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| CBS Radio CEO Announces Final Spin-Offs In Merger, Shakeup in Boston. Will Hubbard Move in? |
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| Radio Headlines For Wednesday 10-11-17 |
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 In a 300-plus page document filed with the SEC regarding the pending merger with CBS Radio, Entercom states it has reached preliminary agreements with buyers who will purchase stations in four markets Entercom must move stations from in order to close the CBS Radio deal. [read more] |
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 In a memo to CBS Radio employees, CEO Andre Fernandez unveiled the final 16 stations that will most likely be moved in order for the CBS/Entercom merger to go through. Eleven of those stations are under the CBS Radio umbrella and five now belong to Entercom. Here is the entire list... [read more] |
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 With 5 stations about to be sold in Boston (Nielsen market #10), including CBS' sports powerhouse WBZ-FM and NewsRadio WBZ-AM, the ownership landscape will certainly look different if the Entercom/CBS merger goes through. The question is who will enter that market as the next big player or will these stations be scattered around to other owners. Here's what we know. [read more] |
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 CBS Radio revenue was $555.6 million in the first six months of 2017, according to the latest Entercom filing at the FCC. That's down from $577.1 million in 2016. Operating income over that six months was $90 million compared to $137.4 million in 2016. The document says CBS Radio has $1.36 billion in debt and $4.33 billion in total assets. [read more] |
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 Forecast 2018's opening panel of industry experts offer their prognostications on what's in store for the country and media in the near- and long-term future, as well as what categories, platforms, and initiatives are most likely to generate the most revenue growth and expansion. [read more] |
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 SAG-AFTRA says the National Labor Relations Board in Los Angeles has officially issued a complaint against Spanish Broadcasting Systems. SAG-AFTRA says the complaint was issued after the NLRB found merit to a myriad of egregious unfair labor practice charges filed by the union. SBS owns LA RAZA (KLAX-FM) and MEGA (KXOL-FM) in L.A. [read more] |
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 The National Association of Broadcasters announced Wednesday it will be sending 10,000 battery-operated radios to Puerto Rico for distribution to residents affected by Hurricane Maria. NAB, the National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations, and multiple U.S. broadcasters are funding the initiative. [read more] |
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 On December 18, Radio Ink will release its 6th annual Top Local Sports Talkers in America for 2017. It's been an exciting year in the sports talk format. Mike Francesa has held the #1 spot for all five years this list has been published. Who will be top dog this year? Make your nomination HERE. YOUR DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 20. [read more] |
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 The original three hosts of The Morning X on 99X (WNNX-FM) – Steve Barnes, Leslie Fram and Jimmy Baron – will return to the Atlanta airwaves for the first time in more than a decade, as part of 99X’s 25th anniversary celebration. The popular trio will host a special four-hour morning show on 99X on October 26 [read more] |
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 Brazil sports broadcaster FOX Sports Brasil, has selected an on-premise deployment version of the Veritone aiWARE platform to cognitively enrich and index both archived content and live streams. In Brazil the media and entertainment market is projected to reach $43.7 billion by 2021. [read more] |
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 The Country Radio Broadcasters have announced the deadline for submitting Rusty Walker Scholarship applications. Interested parties can apply now through Oct. 23, 2017 at www.CountryRadioSeminar.com. Each applicant must fill out an online application and submit a paragraph explaining why he/she should be considered as a Rusty Walker Scholar. [read more] |
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 99.9 The Fan/WCMC-FM (Raleigh, NC) turned 10 years old Tuesday, and the station is marking the day by giving away prizes and playing congratulatory messages from some of the bigger names in Triangle sports and around North Carolina. [read more] |
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 Salem Media Group has announced that morning co-host Brian Whitman has signed a contract extension to remain co-hosting the show in Los Angeles. Whitman first joined the company in April of 2012, after previous stints with KABC and KLSX in Los Angeles, and WABC in New York. [read more] |
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 Cumulus Media has re-signed programming veteran Scott Jameson to a multi-year agreement. Jameson is currently VP of Classic Rock for Cumulus, and serves as Operations Manager/PD of Classic Rock station KQRS in Minneapolis, and Operations Manager of Active Rock station KXXR/93X and Classic Hip Hop trimulcast WGVX-WRXP-WWWM/105 The Vibe. [read more] |
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 The Worcester, MA, Hot AC station is the new home ground for St.James. However, she will continue to be heard weekends on WNSH-FM (NASH FM 94.7) in New York. St. James most recently served as Program Director/Afternoons for Cumulus Media-Allentown’s WLEV. [read more] |
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 The Citizen Kelly Show, hosted by William J. Kelly, has moved to evenings on AM 1590 WCGO. The Emmy award-winning producer and political commentator will be heard 10:00 p.m.-midnight, Monday through Friday, this week. [read more] |
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 The Boston station held a free concert featuring the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops, while collecting donations for the people of Puerto Rico. The event took place on October 1 at Franklin Park in Dorchester, MA. [read more] |
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 Envision Networks is getting in the holiday spirit this year with the 2017 updated edition of their award-winning 100 Greatest Christmas Hits of All Time, the 10-hour radio countdown special hosted by TV icon Wink Martindale. [read more] |
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