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| Debunking The Lie That Millenials Hate Radio, PD’s — YOUR DEADLINE IS THIS FRIDAY |
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| Radio Headlines For Wednesday 4-5-2017 |
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Why Prometheus is Wrong To Challenge New FM Translator Rule  Yesterday we reported The Prometheus Radio Project has asked the FCC for a stay regarding the new FM Translator rule. The Prometheus petition rests upon the foundation that existing radio stations should be given a buffer zone against the possibility of a transmitter site loss. According to Broadcast Attorney John Garziglia this protection has never been accorded to any broadcast station. Garziglia gives us all the details and a clear explanation of what's ahead... [read more] |
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Debunking The Lie That Millenials Hate Radio  We’ve heard it over and over: Radio is not a home for the young, the college graduates, the millennials. Radio Ink took that as a challenge and set out to find happy millenials at radio stations all over the country. We'll be spotlighting those millennials, asking why they’ve chosen this career and why they love working in radio. The first is Galaxy Communications star Katelyn Pray. [read more] |
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PD’s — YOUR DEADLINE IS THIS FRIDAY  Time is running out to make your nomination for the Best Program Director in America. SBS's Arturo Sosa, iHeart's Chris Conley and John Ivey, and CBS Radio's Jim Ryan and Kevin Weatherly topped our list. Will there be fresh blood in the mix this year? Make your nomination HERE and check out the full 2016 list HERE. YOUR DEADLINE IS FRIDAY. [read more] |
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Spotify Locks Up UMG  The two sides had been operating on a month-to-month basis for two years and now there is a long-term deal that will make sure UMG artists stay put on the popular and growing Streaming pure-play. [read more] |
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Radio’s Happy 5-Second Future  (By Roy Williams) I’m experimenting with radio in a way that, for me, is new and different. Many of those who understand what I’m doing don’t agree with the fundamental premise of my experiment. But that’s not what worries me. I’m concerned about those who will agree with it and attempt it — and fail — and then blame me. I believe they’ll likely fail because they didn’t do it right. [read more] |
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Where Is My Time Spent Listening?  (By Gary Begin) TSL continues to be one of the most important listening measurements. Some strategies used to may seem almost palpable, but you'd be surprised at how many stations don’t pay attention to basics. Here are ideas on how to increase the time your listeners stick around and, most importantly, how many times a day they return to your station. [read more] |
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Why Native Advertising Is Key For Radio’s Future  (Paul Cramer) This “Uber-fication” of society has made it possible to fulfill human desires with ease and convenience. It’s also enabled consumers to be more fickle and to brand-switch near-instantly when they have a poor user experience. The consumer now has an unprecedented amount of control.
What does this all mean for ad-supported radio? [read more] |
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Appealing To The Other 2%  (Ronald Robinson) To my own discomfort, I'm inclined to agree with the commentator who said, “In some contexts, we are all crazed primates.” I've also heard it put as “Monkeys with car keys.” Hardly complimentary. Although radio’s management might respond with vitriol, I submit the evidence of radio’s pervasive behaviors suggest they also agree with the premise. [read more] |
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iHeart And Rays Announce “Bats N’ Brews Show”  The new show will air live during all 13 Tampa Bay Rays home games on Friday nights at Tropicana Field. The program will be hosted by iHeartMedia Tampa personalities Scotty Davis, Jay Recher, and Molly Giduz from the DraftKings Deck in center field at Tropicana Field. The program will also stream on Facebook Live. [read more] |
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Alt Rock Out, Oldies Back In Youngstown  Cumulus makes the flip on WWIZ-FM in the Ohio market. The new Oldies station is called "Z104, The Valley’s Good Time Oldies." The station was Alternative Rocker “ROCK 104.” Cumulus says, "Z104 fills the void left for Oldies lovers by iHeartMedia, when it flipped its former Youngstown Oldies station to Country last April." [read more] |
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iHeart Launches Country Standalone On West Palm Translator  The new station is called WAVE and will be broadcast on an FM translator that can be heard at 93.3 in the West Palm Beach market. Previously, the translator was carrying a simulcast of iHeart's over-the-air Country station called WAVE 92.7, but it will now have its own breaks, contests, and commercials, and Bobby Bones in the morning. [read more] |
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Agency Vet Lands Plumb Job At iHeart  As the new Executive Creative Director, Rahul Sabnis will be tasked with guiding the development of content, and articulate a compelling creative vision for how iHeartMedia can develop content for brands across all its assets. Sabnis joins iHeartMedia from MullenLowe Profero, where he was the Executive Creative Director and Head of Creative. [read more] |
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CBS Sports Radio Launches Bill Reiter Sports Show  Reiter Than You began as a live show on CBS Sports digital platforms in September 2016, airing Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights. An expanded version will begin broadcasting to a national radio audience every weekday on Monday, April 17, 6 to 10 p.m. ET. [read more] |
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Cubs Players Get Radio Slots  Chicago’s 670 The Score (WSCR-AM) is adding a new segment to the mid-morning Bernstein and Goff Show featuring Cubs’ reigning NL MVP Kris Bryant and former Cy Young award winner Jake Arrieta. [read more] |
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SEND US YOUR NEWS  Does your company or station have a news item you'd like us to run in our morning headlines? Do you have a news tip we need to investigate? Is someone being promoted at your station you'd like to recognize? Send all the details to Radio Ink Editor Ed Ryan at edryantheeditor@gmail.com [read more] |
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Are You Creating Great Radio Content?  Stop hiding it. Tell us all about it so we can brag about it to the entire industry. If your radio station is producing great radio content that's making a big impact on the community, we want to hear about it. Don't be shy. Let us shout about your great work from the industry's rooftop. Send all the details to Radio Ink Editor-in-Chief Ed Ryan at edryantheeditor@gmail.com. [read more] |
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The Beasley Media Group veteran has decided to return to the airwaves, hosting Mid-Days at Old School 107.7 Jamz, Monday to Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Morgan has been Program Director for four years.
Thanks to Will Fuller for sending us in this "Blast From The Past." This is Bob "Doc" Fuller from 1966 at WLOB in Portland, Maine when it was owned by Ralph Guild. Fuller and JJ Jeffrey now own the station. Send us YOUR classic photo to
