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In Las Vegas, a $4.5M transfer from one of George Beasley’s pockets to another
From today's TRI Newsletter: The transaction is actually a sign of health at George's publicly-traded Beasley Broadcast Group. Two years ago, George personally bought two Las Vegas-area FMs (plus their boosters) for $8.5 million.
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For Beasley's Q1, Fayetteville NC was up, Philadelphia wasn't
The first quarter report from Beasley Broadcast Group shows topline revenue ahead 1.1%, led by Fayetteville, NC's 8.3% growth. CFO Caroline Beasley reports that six of the company's clusters generated year-to-year growth, but national revenue was a weak spot.
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Beasley revamps Fort Myers, Fla., rockers, takes one talk
Beasley Broadcast Group is roughing up its two Fort Myers, Fla., rock outlets. Classic rock WRXK (96 K-Rock) transitions to “Talk That Rocks,” supplanting music for "talk with attitude," according to Beasley director of marketing Jeff Hickcox.
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Beasley reports Q4 topline revenue off nearly 7%, due to political and national
Last year's fourth quarter gets compared to the election year of 2010, in what will be a familiar story from the public radio groups who are beginning to report their fourth quarter and full-year revenue. Founder George Beasley says the decline from $27 million to $25.2 million "reflects a combination of weak overall national spending in our market…
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Adam Star rises from MD to PD at Beasley's top 40 B1039 Fort Myers-Naples
Beasley Broadcast Group Southwest Florida names Adam Star Program Director of top 40 WXKB-FM (B1039) Fort Myers-Naples, Fla. Before joining the station in 2009 as Music Director and Executive Morning Show Producer for “Big Mama and The Wild Bunch,” Star spent the three years prior as MD at CBS Radio’s rhythmic CHR KSFM (KSFM 1025) Sacramento.
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Cumulus, Beasley Alumnus Bert Thayer Dies at 53
Bert Thayer, who had worked in radio at stations in Myrtle Beach and Florence, S.C., has died. The owner of Bert's Kiss Ass Karts was 53, reports the South Carolina Morning News. Read More
This station's not going all-Christmas: It's "all-Thanksgiving"
Thanksgiving comes before Christmas, and Beasley Broadcast Group's classic hits WNCT-FM, Greenville, NC (107.9) says it's not rushing to the next holiday. For now, it's “all Thanksgiving, all the time.” Market manager Bruce Simel says “Together, let’s put the ‘thanks’ back in Thanksgiving.” There will be listener “shout-outs” to “the people and thi… Read More
Making Moves: Friday, November 11, 2011
Cumulus continues to move market by market and at each stop, a number of
on and off-air staffers are handed pink slips. The latest stop is
Columbia, South Carolina, home to AC "B106.7" WTCB and talk WISW-AM
(1320).
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Beasley reports third quarter revenue basically flat, except for political
The topline decline of 1% was mostly due to last year's political dollars, says Beasley Broadcast Group. Quarterly revenue moved from $24.2 million to $24 million, while net income actually grew from $2.1 million to $2.3 million.
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Las Vegas alternative "Area 107.9" becomes variety hits "Bob FM"
KVGS owner George Beasley drops the six-year-old alternative format to become a new "We play everything" Bob FM. The change returns the Adult Hits format to the market for the first time since the CBS' KKJJ (Jack FM).
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Philadelphia's "Wired 96.5" gets a new morning show EP
Zann Fredlund has held a number of jobs at Philadelphia's WRDW-FM (96.5), including in promotions and the programming department. Now she is getting a promotion to the morning team, becoming Executive Producer for the "Chio & Shila in the Morning Show" on Wired 96.5.
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Radio stocks follow along with Wall Street's massive selloff
On a day when stocks sold off worldwide and the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged over 500 points at one point and eventually closed down 390 points, radio stocks felt the pressure. However, one radio stock was actually one of of the biggest overall Dow gainers of the day.
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Beasley celebrates its 50th anniversary, hands out company awards
The company George Beasley founded 50 years ago had its annual general managers meeting over the weekend, and recognized these employees for their accomplishments in the past year -– Radio Station of the Year: 103.9 WXKB-FM Fort Myers-Naples, FL– General Manager of the Year: Bruce Simel, Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville, NC– Program Director of the…
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New PD at Beasley's "Wired 96.5" in Philadelphia: Dan Hunt
Dan Hunt is the second new program director announced this year at Wired: In January, Kannon was promoted from assistant PD to program director. With the recruitment of Dan Hunt, Kannon remains as the APD and afternoon driver on WRDW.
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Augusta, Georgia's talk WGAC gets an FM upgrade, through a frequency swap
Thursday morning update: Today's TRI Newsletter calls it "sheer speculation", but Beasley may have found a way to keep "95 Rock" on a "95"-related frequency, despite moving its main signal from 95.1 to a rimshot signal at 93.1. It so happens that Radio Assist Ministry owns an Augusta translator at 95.5, W238AU. Read More
Radio remembers: WJBR-FM VP/GM Jane Bartsch, and Sirius XM's Mario Comesanas
In Wilmington, Delaware: Beasley's AC WJBR-FM (99.5) lost their leader, as VP/GM Jane Bartsch passed away Tuesday night following a battle with cancer. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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South Florida talk show host is busted for fraud in alleged Ponzi scheme
Boca Raton radio host Anthony Cutaia is being accused of running an elaborate scheme, and could face a maximum 20-year prison term if found guilty on all charges. Cutaia, who hosted "Talk About Mortgages and Real Estate" on TV and on Beasley Broadcast Group-owned "Money Talk 740" WSBR-AM, turned himself in to authorities.
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Beasley Broadcast Group paid $600,000 for its minority stake in Quu
From today's TRI Newsletter: Last week Beasley announced it had purchased a minority stake in interactive service provider Quu Inc., along with signing a services contract for its stations. But it did not reveal how large the ownership interest was, or the terms.
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Chris Delozier is promoted to PD of "New Rock" WJBX in Ft. Myers
For Chris Delozier, this is a promotion at the Beasley Broadcast Group cluster in Fort Myers, Florida. Delozier, who started out in the cluster's promotions department and worked his way up the ranks as a show host, was most recently Production Director for the 5-station SW Florida cluster.
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A Florida judge limits damages in a case against Beasley's WRXK
A judge rules that a woman seeking damages in a defamation case against WRXK-FM, Ft. Myers (96.1) cannot seek punitive damages in the case.
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