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Radio’s Best & Worst: February 8, 2012
Highlights from the author’s week of (always decidedly random) listening and the week’s radio headlines, ending February 8, 2012. Stations I’ve worked with recently in my Edison Research (or any other) capacity are asterisked.*Station (Online)Smash Radio – Clear Channel’s iHeart Radio teams with Comcast XFINITY for the timeliest station of th…
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Carson Daly renews for mornings on CBS Radio's "97.1 Amp Radio" in L.A.
Daly carries a large workload, with his late-night TV show for NBC and other projects. Today, CBS Radio Senior VP of Programming Kevin Weatherly announces a "multi-year contract extension" with Daly, who debuted at CHR KAMP in January 2010.
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CHR Punch Wars: San Francisco
The Bay Area has been taken by surprise over the last year by the success of CBS’ KMVQ (Now 99.7), which evolved from Rhythmic Hot AC, becoming the first true Mainstream Top 40 success story in that market in nearly 30 years. KMVQ has see-sawed with longtime Rhythmic Top 40 outlet KYLD (Wild 94.9) which held both franchises for many years.
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The Second CHR Boom: PPM Loved It?
It’s coming up on three years since the quick buzz around CBS Radio’s KAMP (Amp 97.1) Los Angeles helped spur a building boom of second CHRs in a market—many of them working from Amp’s musical template, more rhythmic than the incumbent CHR, but not quite Urban or even “Rhythmic Top 40” as that format was then defined.The second CHR boom took pl…
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Latest July PPMs for NYC, L.A., Chicago and more
In New York City: AC "Lite" WLTW slips but holds first place, 6.6 to 6.6 to 6.0 since the May monthly PPMs. Its Clear Channel sister station rhythmic AC WKTU now ranks second, 4.9-5.1-5.1. Read More
Does Reporting Status Determine The Hits?
In 1980-81, Top 40 PDs, still under the sway of a “disco backlash,” leaned to the AC side, ignored massive R&B hits, and the result was a ballad-heavy down-cycle for the CHR format. In 2011, during what is thought to be a good time for Top 40, anything other than uptempo rhythmic pop struggles for initial acceptance.
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Could Carson Daly be the voice of "The Voice"?
NBC wants to have its own version of American Idol, and they are looking for a host for the show they plan to call "The Voice." Perez Hilton.com says the person they're in negotiations with is current KAMP-FM (97.1) "Amp Radio", Los Angeles morning host Carson Daly. Based on a hit TV show in Holland, "The Voice" will feature four mentors who each …
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Fresh Listen: KIIS-FM's Mainstream CHR Dominates L.A. Again
When KAMP (Amp 97.1) Los Angeles launched last year, it was possible to respect the station’s initial success and still believe that it had left an open format hole. With Top 40 powerhouse KIIS having successfully leaned rhythmic for so many years, it was disappointing that Mainstream Top 40 wasn’t finding any takers, despite its growing success …
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Citadel's new VP/Director of Sales in LA is Dave Severino
The top of Citadel’s sales force in Los Angeles will look different, starting on June 22. CHR/Top 40 KAMP-FM (97.1) “Amp” GSM Dave Severino moves across town from CBS Radio to Citadel, becoming VP/Director of Sales overseeing classic rock KLOS-FM (95.5), Talk KABC-AM (790) and Dodgers Radio.
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LA's KROQ (106.7) brings back Stryker & adds Nicole Alvarez for nights
Stryker joined CBS-owned CHR KAMP-FM (97.1) only a year ago, and had previously worked on sister-station modern rock KROQ. He now heads back there for afternoon drive, and CBS Radio SVP of programming Kevin Weatherly tells the Orange County Register, “Stryker is a star in any format, but his true passion lies with KROQ.” Along with Stryker, KROQ mo… Read More
Making Moves: Wednesday Morning
CBS Radio has filed for new call letters – KAMP – for Los Angeles CHR “AMP 97.1” That means the heritage calls KLSX will go away, or be up for grabs … In San Francisco, Entercom’s Country KBWF “95.7 the Wolf” brings on Michelle Taylor, aka Micki Gamez, for midday. She comes from Clear Channel Alternative WKQI “Channel 95-5, Detroit.… Read More
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