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| In Case You Missed Our Last Show, So What Will Happen To The WPLJ Calls? |
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| Radio Headlines For Tuesday 05-14-19 |
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 (By Matt Nystrom) Digital marketing metrics, in particular, have created a Pavlovian response in advertisers conditioned to see immediate insight and results. This is an open letter to my colleagues in the radio industry. [read more] |
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 On the latest episode of Podcasting For Radio Dummies, Sound That Brands CEO and former radio programmer Dave Beasing was our guest. Dave gave us his insight on how radio companies can make money podcasting. Have a listen. [read more] |
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 Last week we had a little fun pondering what should happen to the WPLJ call letters once the station goes off the air at the end of the month. We found out exactly what the plans are for those four letters. [read more] |
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 Would you ever run commercials for radio stations you were trying to crush in the ratings? Chicago Media writer Robert Feder points out that Cumulus has been airing commercials for WLS's news-talk rival, NPR affiliate WBEZ-FM. And the decision was all about taking the money. [read more] |
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 TALK 92.7 FM in Madison went live Saturday. Wisconsin liberal radio host Mike Crute will host afternoon drive and oversee the programming on the station which includes Stephanie Miller and Thom Hartmann. [read more] |
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 For the 27th year, Radio Ink is proud to present radio's symbol of excellence and achievement in sales, marketing, and management, -- the prestigious Radio Wayne Awards, honoring radio superstars whose hard work, dedication, and enthusiasm for radio separate them from the pack. [read more] |
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 The insurance giant is back at number one on the Media Monitors list of the leading radio advertisers across the country, running 44,485 spots last week. The Home Depot was finally toppled from the top slot. [read more] |
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 In the lawsuit Bubba the Love Sponge claims CMG was part of the scheme to get him fired over the Nielsen ratings controversy. Bubba made contact with someone on a PPM panel and after years of claiming he would fight Nielsen he settled with them at the very last minute. [read more] |
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 Boise State Public Radio has launched a crowdfunding campaign using the university crowdfunding platform Pony Up. The public media station is seeking $60,000 to fund a multi-year reporting initiative [read more] |
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 Christian radio network Moody Radio has selected Triton Digital to power the delivery and measurement of streaming audio content for its nationwide network of stations. [read more] |
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 In Connecticut, Stamford/Norwalk’s 95.9 the FOX (WFOX), has adjusted its format and rebranded as “Fairfield County Rocks,” focusing on the biggest rock bands of the late 80s, 90s, and 00s. [read more] |
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 Among the changes at Atlanta Adult Top 40 Station STAR 94.1 (WSTR-FM), the station has added on-air personalities Mark Owens and Curtis Slade as co-hosts of Jenn & Friends, weekday mornings, alongside Jenn Hobby. [read more] |
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 WKAR.org is reporting that the local-legend sports host has died. He was 71. Robinson was a longtime on-air personality at WKAR — Michigan State University’s public radio station. [read more] |
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 Sun & Fun Media, and its affiliated radio syndication company Key Networks, have appointed affiliate sales veteran Neal Bird as Senior Account Executive for both companies. Bird joins the organizations after 11 years with Westwood One. [read more] |
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 Philly Talk station 1210 WPHT (WPHT-AM) has shaken up its schedule, adding The Rich Zeoli Show weekday mornings and The Joe Pags Show in the evenings. [read more] |
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 Columbia University student Bekah Mulberg is the winner of the fourth annual BMI Founders Award for Radio Broadcasting scholarship competition. The award will be presented at BMI’s 44th annual Conclave Learning Conference on June 20 in Minneapolis. [read more] |
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 WVMO-LP, the city of Monona-owned and licensed low-power radio station, was awarded the 2018 Large Market Music Radio Station of the Year by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association at their annual Awards Gala Saturday, May 4. [read more] |
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Don't Miss Any News This Afternoon
Start your week with business intelligence and insight from the FREE Daily Radio News e-mail delivered at the end of each business day RBR+TVBR. Moody Radio just inked a deal to measure consumption of its online streams. Who is it doing business with? Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson has the details. Subscribe HERE |
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 The Verge is launching the fourth season of Why’d You Push That Button? this week. The first episode answers the question: “Why do iPhone users judge people with green text bubbles?” goes live Wednesday. [read more] |
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