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“Could October be for sports stations what December is for ACs?” • You’ve got to be a little crazy to jump off a 1,339-foot broadcast tower that’s “live.” • A compromise clears the way for power hikes on HD Radio.
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FCC Commissioner Michael Copps says “Blame us” for letting consolidation get out of hand. • NAB wants a relaxed newspaper cross-ownership ban. • New October PPMs place CHR KIIS-FM (102.7) back on top in Los Angeles.
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Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey says “larger markets appear to be gaining revenue traction” ahead of smaller ones. • Good news from Viacom about advertising. • Eastlan Ratings attracts a new investor – FMR’s Bruce Fohr – who’s got his own call center.
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In Washington, asking to negotiate is a sign of weakness. • Time Magazine – Larry Wilson was recuperating from broken bones when he thought about radio again. • Radio’s online revenues should grow 12% this year – and accelerate, says SNL Kagan.
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Stations go all-Christmas for two reasons. • Latest PPM-driven format change – St. Louis urban “Beat 100.3” goes holiday stunting. • FM radio's Christmas ploy faces more competition than ever.
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Entercom-Sacramento faces a $16.57 million jury verdict in the water-death case. • The economy grew 3.5% in the third quarter, setting off a wave of confidence on Wall Street. • Radio One CEO says his third quarter shows automotive business still stuck in reverse gear.
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“Another round of cost cuts”? • It’s company meeting time for Clear Channel GMs and programmers. • FCC recruits journalist Steven Waldman to forecast “the future of media.”
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Randall Mays is no longer President/CFO at Clear Channel. • Randall Mays takes a pay cut. • Radio “got much healthier in September.”
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Bonneville is still circling Citadel. • NYC’s “Pulse 87.7” loses on-air programming, and the death-watch starts. • The PPM comes to St. Louis, and J.C. Corcoran plus two others are out at “K-Hits.”
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In-car Internet access becomes more common, with GM adding Buick, GMC and Chevy. • Alpha’s “Mother ship” rock KUFO, Portland, is stunting. • The other half of KUPL, Portland’s morning show is gone, too.
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RAB’s Jeff Haley wants to know – is radio making the most of RDS and song tagging? • B.J. Harris comes clean about a cocaine problem that took him away from Tampa in 2001. • Tampa’s WFLZ declines to pay Jon Gosselin’s asking price for an appearance – 12 grand.
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Google – the music seller. • Even where Univision is encoding for the PPM – it’s not subscribing to Arbitron. • Brace for a heavy political year, says Wells Fargo – $250 million spent on radio in 2010.
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DirecTV acquires the Dan Patrick and Tony Bruno radio shows from the Content Factory. • In the latest quarter, Apple sold another 7.4 million iPhones with “sleeping” FMs in them. • Arbitron’s still very profitable – but it’s not used to reporting a quarterly drop in revenues.
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Atlanta’s got its groove thing going, on former Spanish “Viva 105.7.” • Spanish radio hasn’t been a bonanza for the big radio groups – especially now with PPM. • Carey Davis returns to the New York stage as station manager for Univision.
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The Media Rating Council held a conference call last Thursday – apparently about the PPM. • Citadel Media cuts senior executives Dave Van Dyke and Kevin Miller. • Grand Rapids’ urban AC WJNZ format will continue – but not on 1140, says a judge.
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