioInsight Headlines
National - Moonves: We Won’t Be Selling CBS Radio
National - SoundExchange Inks Deals with 24 Small Webcasters
National - XM launching South Asian channel
National - ABC Radio Networks Cuts Back on News/Talk
Washington - 3WT Announces Lineup
Boston - WTKK Plans Leak Themselves
Boston - Greater Media Responds to WBOS 92.9 FM Rumors
New York - Oldies looking golden at WCBS-FM (101.1)
Long Island - Vic Latino’s dance Party takes the floor at WDRE
Philadelphia - What’s with Kidd Chris?
Columbus - Bob O’Dell Exits WBWR (105.7 The Brew)/Columbus as PD
Minneapolis - Steve Versnick to Join KTLK-FM/Minneapolis as PD
Chicago - Shakeup at ‘La Ley’
Albany - Son buys two Christian music radio stations from dad
Battle Creek - Radio Stations Change Frequencies
National - Is Bubba leaving Sirius?
Summer Phase 2 Arbitrends - Akron, Boston, Detroit, Hartford, Riverside, San Diego
Blogger Buzz
Broadcast Law Blog - IBOC Digital Radio Rules Become Effective
Franklin Avenue - Hope You Like Daughtry, Because The New “104.3 My FM” Sure Does
High Fidelity Radio - Why Digital Radio Succeeded in England
Inside Music Media - What’s Really Killing Radio
Liberal Talk Radio - The Death of Progressive Radio in Memphis
Media Curmudgeon - A History of WCBS-FM
Mel Taylor - Radio plays catch up with Internet, NAB
Written by Lance Venta · Filed Under Headlines
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