Broadcast Buzz 10/24/07

Today’s RadioInsight Headlines

Summer Arbitrons – Norfolk, Raleigh/Durham, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, Richmond, Greenville/Spartanburg, Tulsa, Knoxville, Harrisburg, Charleston, Columbia, York, Chattanooga, Lansing

National - CBS Radio has announced a major restructuring of its corporate management. President/CEO Dan Mason will assume direct oversight of all stations in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. The rest of the markets will report to Scott Herman, who’s title changes from EVP/Eastern Region to EVP/Operations. All other regional management positions have been eliminated. Lisa Decker becomes Market Manager for Seattle and Portland, OR, while Don Bouloukos becomes Market Manager for New York and GM of WFAN. Additionally, Michael Weiss joins CBS from Interep as President of Sales.

Update - Yesterday we reported on the Satellite Radio ratings released by Arbitron. We should note that Opie & Anthony were suspended from XM for the final third of the book.

Philadelphia - Opie: We’ll Work For Free In Philly
Philadelphia - Kidd Chris bound for AM slot?
New York – Poleman Re-Ups With Clear Channel/New York
National - Cumulus to Use Portable People Meter in Eight Markets
Atlanta - 99X’s 15th anniversary
Chicago - Under new owners, station’s format goes half-Spanish, half-Catholic talk
Cincinnati - Pistol Pete Moves Down The Dial
Columbus - WMRN Announces Move To Columbus
Honolulu - Older demographic helps KHUI-FM gain

Blogger Buzz

Breakfast Blog - Country Does Well In (The First Ever!) Spring ARB Satellite Ratings
Dan Kelley – KBZT: Its More Than The Music
Hear 2.0 - Arbitron’s shaky take on satellite radio ratings
High Fidelity Radio – Pushback on HD Radio in AM: Citadel Turns off Nighttime AM
Infinite Dial – Howard Stern — Profit Machine
Inside Music Media – Satellite Radio Is Radio
Fred Jacobs – Sometimes, it’s NOT about the music
Mel Taylor – Local Media ponders it’s Web plan.