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| This Group Is Pacing Up 20% In Q4, Today On “Podcasting For Radio Dummies” |
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| Radio Headlines For Friday 11-2-18 |
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 Can you imagine Tim Cook hopping on his private jet and heading to Biloxi or Toledo to check in with management to see how those iHeart clusters are doing? Probably not. It's more likely, if there is interest from Apple, it has to do with adding Apple Music on iHeart's massive platform and access to music labels. [read more] |
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 Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins says his radio division revenue in Q4 will be up double digits and he feels more optimistic heading into a new year than he has in a long time. Urban One's radio stations are pacing up 20% for Q4, 10% excluding political. [read more] |
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 After more than two years, thousands of dollars in legal and technical expense and the loss of thousands of WLUS-FM listeners in Durham, Wake, Orange and parts of Granville County NC, interference from an Arohi Media translator has finally been eliminated. [read more] |
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 Dave Edwards, GM of WUWM, Milwaukee’s NPR, has announced that he’ll retire on May 30, 2019. Edwards’ career with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee public radio station began in 1979 when he joined WUWM to create a professional news department. [read more] |
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 American Public Media Group has named Chandra Kavati as its VP of Content Distribution and Partnerships. Since 2012, Kavati has served as the Managing Director of Development Strategy and Operations for Minnesota Public Radio and APM. [read more] |
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 BMI has announced that longtime political strategist Michael Collins is joining the company as Vice President, Government Relations, effective November 5. Collins will be based in Washington, DC, and report to BMI President & CEO Mike O’Neill. [read more] |
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 Twenty-year radio programming vet Robert Elfman takes up the position of Program Director of Wilmington, NC, Adult Contemporary radio station WGNI-FM (102.7 GNI) and Classic Rock station WKXS-FM (94.5 THE HAWK). Elfman pent the past 11 years with Eagle Communications. [read more] |
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 Kimmi Couture is the new midday host for Q102.1 (KRBQ-FM) in San Francisco, and will be on air weekdays 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. PT. Couture was previously a contributor for the station’s morning show. [read more] |
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 Seton Hall University's WSOU-FM has long been recognized as a key part of radio's "farm system." Now comes the news that the student-run station's news director, Bob Towey, was honored this past weekend with two awards from the College Media Association. [read more] |
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 On Thursday, the FCC commissioner released the third episode of Broadband Conversations, her podcast dedicated to amplifying the voices of women from across the technology, innovation, and media sectors. The episode featured Kimberly Bryant, founder of Black Girls Code and a 2013 White House Champion of Change. [read more] |
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 Alan Bishop's Finger Lakes Radio Group has strategically placed two translators in Rochester, New York, and announced a new station. WCGR, licensed to Canandaigua, is now known as “The Lake," and the format is "Easy Rock." [read more] |
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 Adams Radio Group in Fort Wayne has flipped its Gold Based Active Rocker to Hip-Hop. The new format will be heard on WJFX HD-2 & W277AK, which is a translator. [read more] |
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 Alpha Media, Mankato, MN, has announced the launch of Mix 99.1. The station, formerly Z99 (KEEZ-FM) in the CHR format, will target the 25-54 demo with artists such as Pink, Maroon 5, Adele, Bruno Mars, and Justin Timberlake. [read more] |
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 The new Classic Hits show Throwback Nation Radio, hosted by Tony Lorino and Danny Hustle, is offering its five-hour New Year’s Eve special programming to radio stations free of charge. [read more] |
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 Manheim, PA, station fun 101.3 (WROZ-FM) is ready to get the Christmas party started, November 16 at 5 p.m., with all the great holiday songs, from classics to contemporaries. And they have a great competition cooking too. [read more] |
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 Premiere Networks has announced a Thanksgiving special for Country radio stations hosted by award-winning radio and CMT personality Cody Alan. The four-hour, barter-free CMT After MidNite Friendsgiving Special with Cody Alan will be highlighted by conversations with country stars and celebrities. [read more] |
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 Now that advertisers, and the radio industry, are paying a lot more attention to the podcasting space, does that industry need a trade association similar to radio's NAB or RAB? Radio has a lot of experience with trade associations. Perhaps it's time to share a little of your wisdom. [read more] |
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