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Radio One "preliminary" revenues for fourth quarter: National down 22%
For the station division, local topline revenues dropped 4% and national slipped 22%. For context, Radio One says "the markets in which we operate radio stations were down approximately 3.8% for the quarter." But the stations are just part of the Washington area-based company these days.
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Big Bink heads to Columbus, Ohio
Radio One’s WCKX “Power 107” Columbus, Ohio hires Big Bink as PD, from their Urban KBFB “The Beat” Dallas, where he was APD/MD. He’ll also handle afternoon drive on the station, moving Nia Noelle to the midday shift. Read More
Jamillah Muhammad exits Radio One/Washington, D.C.
After almost two years with Radio One’s Urban AC WMMJ “Majic 102.3” Washington, D.C., Jamillah Muhammad exits the station. She’s previously programmed top-rated stations such as Clear Channel’s WMXD “Mix 92.3” Detroit, WKKV Milwaukee, and served as APD/MD of WVAZ “V103” Chicago. Read More
KBFB Dallas welcomes Preston Lowe
Radio One/Dallas hires Preston Lowe as MD of Urban KBFB “97.9 The Beat,” replacing “Big Bink.” Lowe has previous experience as APD, MD and PD in his 15 years of doing radio, including working with recently-hired PD Mark McCray in West Palm Beach, FL., as well as in Austin, and Riverside, CA.
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Making Moves: Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Entercom’s Austin-area talker KJCE “Talk Radio 1370” licensed to Rollingwood, TX, adds the Walton & Johnson syndicated morning show. The station is also heard on an FM translator at 96.3 in the market …The Premiere-syndicated John Boy and Billy show adds Classic Hits WXOF “96.3 the Fox” Yankeetown, FL (just outside Ocala).
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Two new middayers for Radio One Cleveland
Radio One Cleveland announces two new on air appointments – Urban AC WZAK welcomes Robyn Simone to middays, and she will serve as APD. Simone was the middayer on co-owned urban WENZ.
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Making Moves: Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Classic Rock KKBZ “105.1 the Blaze” Fresno has finally found a new morning show to replace Jennifer Lipp and Kris DeVold, who exited December 2. The syndicated “Rob, Arnie and Dawn Show” will take over mornings.
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Lessons From Arbitron's PD Clinic
This year’s Arbitron Urban PD Clinic, hosted by Radio One’s VP of Programming Jay Stevens, highlighted new tools and services for the PPM, as well as shared insightful tips and information from the Arbitron staff to help programmers in PPM markets. In addition, Pepper Miller of the Hunter –Miller Group, presented a key-note speech “Black (Still) M…
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Radio One “could be at risk of violating financial covenants", says S&P
Standard & Poor's warns that might happen in the first half of 2012 “if the operating performance of its radio segment doesn’t improve.” It says the company “has only a thin cushion of compliance with its financial covenants." Another factor: starting next May 15, Radio One will be paying higher interest on its senior subordinated notes, costing it…
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Radio’s Best & Worst: December 1, 2011
Highlights from the author’s week of (always decidedly random) listening and the week’s radio headlines, ending December 1, 2011. Stations I’ve worked with recently in my Edison Research (or any other) capacity are asterisked.*Station (FM)KMCQ Seattle – For nearly two years, they’ve broadcast a mostly commercial-free Oldies/Greatest Hits form…
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Radio One brings back John Mason, the "Voice of Detroit"
John Mason is returning to Radio One, and will become the new afternoon talk
host on Detroit's Black Talk WCHB-AM (1200). He will follow the Rev.
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Tarsha "Jonesy" Jones exits "Power 99" WUSL Philadelphia
Clear Channel Philadelphia has cut its ties with Urban WUSL “Power 99” morning diva Tarsha “Jonesy” Jones. This after two separate lawsuits were filed against the morning host and Clear Channel, according to Philly.Com.The latest claims that Jones defamed a local Philadelphia business woman, Tracey Parson, on air on October 14.
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First Listen: BlackPlanetRadio.com
They’re calling it “the digital industry's first social radio website targeted towards African-Americans.” Interactive One, a division of Radio One, is offering a music discovery (from Songza’s 14.5 million song library) and social networking site (integrated with Facebook). With radio companies finding new ways to compete with online music ser…
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"BlackPlanetRadio" launches, in partnership with Radio One and Songza
They're calling it "the digital industry's first social radio website targeted towards African-Americans." There's music discovery from the Songza library of 14.5 million songs, and the ability to share them with social network communities. Interactive One is a division of Radio One, and its President Tom Newman says "BlackPlanetRadio makes creatin…
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The S.T.P. Strategy
The News and Talk radio formats have proven to be highly successful formats with decades of evolution to its present form. Aside from National Public Radio and Voice of America being on the FM Public bandwidth between 88FM and 92FM, the commercial News and Talk formats have traditionally lived on the AM band.
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Radio One's brass accelerates the vesting on nearly a million shares of stock
From today's TRI Newsletter: This is Radio One Class D stock, and about two thirds of the shares are going to the company’s top five officers. CEO Alfred Liggins gets a full third of the shares – 333,333 out of the 981,665 restricted shares that will now vest almost seven months earlier than planned.
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Radio One Recruits Leo Baldwin As PD of WHHH and WNOU Indianapolis
Baldwin is the former PD of Rhythmic WRWD “Wired 96.5” Philadelphia. He’s also programmed Rhythmic KDDB “Da Bomb” Sacramento and KQMQ “The Zone” Honolulu.
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PD Victor Starr out at "102 Jamz" Orlando
In Orlando, Florida, Radio-Info.com confirms that CBS Radio's urban WJHM-FM (101.9) and PD Victor Starr have parted ways. Sister-station WOMX-FM (105.1) PD Bobby Smith will oversee WJHM until a new PD is found.
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Radio One Making Moves in St. Louis and Cleveland
Radio One makes some on air moves, with WHHL “Hot 104.1” St. Louis hiring A-Plus for nights, from urban sister WCDX “Power 92” Richmond.
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Karen Vaughn Named PD of WTLC-FM Indianapolis
Radio One Indianapolis has announced that Urban AC WZAK Cleveland APD/MD/midday personality Karen Vaughn has been promoted to PD of co-owned Urban AC WTLC-FM Indianapolis. She replaces Brain Wallace, who exited the cluster earlier this year.
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