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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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Kelly Doherty is Clear Channel's new Director of Imaging
Kelly Doherty has been Imaging Director for Clear Channel's KIIS-FM (102.7) "Kiss-FM" in Los Angeles, along with KYSR-FM (98.7) and the Ryan Seacrest programs including American Top 40 and "On Air" with Ryan Seacrest. In her new role, Doherty will handle imaging for the new Clear Channel national programming platforms.
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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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First Listen: The New iHeart Radio
It’s been tipped for months, and today a beta version of Clear Channel’s revamped iHeart Radio was publicly made available. For months, Clear Channel has been touting a new version with personalization as well as “more songs than Pandora” that would be commercial-free until the end of the year, in addition to its existing full suite of pre-prog…
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LA's KYSR-FM promotes Darren Rose and hires Natalie Eshaya
Clear Channel's Los Angeles alternative KYSR-FM (98.7) has promoted morning show co-host and producer Darren Rose to Music Director, and also moved him to afternoon drive. To replace Rose in the morning slot, Natalie Eshaya is added as morning producer.
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Radio’s Best & Worst, July 21, 2011
Highlights from the author’s week of (always decidedly random) listening and the week’s radio headlines, ending July 21, 2011. Stations I’ve worked with recently in my Edison Research (or any other) capacity are asterisked.*Station (FM)KCSN Los Angeles – Industry veteran Sky Daniels unveils his “hybrid Triple-A/melodic Alternative” format, in…
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Radio's Best & Worst: June 16, 2011
Highlights from the author’s week of (always decidedly random) listening and the week’s radio headlines, ending June 16, 2011. Stations I’ve worked with recently in my Edison Research (or another) capacity are asterisked.*Station (FM)WZBA (The Bay) Baltimore – The legal ID is “family-owned, locally operated.” And under PD (and friend of ROR) …
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LA's KIIS-FM & Just Jared site form a content partnership
Clear Channel-owned KIIS-FM (102.7) in Los Angeles will team up with the celebrity entertainment reporting website "Just Jared" to share breaking news, resources and content. Just Jared CEO Jason Eng says, "KIIS FM is always on the pulse of music in Los Angeles and we're excited to bring our positivity for the latest entertainment news to its milli…
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KIIS Los Angeles Announces Wango Tango Lineup
Top 40 powerhouse KIIS Los Angeles has announced the lineup for its 2011 "Wango Tango" concert, to be held May 14 at the Staples Center. This year's roster includes Britney Spears, as a special guest host, and performing artists Ke$ha, Pitbull with guest Jennifer Lopez, Selena Gomez, Lupe Fiasco, T-Pain, Jason Derulo, Far East Movement, New Boyz, C…
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Most Intriguing Stations Of 2010, Part I
All year long, this column tries to spotlight interesting radio—sometimes recently launched, sometimes rediscovered. Some of it is just fun to hear at the time.
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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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Chicago's Ty Bentli is leaving KISS-FM for Los Angeles
He’s the #1 rated afternoon drive host (Arbitron PPM June 2010 18-34 demos) on the #1 rated radio station in the Windy City. Ty Bentli is leaving Clear Channel’s top 40 WKSC-FM (103.5) and will move to Los Angeles, where he will join one of Clear Channel’s radio stations in the City of Angels.
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Radio Remembers: Traffic reporter Marty Ambrose; LA's traffic reporter Paul Johnson
He was considered the “dean” of Houston’s traffic reporters, spending nearly 40 years telling people how to get around big-city gridlock. Marty Ambrose spent most of his traffic reporting career with Houston’s Metro Traffic on a number of different stations.
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Ryan Seacrest's stalker will spend the next two years in jail
Chidi Benjamin Uzomah was told to stay away from Ryan Seacrest in the past, however his latest brush with the law in an attempt to see Seacrest will land him in jail. Last October, Uzomah went to the TV studio where Seacrest was working, armed with a pocket knife.Security subdued him.
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Could Ryan Seacrest be considering a jump to CBS?
There are a number of Ryan Seacrest rumors, and the latest scenario comes from LARadio.com, which spotted Seacrest at a Lakers basketball game chatting with CBS president/CEO Les Moonves. Seacrest’s current deal with Clear Channel’s KIIS-FM (102.7) in Los Angeles expires in November, and this could open the door for Seacrest to bolt to CBS for the …
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Making Moves: Tuesday, May 18, 2010
In Denver, Radio-Info.com hears from former KXKL-FM “Kool” (105.1) midday host Mark Andrew, who joins Wilks Broadcasting sister-station KIMN-FM (100.3) for middays. Read More
LA's KIIS-FM was the U.S. revenue leader for 2009, but it dropped 17%, says BIA
It’s the home of Ryan Seacrest and also the home of the most revenue for a single radio station in 2009. Clear Channel CHR KIIS-FM (102.7) brought in $55 million for 2009, down from $66.3 million in 2008. Read More
Ryan Seacrest's alleged stalker pleads no contest in court
Twenty-five year old Chidi Uzomah Jr. was charged with stalking Seacrest after trying to gain access to the E! Read More
Making Moves: Monday, November 30, 2009
Hartford, Connecticut’s WCCC-AM (1290) is adding the syndicated Don Imus for morning drive weekdays starting Monday, but will remain a classical music station that also does high school sports, says the Hartford Courant – Discuss it … Dawn Girocco returns to radio as CBS Radio’s new director of sales for Los Angeles. She’d been the GM at Entrav… Read More
Craig Powers named VP of Operations for Southwest Group Cameron
He’ll oversee Cameron Broadcasting’s 6-station cluster in southern Nevada, serving the tri-state area of California, Nevada and Arizona. Those stations are Country KFLG; Top 40 KNNK “The Knack”; Classic Rock KLUK “Lucky 98”; Talk simulcast KAAA & KZZZ; and AC KFLG-AM “K-Star.” He has been with the company as OM since March 2008. Read More
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