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Seattle’s all-sports KJR-AM (950) adds a South Sound FM simulcast
Clear Channel seeks a competitive advantage against local sports rival KIRO-AM (710), owned by Bonneville. KJR-AM and KIRO-AM ared tied at identical 3.5 shares in the latest October Arbitron PPMs, ranked by age 6+ AQH shares.
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Making Moves: Monday, October 3, 2011
Rubber City Radio in Akron, Ohio has dropped WQMX-FM (94.9), WONE-FM (97.5) & WAKR-AM (1590) sports anchor Joe Jastrzemski, as well as Marcy Pappafava, their morning news anchor - both apparently due to budget cuts ... In Salt Lake City, Bonneville has hired Kelly Hammer to become Product Brand Manager for KSFI-FM (100.3) & KRSP-FM (103.5) ...
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The Seattle Mariners stay with Bonneville's KIRO-AM "710 ESPN"
On Monday, sports KIRO-AM (710) locked up their popular afternoon team of Kevin Calabro and Jim Moore, signing both to multi-year contract extension. Now, it's the Seattle Mariners who will remain with "710 ESPN," signing a multi-year extension.
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Sports KTAR-AM (620) in Phoenix to flip its lineup
The morning team of sports/talk KTAR-AM (620) isn't leaving. They're just waking up later.
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Making Moves in Sports
In Phoenix, former KFYI-AM (550) talk host Bruce Jacobs can now be
found across town on sports KDUS-AM (1060) "The Fan", talking sports
from 1pm-3pm ... In Toronto, CJCL-AM (590) "The Fan" has parted ways
with hockey reporter Howard Berger after a 23-year run, replacing
him with former Toronto Globe & Mail newspaper reporter Michael
Grang…
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Making Moves: Thursday, May 12, 2011
Radio-Info hears from New York City's all-news WCBS-AM (880) where Lynda Lopez, the younger sister of "J-Lo" Jennifer Lopez, will head back to television joining WNYW-TV as an entertainment reporter. Ironically, she will be covering American Idol, where her sister is a judge ...
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Jason Barrett named PD of San Fransisco sports/talk KBWF (95.7)
Sports/talk PD Jason Barrett continues his trek from the East Coast to the West Coast. Barrett is leaving Hubbard-owned (formerly Bonneville) WXOS-FM (101.1) in St.
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Bonneville elevates Salt Lake City manager Jeff Simpson to President/CEO
The LDS Church-owned Bonneville International just sold its stations in the East and Midwest to Hubbard Radio in a $505 million deal that closed on April 31, and previous group head Bruce Reese left to join Hubbard. Now Mark Willes at Bonneville parent Deseret Management Corporation, as expected, names KSL Broadcasting COO Jeff Simpson as the group…
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One policy change at the ex-Bonneville stations: Hubbard says lottery ads are ok
From today's TRI Newsletter: The LDS Church-owned Bonneville International put its faith into action and refused to accept ads related to gaming. That included casino ads and even those for state-operated lotteries. Read More
Latest March PPMs: Washington's all-news WTOP is #1 in all dayparts
The age 6+ shares from Arbitron's just-issued March People Meter results put WTOP-FM in first place in every daypart during the week, and with double digits for drivetimes and the full week. Bonneville programmer Jim Farley shares his staff memo with Radio-Info.com: In addition to the age 6+ win, WTOP was #1 with adults 25-54, total week, and #1 wi…
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When Adult Hits Meets Today’s Hits
When the Adult Hits format came to America in the mid-’00s, it shattered the fragile coalition of the “’80s, ’90s, and today” Hot AC station. Bob, Jack, and friends were able to superserve the ’80s and cherrypick the ’70s and ’90s as it suited them, although they rarely found much music from the ’90s that they wanted.That left “today.” It was hard …
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2010 was "another bad year for station sales, but hope is around the corner"
BIA/Kelsey analyst Dr. Mark Fratrik says "one could become depressed after examining the totals for 2010 radio station sales", since the total value "hovered around $400 million", comparable to the bad economic year of 2009.
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Larry Gifford to program Bonneville's KIRO-FM and "The Truth" in Seattle
The former program director for ESPN Radio Network re-locates to Seattle, to succeed Ryan Hatch as the PD for Bonneville's two spoken-word services. Gifford will program news/talk KIRO-FM (97.3) and conservative talk "Truth" KTTH (770). Read More
Early signs of April Fools jokes emerge at radio
Ace & TJ at CBS-owned CHR WNKS, Charlotte have already announced their 12-hour "we play anything" stunt, from 6am to 6pm on Friday, April 1. They're selling off listener requests in exchange for donations to the Ace & TJ Grin Kids charity, which flies sick and disabled kids to DisneyWorld in the Fall.Today, Bonneville's variety hits "106.5 The Arch… Read More
Hubbard, about to buy 17 Bonneville stations, names new CFO
The new Executive VP/CFO of Hubbard Radio will be Dave Bestler, the current VP/GM of Hubbard's Minneapolis-St. Paul-market hot AC "KS95" KSTP-FM and classic country WIXK (1590). Read More
In Seattle, Bonneville's KIRO AM & FM both add new talk talent
On KIRO-AM "ESPN 710," longtime sports talk host Bob Stelton will join Dave Grosby as co-host of the 12pm-3pm time slot. Stelton, who is no stranger to the Sea-Tac area, leaves Bonneville all-sports sister station WXOS-FM (101.1) in St.
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$505M sale: Bonneville sells Chicago, D.C., St. Louis and Cincinnati to Hubbard
The all-cash deal makes Minneapolis-based radio and TV owner Hubbard Broadcasting a bigger player in radio, creating a new group named Hubbard Radio LLC. It also raises questions about how long LDS Church-owned Bonneville will remain in the radio business, outside of its homebase in Salt Lake City.
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Baseball teams in Washington, DC & Baltimore could be changing flagship stations
Baseball listeners along the I-95 corridor may have to change the dial to find their favorite teams in 2011. Radio-Info previously reported that the Baltimore Orioles may be considering a move from their current flagship radio station, CBS Radio-owned sports/talk WJZ-FM (105.7), to their former home, Hearst-owned news/talk WBAL-AM (1090).
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Bonneville Senior VP Chuck Tweedle announces his retirement
Tweedle joined Bonneville in April 1973, the first month a designated hitter was used in Major League Baseball and the first handheld cellphone call was made. Tweedle remained with Bonneville for the next 37 years, and will leave as SVP. Read More
All-Christmas does well in most Day 3 PPM markets – but not everywhere
Sacramento is one market where there wasn't much all-Christmas action, though the yule tunes probably did help Salem's contemporary Christian "Fish" improve 1.1-1.2-1.7 since the October book. But other markets such as Portland, Oregon saw huge swings due to all-Christmas. Read More
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