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| Should You Worry The FCC Is Closed?, CES Report: Alexa, Vehicles And Poaching |
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| Radio Headlines For Wednesday 01-09-19 |
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 Growing up in the media business we've always heard about the importance of pictures. Remember those car dealers telling us how they had to be in the newspaper because of the pictures? Go to any social media seminar and the guru at the front of the room will tell you that posts are more powerful with pictures and video. So how does this translate to radio? [read more] |
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 One of our regular readers reached out to us Tuesday to let us know the trouble he'd been having when attempting to upload his Q4 quarterly issues file, which are due January 10, to the FCC website. With the government being closed for business, that is impacting the FCC. [read more] |
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 (By Buzz Knight) Remember when the core of a vehicle used to be their drivetrains? Today it's becoming their hard drives. So what among the 4500 exhibitors stands out as I make the pilgrimage around Vegas for CES 2019? Let's dig in... [read more] |
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 iHeartMedia announced several new consumer technology integrations for iHeartRadio during CES in Las Vegas. Additionally, iHeartRadio launched its fully redesigned iHeartRadio Family app on Amazon Fire Tablet with iOS and Android coming soon. [read more] |
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 On Tuesday, SiriusXM announced it added 1.4 million self-pay subscribers to finish 2018 with approximately 28.9 million self-pay subscribers, 40% higher than the company expected. [read more] |
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 Seven Mountains Media is the buyer of WNKI-FM, WNGZ-FM, WPGI-FM, WWLZ-AM and WRCE-AM in Elmira, N.Y., and WPIG-FM and WHDL-AM in Olean, N.Y. from Community Broadcasters. No price was announced. [read more] |
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 This is the fourth year for this popular Radio Ink list. We've watched so many great broadcasters who make this list climb the ladder into management and leadership positions in the radio industry. Make your nomination for the 2019 African-American Future Leaders in Radio issue of Radio Ink HERE. [read more] |
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 In 2018, ESPN says it compiled 411 million IAB-certified downloads, as measured by Blubrry, an increase of 43% over the previous year. Here are the most downloaded shows... [read more] |
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 Podcast company Cadence13 has partnered with “Comments by Celebs,” the show conceived and co-founded by 24-year-old Emma Diamond and 22-year-old Julie Kramer. [read more] |
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 PodcastOne and multimedia brand The LadyGang are entering into a new podcast development, production, and marketing deal with the launch of The LadyGang Network on PodcastOne. The podcast will feature a female-driven lineup of pop-culture, reality television, and motherhood trendsetters. [read more] |
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 This small radio error was (probably gladly) pointed out by a newspaper, USA Today. After Alabama's 44-16 loss to Clemson, Monday night, Cumulus' sports station WJOX in Birmingham ran a commercial for Academy Sports + Outdoors advertising Crimson Tide championship gear. [read more] |
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 Triplett has been promoted to the position of Vice President and Market Manager of Beasley Media Group Tampa. He most recently served as the interim Market Manager and Director of Sales for the company’s six-station cluster in the market. [read more] |
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 The duo from nationally syndicated morning show 2 Guys Named Chris celebrates 20 years on the radio this month. Produced at flagship station WKRR-FM in Greensboro, NC, the team, consisting of Chris Kelly, Chris Demm, their partner Dave Aiken. [read more] |
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 To be precise, the Salem Radio Network talk host was in New York City, Monday, with a film crew from LifeLock™, the identity theft prevention company and a major radio advertiser. [read more] |
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 Los Angeles on-air personality Greg Beharrell has switched up from weekends for Rocker 95.5 KLOS-FM to nights. He can be heard 7 p.m.-Midnight, Monday-Friday. [read more] |
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 89.3 WFPL Louisville debuts a new weekly talk show, In Conversation with Rick Howlett, on January 18. The hour-long program will feature radio veteran Howlett mulling over the big issues for the city, state, and region with a variety of guests. [read more] |
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 Our thanks to Jim Sumpter for sharing this classic. This is Jim as Dr. Boogie from the classic 56QAM control room. "I'm sure I was either playing Boogie Fever or You Should Be Dancing or some other timeless classic. I wish you could see my face, because I haven't lost a single hair, gained a single pound or even gotten a single wrinkle since this was taken now some 42 years ago." Send your Blast to edryantheeditor@gmail.com. [read more] |
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