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Monday, March 8, 2010
Oscars strike gold with highest ratings since 2005
ABC's telecast of the Academy Awards Sunday night was watched by more than 41.3 million viewers.
ABC Now Hiring “Perma-lancers”
By Jerry Del Colliano (With my son, Jerry) Perhaps you’ve noticed the latest trend not only in the American workplace but in the media industry. Part-timers. Part-time workers to save radio operators money on paying benefits and other expenses that are usually customary to a fully employed work force. You’ll see a lot of part-time help being employed when the overall economy begins to grow again but I thought you’d be interested in a dirty little trick Disney’s ABC Television has come up with to take this shortsightedness one step further. David Westin, the ABC news executive whose career may someday be summed up to reflect how he single-handedly presided over the demise of a great and profitable news operation, has a better idea. Westin has coined the term “perma-lancer” to reflect a new breed of employee degradation. Here’s how it works. Inside sources at ABC say Westin’s news operation – you now, the one that just recently mandated a one-third reduction in size – is reportedly interviewing these new “mutates” called “perma-lancers”. These sources say Westin has told some non-union people that there is plenty of money to hire them for extended periods of time despite what the company has...
Source: Inside Music Media
The yin and yang of film
James Cameron's 'Avatar' and Kathryn Bigelow's 'The Hurt Locker' were as far apart as Jupiter and Earth and this was a paradigmatic prizefight from the first, writes Nigel Andrews
Source: FT.com - Media
What Listeners Will Do and Say to Win Radio Contests
I used to think the "5 Stages of Death" represented what it's like for most listeners to try and win a radio contest. But, now I'm not sure if that model always applies. It's really not as complicated as that - although you might be surprised to find out how desperate it is. Let me fill you in. (Photo: flipchip. Used under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license)What Listeners Will Do and Say to Win Radio Contests originally appeared on About.com Radio on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 00:51:36. Permalink | Comment | Email this
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State Senator Comes Out on Radio Show - Daily Beast
New York Daily News State Senator Comes Out on Radio Show Daily Beast Republican State Senator Roy Ashburn, who has time and time again voted against gay-rights measures, confirmed he is gay on a radio show Monday. ... YouTube: Radio Interview With Sen. Ashburn (Part 2)Chicago Tribune GOP state senator comes out as gay on talk radioSan Jose Mercury News Sen. Ashburn on radio program: “I am gay”Desert Dispatch Only Kent (blog)�-New York Daily News�-Los Angeles Times (blog) all 768 news articles��
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ALL ACCESS ACTION
TOMMY PAGE, HOWIE PIVAR, ROSE BRAUNSTEIN, RICK GILLETTE, DAVID EDGAR, B-DUB, SHANNON STEELE, BUSTER, KELLY RANSFORD, TOM YATES, J.B. BRENNER, MEGAN THOMAS, JOHN MORRIS, PAUL HARPER, STEVE … more
ABC acquires network TV premiere to ‘The Blind Side’
ABC Family has acquired the network television premiere rights to the Academy Award�-nominated hit film “The Blind Side,” starring Oscar� winner Sandra Bullock, in a
Source: http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv-programming/22100.html
hourlyjobs: Radio Time Sales/Teleselling job at PSI Marketing Consultants, ... in Chicago, IL #jobs http://tinyurl.com/yhgswra
Radio Time Sales/Teleselling job at PSI Marketing Consultants, ... in Chicago, IL #jobs http://tinyurl.com/yhgswra
Arbitron CEO back to Capitol Hill this week, to talk PPM
Bill Kerr tells a Credit Suisse Media Conference session (3/8) that he'll meet with House Oversight Committee Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) about Arbitron’s roster of proposed changes to the PPM system. Arbitron disclosed in a recent SEC filing that on February 12, it had suggested these possible changes: doing in-person recruiting of PPM panel members in the high-density black and Hispanic areas in the top 25 PPM markets by year-end. Going to address-based sampling in all 50 meter markets by 2011. Convening a minority leadership council. And conducting “advertiser outreach” on behalf of minority radio.
Source: Radio-Info News
Lance Venta on "KKNG Oklahoma City Moves To 97.3"
Posted by unregistered user: Tyler Media moved Country “King Country 93.3” KKNG Oklahoma City to 97.3, the former home of “Jack-FM” KOJK at 2:00pm today. The shift slides KKNG from the 100kw Class C signal to a weaker 1kw Class A rimshot. All air personalities at KKNG are out as well including morning hosts Bill Thomas and K.C. Shepherd. KKNG has also removed all currents and recurrents from the music mix and gone completely Classic Country. As far as 93.3 goes, it appears the Variety Hits format formerly on 97.3 will return in a new form. Tyler Media registered 933TimFM.com and TimFM933.com last week via a subsidiary. We wonder how the “Tim-FM” moniker will go over in Oklahoma City given the connection the 1995 bombing by Timothy McVeigh. Thanks to Kent Ahrens and Rob Zerwehk in putting together this story. KKNG Oklahoma City Moves To 97.3
China to loosen control over book publishing
The country's largest publishing house intends to transform into a global player as it spearheads Beijing's plans to restructure the industry while keeping it under state control
Source: FT.com - Media
Five Reasons Disney-ABC Pulled the Plug on Cablevision (and Why It Will Happen Again)
Although shifting TV economics are treacherous, there are five reasons why Walt Disney felt empowered to yank its New York WABC-TV signal and live...
Former WOWO Personality Diamond Jim Brady Dies
James Ellenwood, known on the air at WOWO/Ft. Wayne in the '60s as Diamond Jim Brady, has died at age 67.
Source: http://www.radioink.com/article.asp?id=1725423&spid=24698
Listen to Congressman Eric Massa's radio interview - News 10NBC
FOXNews Listen to Congressman Eric Massa's radio interview News 10NBC Congressman Eric Massa's interview from his radio show on Power 105.3 FM Sunday night can be read verbatim below. "Good morning. My name is Eric Massa, ... On radio show, Massa says Dem leaders railroaded him because he voted against ...Washington Examiner (blog) Massa tries Fair and Balanced approachRochester City Newspaper (blog) Will Massa Still Resign?Firedoglake (blog) Washington Post (blog)�-National Journal (blog)�-New York Times (blog) all 440 news articles��
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Pandora Names Steve Cakebread CFO
PANDORA MEDIA INC. has named STEVE CAKEBREAD Chief Financial Officer. CAKEBREAD previously was Pres./Chief Strategy Officer of SALESFORCE.COM, a customer relationship management service … more
Lynch Steers Auto Push For Pandora
In another sign of intensifying competition between various forms of digital audio, Pandora hired George Lynch, previously vice president of automotive partnerships at Sirius-XM, to serve as vice president of automotive business development. The move is part of a larger initiative to expand Pandora's distribution capabilities for Internet audio into cars.
Source: MediaPost | MediaDailyNews
Stocks close mixed - 03/08/10
Some analyst upgrades helped tech stocks, but the broader market was softer on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 14 points, or 0.1%,
Sirius Stock: Highly Active, Headed Down (at TheStreet.com)
Sirius XM stock is sinking in Monday trading on well-above-average volume.
Radio Around the World:
ENGLAND: BBC Radio 2 has lost 800,000 listeners since Chris Evans replaced Sir Terry Wogan on the morning show … Outrage continues over the BBC budget-cutting plan to eliminate 6 Music and the Asian Network. In related news, the planned closure of 6Music brings criticism from former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker and the legendary David Bowie … IRELAND: Cork’s Red FM (106.1) filed a lawsuit against Ipsos MRBI, the company that does ratings surveys, claiming the latest ratings were mistakenly switched with another station, causing Red FM to have poor results … NIGERIA: South Africa’s radio station RSG announcer Johann Russouw is one of three people being held hostage after their bus was attacked by terrorists … GERMANY: Armed Forces Radio & TV will be experiencing 20 minute signal blackouts through March 13 due to solar radiation … For the latest on radio North-of-the-Border, check out the Radio-Info Canada board – Discuss it.
Source: Radio-Info News
DISH Shows Signs of a Turnaround
Zacks.com submits: Earnings estimates for DISH Network Inc. (DISH) are on the rise following the company’s encouraging financial results for fourth quarter 2009 with significant growth in net subscriber additions. Fourth quarter EPS of 40 cents was above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 33 cents. Quarterly total revenue also increased 1.4% to $2.96 billion, from $2.92 billion in the year-ago period. DISH is the second largest satellite TV provider in the U.S. after DIRECT TV (DTV) and the third largest pay-TV provider after Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) and DIRECT TV. The global economic downturn has negatively impacted the pay-TV industry in the last couple of years. Complete Story �
Lance Venta on "ESPN Radio Changes in NYC, LA, and Nationally"
Posted by unregistered user: On April 5, ESPN Radio will trim an hour off of middayer Colin Cowherd’s program to give him more time to prepare for his ESPN2 “SportsNation” program. “The Herd”, which currently runs from 10am to 2pm Eastern, will now end at 1:00. The lost hour will be transferred to Scott Van Pelt, who will now run from 1pm to 4pm. This shift, along with the addition of more local programming will lead to lineup revamps at the ESPN O&O’s in New York and Los Angeles. At New York’s “1050 ESPN“, the lineup change will concur with the launch of ESPNNewYork.com on Opening Day of the Baseball season. The station adds “The Leadoff Spot” hosted by Ryan Ruocco from 5am to 6am leading into Mike & Mike from 6am to 10am. Seth Everett moves from nights to a 10am to 11am slot. Colin Cowherd’s national show airs from 11am to 1pm. Current 10am to 12pm host Brandon Tierney moves to 1pm to 3pm where he will be joined by Jody MacDonald. The Michael Kay Show drops an hour to run from 3 to 7pm, with the final hour keeping its “New York Baseball Tonight” theme. Bill Daughtry will...
AWRT Becomes AWM: Alliance for Women in Media
The new name was selected to reflect the changes in the industry and marketplace and resonate with the makeup of the organization's membership.
Source: Radio
Discovery Debuts 'Life' Across Its 7 Networks
Having invested considerably in the co-production with the BBC, Discovery will roadblock the March 21 debut of the 11-part nature series "Life" on seven of its networks. It was more than four years in the making
Source: MediaPost | MediaDailyNews
News Corp in fresh Mideast deal
The media group strikes its second deal in the Middle East in as many weeks, forming a partnership in Abu Dhabi on the eve of an event that is intended to attract more international media investment and expertise to the emirate
Source: FT.com - Media
Astral Radio Partners with Emmis Interactive
Astral Media Radio, a division of Astral Media Inc.,� announced today it has signed a long-term agreement... [Full Story]
Premiere To Debut Club Kane Nationwide
Premiere Radio Networks is set to launch Club Kane, hosted by Clear Channel Top 40 WIHT/DC morning host Kane, nationwide on March 28. The music- and request-driven show will air 7 p.m.-midnight Sundays.
Source: http://www.radioink.com/article.asp?id=1725255&spid=24698
NewsOne.com To Air Historic Live Video Debate Regarding The Highly Controversial Six Time Academy Aw
Interactive One, LLC the digital connection for Black America and the digital division of Radio One, Inc.
Source: Radio News
HD Radio Station Begins 'Quad-Casting' - Twice
HD Radio Station Begins 'Quad-Casting' Twice Washington - An FM station here has become the first HD radio station in the nation to "quad-cast" four programs ... WJFK launches first HD Radio quadcastRadio Business Report CBS Radio Debuts First HD Radio 'Quadcast'Radio Ink CBS Radio Launches First HD 'Quadcast' StationAll Access Music Group Radio World�-Radio World all 8 news articles��
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Lynn Owsley Wins Living Legend Award
LYNN OWSLEY, steel guitar player for ERNEST TUBB’s TEXAS TROUBADOUR BAND, was honored with a “Living Legend Award” from the STEEL GUITAR ASSOCIATION in NASHVILLE on JANUARY … more
Media General books big revenue boost from Olympics
The Vancouver Winter Olympics may have been a loss leader for NBC, but Media General says ad sales for the games on its eight NBC
bethany925: Christian Music Juvante Burks combines faith, love of music in MUW radio show: I ended up co-executive producing D... http://bit.ly/cDC0Rf
Christian Music Juvante Burks combines faith, love of music in MUW radio show: I ended up co-executive producing D... http://bit.ly/cDC0Rf
CBS Radio offers D.C. listeners the four-station "Fan Sports Network"
Piggybacking onto the HD stream of its Washington, D.C. “Fan” WJFK (106.7) will be the streams of three other major CBS all-sports stations from the East coast. Those are New York’s “Fan” WFAN, Philadelphia’s WIP and Baltimore’s WJZ-FM. Philadelphia will be on the HD-4 channel, New York on HD-3, and Baltimore will be carried on HD-2. CBS is calling it “the nation’s first sports ‘Quadcast’ radio station.” To accomplish the feat, it’s using the new HPX 30 transmitter from Harris, and the recently-authorized higher power level for HD Radio. The Harris FlexStar is the first unit to allow broadcast of an HD-4 signal, adding onto the usual HD, HD-2 and HD-3. Listeners will need HD Radio receivers, and of course all four stations are already available online through their streams.
Source: Radio-Info News
CBS Radio Launches the First HD Quadcast Outlet
CBS Radio has launched of "The Fan Sports Network," the first four channel HD Radio digital multicast station in the U.S. WJFK-FM (106.7 The Fan)/Washington is now offering sports followers in the DC area subscription free access to co-owned Sports outlets WJZ-FM (HD2)/Baltimore, WFAN-AM (HD3)/New York and WIP-AM
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Big Monday
Our pile of news is large this Monday, so we might as well get it posted and out of the way...
TV MADE EASY: That's the catchphrase used by Time Warner for its latest digital/HD cable channel changes, which are taking effect starting today.
We've already heard from one OMW reader in TWC's Wadsworth system, who tells us that the flip of the HD channels has already taken place there - from the 400s to the 1000s on the cable lineup. (We'll need reader help here, as we won't be able to track the changes systemwide.)
That moves not only various cable HD channels, it moves the HD feed of the local broadcast channels.
For whatever reason, TWC is sticking to its exising analog numbering system for the broadcast channels, which means - for example, as Local TV Fox affiliate WJW/8 points out on its website - TWC viewers in Akron will see Fox 8 HD on cable channel 1009 (analog is on 9), and in Cleveland, it'll be on Channel 1008 (analog is on 8).
The "off channel placement" of local broadcast outlets in Akron dates back to the earliest days of Akron Cablevision, trying to avoid ghosting caused by "ingress" of the powerful over-air signals into the cable line. By the time the Cleveland area system was built in the 1980's, presumably, the company (North Coast Cable, Cablevision) was OK with on-channel placement...we presume due to better filtering technology in the newer system.
From a TWC press release on the move:
“Time Warner Cable is committed to delivering a robust offering of high definition channels to our customers,” said Vin Zachariah, Time Warner Cable Northeast Ohio/Western Pennsylvania Regional Vice President of Operations. “We now offer over 100 HD channels, and as a result, we’ve virtually outgrown the 400-block in our lineup. So, by moving them to the 1000s, we enable ourselves to continue adding HD channels and make them easier to find for our customers.”
The channel shuffle will put HD channels on the 1000-equivalent of their digital cable channels: i.e. CNN at 350 will be paired with CNN HD at 1350, and so on. But for those who are still used to tuning in the analog version of CNN on cable channel 24 (which still exists, even on digital or HD boxes), there is no such easy math.
TWC says the process will take place through the end of March.
WHILE WE'RE AT IT: We have word from an OMW reader who is a subscriber to TWC's former Adelphia system not in northeast Ohio, but central Ohio.
This page shows that mid-Ohio is also going through the HD channel realignment, and that the ex-Adelphia systems are coming along for the ride.
Like the ex-Adelphia systems in the Cleveland area, those customers are also being fed the new "Navigator" program guide this month...
FORMAT CHANGE: Like its Beacon Broadcasting sister stations in the Mahoning and Shenango Valley areas, WRTK/1540 Niles is up for sale...which we reported last week.
While it waits for a buyer, WRTK has changed format.
The daytime station was heard over the weekend running a simulcast of Beacon sister sports WANR/1570, with a legal ID calling it "Fox Sports 1540" along with WANR's "Fox Sports 1570".
Until this change, WRTK had been running a Christian contemporary format. It was initially called "Freq 1540", but dropped the handle some time after sister Christian/eclectic/talk WEXC/107.1 Greenville PA changed from "Freq 107" to "Indie 107.1".
The rest of the Beacon Empire remains unchanged.
WEXC continues with its unusual mix of Christian and secular rock music along with syndicated conservative talk (Premiere's Glenn Beck and Jason Lewis). And WLOA/1470 Farrell PA and WGRP/940 Greenville PA continue with their satellite/computer fed classic country format...
CHUCK'S BACK: We're not entirely sure if SportsTime Ohio was created as part of a Full Employment Act for Cleveland TV Sportscasters, but it's provided Chuck Galeti with a landing place.
STO will debut "Chuck's Last Call", a call-in show that will air after Cleveland Indians telecasts, on April 7th.
From an STO release:
“I’ve been in radio and television for 23 years and to finally have my own show that puts the fans first is great. I’m thrilled to be on SportsTime Ohio and the fact that they are giving me this opportunity is fantastic,” said Chuck Gateti.
Galeti, of course, was most recently a sports anchor at Raycom Media's CBS/MyNetwork TV combo WOIO/19-WUAB/43's "19 Action News", and in addition to past work for Gannett NBC affiliate WKYC/3, has also done radio sports talk at Clear Channel talk WTAM/1100. He started his TV career at Youngstown's WFMJ/21, the Vindicator-owned NBC affiliate.
About that "Full Employment Act" line - STO has been a landing place for many displaced over-air Cleveland TV sportscasters.
Former Scripps ABC affiliate WEWS/5 sports anchor/reporter Sue Ann Robak is among many who have done work for STO (in addition to filling Galeti's vacancy at WOIO on a freelance basis, until the hiring of WTAM's Mark Schwab).
And former WKYC'er Mike Cairns is still in the building at 13th and Lakeside doing work for STO. He'll fill-in today on the network's "All Bets Are Off" show normally hosted by Bruce Drennan, who is jetting back with producer Gene Winters from Cleveland Indians spring training in Goodyear AZ.
(Also in outer-suburban Phoenix watching the Tribe this week: Rubber City Radio oldies/news WAKR/1590 Akron morning host Ray Horner and VP/information media/OMW reader Ed Esposito, and Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting talk WEOL/930 Elyria staffer Tim Alcorn.)
SPEAKING OF THE VINDICATOR: We got some questions from Youngstown-area readers about the commercial teases airing on WFMJ/21 during the Winter Olympics - touting a "new newspaper" for the Mahoning Valley.
Was the Vindicator about to get some (more) competition? (Remember, the Youngstown newspaper also competes in much of the Valley with the Warren Tribune-Chronicle.)
It didn't take long for some of our smarter readers to piece the story together.
For one, WFMJ is owned by the Vindicator. Would the station even accept an ad from a would-be competitor to the print side of its operation?
For another, spots during the Winter Olympics would be prohibitively expensive for a startup operation.
And for a third, the Mahoning Valley economy continues to reel, even compared to the national economic downturn. And for a fourth point, the newspaper business is cutting back, back, back, even in areas with a better economy than Youngstown. Who starts a new newspaper in 2010?
The Winter Olympics spot should have been a clue, as it costs the Vindicator nothing to "advertise" on its co-owned TV station.
Sure enough, the "new newspaper" is actually a revamped Vindicator, made possible by the purchase of a new, er, used $6.8 million press from the Los Angeles Times.
The Vindicator took the opportunity for a redesign, which the paper freely admits will result in cost savings from a smaller form factor needing less costly newsprint.
You can read all about it here on the "Visual Editors" blog...or follow this link to the Vindicator's own stories on the changes...
TOLEDO CHANGES: It looks like religious operator CSN Radio (Calvary Satellite Network) is about to take over WTOD/1560 Toledo from Cumulus.
So says a page on CSN's website, with a message dated March 4th:
88.9 FM Pemberville, OH (W205BP) and 100.7 FM Toledo, OH (W264AK) will soon be replaced with the full-power signal of WTOD Toledo, OH on 1560 AM.
Our Northwest Ohio reader who tipped us to this confirms that the 100.7 translator is indeed off the air.
But what we don't know - what will Cumulus, which got W264AK in the trade with CSN, do with the translator?
There's been all sorts of speculation in the market, mostly speculating around Cumulus using an existing station's HD2 feed to power anything from a revamped WTOD talk format to alt-rock, once heard on now-former WRWK/106.5 Delta - now a simulcast of sports WLQR/1470 as WLQR-FM.
We're here to tell you that we don't have any handle on 100.7's future, other than the fact that it has a construction permit to move to 100.9 from a more central location in Toledo...the facility is apparently far enough from the North Central Ohio town of Clyde, which boasts full-power BAS Broadcasting country WMJK/100.9 "Coast Country"...
AND FINALLY: Radio-Info.com's always excellent columnist Tom Taylor ("Taylor on Radio-Info") picked up on our story last week about the end of the "translator threat" to Media-Com talk WNIR/100.1 Kent "The Talk of Akron", by a moved-in translator permit on 100.3 in the far western Cleveland suburb of North Ridgeville that has since been dismissed.
Tom added some details in his newsletter this morning...going through sale documents that we origially did not.
According to those documents, religious translator storehouse Edgewater Broadcasting agreed to sell W262BN to Radio One (subsidiary Blue Chip Broadcasting) for $100,000. Radio One put down a $5,000 deposit, which Taylor presumes they'll want back...and we make the same presumption, based on the language in the assignment agreement.
One clarification here: In going through FCC records, it appears that W262BN retains a valid license - under Edgewater's ownership - for a Lorain-based facility. The applications dismissed as a result of WNIR's actions were for a move to a Cleveland license city, with new facilities on a Verizon Wireless cell tower in North Ridgeville. (As we pointed out before, FM translators to not need to show coverage standards for license cities.)
Whether anything happens to that original license, which as far as we know has not regularly been on the air, remains to be seen...
TV MADE EASY: That's the catchphrase used by Time Warner for its latest digital/HD cable channel changes, which are taking effect starting today.
We've already heard from one OMW reader in TWC's Wadsworth system, who tells us that the flip of the HD channels has already taken place there - from the 400s to the 1000s on the cable lineup. (We'll need reader help here, as we won't be able to track the changes systemwide.)
That moves not only various cable HD channels, it moves the HD feed of the local broadcast channels.
For whatever reason, TWC is sticking to its exising analog numbering system for the broadcast channels, which means - for example, as Local TV Fox affiliate WJW/8 points out on its website - TWC viewers in Akron will see Fox 8 HD on cable channel 1009 (analog is on 9), and in Cleveland, it'll be on Channel 1008 (analog is on 8).
The "off channel placement" of local broadcast outlets in Akron dates back to the earliest days of Akron Cablevision, trying to avoid ghosting caused by "ingress" of the powerful over-air signals into the cable line. By the time the Cleveland area system was built in the 1980's, presumably, the company (North Coast Cable, Cablevision) was OK with on-channel placement...we presume due to better filtering technology in the newer system.
From a TWC press release on the move:
“Time Warner Cable is committed to delivering a robust offering of high definition channels to our customers,” said Vin Zachariah, Time Warner Cable Northeast Ohio/Western Pennsylvania Regional Vice President of Operations. “We now offer over 100 HD channels, and as a result, we’ve virtually outgrown the 400-block in our lineup. So, by moving them to the 1000s, we enable ourselves to continue adding HD channels and make them easier to find for our customers.”
The channel shuffle will put HD channels on the 1000-equivalent of their digital cable channels: i.e. CNN at 350 will be paired with CNN HD at 1350, and so on. But for those who are still used to tuning in the analog version of CNN on cable channel 24 (which still exists, even on digital or HD boxes), there is no such easy math.
TWC says the process will take place through the end of March.
WHILE WE'RE AT IT: We have word from an OMW reader who is a subscriber to TWC's former Adelphia system not in northeast Ohio, but central Ohio.
This page shows that mid-Ohio is also going through the HD channel realignment, and that the ex-Adelphia systems are coming along for the ride.
Like the ex-Adelphia systems in the Cleveland area, those customers are also being fed the new "Navigator" program guide this month...
FORMAT CHANGE: Like its Beacon Broadcasting sister stations in the Mahoning and Shenango Valley areas, WRTK/1540 Niles is up for sale...which we reported last week.
While it waits for a buyer, WRTK has changed format.
The daytime station was heard over the weekend running a simulcast of Beacon sister sports WANR/1570, with a legal ID calling it "Fox Sports 1540" along with WANR's "Fox Sports 1570".
Until this change, WRTK had been running a Christian contemporary format. It was initially called "Freq 1540", but dropped the handle some time after sister Christian/eclectic/talk WEXC/107.1 Greenville PA changed from "Freq 107" to "Indie 107.1".
The rest of the Beacon Empire remains unchanged.
WEXC continues with its unusual mix of Christian and secular rock music along with syndicated conservative talk (Premiere's Glenn Beck and Jason Lewis). And WLOA/1470 Farrell PA and WGRP/940 Greenville PA continue with their satellite/computer fed classic country format...
CHUCK'S BACK: We're not entirely sure if SportsTime Ohio was created as part of a Full Employment Act for Cleveland TV Sportscasters, but it's provided Chuck Galeti with a landing place.
STO will debut "Chuck's Last Call", a call-in show that will air after Cleveland Indians telecasts, on April 7th.
From an STO release:
“I’ve been in radio and television for 23 years and to finally have my own show that puts the fans first is great. I’m thrilled to be on SportsTime Ohio and the fact that they are giving me this opportunity is fantastic,” said Chuck Gateti.
Galeti, of course, was most recently a sports anchor at Raycom Media's CBS/MyNetwork TV combo WOIO/19-WUAB/43's "19 Action News", and in addition to past work for Gannett NBC affiliate WKYC/3, has also done radio sports talk at Clear Channel talk WTAM/1100. He started his TV career at Youngstown's WFMJ/21, the Vindicator-owned NBC affiliate.
About that "Full Employment Act" line - STO has been a landing place for many displaced over-air Cleveland TV sportscasters.
Former Scripps ABC affiliate WEWS/5 sports anchor/reporter Sue Ann Robak is among many who have done work for STO (in addition to filling Galeti's vacancy at WOIO on a freelance basis, until the hiring of WTAM's Mark Schwab).
And former WKYC'er Mike Cairns is still in the building at 13th and Lakeside doing work for STO. He'll fill-in today on the network's "All Bets Are Off" show normally hosted by Bruce Drennan, who is jetting back with producer Gene Winters from Cleveland Indians spring training in Goodyear AZ.
(Also in outer-suburban Phoenix watching the Tribe this week: Rubber City Radio oldies/news WAKR/1590 Akron morning host Ray Horner and VP/information media/OMW reader Ed Esposito, and Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting talk WEOL/930 Elyria staffer Tim Alcorn.)
SPEAKING OF THE VINDICATOR: We got some questions from Youngstown-area readers about the commercial teases airing on WFMJ/21 during the Winter Olympics - touting a "new newspaper" for the Mahoning Valley.
Was the Vindicator about to get some (more) competition? (Remember, the Youngstown newspaper also competes in much of the Valley with the Warren Tribune-Chronicle.)
It didn't take long for some of our smarter readers to piece the story together.
For one, WFMJ is owned by the Vindicator. Would the station even accept an ad from a would-be competitor to the print side of its operation?
For another, spots during the Winter Olympics would be prohibitively expensive for a startup operation.
And for a third, the Mahoning Valley economy continues to reel, even compared to the national economic downturn. And for a fourth point, the newspaper business is cutting back, back, back, even in areas with a better economy than Youngstown. Who starts a new newspaper in 2010?
The Winter Olympics spot should have been a clue, as it costs the Vindicator nothing to "advertise" on its co-owned TV station.
Sure enough, the "new newspaper" is actually a revamped Vindicator, made possible by the purchase of a new, er, used $6.8 million press from the Los Angeles Times.
The Vindicator took the opportunity for a redesign, which the paper freely admits will result in cost savings from a smaller form factor needing less costly newsprint.
You can read all about it here on the "Visual Editors" blog...or follow this link to the Vindicator's own stories on the changes...
TOLEDO CHANGES: It looks like religious operator CSN Radio (Calvary Satellite Network) is about to take over WTOD/1560 Toledo from Cumulus.
So says a page on CSN's website, with a message dated March 4th:
88.9 FM Pemberville, OH (W205BP) and 100.7 FM Toledo, OH (W264AK) will soon be replaced with the full-power signal of WTOD Toledo, OH on 1560 AM.
Our Northwest Ohio reader who tipped us to this confirms that the 100.7 translator is indeed off the air.
But what we don't know - what will Cumulus, which got W264AK in the trade with CSN, do with the translator?
There's been all sorts of speculation in the market, mostly speculating around Cumulus using an existing station's HD2 feed to power anything from a revamped WTOD talk format to alt-rock, once heard on now-former WRWK/106.5 Delta - now a simulcast of sports WLQR/1470 as WLQR-FM.
We're here to tell you that we don't have any handle on 100.7's future, other than the fact that it has a construction permit to move to 100.9 from a more central location in Toledo...the facility is apparently far enough from the North Central Ohio town of Clyde, which boasts full-power BAS Broadcasting country WMJK/100.9 "Coast Country"...
AND FINALLY: Radio-Info.com's always excellent columnist Tom Taylor ("Taylor on Radio-Info") picked up on our story last week about the end of the "translator threat" to Media-Com talk WNIR/100.1 Kent "The Talk of Akron", by a moved-in translator permit on 100.3 in the far western Cleveland suburb of North Ridgeville that has since been dismissed.
Tom added some details in his newsletter this morning...going through sale documents that we origially did not.
According to those documents, religious translator storehouse Edgewater Broadcasting agreed to sell W262BN to Radio One (subsidiary Blue Chip Broadcasting) for $100,000. Radio One put down a $5,000 deposit, which Taylor presumes they'll want back...and we make the same presumption, based on the language in the assignment agreement.
One clarification here: In going through FCC records, it appears that W262BN retains a valid license - under Edgewater's ownership - for a Lorain-based facility. The applications dismissed as a result of WNIR's actions were for a move to a Cleveland license city, with new facilities on a Verizon Wireless cell tower in North Ridgeville. (As we pointed out before, FM translators to not need to show coverage standards for license cities.)
Whether anything happens to that original license, which as far as we know has not regularly been on the air, remains to be seen...
Source: Ohio Media Watch
Initiative Taps Bader As Chief Strategy Officer
Initiative hired Eric Bader as Chief Strategy Officer, Worldwide.
Source: MediaPost | MediaDailyNews
Olympic Broadcast Consortium To Broadcast Extensive HD Coverage of Paralympic Games
Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium will deliver a record 57 hours of high-definition television cover... [Full Story]
CBS Radio Debuts First HD Radio 'Quadcast'
CBS Radio has launched the first four-channel HD Radio multicast, with WJKF-FM/Washington offering HD streams of Sports sisters WJZ-FM/Baltimore on HD2, WFAN/New York on HD3, and WIP/Philadelphia on HD4. CBS Radio VP/Programming Chris Oliviero says, "Washington, DC, is home to a diverse range of sports fans, many originally from other parts of the Northeast, making WJFK an ideal home for this breakthrough quadcast."
Source: http://www.radioink.com/article.asp?id=1724977&spid=24698
The last word on "Radio" and "Local"
In my earlier post, I described how broadcasters tend to misunderstand (at best) and abuse (at worst) the term "local," thinking that the mailing address of the local radio station somehow entitles it to unique privileges versus its competitors, even in today's digital era. Today I draw your attention to a fantastic new book called No Size Fits All: From Mass Marketing to Mass Handselling, which discusses the implications of a digital world on our business, our economy, and our culture. "Anything that can go digital, ultimately will. And when something goes digital, it inevitably goes global. And the more things go digital, the more they are rewarded with explosive growth, enhanced scale, [etc.]." Differentiation is made between varying shades of "local" and "global." The two categories that are most relevant for radio are these: "Intrinsically local" and "functionally local." Author Tom Hayes writes: INTRINSICALLY LOCAL: These are businesses that are typically small, rarely serve more than the immediate neighborhood, and are often single-proprietor. You frequent them because the services they provide can only really be provided locally. Think barbershops, beauty salons, convenience stores, gas stations, restaurants, grocery stores, automobile repair shops. For the most part, these enterprises will not be...
Source: Hear 2.0
RAIN 3/8: NPR digital chief Kinsey Wilson to keynote RAIN Summit West
AWARD-WINNING DIGITAL MEDIA VETERAN WILL SPEAK IN LAS VEGAS, APRIL 12 RAIN is delighted to announce that Kinsey Wilson, the Senior Vice President and General Manager of NPR Digital Media, will present the keynote address at the RAIN Summit West in Las Vegas April 12. Before joining NPR in 2008, Wilson was executive editor of USA Today where he helped merge the print and online staffs and oversaw the award-winning redesign of the paper’s website. Wislon is also a past president of the Online News Association (2007). He now oversees NPR’s web, podcasting and mobile operations. His full biography can be found from NPR here. Wilson joins other speakers — including top Canadian market researcher Jeff Vidler of Vision Critical and RAIN publisher Kurt Hanson — who will present at the RAIN Summit West in Las Vegas. The event takes place on April 12 in the Renaissance Hotel and is an official co-located event of the NAB Show (meaning that RAIN Summit registrants will receive access to the 2010 NAB Show exhibits). The day will feature a line-up of engaging panels, insightful speakers and one of our signature RAIN Cocktail Parties to close out the evening. Find out more about RAIN...
GOP state senator comes out as gay on talk radio - San Jose Mercury News
Daily Mail GOP state senator comes out as gay on talk radio San Jose Mercury News The conservative lawmaker came out Monday on KERN radio in Bakersfield, saying he felt compelled to address the rumors that he had visited a gay nightclub ... Ashburn comes out, says he'll keep voting against gay rightsDallas Voice Ashburn: "I am gay."San Francisco Chronicle (blog) Sen. Roy Ashburn: "I'm Gay"KMJ Now all 284 news articles��
Source: radio - Google News
WGH Raises Over $200K For St. Jude
Kudos to MAX MEDIA Country WGH/NORFOLK-VIRGINIA BEACH for raising $200,893 for St. JUDE CHILDREN’s RESEARCH HOSPITAL during its annual COUNTRY CARES radiothon.�The two-day event … more
Specials and ‘Oscar’ deliver Sunday night for ABC
Oscars based on the Household Metered Market ratings in 56 U.S. markets: Academy Awards Average:� From 8:30-11:39pm (the Nielsen end-time is based on the conclusion of
Source: http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv-cable_ratings/22070.html
accountantsdc: Hiring a Senior Accountant at Sirius XM Radio (Washington, DC): SIRIUS XM Radio is America's satellit... http://bit.ly/aN6IZX #jobs #shjobs
Hiring a Senior Accountant at Sirius XM Radio (Washington, DC): SIRIUS XM Radio is America's satellit... http://bit.ly/aN6IZX #jobs #shjobs
Mornings with the Gringo in Phoenix
Gringo Suave returns to Phoenix to host mornings on top 40/Rhythmic KZON (101.5). He was most recently heard on KDND (107.9) Sacramento in nights, where he went by the name Joe Breezy. He was also previously heard on Clear Channel’s KMEL San Francisco, before being let go amid a “Free Breasts” contest in 2008 that went awry. He’s not new to the market, having been part of “MG’s Morning Madhouse” show on the former “Power 92.3.” The boards are discussing the new show here:
Source: Radio-Info News
Some, But Not All, BIP/BTOP Deadlines Extended
New BIP deadline: March 29; New BTOP deadline for CCI projects: March 26 NTIA and RUS have announced extensions of the deadlines for some, but not all, submissions in response to the Second Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) issued as part of the Big Money Hand-out made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.� Applications for Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) funding will now be due at RUS by 5:00 p.m. (ET) on March 29, 2010. Applications for Comprehensive Community Infrastructure (CCI) projects under the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) will now be due at NTIA by 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on March 26, 2010.� It’s not clear why one agency opted for March 26 while the other opted for March 29, but would-be applicants should be sure to note that the deadlines for NTIA and RUS applications responsive to the Second NOFA are no longer identical. Also, the extensions do NOT apply to requests for NTIA/BTOP funds for Public Computer Center projects or Sustainable Broadband Adoption projects.�The deadline for applications for such projects remains 5:00 p.m. (EDT) on March 15.� Check out our blog post about the Second NOFA for further details about the different types of projects.
Source: CommLawBlog
The 82nd Academy Awards
'The Hurt Locker' wins six Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director (Kathryn Bigelow) and Best Original Screenplay (Mark Boal). Jeff Bridges wins Best Actor for 'Crazy Heart' and Sandra Bullock is Best Actress for 'The Blind Side'
Source: FT.com - Media
OBITUARY -- JIM BOYLE
Jim Boyle, well known retail advertising sales leader died last week� in the University Hospital, London ... [Full Story]
Fastroad Report: EPG For Radio Is 'Viable'
A new report funded by NAB Fastroad has concluded that an electronic program guide is "a viable option for U.S. radio." The report, produced by BIA/Kelsey, Broadcast Signal Lab, and Unique Interactive, includes methods for transmitting EPG info over HD Radio and the Internet.
Source: http://www.radioink.com/article.asp?id=1722631&spid=24698
Analog Devices Introduces High Performance, Radio Frequency Circuit for Short ... - MarketWatch (press release)
Analog Devices Introduces High Performance, Radio Frequency Circuit for Short ... MarketWatch (press release) Furthermore, the high sensitivity and low power consumption more than double the operating range of the radio while increasing the battery life. ... and more��
Source: radio - Google News
[Promo] Get StreetPulse Daily Music Sales Data Now!
Want to see who's moving up in percentage and rankers in your format?�Just click here for today's updated Top 50 STREETPULSE music sales report, updated seven days a week, exclusively on … more
SEO Press Release Distribution Site Online PR News Celebrates 10,000 Active Users
SEO Press Release Distribution Site Online PR News Celebrates 10,000 Active Users Online PR News, the press release distribution site that specializes in social media and
Source: http://www.rbr.com/media-news/press_releases/world_news/seo_press_release_distribution_site.html
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Live streaming for O'Connell Breakfast Show - from New Statesman
Absolute Radio, the UK's independent national radio, is to start streaming the Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show live.
Source: Media UK: Radio news
Will the FCC Interfere With Sirius XM Yet Again?
I hate conspiracy theories, but you really have to question the motives of the FCC when it comes to Sirius XM Radio .
Source: Radio News
ON TV/RADIO - Las Vegas Review - Journal
ON TV/RADIO Las Vegas Review - Journal ■ STORY LINE: Gonzaga (26-5), ranked 18th, is in the WCC title game for the 13th straight season and will face rival Saint Mary's (25-5). ... and more��
Source: radio - Google News
Elite Serum Eye Cream Constantly Improving
Elite Serum Eye Cream Constantly Improving The anti aging eye cream sector is constantly changing. This means companies like Skin Pro, makers of Elite Serum,
Source: http://www.rbr.com/media-news/press_releases/world_news/elite_serum_eye_cream_constantly.html
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Spark Radio ?? iPhone Application Review Gear Diary: The developer makes a big deal out of the app's ??community f... http://bit.ly/bYkr6j
Why Blockbuster Won't Survive: CEO Says 'Conservative Approach' Required For Digital
Dan Rayburn submits: Eight months ago I wrote a post entitled "Ten Years Later, Blockbuster Still Lacks A Digital Media Strategy" where I outlined some of the ways that Blockbuster (BBI) has faltered with their strategy for the digital distribution of movies. After the post, I heard from some angry shareholders who wanted to argue with me about how the company would turn it around. I also received a call from Blockbuster directly, who wanted to brief me on their digital media strategy. While it was great to hear directly from the company on what digital initiatives they were working on and their pitch to me on why things would get better for the company, I'm afraid that eight months later, things have only gotten worse. While I don't doubt that some of the folks working on the digital media strategy at Blockbuster get it, if you just look at some of the things Blockbuster's CEO said on their earnings call, you can clearly see that the company simply doesn't have the right culture to be successful with digital. Complete Story �
Pianist Richard Glazier performs American classics
Pianist Richard Glazier knows his Brahms and Beethoven. He's got the stuff for Schubert and Schumann. And he's got the chops for Chopin. So, when he chooses to play Gershwin – which he does, a lot – it galls him if anyone thinks his choice is … less than classic. Glazier holds a doctorate in music from the Cleveland Institute. He has given classical recitals (the New York Times gave a rave review to one such concert in 1996) and has won awards for his efforts. But his career is mostly defined now by his devotion to the American songbook, specifically the music of George and Ira Gershwin, a love he explores in a musical program he's given to public television. Channel 6 (KVIE) will air it Tuesday during its fund drive. "Here's the thing," Glazier said in a recent interview. "When you listen to me play 'Body and Soul' or 'Someone To Watch Over Me,' those are transcriptions that were done in 1950. I approach these songs with the same discipline as a piece by Chopin. These are very rare arrangements of the songs. 'Someone To Watch Over Me' is like a Chopin nocturne. It's beautiful and satisfying. "These songs...
Source: SacBee -- TV/Radio
Spare 6 Music for us indie dads - from Media Guardian
Rather than axing a brilliant, distinctive service like 6 Music the BBC should close down BBC2 daytimeIf 6 Music played classical music, the BBC wouldn't touch it. But pop music can be distinctive too and Phill Jupitus was right to call the proposal to axe it "cultural vandalism". The BBC's management should change their minds, and if they don't the BBC Trust should turn this down.I admit I've got a vested interest. I love 6 Music from Guy Garvey to Adam and Joe (come back soon …). I love its playlist. I'm a BBC fan, both as a consumer and a policymaker. But the arguments for this decision just don't stack up. Let's take them in turn.Whenever anyone proposes privatising Radio 1, the BBC rushes to say that popular music radio stations can be distinctive. That argument just about works for Radio 1 – but it's true in spades for 6 Music. If 6 Music goes, then how can they justify the much more popular Radios 1 and 2?The BBC also argues that it needs to help commercial radio by closing the station (but Absolute radio and XFM play a completely different playlist – there really isn't a market in this...
Source: Media UK: Radio news
Top Oscars go to 'Hurt Locker'
James Cameron's Avatar loses out to a gritty Iraq war drama in the 82nd Academy Awards as The Hurt Locker scoops six Oscars, including best picture and best director for Kathryn Bigelow
Source: FT.com - Media
Perchnogion newydd i orsaf radio - BBC News
BBC News Perchnogion newydd i orsaf radio BBC News Mae'n ymddangos mai Cwmni Town and Country, perchnogion Radio Sir Gâr a Radio Sir Benfro, yw'r perchnogion newydd. Maen nhw'n darlledu'r ddwy orsaf o ...
Source: radio - Google News
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Movie Rental Industry Adapts to Changing Times - As Should Investors
Wall Street Cheat Sheet submits: Coinstar (ticker: CSTR) is fast-becoming an emerging momentum play. The company is approaching a $1 billion enterprise due to their red hot Redbox located at the front of every grocery store all over the country. Redbox dishes out DVD rentals for only a $1 with plenty of feature titles licensed from Paramount Home Entertainment, a division of Viacom (VIA.B) (see here). Gary Cohen, SVP of Redbox, said, “From road warriors to moms on the run, the iPhone app from Redbox helps customers rent and reserve at any of the thousands of neighborhood locations nationwide.” Complete Story �
Akron's WNIR-FM (100.1) gets the FCC to rescind its grant of a new translator
Idaho Falls-based Edgewater Broadcasting wanted to sign on a translator in Lorain, Ohio at 100.3 and then sell it for $100,000 to Radio One, which would likely use it to re-broadcast one of its two Cleveland-market AM stations. Edgewater already had approval for the grant, but WNIR owner Media-Com filed for reconsideration by the FCC and urged listeners to write the agency about an “out-of-town company” that would create interference for highly-rated talker WNIR. Its appeal was successful. Now, the FCC has rescinded the grant and won’t allow the translator, after all. As his Plan B, Edgewater’s Clark Parrish proposed a waiver to re-allocate the translator to a new frequency of 99.1. But the FCC gave that a “hard look” and rejected it, too. The FCC letter to Edgewater is here. Today’s T-R-I Newsletter says “it looks like Radio One is entitled to re-claim its deposit of $5,000.”
Source: Radio-Info News
Ad rules to take in use of Twitter and Facebook - from Media Guardian
Proposal would extend Advertising Standards Agency role to include marketing activity on social media and micrositesTighter controls on the how Twitter accounts and Facebook profiles are used in company promotions are set to be introduced under new digital advertising restrictions partly designed to protect children.The Advertising Association, the industry body which represents the UK advertising and media industry, has agreed a set of proposals to tighten some digital advertising practices so that they are policed by the Advertising Standards Authority in the same way as TV, press, poster and radio ads.The ASA regulates all paid-for digital advertising, such as banners and display ads on websites, but so far does not police advertising activity on a company's own website, a campaign microsite or the via profiles on sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter."The industry has delivered a clear mandate that first and foremost will protect consumers and children [and] that will also protect editorial content," said Rae Burdon, chief operating officer at the AA.The recommendations still have to be accepted by the Committee for Advertising Practice, which is overhauling the non-broadcasting advertising code and will launch a consultation on the proposals. But with such broad industry consensus, it is thought that...
Source: Media UK: Radio news
MTV Won't Buy Social Network
[from Billboard] - Although MTV makes extensive use of online social networking tools, it's not likely to acquire them, according to Van Toffler, presiden...
Source: MediaPost | MediaDailyNews
Massa Rips Dems On Radio But Does He Quit Today ? - WGRZ-TV
WIVB Massa Rips Dems On Radio But Does He Quit Today ? WGRZ-TV Southern Tier Democratic Congressman Eric Massa used a Sunday morning appearance on WKPQ Radio The Power 105.3 FM to claim that Democratic leaders in ... Massa Details Ethics Case; Blames Democratic LeadersCQPolitics.com Massa speaks out on sexual harrassment allegationsNews 10NBC Detailing Harassment, Massa Claims Democratic Conspiracy Forced ExitCity Hall TPM (blog) all 73 news articles��
Source: radio - Google News
sburkedux: The talk radio host is absolutely an etntertainer more than a journalist,like Jon Stewart http://is.gd/9Vj1C #joascon
The talk radio host is absolutely an etntertainer more than a journalist,like Jon Stewart http://is.gd/9Vj1C #joascon
Governor Patrick & new Senator Brown will headline Charley Manning's first day on Boston's WRKO
The newest talk show host on WRKO-AM (680) is getting out of the gate running, with the two biggest names in Massachusetts politics right now as his guests. Charley Manning takes the mid-afternoon slot from the syndicated Rush Limbaugh, who will be his competition on the brand new all-conservative “Rush Radio” WXKS-AM (1200). Manning will have on his first show Bay State Governor Deval Patrick, a Democrat, and new Senator Scott Brown, a Republican who took the seat once held by the late Ted Kennedy. Manning is a GOP consultant who served two former Massachusetts governors, including Mitt Romney, a potential 2012 GOP presidential candidate. You can listen to WRKO by clicking here.
Source: Radio-Info News
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