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| Who Attended Radio Ink’s Forecast 2018 Event?, FCC Eliminates Cross-Ownership Rules |
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| Radio Headlines For Friday 11-17-2017 |
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 Some time this morning, a press release will be distributed across the country announcing the Entercom/CBS merger, that was first announced in February, has finally closed. CEO David Field will address the troops, and although we have not seen his speech, he will most likley tell his new employees how excited he is to now have them, and some of the radio industry's most recognizeable brands, under the Entercom ownership umbrella. [read more] |
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 From superstar speakers to informative panelists to keynoter Damon John from ABC's Shark Tank, Radio Ink's Forecast 2018 event in New York City this week was a smashing success. We had a great mix of radio's power, analysts, brokers, vendors, advertisers, and radio managers looking to take home their unfair share of advertising dollars next year. [read more] |
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 On a 3-2 party-line vote, the FCC eliminated its cross-ownership rules for newspaper and broadcast media and for radio and TV, respectively. The order eliminates the radio/television cross-ownership rule and newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership rule, while on the TV side, the "Eight-Voices Test" for independent media sources is going away, along with other changes. [read more] |
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 Following the FCC's ruling to eliminate the cross-ownership rule, NAB CEO Gordon Smith thanked the Commission. "These rules are not only irrational in today’s media environment, but they have also weakened the newspaper industry, cost journalism jobs, and forced local broadcast stations onto unequal footing with our national pay-TV and radio competitors." [read more] |
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 Connoisseur Media CEO Jeff Warshaw called the FCC's embedded rule dumb and said it needed fixing...so the FCC fixed it. The embedded rule only affects New York and Washington, DC, however it’s important enough to Warshaw that he’s been providing the FCC with data and meeting with staff to get the rule changed. And, he operates on Long Island. The embedded market rule lumps stations in a market like Long Island in with New York City. [read more] |
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 KABC morning news anchor Leann Tweeden said in a post on KABC-AM's website that she felt "disgusted and violated" after Al Franken, back in 2006, forced a kiss on her as they prepared for an appearance on a USO tour. She writes that Franken, then a comedian and now a U.S. senator, insisted on rehearsing a kiss he'd written into a skit for Tweeden and himself. [read more] |
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 After spending the morning saying goodbye, Classic Rock KSWD (The Sound)/Los Angeles left the airwaves at 1 p.m. PT Thursday. The station was sold to Educational Media Foundation in the runup to the Entercom/CBS Radio merger, and has flipped to EMF's Christian Contemporary programming as K-Love 100.3 FM. [read more] |
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 The Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and CBS Radio Houston will honor SVP/Market Manager CBS Radio Houston Sarah Frazier at the Chamber's annual awards at the Marriott Marquis in Downtown Houston tomorrow. She will receive the Chairman/President & CEO Award. [read more] |
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 Jason Courtemanche is the new Director of Sales for the Alpha West Palm cluster. Courtemanche was previously VP of Sales for Cumulus Media in Los Angeles and iHeart in Chicago. Prior to that, he was Sales Manager for WBBM in Chicago. Courtemanche also served as GSM for Clear Channel in San Diego and Las Vegas. [read more] |
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 iHeartMedia Des Moines announced Thursday that Eric White has been named afternoon personality, music director, and imaging director for 107.5 KISS FM/Des Moines, effective November 27. He will fill the 2 - 7 p.m. slot. White will report to Greg Chance, SVP of Programming for iHeartMedia Des Moines. [read more] |
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 Rich Broadcasting has promoted Josh Tielor to PD for Star 98, The Rock 94.9 and 104.5 in Idaho Falls. Owner/GM Rich Mecham said, "Josh’s vast experience, work ethic, and industry knowledge have proven to be an amazing asset to the Rich Broadcasting team." [read more] |
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 Just days before Veterans Day, the entire Bert Show cast and dozens of volunteers gathered to pick up thousands of The Bert Show’s “Big Thank You” letters. Over 153,000 handwritten thank-you letters were received. [read more] |
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 Continuous Christmas music starts Friday at 9:00 a.m. on Today’s 101.1 MORE-FM/WBEB, "Philadelphia’s Official Christmas Station." The station is the highest-rated Christmas music station in the nation’s major media markets, owning the top four slots. This the 14th consecutive year WBEB has aired holiday music. [read more] |
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 Starting Friday, Seattle's STAR 101.5 flips to Christmas music for the holiday seasn. The station will play 20 Christmas songs in a row every weekday from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., plus afternoon show hosts Curt & Corine will feature the top five Christmas songs of the day at 5 o’clock every weeknight. [read more] |
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 iHeart San Antonio's Q 101.9 has caught the Christmas bug and begun broadcasting around-the-clock festive music from artists including Wham!, Nat King Cole, and Mariah Carey, leading into the holiday season. [read more] |
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 ABC Radio is kicking off the holiday season with a three-hour country music special, My Kind of Christmas Countdown, hosted by Grammy Award-winning country superstar Reba McEntire, and a three-hour special titled America Gives Thanks. Both specials will be available over the Thanksgiving weekend. [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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 Send us your "Blast From The Past" photo. This 25-year-old Radio Ink feature is one of our most popular -- and who doesn't love looking at old, dusty Polaroids? Send your classic studio shot -- cart machines and all -- to edryantheeditor@gmail.com. [read more] |
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