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Making Moves: Thursday, February 9, 2012
Bobby Fester joins AC WFAS (103.9/106.5) White Plains, NY for weekends/swing shift. Fester will use the name Bobby Farrell on air – just one more name to add to his list (including Fester and Bobby “Banana Hammock”).
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Sirius XM reports 21.9 million subscribers, expects 23.2 million by year-end
CEO Mel Karmazin is being "conservative" with his estimates, because of the January 1 price hike from $12.99 to $14.49 a month. Nonetheless, the satellite radio operator expects 1.3 million additions this year, on top of 1.7 million in 2011.
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Ozzy Osbourne rocks out on Sirius XM's new "Boneyard" channel
"Ozzy's Boneyard" launches on Sirius XM today with a full slate of Ozzy Osbourne content, including the rocker, his family members, bandmates and other musicians. The new classic hard rock and metal music channel (38) will also include regular features "The Diary of a Madman," Ozzy's thoughts on music and life; and "God Bless the Prince of Darkness…
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Jim Ladd debuts on Sirius XM February 13
The Los Angeles legend who was accorded the privilege of picking his own music was let go by Cumulus at classic rock KLOS (95.5). It was known that he had accepted an offer to work with Sirius XM on its Deep Tracks channel, but there wasn't a start date or show time. Read More
Making Moves: Friday, February 3, 2012
In Fredericksburg, VA., Centennial Broadcasting promotes Chuck Archer to OM of its cluster there. He was Production Director for Hot AC WBQB “B101.5” and adult standards WFVA (1230).
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Bruce! Sirius XM celebrates 10 yrs of satradio with live concert from the Apollo
Sirius XM Radio is planning a boss event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of satellite radio. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band will perform at Harlem's historic Apollo Theater, Friday, March 9 at 8 p.m.
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Sirius XM offers two-week free trial beginning February 1
Perhaps targeting those whose Christmas stockings were filled with a set of car keys, Sirius XM is offering another free trial to encourage new and/or used vehicle owners to sign on. From February 1 through the 14th, the satellite service is offering 60 of its music, sports, news, talk and entertainment channels free, simply by turning on the unit.
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Former New York City Police Commissioner gets radio show
The Wall Street Journal reports Howard Safir will be hosting his own show on Sirius XM, for a limited six-week run. It is titled “The Badge With Howard Safir.” The two hour weekly show will air on Sundays, starting Jan.
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Opie & Anthony offer to help Khloe Kardashian's papa woes: $250K for DNA test
The Opie & Anthony Show, which plays on XM Radio Channel 105 and Sirius Radio Channel 206, is offering assistance to Khloe Kardashian to end speculation that the late Robert Kardashian is actually her blood kin daddy. They’ve ponied up $250,000—to go to a charity of the reality celebutante's choice—if she'll submit to a DNA test.
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SoundExchange distributed $292 million in royalties last year
The non-profit PRO (performing rights organization) added fourth quarter distributions to artists and labels of $89.5 million, bringing the year's total payout to $292 million. In 2009, it distributed $155.5 million and in 2010, $249.2 million.
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Intriguing Stations Of 2011 – Part II: New Platforms
In the last weeks of 2011, the question, “What is radio?” became only slightly less contentious, or less confounding, than, “Is there a loving, caring God?”For much of 2011, it looked like the pureplays and AM/FM broadcasters were finally, cheerfully obscuring the line between “my preprogrammed radio station” and “your self-contained music collecti…
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CC’s alt KYSR L.A. adds Premiere’s Nikki Sixx
Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx adds Clear Channel alternative KYSR (98-7FM) Los Angeles to his Premiere Networks-syndicated “Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx.” The show launches weeknights 11 p.m.-4 a.m. on Monday, January 16.
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Sirius XM's diversity-targeted "Korea Today" goes live on Channel 144
As it was launching two new Latin satellite channels, Sirius XM's “Korea Today” went live Thursday, January 12, joining the company's roster of "diversity channels." The 24/7 playlist (144) features Korean music, news, entertainment, sports and cultural programming. It is also available on Sirius XM’s smartphone Internet Radio App and other mobile … Read More
Making Moves: Wednesday, January 11, 2012
More news for the CBS Radio’s WNEW – to debut Jan. 19.
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Cristina Radio, from National Latino Broadcasting, launches on Sirius XM
National Latino Broadcasting (NLB) brings Latin icon Cristina Saralegui to Sirius XM via Cristina Radio, which debuts Thursday, January 12. The new satellite channel is one of two via an alliance between the companies.
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B101, K-EZ, KFKF Top Holiday Format Reader Poll Winners
Heritage Mainstream AC outlets WBEB (B101) Philadelphia and KESZ (K-EZ) Phoenix are among the major honorees in this year’s first Holiday Radio Readers’ Poll from Radio-Info.com and its AC newsletter, 25+. The year’s top non-AC prize went to KFKF (Country 94.1) Kansas City.B101, a longtime AC powerhouse, was the winner of Best Mainstream FM A…
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Sirius XM tops 2011 subscriber guidance, adds 1.7 million new subs
Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin tells the Citi conference in San Francisco that in order to make the announced full-year guidance of 1.6 million net new subscribers, they needed to have a very strong fourth quarter. Today the company announces that it signed 540,000 new net subscribers in Q4.
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"Lynx", Sirius XM's major new "2.0 radio", is finally available
Sirius XM had hoped for a fourth quarter debut and it makes the deadline just after Christmas. The "2.0" refers to the satellite radio services' expanded channel lineup, which can't be picked up on its legacy receivers.
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Making Moves: Thursday, December 22, 2011
WNWV “107.3 the Wave” Cleveland brings on a new morning show host- Dan Deeley, as well as midday and pm driver Mark Ribbins and Bobby Thomas. They’ll all start after the holidays, when the new owner returns to the station to smooth AC … Virgin Radio 96 in Montreal hires Natasha Gargiulo to its morning show, partnering with current morning man Freew…
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From Nashville, New Homes For Two Radio Shows
Nashville musician and entrepreneur Bill Block (pictured) will move his weekly radio show, "The Billy Block Show & Locals Only," to Clear Channel's country WSIX (97.9) beginning Jan. 1, 2012.
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