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Radio’s Best & Worst: November 3, 2011
Highlights from the author’s week of (always decidedly random) listening and the week’s radio headlines, ending November 03, 2011. Stations I’ve worked with recently in my Edison Research capacity are asterisked.Ratings Stories
The FM Spoken Word Land Rush continues to pay dividends in the just-released October PPMs.
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CBS Radio's Dan Mason explains why he sacrificed Chicago's AC "Fresh"
The CBS Radio President/CEO says "Fresh 105.9" "was well-programmed and we thought it could compete in this female market." But he tells Time Out Chicago's Robert Feder that in the end, "It would have required more time and energy, so we decided at that point, OK, we'll go ahead and bite the bullet on the value of the FM, simulcast [all-news] WBBM-…
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New August PPMs are the first for Merlin Media in New York, Chicago
Arbitron's survey month of August ran from July 21 to August 17, which is hardly a measure of the soft-launches of Merlin Media in New York on WEMP (101.9) or in Chicago (WWWN at 101.1). But consider them as baselines: New York's "FM News 101.9" shows with a 1.1 share of the age 6+ AQH listening for "August", compared to a 2.6 share in June for pre…
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Making Moves: Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Radio-Info hears from the Windy City, where CBS Radio's news WBBM/WCFS (780/105.9) is losing anchor/reporter Mary Frances Bragiel to rival WLS (890) for anchoring and reporting duties ... Mitch Henck is the new morning show host for “Madison in the Morning” on "NewsTalk" WIBA (1310) in Madison, Wisconsin.
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First Listen: WWWN (FM News 101.1) Chicago
It’s hard to launch any new spoken-word station from scratch, especially an all-news station. Even with the land rush to put News, Talk, and Sports on FM, many operators have the advantage of an existing AM asset, a ready-made programming source (e.g., ESPN) or at least other similar successful rollout (CBS Radio’s sports FM launches).
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More news on the FM dial heading to Chicago
Just 2 weeks ago, there weren't any all-news radio stations on the FM dial in Chicago. Merlin Media changed that with the addition of all-news WWWN-FM (101.1), which was quickly followed by CBS Radio, which began simulcasting WBBM-AM (780) on WCFS-FM (105.9).
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CBS Radio sends rival Merlin Media a "Fresh" Cease & Desist
A promo airing on Chicago's Merlin Media-owned WKQX-FM (101.1) has brought out the lawyers for CBS Radio. The promo in question plugs "101.1 FM - New & Fresh." The term "Fresh" is being used on CBS Radio-owned WCFS-FM "Fresh" (105.9), and CBS Radio claims that they own the phrase "Fresh FM." CBS immediately sent Merlin Media a cease & desist notice…
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"Q101 will live on at Q101.com", says the Chicago alt-rocker
More signs about what's next in Chicago radio, as Emmis turns over WKQX to Merlin Media for an LMA that begins Friday (7/15). The jocks are doing their farewell airshifts today, and the station website carries this message - "Regardless of what happens to Q101 at 101.1 FM, you'll still be able to hear Chicago's alternative, Q101, at Q101.com."Emmis…
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CBS to blow up Chicago's "Fresh" FM, simulcast all-news WBBM-AM
It starts Monday, August 1. There was an 11:30am Chicago-time staff meeting today, tweets Robert Feder at Time Out Chicago.
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Chicago's "Fresh 105.9" shakes up mornings and afternoons
CBS Radio-owned AC WCFS-FM "Fresh" (105.9) is moving afternoon drive host Scotty Smith into morning drive, and pairing him with Rebecca Ortiz, who was formerly across the hall on CBS sister-station Top 40 WBBM-FM (96.3). Replacing Smith in afternoons is Eric Austin who moves into the 3:00-8:00pm shift at "Fresh" after three years across town on Hot…
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Making Moves: Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Former FCC Chairman Michael Powell is named as the new president of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, succeeding Kyle McSlarrow, who will leave in April ... Bill Shannon is promoted to VP/Operations at the Tom Kent Radio
Network ...
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Chris Berry named Senior VP at Westwood One's Metro Source news unit
Berry most recently managed in Los Angeles at "710 ESPN" KSPN and had run Washington, D.C. talker WMAL (630). Read More
Jason Cage joins Chicago's WBBM for nights
Chicago's WBBM-FM (96.3) has found their new night DJ in Arkansas. The CBS Radio-owned CHR/Top 40 station hires KLAL-FM "Alice" (107.7) Little Rock, 6pm-12 midnight host Jason Cage, starting February 21.
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The "mega-storm" bears down on the nation – and radio gears up
As a blizzard and record-setting snowfall is heading straight for Chicago, all-news WBBM-AM (780) has storm warnings on their website and on-air, saying they're ready for continuous coverage. You can listen to "Newsradio 780" here.
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Radio Remembers: Chicago's Mark Zerang; Oregon's "Motown Marty" McGuire
Mark Zerang spent over a quarter century working behind the scenes making sure remotes went off without a hitch and broadcasters sounded the best they could. Zerang worked as an engineer at a number of Windy City radio stations, including WSCR-AM (670), WGN-AM (720) and WBBM-AM (780).
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Radio-Info's Internet & Digital radio news
Today is the day that CBS Radio in Chicago combines the websites of sports WSCR-AM (670), news WBBM-AM (780) & WBBM-TV into CBSChicago.com, mirroring websites in New York and Philadelphia. You can see CBSChicago.com here … The Communications Board of the Associated Students of UCLA has appointed former PD Brittany Webb as general manager of UCLArad… Read More
Radio Remembers: Chicago's Jay Andres
He was called the “voice of the night” during his days on Chicago radio. Jay Andres got his start on Windy City airwaves in 1953 on WBBM-AM (780), and hosted the overnight show through the late-1960s.
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CBS Radio will unveil new consolidated websites in Philadelphia and Chicago
Following their move to consolidate station websites in New York City, placing all-news WINS-AM (1010), WCBS-AM (880) and sports WFAN-AM (660) along with WCBS-TV on the same “CBS New York.com” site, CBS has expanded to Philadelphia and will also create a new multi-station site in Chicago. CBS has combined the websites of all-news KYW-AM (1060), n…
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Chris Berry, GM at Disney's "ESPN 710" in Los Angeles, has left
LARadio.com is reporting that the longtime ABC executive has “left the 710 headquarters”, and that “operations and programming executives from back East are in town” to inform the staff about Berry’s resignation. He left Citadel talker WMAL, Washington (630) in January 2009 to take over all-sports KSPN in Los Angeles. Read More
Making Moves: Friday, September 3, 2010
Chicago’s Top-40 “B96” WBBM-FM APD/MD Erik Bradley takes on more work, adding similar duries with CBS Radio sister-station “Fresh 105.9” WCFS-FM … Houston’s sports/talk KGOW-AM (1560) adds former syndicated Jim Rome Show producer Travis Rodgers as their new midday sports host, starting next week … Boise’s KIDO-AM (580) afternoon talk host Austin Hi…
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