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Tuesday April 4, 2006

David Lee Roth said yesterday he wouldn't be surprised if he's fired from his morning gig at WFNY (92.3 FM) "within the next three weeks."  Roth, who has had low ratings since he replaced Howard Stern in January, says station executives have ordered him to do "a 'traditional' morning show instead of the show I was hired to do." (read more - David Hinckley-NY Daily News)

Young adults and minorities are leading a revolution in how Americans use their cellphones. People from age 18 to 29 and minorities are more likely to use their phones as personal computers, digital music players, cameras and more, an AP-AOL-Pew poll found (read more - USA Today)  (read more - San Diego Union Trib)

All the attention surrounding CBS' courtship of Katie Couric to anchor its "Evening News" has overshadowed the larger and darker truth about the prize Couric has apparently won. Regardless of who anchors them, the network evening newscasts just don't mean what they used to (read more - David Hinkley-NY Daily News)

The tentative plan is for a two-step process in which Katie Couric first announces her departure from NBC, which would like to give her a warm send-off after a decade in which she helped make "Today" the top-rated morning program. Meredith Vieira, co-host of ABC's "The View" and host of the syndicated "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," has been offered the job of replacing Couric and is seriously considering it, some of these sources say (read more - Howard Kurtz-Media Notes)

Getting Katie Couric may make TV history, but it won't make the "CBS Evening News" No. 1 anytime soon. TV observers expect Couric's arrival as the face of CBS News will give the third-place newscast a quick ratings bump, but little more (read more - Marisa Guthrie-NY Daily News)

Just as Katie Couric is about to announce her departure from NBC's "Today" to "CBS Evening News," Howard Stern has some words of warning (read more - NY Post)

Mark Allen, whose "Tic Tak and the Freak Show" lasted only five weeks on WKSC-FM (103.5) before its demise on March 6, suddenly returned Monday to the Clear Channel Radio Top 40 station + Two Clear Channel Radio midday hosts -- Troi Tyler of adult urban WVAZ-FM (102.7) and Bionce Foxx of urban contemporary WGCI-FM (107.5) -- will broadcast live Thursday and Friday from Walt Disney World (read more - Feder of Chicago)

Radio listeners clamoring for more classic rock now have another option on the local dial, but those looking for oldies may find themselves with a case of the summertime blues. WBIG-FM (100.3) yesterday swapped oldies for "the greatest rock 'n' roll of all time." (read more - Washington Times)

“Free FM” should be renamed “Free Fall FM,” as the ratings for WYSP continue to plummet since the departure of Howard Stern for Sirius Satellite radio. In the Arbirtron Winter “Trends,” WYSP dropped to 19th place overall for listeners 12 and up (read more - Laura Nachman)

WMXJ-FM Majic 102.7, WLYF-FM 101.5 Lite, and WAXY-AM 790 The Ticket have shifted to the corporate umbrella of Lincoln Financial Media as the result of a merger between Jefferson-Pilot Communications and Lincoln National (read more - Miami Herald)

From Happy Hare -- Within a few days after my near death experience on Torrey Pines Road, Stan Norman the genial owner of KCBQ asked the staff to show up at the station meeting room. This sent a ripple of anxiety through the station. He had never called a meeting before so we figured no good could come of it And remember, I was depressed anyway, so I thought the worst. It was early evening when we all assembled to see Stan Norman  in the front of the room standing with three men, whom he introduced  as the Bartell brothers, Gerald, Lee and David, all expensively dressed and smiling their best professional grin. For Gerald and David, that was a radiant smile. For Lee, it looked more like he had a gas pain. “Meet your new owners,” announced Stan.” I have sold the station, and they will take over immediately.” God help me, I thought.. I was back on the street again (read more - www.HappyHareOnline.com)

An era is passing as Jimmy Tayoun - one of Philly's most colorful pols - says he's pulling the plug on 90Forum, his public-service call-in show on WYSP-FM (94.1), after 11 years + When your new show starts at 6 a.m. and you roll in at 7:30 after a night of partying, you get... a one-day suspension. That's why Casey, a sidekick to Wired 96.5 morning guy Chio, was out Friday (read more - Michael Klein-Philly Inquirer)

Almost two years to the day after making its radio debut, Sports Business Radio with Brian Berger will make its TV debut. Beginning April 16th, the show will air every Sunday from 6pm – 7pm Pacific time on CNW14 in Oregon and SW Washington (read more - Sports Business Radio)

In late spring/early summer, XM Satellite Radio will add six regional News & Talk channels (XM 134-XM 139) that will, for the first time, provide regional news coverage for every area of the continental US and complement the recent addition of Cincinnati talk channel, WLW - XM 173. These channels will be provided by Clear Channel Communications and will be located in a new category on the XM Radio channel guide called "Regional News, Talk & Music Channels." (read more - XM Radio)

Dear Radio Babe: I used to listen to 1320 AM when it was sports radio.  Are we going to get another local sports station in Sarasota? + Nationally syndicated radio talker/author Michael Medved will appear  in Sarasota April 11 for the (930 AM) "WLSS News Talk Forum," representing the local affiliate where he can be heard from 3 to 6 p.m. weekdays (read more - Dawn Scire-The Radio Babe)

KXOL 1360's John Puff reports that radio veteran and character actor Norm Alden - www.normalden.com -  is back home aftert battling pneumonia and bronchitis at an LA hospital

Paul Rienhart Jr, better known as Ted Reinhart, hosted a syndicated country music show with his wife, Ruth.  He was arrested by FBI agents and Pennsylvania State Troopers after allegations that he coerced and persuaded a female juvenile to engage in sexually explicit conduct and knowingly transported her across state lines (read more - WJAC TV)

The Ultimate Oldies Radio Web site was originated in Baltimore by local radio veteran Bob Mathers (WQSR, WITH, WPOC, WRBS) in an effort to provide oldies fans with an alternative to stations with repetitive playlists and automated delivery of the product. One recent major development is the return of Top 40 legend Jack Gale to the airwaves (visit www.UltimateOldies.com)

Communications Minister Helen Coonan has elected to hold off the launch of digital radio until January 2009, despite some radio operators' concerns that delays were "killing" the new technology's future. Senator Coonan, who said last October it would take two or three years to roll out digital radio services, yesterday set down a launch date of January 1, 2009, for services in Australian capital cities (read more - News Australia)

John Green, the weekend producer for "Good Morning America," has been suspended because of controversial e-mails that were leaked out last week by a disgruntled former colleague. The talented Green, a rising star at ABC News, was told to stay away from the office for a month and "is not allowed in the building," an insider told us (read more - Page Six)

When you hear the names Carville and Russert, sports are probably not the first thing that comes to mind. That is all about to change! On Tuesday, April 4th, fresh from the first round of opening day games for the 2006 Major League Baseball season, James Carville and Luke Russert, hosts of XM Satellite Radio's new weekly sports radio program, "60/20", will be available live from XM's Washington DC Studios (read more - ABC 7 WLS TV)

During the March 31 broadcast of his national syndicated radio program, Rush Limbaugh referred to the alleged victim of a rape by members of the Duke University lacrosse team as a "ho[]."  Prompted by another caller to apologize for his words, Limbaugh said that he had made the statement because he was "running on fumes today," and called it a "terrible slip of the tongue." But he then added that there are "some inconsistencies" in the case and rephrased his apology, telling the second caller, "I regret that you heard me say it" (read more - Media Matters)

According to a internal memo obtained by Reuters, Clear Channel has struck an exclusive deal to use Google Inc.'s  search engine on its radio station Web sites (read more - Reuters)

ARBitron numbers for Dayton   Indianapolis   Las Vegas   Louisville   Omaha-Council Bluffs   Phoenix   Salt Lake City-Ogden   Tucson (read 'em)

Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. (CRB) is now accepting inductee nominations at CRB.org for the 2007 Country Music DJ and Radio Hall of Fame Awards. The Hall of Fame Dinner and Ceremony will be held Tuesday, February 27, 2007

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer accused federal regulators Monday of going behind his back to negotiate with radio companies caught in a "payola" scandal, and saying the move undercuts the case he's been building for years (read more - Washington Post)  

Elvis has left the building at Clear Channel Radio's oldies station WBIG-FM100.3 FM. At 5 p.m. Monday, Big 100.3 moves from oldies to a new "classic hits" format (read more - Washington Biz Journal)

Citadel Broadcasting has received U.S. antitrust approval to acquire ABC Radio from Walt Disney Company U.S. officials said on Monday (read more - Reuters)

The Country Music Association has begun accepting online submissions for the 2006 CMA Broadcast Awards for Broadcast Personality, Station and National Broadcast Personality of the Year beginning today, April 3, at Broadcast.CMAawards.com

KFWB NEWS 980 and KLSX 97.1 Free FM announced that starting today, the Dodger Radio broadcast can be heard on Free 2 HD

David Johnson, a fixture on local and national media since 1975, has been 1080 KRLD's business analyst since 1980 and on the Texas State Network.  He will be the master of ceremonies at "Beyond Borders: Making Worldwide Marketing a Reality," an international marketing symposium  on April 6 (read more - Business Wire)

Monday April 3, 2006

CBS Radio News Vice President Harvey Nagler said his medium is becoming a bit extinct. "Radio is an analog dinosaur in a digital world," he said. He said young people were getting news in new ways and radio would have to adapt to the changes. Nagler asked the audience of approximately 100 attendees where they get their news. Answers included the Internet, CNN and cell phones (read more - Daily Targum)

Katie Couric can start sleeping in. The all-American morning-TV queen has decided to leave the "Today" show to become the evening news anchor on CBS ... A deal has been "completed in principle," and an announcement could come as early as this week, the trade magazine Television Week reports today (read more - Michael Shain-NY Post) (read more - Derek Rose-NY Daily News) ... what's lost in the feeding frenzy is this: Couric shouldn't leave NBC. Doing so would be a terrible mistake (read more - Richard Huff-NY Daily News)

Former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth and comedian Adam Corolla have both flopped as replacements for DJ superstar Howard Stern. In his first radio survey, Roth lost 75% of Stern’s audience. Corolla rated a measly 0.7% (read more - Paul Cashmere-Undercover AU)

Anita and Sheldon Drobny, two of the founders of Air America Radio, are taking the next step to ensure that liberal programming stays on the air: obtaining radio stations. Anita and Sheldon Drobny want to spread liberal talk radio by buying stations across the country. The couple has announced plans to begin buying or leasing radio stations across the United States through their new company, Nova M Radio (read more - NY Times)

XM Satellite Radio added more than 568,000 net new subscribers during the first quarter of 2006 for a total of more than 6.5 million subscribers. XM is on track to reach nine million subscribers by the end of 2006 (read more- XM Radio)  (read more - Forbes)  (read more - MSNBC)

Few people took satellite radio seriously until the industry underdog, Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., landed a star performer in Howard Stern and a star chief executive in Mel Karmazin. But after 17 months in the job, Mr. Karmazin, the former Viacom Inc. chief executive, is still trying to make Sirius profitable (read more - Wall Street Journal)

Interep National Radio Sales announced its fourth quarter and full year financial results. Commission revenue decreased $1.6 million, or 7.2%, to $20.8 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2005, from $22.4 million for the same period last year. The decrease reflects the loss of revenues due to the termination of our Cumulus Broadcasting, Inc. and Radio One, Inc. representation contracts as well as the fact that the fourth quarter 2004 revenues were higher due to the 2004 election (read more - Interep)

Daniel Park, a lawyer, sat down in the Manassas studio of La Campeona (1420 AM) and pulled on headphones, leaving the caller on hold to deliver his intro: a rapid-fire "¡Buenos días, buenos días, buenos días!," an explanation of proposed immigration legislation -- and an exhortation to protest laws that would make illegal immigrants and those who aid them felons. Then he took the call. The Colorado caller had heard about Park's Spanish-language radio show on immigration law, and she needed help (read more - Karin Brulliard-Washington Post)

The Conclave is extending the 2006 scholarship application deadline. The new deadline is April 15  which means radio stations have two more weeks to extend their public service campaign informing listeners of the valuable Conclave scholarship programs (visit www.theconclave.com )

The BBC's not so subtle strategy, and this happens with every licence-fee settlement, is to ask for a jaw-dropping increase in funding, in the hope of compromising for just an extraordinary rise. It's amazing that the Treasury and the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport even bother to read the corporation's first proposal - they might as well just send it back with "reduce by 50 per cent" scrawled on the cover (read more - Dawn Airey-The Independent U.K.)

A deflated but defiant David Lee Roth returned to the radio Friday after getting yanked off the air for two days by CBS execs for refusing to follow his bosses’ direct orders on how to fix his ratings-challenged morning show.  But during his Friday show, the former Van Halen frontman vowed to stick with it - although he acknowledged that problems continue. "I'm going to give it a try," Roth told his audience. "I've invested too much in this show not to" (read more - Jessica Heslam-Boston Herald)  (read more - Mercury News)

Joan Hamburg will be honored as one of eight winners of the 2006 Matrix Awards given by Women in Communications.  Other winners include actress Geena Davis, with presentations by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Katie Couric and Susan Sarandon. Ellen DeGeneres hosts the event at the Waldorf-Astoria and will herself receive a Humanitarian Award presented by Diane Sawyer (read more - David Hinckley-NY Daily News)

After a series of meetings over the past three months, executives at The Sun and WBAL, Maryland's largest talk-radio station, have agreed to share news resources under a new working relationship (read more - Nick Madison-Baltimore Sun)

On the March 31 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio program, Neal Boortz said that Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) "looks like a ghetto slut." Boortz was commenting on a March 29 incident in which McKinney allegedly struck a police officer at a Capitol Hill security checkpoint. Boortz said that McKinney's "new hair-do" makes her look "like a ghetto slut," like "an explosion at a Brillo pad factory," like "Tina Turner peeing on an electric fence," and like "a shih tzu." McKinney is the first African-American woman elected to Congress from Georgia (read more - Media Matters)

A listener has won a breast implant in Radio Hott 93’s plastic surgery competition. The popular frequency has secured the services of plastic surgeon Dr Paul Mohammed who will do the procedure at the West Shore Medical Centre. The winner has asked not to be identified (read more - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday)

It's no secret that WIP-AM (610) loudmouths Angelo Cataldi and Howard Eskin don't love each other. WIP billboards that went up last week show them with their hands on each other's throats, beside the headline "Our Team Never Chokes" (read more - Michael Klein-Philly Inquirer)

Metro Networks, a Westwood One company, announced that a recent study conducted by Edison Media Research found that almost three-quarters of radio traffic listeners pay more attention to commercials read live by the announcer of a traffic or news report than they do to pre-recorded commercials (read more - PR Newswire)

National Radio revenue continued its healthy climb with a 4% increase for the month of February 2006 compared to the same month from a year ago. Local dollars continued to struggle, dropping 3% this February compared to last February. The increase in national dollars was not enough to boost total combined local and national ad sales, which declined 2% in February 2006 over February of 2005 (read more - RAB)

With the tax-filing deadline approaching, CNNRadio will offer its affiliates a special one-hour program on the ins and outs of current tax laws. Hosted by CNN business news anchor Ali Velshi, “Cracking the Tax Code” will examine the federal tax system. “Cracking the Tax Code” will air Thursday, April 6, from 2-3 p.m. (ET) (visit CNN Radio)

The movie adaptation of Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" will premiere May 3 at St. Paul's Fitzgerald Theater, a fitting venue for the launch of the highly anticipated motion picture. Most of the movie was filmed at the historic theater, which has been home to Keillor's beloved radio program that is heard by 4 million listeners on public radio each week (read more - Duluth News)

From Claude Hall -- A day or so ago, I was prowling through notebooks of color slides tucked into plastic sleeves and there was this photo laying in the notebook. I think Columbia Records was promoting a record by Andy Williams. A tune from "The Godfather." Thus the guy in the hat. The two guys on either side? Too long ago to remember. I could never forget the guy on the left, however. Gary Owens. Then the star among stars on the air at KMPC. I'll tell you how radio really was...advertisers bought time on Gary's show and then looked at the ratings for Los Angeles + e-mails from Jack Hobbs, John Long and Dena Gurewitz Varble and more (read more - www.ClaudeHallOnline.com) 

Several key details remain to be resolved before "Today" co-anchor Katie Couric would leave her post and take over the "CBS Evening News," including the final negotiations of what her contract would be at the network (read more - Matea Gold-LA Times)

Coming this week ...  Not just any book. It's
"Eddie Barker's Notebook" with a foreward by Walter Cronkite
(click the book cover to find out more about Eddie Barker)
                            

In the age of iPods, MySpace.com and YouTube.com, the FCC's regulatory powers are less effective than ever.  The minute the FCC censors something on broadcast TV, it pops up on the Internet in uncensored form and can be downloaded to your video iPod or PlayStation Portable. The FCC is fighting a losing game and unfairly penalizing broadcasters and their adult viewers in the process." (read more - Joanne Ostrow-Denver Post) 

The Cardinals shook the earth under many of their fans last summer when they announced they were moving their radio broadcasts from KMOX, where they had been for 51 seasons, to KTRS. But that merely was the start of a KTRmesS, the first in a series of developments that have been viewed as either negative, insensitive or embarrassing (read more - Dan Caesar-St Louis Post-Dispatch)

From George Mair -- April First was New Year’s before Pope Gregory changed it in 1562. Those who continued to celebrate on April First were called April fools and in France people pin paper fish on their back for reasons I don’t know.****Mark Twain said April Fools day is day we’re reminded what we are the other 364 (read more - George Mair's LA LA Land)

Milwaukee Public Schools jazz station WYMS-FM (88.9) will introduce its new programming in July with a blend of alternative rock and hip-hop targeting adults ages 25 to 39 (read more - Milwaukee Biz Journal)

A private Las Vegas party that was to feature headline act Snoop Dogg was canceled this week due to growing anti-rap sentiment among Nevada authorities (read more - KISS FM Savannah)

Chris Evans, 40 yesterday, won two Sony award nominations last week for his new Saturday afternoon Radio 2 show, a more relaxed version of his Nineties zoo-style breakfast shows on Radio 1 and Virgin Radio. The nominations put Evans back in the frame with other stars at the top of their game like Chris Moyles and Jonathan Ross, and come at a very handy time (read more - The Guardian U.K.)

The audience for digital radio -- which the industry is marketing as "HD Radio," a nod to the popularity of high-definition TV -- numbers only in the thousands. But someday, perhaps this Christmas, you might own one of these gadgets, because the radio industry -- which is in something of a panic these days over declining audiences and snowballing competition from the two big satellite radio services, XM and Sirius -- sees digital as its savior and therefore wants you to get a digital radio yesterday. For the moment, however, these sets run you about $300 (down from $500 just a few weeks ago) (read more - Marc Fisher-Washington Post)

Dallas Christian radio legend Ron Harris is out as morning show host and general manager at KCBI-FM (90.9), even as he's beginning his second term as chairman of the National Religious Broadcasters  (read more - Dallas News)

Fired radio host David Lenihan will keep his teaching job. Lenihan, whom KTRS fired for making a racial slur during comments about U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, had also been suspended from teaching at Logan College of Chiropractic. On Friday, the college announced it was ending that suspension (read more - St Louis Post-Dispatch)

The first 24-hour Spanish-language sports radio network in Texas will hit the airwaves from Austin.  ESPN Radio plans to broadcast ESPN Deportes KWNX on 1260 AM in Austin beginning in late summer (read more - Austin Biz Journal)

It seems nearly every mainstream media (or, for the kids, MSM) organization has jumped into the podcasting pool. At first, I assumed broadcasters would have an overwhelming advantage in this new medium. But a couple years into the podcasting era, I've noticed an interesting trend: Print companies seem more willing to take chances and produce original programming for the Internet than broadcasters do. This actually makes sense when you think about it. Why, for example, would a radio station make a radio show that it wouldn't put on the radio? (read more - Andy Bowers-Slate)

Is Bob Dylan's satellite radio show up in the air? Back in December, XM Satellite Radio announced with much fanfare that the enigmatic bard of rock would launch a weekly show in March. But the calendar shows that March is over and there's still no Dylan on XM. "It's definitely going to happen, but it's taking a little longer than originally planned," said XM spokeswoman Anne-Taylor Griffith (read more - LA Times)

Howard Stern is angry more fans haven’t followed him to satellite radio. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, he lashes out at those of his fan base who haven’t made the transition to Sirius Satellite Radio (read more - MSNBC)

After a career in radio that’s lasted half as long as the medium itself, Bob Gourley is handing over the reins today at Clear Channel’s four Colorado Springs stations. “If I had my way, I would put the last few items in a box, sneak out the back door and honk on my way out,” he said. Instead, he’s being honored at a retirement party at the Antlers Hilton (read more - Colorado Springs Gazette)

Unlike traditional landline telephone companies that must answer to government regulators, cell phone providers largely have escaped federal and state oversight, leaving consumers to fend for themselves. And the industry has spent millions of dollars to hire lawyers and lobbyists to ensure it stays that way.  Wireless interests are fighting proposals in California and Massachusetts that would bolster consumer protections. In Arizona, Verizon Wireless has pushed a bill that would limit the Arizona Corporation Commission's oversight of the wireless industry (read more - Poughkeepsie Journal)

Wimp and Sonny will be back on the air on Tuesday.
Talking Sports with Wimp and Sonny, featuring former coaches Wimp Sanderson and Sonny Smith, will debut on at least four stations in Alabama and north Florida on Tuesday. Another three stations have deals pending (read more - Montgomery Advertiser)

4 radio station owners are talking with U.S. communications regulators over settling their investigation into secret payments made in exchange for airplay. But the talks have stalled on questions about how much money the companies — Clear Channel Communications, CBS Radio, Entercom Communications and the Citadel Broadcasting Corporation — might have to pay to settle the case, said these officials, who insisted on anonymity because the talks are at a delicate stage (read more - NY Times) (read more - Reuters)

ARBitron numbers for Atlanta,  Columbus OH,  Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Milwaukee-Racine, Seattle and Tampa-St Pete (read 'em)

Friday March 31, 2006

Despite a vacancy in the program director's office, news/talk WGN-AM (720) is moving forward with a realignment of its Saturday and Sunday schedules, starting this weekend (read more - Feder of Chicago)

With a bit of sloganeering -- "Because there's always more to the story," the announcer said -- the station WTWP AM-FM signed on for the first time yesterday in Washington at 5:30 a.m., offering a different take on radio news (read more - Washington Post)

Air America Radio celebrates its 2nd birthday today (Friday).  Al Franken debated conservative talk-radio host Michael Smerconish on the Today show this morning (read more - Corey Deitz-About)

Cox Radio has appointed Chris Miller as Program Director of the New 97.1 “The River” serving the Atlanta, Georgia market. Miller was most recently the Program Director of CBS Radio’s KLTH/Portland

Ted Turner was pilloried with the "Aaron Brown Memorial Award for Stupidest Analysis" at the Media Research Center's 2006 Dishonors Gala last night at the Grand Hyatt in Washington. MRC boss Brent Bozell recruited fellow right-wingers like Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and Laura Ingraham to serve as judges (read more - Page Six)

Hip-hop radio station WIZF-FM will be moving up the dial this summer to make room for a new Cincinnati radio station. "The WIZ" will move from 100.9 to 101.1, so a station on the 100.3 frequency from Connersville, Ind., can move 50 miles east to Norwood (read more - John Kiesewetter-Cincy Enquirer)

David Lee Roth had another bad trend in New York + Numbers for the Michael Eisner CNBC debut are out. 95,000 viewers, 39,000 in the 25-54 demo -- My opinion is, in both cases, leadership is responsible. Is this a casting issue? An issue of direction or failure to provide appropriate direction? Some combination of both? Not having first hand knowledge of what's going on I am not able to make that call. It does, however, seem to me that each performer, Roth and Eisner, would benefit from better leadership. Roth and Eisner deserve nothing less (read more - David Martin)

Connoisseur Media has hired Jack Seymour as Operations Manager for their Billings MT market cluster. Seymour will oversee programming operations on KWMY and KPLN as well as act as PD for KPBR. Seymour had been Operations Manager for WUUU/WOMN in Louisiana and will be reunited with Billings Market Manager Michael R. Schutta

Eight Dayton area radio stations already are broadcasting simultaneously now in both HD and analog formats, and more are coming on line soon (read more - Springfield News-Sun)

Steve Dickert, who was part of the Nashville radio scene for more than 30 years, will return to Nashville on April 17 as Market Manager for Cumulus Media, overseeing operations at WWTN-FM, WQQK-FM, WNFN-FM, WRQQ-FM, and WSM-FM, and sales at WSM-AM

WPDH (101.5 FM) is marking 30 years of cranking up the classic rock. The Poughkeepsie-based classic rock station on Saturday and Sunday is set to celebrate three decades on the air. And the station known for keeping its listeners happy with legendary rock tunes is taking an interesting approach to its birthday (read more - Poughkeepsie Journal)

People who set their clock radios to wake up to Hawaii Public Radio were probably late for work yesterday, as the station was knocked off the air in the wee hours of the morning. KHPR-FM 88.1 and its avid listeners suffered chunks of dead air, courtesy of the weather and some necessary repair work (read more - Erika Engle-Honolulu Star-bulletin)

Bridge Ratings interviewed consumers at retail outlets who have purchased Satellite radio. In the early phases of these interviews, brand loyalty was not a major purchase factor. Some programming for each satcaster appealed to individual shoppers but there was little overall brand impact on the purchase decision. This has changed in recent weeks. Programming options are taking a stronger position as the impetus for the purchase decision with Sirius more consistently being sited for its programming. A higher percentage of consumers are now able to mention specific Sirius programming (read more - Bridge Ratings)

From Kent Burkhart -- I will be traveling to LA on April 18th along with TicketsNow exec Kenneth Dotson. We will be meeting with legendary writer/ producer/creative genius Chuck Blore. Also hopefully to meet with the “voice”…Gary Owens (read more - www.KentBurkhart.com)

Kidd Kraddick in the Morning has added 3 new affiliates; WHHD Augusta, GA, WBJZ Appleton-Oshkosh, WI and KKCT Bismarck, ND.  This expands the Kidd Kraddick in the Morning show to 47 affiliates.  Kidd challenged K-Fed to a dance off on the video game “Dance Dance Revolution” -- and won (Photo L to R: Kidd Kraddick, Big Al Mack, K-Fed, Kellie Rasberry)

According to auto dealers, while the satellite radio option is not a defining factor for closing most sales, more customers now expect it as part of the package, reports Auto News (read more - Media Buyer Planner)

KXOL 1360's John Puff reports that radio veteran and character actor Norm Alden - www.normalden.com -  is battling pneumonia and bronchitis at an LA hospital

When Phillies announcer Scott Graham was a student at the University of Pennsylvania, he took the subway to watch games at Veterans Stadium. Today, Graham, 40, continues to move up the Phillies broadcasting ladder. For the first time he will do the play-by-play for the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings (read more - Laura Nachman)

Channel 18 airs its final 9 p.m. newscast tonight, as owner Sinclair Broadcasting eases out of the local news business in Milwaukee. Lisa Fielding reports that her last night at the anchor desk was Thursday, and she's off to an on-air job at Chicago's all-news radio station, WBBM-AM (780) (read more - Tim Cuprisin-Milwaukee JS)

On Wednesday, April 5 at 10 pm ET, the TV Land series Living in TV Land will feature Barry Williams - TV's Greg Brady - hosting his daily SIRIUS Satellite Radio program, throwing pitches at Dodgers Stadium, showing off his singing talents, and meeting fans (visit Sirius 70's Channel)

ARBitron numbers for Dallas-Fort Worth   Houston-Galveston   Denver-Boulder   Cincinnati   Pittsburgh   Minneapolis-St Paul (read 'em)

ABC Radio Networks has appointed Carey Davis to the position of Vice President, Multicultural Sales for ABC Radio Networks.  Carey is based in New York Cityand will be responsible for developing and managing advertising sales across ABC Radio Networks Urban and Hispanic products and services

The Hal Jay Roast at Billy Bob's Texas was held last night (Thursday). It was broadcast on the air at WBAP 820 and live online

Culture Shocks with Barry Lynn adds WMET/Washington, DC as its' newest affiliate. Beginning Monday, April 3, Culture Shocks, nationally syndicated by CRG Radio Networks, will air live weekdays 5-6pm on WMET

It was two years ago that the progressive network Air America took to the radio, like a band of pioneers seeking a foothold in territory long dominated by hostile conservatives. But count Randi Rhodes, the 3-7 p.m. host, among those who think a lot of turf has been claimed, with more to come (read more - David Hinckley-NY Daily News)

With double the old power, WFNX-101.7 FM Thursday began broadcasting from its new tower atop One Financial Center in downtown Boston (read more - Boston Biz Journal)

At 1:00pm on Thursday consultant Joel Folger launched BOB FM in Wichita. The station is owned by Connoisseur Media. KIBB FM 100.5 is a brand new frequency for Wichita

Charlie Rose underwent heart surgery Wednesday in Paris. The PBS stalwart was stricken while in Syria to interview President Hafez Assad (read more - Bill Zwecker-Chicago Sun-Times)

Greater Media Inc., Boston, will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in broadcasting throughout 2006. Greater Media is the parent company of 19 AM and FM radio stations in Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia and New Jersey (read more - The Sentinel)

News Talk 1020 KDKA has promoted John McIntire to the permanent evening host. The Flip Side with John McIntire can be heard 8:00 – 10:00 PM, Monday-Friday following IC Light Sports Talk

Cox Radio launched The New 96.7 The Coast radio format. This format is designed and developed by Fairfield County, Connecticut’s local coastal residents and includes songs from the 60s through today

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SIRIUS Satellite Radio will expand its college sports programming to include live college baseball, airing games from top ranked college baseball teams to SIRIUS’ nationwide audience. Starting Saturday, April 1, SIRIUS will air multiple college baseball games each weekend. A schedule of upcoming NCAA baseball on SIRIUS, with game times and channels, can be found at www.sirius.com/collegesports

Jim Weiskopf has joined Dan Snyder's Red Zebra Broadcasting venture as vice president of business development. Weiskopf's focus is broadcasting and new media partnerships (read more - SA Biz Journal)

XM Satellite Radio, the official satellite radio network of Major League Baseball, begins comprehensive coverage of the 2006 MLB season this Sunday, April 2, with Opening Night in Chicago.  The defending World Series champion Chicago White Sox play the Cleveland Indians at U.S. Cellular Field at 8:05 pm ET (XMChannel 180)

Thursday March 30, 2006

David Lee Roth appears headed for another showdown with CBS Radio - this one potentially fatal. Howard Stern's replacement - who got more rotten ratings news earlier this week - was mysteriously absent from yesterday's show on Free FM (92.3), the day after a reported run-in with management. CBS execs are insistent that the famously stubborn Roth get a Robin Quivers-style sidekick, take direction from his bosses and put more effort into his show (read more - John Mainelli-NY Post)

American journalist Jill Carroll, abducted in early January by gunmen in Baghdad, was released to a Sunni Arab political party in the capital Thursday morning after 82 days in captivity (read more - Washington Post)

Steve Post, whose droll wit and splendid musical taste make his weekly "No Show" one of the unique treasures of New York radio, will be honored next week by WNYC for his 25 years with that station (read more - David Hinckley-NY Daily News)

Move over, Oprah. Now Roe Conn of ABC-owned news/talk WLS-AM (890) is giving away Pontiacs on television, too, Channel 2 tonight as host of "The Pontiac Primetime Challenge"  + Jonathon Brandmeier, whose comeback as morning personality on Emmis Communications' classic rock WLUP-FM (97.9), has exceeded all expectations, says even he's been overwhelmed by the response (read more - Feder of Chicago)

Fisher Communications Inc. Chief Executive Colleen Brown says the Seattle-based broadcasting company is interested in "smart growth," which could include, in the right circumstances, more radio properties. That Fisher is in a position to consider growth at all is a remarkable turnabout from a few years ago when the company was on the sales block (read more - Bill Virgin - Seattle PI)

ARBitron numbers for Baltimore   Fredericksburg VA   Monterey-Salinas   Philadelphia   St Louis   Washington DC (read 'em)

Next week will see the long-awaited launch of NTT DoCoMo’s first mobile phone with a built-in satellite radio receiver, the company announced yesterday (read more - Digital World Tokyo)

When Rush Limbaugh and curvy conservative Monica Crowley were spotted dining à deux at Patsy's, it wasn't a tryst. Sources say the radio host was giving private pointers to the former Richard Nixon aide, whose WABC Radio show launches national syndication at noon Saturday (read more - Page Six)

Arbitron has agreed to delay the rollout of the PPM service in Houston until it receives Media Rating Council accreditation (read more - Media Buyer Planner)

Was it KZEL, Oregon's Classic Rock's PD Mark Raney's idea, and his idea alone, to lock himself in the studio Monday morning, to not turn on the syndicated "Mark and Brian" show from Los Angeles, to stick it to "Mr. Big" and the other corporate heads at Cumulus Media, which owns the Eugene radio station along with five others? "I don't know when he's coming out, I don't know what he's going to do next," said Steve Ries, marketing manager for Cumulus Media in Eugene (read more - Mark Baker-Register Guard)

Tony Garrett had a long career in Dallas radio, television and politics. His broadcast work included being a weekend TV weatherman and an announcer for KVIL-FM, KERA, KAAM-AM and on Music 'Til Dawn at KRLD-AM (1080). He died of complications from respiratory problems he had contracted in the Navy 50 years ago (read more - Dallas News)

Bid4Spots - www.bid4spots.com - an online marketplace for unsold radio ad inventory,  announced that the Ladies Professional Golf Association is using Bid4Spots’ reverse auction to promote the national telecast of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the LPGA’s first major championship of the year

St. Louis NAACP leaders said that KTRS radio overreacted by firing host David Lenihan over a remark about U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. "This is an event that the press has blown out of proportion," said NAACP chapter president Harold Crumpton.  Lenihan appeared at a press conference with the NAACP (read more - Jeremy Kohler-St Louis Post-Dispatch)  KTRS and David Lenihan reach a settlement (read more - St Louis Post-Dispatch)

Music Lab, which XM bills as the channel "for musicians only," is soon to go the way of Rick Wakeman's sequined cape. Along with three other established channels, Music Lab gets the axe to help free up some bandwidth for 10 new commercial-free music stations, two of which are already on the air. The remaining eight will bow on April 17 (Adrian Rush-Motley Fool)

Satellite television and radio services were cut to hundreds of thousands of households last night. Customers connected to the Sky digital television network, TelstraSaturn television network, and listeners to The Radio Network, were left without coverage after what appeared to be a satellite problem. Television and radio outages were reported by listeners and viewers right across the country (read more - Stuff New Zealand)

Each week, Chicago-based host Peter Sagal and a rotating crew of guests make a mockery of the week's news, throwing out wisecracks about everything from vice presidents with bad aim to vapid Hollywood stars. "Wait Wait" has become a public radio institution, the one place where sharp humor and naughty chatter are not only accepted but encouraged. "It's NPR without the dignity," Sagal said jokingly (read more - Randy Dotinga-NC Times)

CMR+ Radio is now playing Country Music 24/7 with launch of new website CMR+. The European satellite and global country music station has launched its new online service at www.cmrplusradio.com to give 24 hour coverage every day of the week throughout the year

Michael Eisner, National Football League commissioner? It could happen, sources say (read more - NY Post)

Sharon Osbourne is apparently in the middle of a bidding war between Channel 4 and the BBC for her presenting talents. Both of the media giants are trying to lure Osbourne away from her position at ITV (read more - Digital Spy U.K.)

CBS threw cold water on the idea that it was going to be bidding for Univision saying it was very expensive (read more - Reuters)

From Murphy Martin -- Can Muslims and Christians co-exist? Will more Muslims in America turn to Christianity? Can American-born Christians remove the red-flag of concern that was so indelibly implanted by Muslim involvement in the 9/11 attacks? How soon, if ever, can Americans believe that not ALL Muslims are devoted to killing all Americans? A bigger question may be how long do Americans remain quiet about the growing presence of Muslims? Is it a legitimate national problem? (read more - www.MurphyMartin.com)

Radio advertisers are shifting their attention away from younger listeners to the growing population of aging baby boomers, two of Canada's biggest broadcasters said yesterday (read more - The Globe and Mail)

"I feel very comfortable up here," Dick Cheney said as he stood at the podium at the 62nd annual Radio & Television Correspondents' Association dinner last night at the Hilton Washington. "The lighting could be better, but I can still see the whites of your eyes," the sometime quail hunter joked (read more - Washington Post)

Bob Costner has been named state coordinator for Region 8 of the Radio-Television News Directors Association. Costner is news director at WSJS-AM 600/1200 and at WMFR-AM 1230, both CBS-owned news-talk stations (read more - Triad Biz Journal)

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The next San Jose effort -- a protest on April 10, a "national day of action" for immigrant rights -- will have support from Spanish radio, said Carmen Torres, marketing director for KRZZ 93.3 FM La Raza in San Francisco. "It's just too close of an issue for us to close our eyes," she said of the anxiety among listeners about immigration overhaul under debate in the U.S. Senate (read more - SF Chronicle)

David Binkley sits at his desk at the WCRS studios in Akron, trying his best to describe how one reads the Sunday comics over the radio. "Very carefully," he jokes. The 45-year-old can't quite explain how he describes Crankshaft to 6,500 blind listeners every Sunday afternoon, though he's been doing it since 1979 (read more - Cleveland Scene)

The Washington Post debuted its Washington Post Radio Thursday morning at 1500 AM and 107.7 FM in partnership with WTOP owner Bonneville International.  The stations promise in-depth local, national and international news, as well as commentary from Washington Post reporters and columnists (read more - Washington Biz Journal)  (read more - WAVY 10)

This year's nominations for the Sony Radio Academy Awards highlight the success of local and commercial radio as they vie for awards alongside national and BBC stations. The awards ceremony will take place on 8 May at the Grosvenor Hotel in London. For a full list of nominations visit www.pressgazette.co.uk    (read more - Press-Gazette U.K.)

Bruce McGorrill, the former head of the Maine Broadcasting System, died last night at Maine Medical Center (read more - WLBZ 2)

Vandals took a torch and toppled four 197-foot radio towers that are part of a seven-tower cluster in Black Canyon City, authorities said Wednesday. Knocked off the air was KMIA-AM (710), a Spanish station in Phoenix. It broadcasts ESPN Deportes, a sports-talk format that was launched last month (read more - Arizona Republic)

Wednesday March 29, 2006

Charles Etheridge, a co-host of "The Week in Review" on WRKS (98.7 FM) Sunday nights, says the campaign is moving forward to expose Madison Avenue's treatment of blacks by radio and other media (read more - David Hinckley-NY Daily News)

WBEZ-FM (91.5) isn't the only spot on the dial where you'll hear about the ongoing spring pledge drive on the Chicago Public Radio station + *"Fox & Friends," the morning news show on Fox News Channel, has moved Mancow Muller's daily commentary segment to a more accessible time slot -- at 7:50 a.m. (read more - Feder of Chicago)

The Montreal radio station whose slogan is “All Jewish, All the Time” has received approval from the CRTC for a spot on the AM band (read more - CJ News)

Clear Channel made it clear that it's interested in adding the Pirates to its radio sports lineup, which already includes the Steelers, Penguins and Pitt football and basketball (read more - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

From John Rook -- No longer limited to just a few communities, Spanish language is heard all across America. They, of course, will benefit most from a larger Hispanic population. Thus far, Hispanic radio has given the subject far more attention than English-speaking talk show hosts. Many waste valuable air time discussing non-issues of little or no importance to their listeners or their country. In the days ahead, it will be interesting to see who does the best job of covering the immigration issue … at this point, Hispanic radio is leading (read more - www.JohnRook.com)

MSNBC is happy as can be with first-quarter cable ratings that show smarty-pants Keith Olbermann beating CNN's Paula Zahn in the key 25-to-54 demographic in the 7 p.m. hour. According to Nielsen Media Research numbers released by MSNBC, Olbermann had 164,000 viewers in the demographic (404,000 total viewers), while CNN averaged 158,000 viewers in the age group prized by advertisers (632,000 total viewers). Fox News Channel remains securely in first with 450,000 in the demographic and 2.3 million total for Bill O'Reilly's show (read more - Tim Cuprisin-Milwaukee JS)

Arbitron has reiterated how well the PPM performs among blacks and Hispanics saying; "According to the Houston trial, African-Americans and Hispanics carry their PPM devices almost exactly as long per day as the general market. African-Americans, Spanish-dominant Hispanics, English Dominant Hispanics, and other persons all carry the PPM for about 14 and a half to fifteen hours a day. When compared to self- reported diary entries, it appears likely that the PPM improves data precision in ways that could explain observed differences between the two methods, especially in the morning daypart ..."

"This was a much bigger story for the Latino media," said Felix Gutierrez, a professor at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication. "If the mainstream media had been paying better attention, there would not have been the surprise about the turnout." In Milwaukee, where at least 10,000 people rallied last week, one radio-station manager called some employers to ask that they not fire protesters for skipping work. In Chicago, a demonstration that drew 100,000 people received coverage on local television more than a week in advance.  (read more - Winston-Salem Journal)

Australian's airwaves have been busy chattering with news and talkback stations are the biggest winners in the second survey for the year. The fall in FM listeners, down by an average of 191,000 in Sydney on the first Nielsen Media Research ratings survey earlier this year, is puzzling in the absence of a giant news story that would draw large numbers to talkback stations, although no one is panicking yet. Every FM music station, except Vega, was down (read more - The Australian)

A broadcast ethicist believes Dateline NBC crossed the line journalistically when it compensated Perverted-Justice as "consultants" for a weekend Internet sting that netted 18 people on attempted unlawful sexual conduct charges. "There should be a separation of journalists and police ... our job is to cover what they do but not enable and become a participant in the enforcement," said Al Tompkins, co-author of the Radio and Television News Director Foundation's Newsroom Ethics workbook (read more - Dayton Daily News)

ARBitron numbers for Akron Boston Detroit Hartford Philadelphia Riverside-San Bernadino San Diego (read 'em)

The speculation about major changes at WCBS/Ch.2 is bound to heat up with word that the station is expected to hire Little Rock, Ark., anchor Kate Sullivan (read more - Richard Huff-NY Daily News)

Mexican lawmakers are poised to overhaul the nation's broadcasting laws this week, a move that opponents say will ensure that two dominant companies retain their lock on the country's airwaves (read more - LA Times)

Radio Free Brattleboro will continue to fight for 10-watt stations everywhere. In a pending lawsuit, the former community radio station and the Federal Communications Commission could not reach an out-of-court settlement and the case will go back to a federal judge for a ruling (read more - Brattleboro Reformer)

ESPN Radio will begin its ninth season of Major League Baseball broadcasts on Sunday, April 2, at 7:35 pm ET when the World Champion Chicago White Sox host American League Central rival Cleveland. MLB on ESPN Radio’s coverage of the National League will begin the next day, April 3, when the Mets, with newcomers Carlos Delgado and Billy Wagner, host the Washington Nationals

Chris Evans has been rewarded for his comeback to the airwaves with nominations for two prestigious Sony Radio Academy Awards (read more - Daily Mail U.K.)

It's time that the radio industry started to view the world through the same glasses everyone else is using. To contend that 70% of Howard Stern's audience didn't follow him to satrad is a weak argument. Perhaps, if the radio trades followed the same style word usage for Arbitron's RADAR national audience measurement service, instead of seeing the headline "Arbitron: Radio Reaches More Than 230 Million People," we'd have been witness to "Arbitron: 63 Million Persons Not Listening to Radio" (read more - Audio Graphics)

CBS RADIO announced that Jonathan Azu, who has served as Director of Marketing since 2004, has been promoted to the newly-created position of Vice President of Strategic Music Partnerships

Communications Minister Helen Coonan has warned Australia is in danger of becoming an analog dinosaur unless there is fast action to stimulate a shift to digital broadcasting. Yet it is the Government that is moving at a snail's pace towards the digital world it says we must embrace (read more - The Australian)

Why Can't I Turn Off the Radio? So says the refrain of a popular song by Ne-Yo, currently on heavy rotation on hip-hop stations across the country. Many people may be asking themselves this same question as media giant Clear Channel homogenizes playlists, disregards local communities and makes life unbearably monotonous for people without iPods. If you are wondering how and why all radio stations started to sound the same, look at the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (read more - Elizabeth Daley - WireTap)

The Reverend Al Sharpton has been announced as the first keynote presenter for the 31st Annual Conclave Learning Conference: Future Tense being held at the Marriott City Centre in Downtown Minneapolis from Thursday July 13 thru Sunday July 16 (visit www.theconclave.com)

So the press, which has been lusting for a White House staff shakeup, finally got one yesterday. And we learn that all those administration denials of a pending staff shuffle, particularly involving Andy Card, were hogwash, since he submitted his resignation weeks ago. The media are also getting their way with cozy little off-the-record sessions with the president (read more - Howard Kurtz - Media Notes)

Indie-103 FM listeners got a surprise last week when morning host Dicky Barrett wasn’t on the air for his usual Boston-baked punk rock wake-up call wingding. According to a press release, Barrett makes a number of incendiary claims, including — ouch! — that he was scolded for complaining on-air about a Morrissey single he didn’t want to play. Further, Barrett says he was told to “say the time and call letters till your [sic] blue in the face” (read more - Kate Sullivan-LA Weekly)

Racetrack officials said Tuesday that Clear Channel Cincinnati stations WLW-AM and WSAI-AM are the official radio partners of Kentucky Speedway (read more - Louisville Biz Journal)

Did Rush Limbaugh go Donovan McNabb on Michelle Wie? In an interview with TravelGolf.com no less? It’s apparent that Limbaugh thinks that Time magazine tried to make it seem that way. After Time published a Wie Q&A that asked her what she thought of a comment taken from our interview with Limbaugh, the radio king sprang into action. He not only talked about it on air Monday, in a hilarious diatribe (listen here), he posted the transcript on the front page of his website. Under the blaring headline "I have nothing against Michelle Wie!" (read more - Chris Baldwin-Travel Golf)   (read more - Think Progress)

Westwood One says that Randy Jackson's Hit List will begin airing on 98.7 KISS-FM (WRKS) New York on April 1, 2006. The program is currently heard on more than 80 stations nationwide

Tom Lackey,  who took up wing walking in 2000 after his wife died, just set the Guinness record with his 14th wing-walk while strapped to the upper wing of a biplane as it performed a loop and a roll at 2,000feet.  Oh, yes, Tom is 84*****Gerrit Bruintjes of Holland has a computer controlled doorbell that makes the sound of a barking dog. Local authorities demand he buy a dog license for it (read more - George Mair's LALA Letter)

WSNH-AM 900 in Nashua and WKWF-AM 1600 in Key West will become an affiliate of Fox Sports Radio

The Bluetooth wireless standard used in cell phones and other small devices will take a leap in transmission speed, broadening its scope to enable high-definition video and files for digital music players like the iPod (read more - Seattle PI)

Family Policy Network President Joe Glover has filed an official complaint with the Federal Communications Commission Sunday evening, charging that "NASCAR and FoxSports have a responsibility to keep profanity off of broadcast television, especially during daytime hours on Sunday afternoon when so many families are watching." (read more - KC Star)

Tuesday March 28, 2006

Actor Alec Baldwin stormed out of WABC's talk-radio studios Sunday night after a vicious verbal battle with Sean Hannity. The activist actor, who was road-testing his own potential talk show, called Hannity a "no-talent whore" and an "incredibly ignorant boob from Long Island. Hannity called Baldwin - a favorite punching-bag for conservatives - on the air just as he was beginning his show, and that's when the fur started to fly (read more - John Mainelli-NY Post)

He's one of the hottest Spanish-language radio personalities in the nation. So when Los Angeles deejay Eddie Sotelo joined hands with his radio rivals to urge listeners to turn out for a pro-immigrant rally in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, organizers hoped for a big turnout. But many said Monday that they were stunned by how many responded to the call to march against federal legislation that would crack down on undocumented immigrants and penalize those who assist them (read more - LA Times)

The good news for Stern's old station, WFNY (92.3 FM), and its new morning host, David Lee Roth, is that most of Roth's numbers didn't decline further from January to February. Among 18- to 34-year-olds, his audience share rose from 1.3% in January to 1.7% in February. The bad news is ... (read more - David Hinckley-NY Daily News)

When a poor, pathetic animal is suffering and its condition appears to be hopeless, the only humane thing to do is to put it down. It's time, Rover. For the second month in a row, Howard Stern's replacement on WCKG-FM (105.9) -- Cleveland import Shane "Rover" French -- brought up the rear in Arbitrends ratings released Monday + In a move rumored for months, Rod Phillips was forced out Monday after almost five years as program director at WKSC-FM (103.5)  (read more - Feder of Chicago)

The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) is producing an exciting lineup of topical, cutting-edge sales and management programs for the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Conference in Las Vegas, April 22 through 27 (read more - RAB)

KKZN's Jay Marvin subs for Ed Schultz this afternoon

Air America Radio has found a new home in the Valley on KPHX-AM (1480). Nova M Radio, a company headed by Valley radio personality Mike Newcomb and Air America founders