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| Students Help Rebuild Radio Station in Puerto Rico, BLOG: How To Avoid Client Cancellations |
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| Radio Headlines For Friday 7-6-2018 |
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 David Field is very consistent in his message and he'll tell anybody and everybody who will listen. He's one of radio's best storytellers and he wants everyone to know radio deserves more than it's getting from advertisers and that radio remains as strong as ever with listeners. [read more] |
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 Thanks to Phillip Sprayberry, Media Relations Coordinator at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ for sharing this story with us. Eight students from the University's communication/broadcast department returned to Vieques, Puerto Rico, to follow up on the work they started in January to restore the small island’s radio station, WVQR 90.1 FM Radio Vieques, that was unusable after Hurricane Maria. [read more] |
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 (By Paul Weyland) I hate surprises, even the good ones, but especially the bad ones. For AE's, nothing is worse than suddenly discovering that a client you thought you knew well is suddenly cancelling and going with an agency, or to another medium or station. Here's how you minimize your exposure to those bad surprises... [read more] |
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 (By Rick Fink) Soccer is like most sports: offense gets all the glory while the defense does all the dirty work and gets very little recognition, other than the goalie, that is. It’s the same in media sales. Selling is the fun part, we love to make the sale, it’s what you get the “high” from. But, it’s the defensive side of sales that will make you the most money and make you a cherished pro. [read more] |
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 (By Gary Berkowitz) Converting your cume into better TSL (time spent listening [diary] or ATE in PPM) continues to be one of the most talked about subjects among programmers. Some of these tactics may seem obvious, but you would be surprised how many stations do not pay enough attention to the basics. Here are a few tips to help increase the time your listeners stay... [read more] |
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 According to The San Diego Reader, Tegna has no interest in staying in the radio business, and the KFMB-FM morning show is already looking for work. Tegna (formerly known as Gannett) bought KFMB-FM and AM along with TV Channel 8 for $325 million last December (Kagan says the radio part of the deal was $22 million). [read more] |
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 Globecom Media President Mark Porter tells Radio Ink the company is purchasing KKHA-FM in Bay City, which is located in Southeast Texas. KKHA is currently owned by Tomlinson/Leis Communications. Globecom owns KIOX-FM in El Campo Texas. Porter is a former Radio Ink Rising Star. [read more] |
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 The Duluth News Tribune is reporting that longtime talker Ed Schultz has died of natural causes at the age of 64. After getting his start in Television, Schultz moved over to talk radio at WDAY in Fargo. In 2004, Schultz took his radio show nationwide. [read more] |
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 The WFAN afternoon drive host returned, in part, because he was launching his own app and would be able to use the show as a way to promote it. The Twitter newbie posted a message to his 83,000 followers that the launch is still on track for next month. "The Mike’s On app is right on schedule. It will debut the last week in August. Get ready!" [read more] |
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 The morning team, syndicated by Compass Media Networks, continued its summer tour with this sold-out event from "The Razor" in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Free Beer and Hot Wings “Morning Show at Night” tour started in Nashville at the world-famous Wildhorse Saloon, traveled to Grand Rapids, Albany, Portland, ME, and Green Bay. Next up is the Jersey Shore with 105.7 The Hawk on July 13. The show is heard on 45 stations. [read more] |
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 910AM Superstation (WFDF/Detroit) starts with Jack Lessenberry on Monday, July 9, 2018. Lessenberry can be heard Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. [read more] |
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 Benztown is bringing the voice of sportscaster Vic “The Brick” Jacobs (pictured left) to radio stations across the U.S. in a 30-second daily feature This Day in Sports History. The segment will be available to stations through Benztown’s Adrenaline Sports Imaging Library. [read more] |
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 Milwaukee Sports station The Big 920 (WOKY) announced Thursday it has formed a broadcast partnership with the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League. Beginning with the 2018-19 AHL season, all 76 regular season games and Calder Cup Playoff contests will air live on The Big 920. [read more] |
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 Did you know there's a website with a map of pirate radio stations in Brooklyn where listeners can tune into their favorite illegal radio station? Brooklyn is a hotbed for pirates and the FCC has been trying to close as many of them down as possible. Their efforts are either falling short or those behind the illegal operations simply don't care about the consequences. [read more] |
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 In 2018, RadioInk.com has been publishing advertiser success stories every Monday morning. We've found great local advertisers that are using radio to drive customers to their stores and dollars to their cash registers. We want to publicize your greatest advertiser success story of the year. [read more] |
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 Are you hearing things about your market? Let us investigate. Radio Ink Magazine is the only 25-year-old trade magazine in the radio industry. That's the result of a lot of trust over those years. Send all news tips in total confidence, and any other station news to Radio Ink Editor Ed Ryan at edryantheeditor@gmail.com [read more] |
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 Our thanks to our friend Tim Hattrick for sharing this classic from his collection. Tim says the photo is from around 1981 or 1982 at KZZP in Phoenix. Under the hat is one of Tim's radio heroes, Jonathan Brandmeier. Send your Blast to edryantheeditor@gmail.com. [read more] |
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