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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Three out with budget cuts at Max Media Denver

KDHT (107.1) Program Director Romi Rosario had joined Max Media's CHR "Hot 107.1" in June, leaving KKMG-FM, Pueblo (98.9). At "Hot", she was both PD and afternoon drive jock. Read More

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Baisden to Giveawy $500,000

Citadel Media's nationally syndicated afternoon man Michael Baisden his putting his money where his mouth is…with plans to giveaway $500,000 to small businesses and non-profit organizations, via his “Million Dollar Business Pitch.” Listeners can submit their business ideas/proposals to Baisden via his radio show. For details, tune in on November 28… Read More

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Nine layoffs at Cumulus-owned WLS-AM/FM, Chicago

The Chicago combo appears to be the latest large market visited by post-merger layoffs. Cumulus took over Citadel Broadcasting in mid-September, and has previously cut staff in Dallas, San Francisco, Atlanta, Los Angeles and New York. Read More

Friday, October 21, 2011

Cumulus cuts come to New York's WABC/WPLJ: 14 gone?

Longtime WPLJ (95.5) overnighter Dave Stewart posts the news about his own fate on his Facebook page, and says goodbye after almost 22 years. He remains involved with his own "RetroStars" 90s-based show (website here). Read More

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Carl Anderson, ex-Cumulus Media exec, is Clear Channel's new SVP/Programming

For his new job covering the West Region, Anderson can remain based in Dallas, as he was when he served as Senior VP of Programming and Distribution for the Citadel Media syndication operation. He stayed on through the transition to ownership by Cumulus, and left last Friday (10/14). Read More

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Cumulus Media Senior VP Carl Anderson exits

His last day is Friday (10/14), and word is that he'll soon be able to announce his next position. Cumulus inherited Anderson along with the rest of the Citadel Media operation in its recently-closed $2.4 billion acquisition of Citadel Broadcasting. Read More

Friday, October 7, 2011

Michael Baisden says, "Do Something Now"

Syndicated afternoon personality Michael Baisden is passionate about getting his listeners involved - politically, socially, and economically. So much so he’s taking his message on the road with the 2011 "Do Something Now Tour." Baisden, well known for his social activism in 2007 when he spearheaded the “Jena 6” march, is urging his listeners to st… Read More

Monday, August 29, 2011

Two AM's go to FM in New York City to cover Hurricane Irene

In order to enhance their signals and overall listeners during Hurricane Irene, both CBS Radio and Citadel moved their AM stations onto sister-FM stations in New York on Sunday. All-news "1010 WINS" WINS-AM was heard for several hours simulcasting on their FM sister-station, hot AC WWFS-FM (102.7). Read More

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

ABC News Radio and Citadel Media offer "ABC Digital", for station websites

Steve Jones tells Radio-Info it is "easy to use, improves the relationship with the audience, and also generates revenue for the stations." ABC News Radio and Citadel Media describe it more fully this way: "A content service delivering customizable, format-specific news and music/entertainment feeds directly to radio station websites" - already up … Read More

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Syndication News

Citadel Media’s Doug McIntyre “Red Eye Radio” adds 13 new affiliates, including KXL-AM/FM (950/101.1) in Portland (Oregon), KFTK-FM (97.1) in St. Louis, KFMB-AM (760) in San Diego, Pittsburgh's KQV-AM (1410) and Tampa's WWBA-AM (820) ... Read More

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Rad Messick will program Citadel Media's "Classic Hits" format

Messick programmed in markets such as Tampa, Orlando, West Palm Beach, Jacksonville and Cincinnati, and was most recently Senior VP at Broadcast Architecture. Citadel Media's Senior VP of Programming and Distribution Carl Anderson says "Rad brings unparalleled expertise and a strategic understanding of adult formats to our Classic Hits brand...the … Read More

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Rush, Hannity & Levin take a ratings hit in New York City

Conservative talk in a liberal city isn't always the easiest sell, but the last Arbitron PPM ratings for three of talk radio's biggest conservative names showed declines across the board. Crain's New York Business reports the big three of New York City's WABC-AM (770) all registered double-digit ratings declines, a slump that they report began shor… Read More

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Syndicated radio talker Mike Huckabee takes himself out of presidential race

Huckabee used Friday's radio show to promote the Saturday night Fox News Channel program where he would reveal his decision. As the Los Angeles Times says, "Huckabee knows how to tease viewers to stay for the whole show, and leave them a little surprise." After interviewing former "Saved By The Bell" star Mario Lopez and playing some music with roc… Read More

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Citadel prepares for merger with Cumulus, reports Q1 flat except for political

CEO Farid Suleman says "with any merger, it creates uncertainty, it affects the mindset", and he admits the company has lost people. But "the good news is, all of our managers are still in place." He says the smallest markets fared the best, revenue-wise, in the first quarter, followed by medium markets. Read More

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Dave Michaels, PD of Citadel Media's "Classic Hits" format, dies of cancer at 60

Before Michaels joined then-ABC Radio Networks as the PD and midday personality for "Oldies Radio", he had a three-decade-long career in radio. It took him from Fresno (night jock at KMAK in 1968) to markets such as Los Angeles, Sacramento, Tampa, Boston, Memphis, Hartford and St. Read More

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Making Moves in Syndication

In Dallas, news/talk KLIF-AM (570) in Dallas has dropped the syndicated Michael Savage from evenings, where he was on tape delay, replacing him with the Wall Street Journal's new Daily Wrap talkshow ... The Rusty Humphries Show adds 10 new affiliates, including Houston's KSEV-AM (700), WMPS-AM (1210) in Memphis, WTTB-AM (1490) in Vero Beach, Florid… Read More

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Waiting to close on its sale to Cumulus, Citadel thanks employees, reports Q4

CEO Farid Suleman says 2010 was a difficult year, partly because Citadel spent the first five months in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. But the company ends the year with net radio revenue gaining 4.1%, and adjusted EBITDA up 28%. Read More

Monday, March 21, 2011

From the new RADAR 108: Audiences to network radio spots have increased

The Arbitron-produced sales network rankings are updated quarterly, and the topline on RADAR 108 is that "approximately 74% of persons 12 and older heard one or more network radio commercials in an average week of the survey period." That is an increase of nearly 3.6 million over RADAR 104, issued a year ago. The 74.4% reach translates to 193,143,0… Read More

Thursday, March 10, 2011

It's official: Cumulus to buy Citadel at $37 a share, in all-cash or stock

Three weeks after the "exclusive negotiations" were announced, Cumulus has the $2.4 billion deal it first contemplated, although the terms are different. The originally-announced terms were for up to $30 a share in cash and up to $14 in Cumulus stock. Read More

Friday, March 4, 2011

Did an Islamic group aid in Fred Grandy's departure from WMAL?

A number of conservative websites are raising the issue that a pro-Islamic group may have had a hand in what they are calling a "force firing" of morning host Fred Grandy by Citadel's WMAL-AM (630) in Washington, DC, and are calling for a boycott of the station. According to Accuracy In Media's Cliff Kincaid, while the news/talk station claims he r… Read More

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