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Sure enough, the XM SkyDock for the iPhone offers Howard Stern. • L.A.-based Sean Valentine will indeed do mornings for Chicago’s WLIT – live from L.A. • Is K-Love eyeing Pittsburgh's “Froggy 98.3”?
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“Next year, we’ll see how serious the banks are about taking these things back.” • Two weeks after CBS launches an attack on Boston’s WEEI, Entercom calls in the Red Sox. • This Vegas closing happened with an assist from Taylor Swift and a $102,700 cash prize.
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The Federal Trade Commission wants to see what’s ailing journalism. • WNYC-FM, KUSC and KQED are the top pubcasters in the Spring PPM markets. • Names of laid-off KFWB, Los Angeles staffers start to surface.
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Sirius XM stock reaches a new high for 2009, with the iPhone dock coming. • KFWB’s conversion from all-news to mostly talk produces 15 layoffs in L.A. • Latest from Tribune – it finally sells the Cubs, and its management plans on staying.
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Obama talked health care and Rush Limbaugh with Smerconish. • CEO Dennis Mudd departs from online radio service Slacker. • Jeff & Jer leave Clear Channel’s “Star” and have San Diego talking about their next act.
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Cox pays heed to geography and digital, as it reorganizes the Cox Media Group. • Bob Neil is one of two new Executive VPs at the reorganized Cox Media Group. • Here’s the effect on individual Cox markets –
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Arbitron’s PPM system is “technically sophisticated”, says 25-Seven Systems. But… • How strong should a “watermark” be, in PPM? • Cox Radio has a big announcement this morning.
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Station buyers try to guess the bottom of the market. • What’s a big FM in St. Louis worth? $18 million to Christian non-commercial operator Joy FM. • The performance royalty campaign loses a soldier, with lobbyist Dick Armey resigning.
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The NAB’s without a CEO, RAB is in flux, Arbitron’s under attack (but may eye television) – The world is unsettled. • Nielsen could be under attack by some of its largest customers. • Arbitron’s ARB-TV can do many of the tricks the renegade TV consortium wants.
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Health-care debate is generating dollars. • Will “Premium Choice” find a voicetrack morning talent for Chicago’s “Lite”? • Automaker Mini races to apologize for its agency’s “No Urban Dictate.”
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“Arbitron services by virtue of the PPM have become next to worthless…” – Mickey Luckoff. • Arbitron says it’s improving the sample for both diary and PPM. • Ad buyer is caught issuing a NUD – “No Urban Dictate.”
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GM will “heavy up on the spending” for ads, says Bob Lutz. • CNN may try to avoid booking radio talkers – but it will be a hard habit to break. • Turning down ads for MusicFirst creates a bigger “fairness” problem for radio.
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At Clear Channel, radio (down 20%) performs better than outdoor (down 24%). • Dr. Laura punches a hole in the all-news lineup at CBS Radio’s KFWB, Los Angeles. • KFWB’s new talk lineup is Laura, Dr. Laura, Michael Smerconish…
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Sure enough – CBS sells Portland to Larry Wilson. • CBS boss Les Moonves was “looking to trim some radio stations…” • The CBS-Alpha deal becomes the new benchmark for radio station sales.
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More from Alan Burns – Music radio misses the boat. • The 2009 Radio Hall of Famers – Neal Boortz, Dr. Demento, Ed Walker, Wendy Williams, Norm Pattiz. • High margins can be hazardous to radio’s long-term health, says Saga’s Ed Christian.
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