Radio and Streaming Media 8-24-2009

Radio Headlines:

• RAB: Radio Revenue Down 22% In Q2 media post
• Austereo profits down 15.2% big pond news au
• KFWB-AM (980) handed out pinks slips Friday to 14 staff members la business journal
• Ken Lane joins the Atlantic Records Group fmqb
• Radio listening levels in many countries are growing follow the media
• HD Radio sure doesn’t mean high definition sf gate
• Will Disney Repossess ABC from Citadel? inside music media
• The New-Media Crisis of 1949… some lessons for today wall street journal
• Political Talk Shows Talk Themselves Out of Ads advertising age
• F.T.C. to Assess Business of News ny times
• RIAA loses against Yahoo’s Launch Media p2pnet
• News Corp wants allies in paywall wars; and this is legal how? industry standard
• Commercial radio blasts Radio 2 for ‘obsession with youth’ guardian
• Actor Tony Curtis’ X-rated rant lands BBC Radio Ulster in hot water guardian
• Austero charman foerced to defend on-air standards perth now
• Radio station to host naked wedding stuff nz

Radio News US:

Business & Financial

• Austereo profits down 15.2% big pond news au
• RAB: Radio Revenue Down 22% In Q2 media post
• RAB: Q2 Showed Signs Of Improvement fmqb
• Sour note for first half radio advertising media life
• Radio Revenue Down 25% In Q2 billboard
• Spanish radio’s expansion stalls inside radio
• Sirius XM Loves Detroit motey fool
• Sirius Keeps Improving Satellite Radio for Consumers and Investors Alike seeking alpha
• Nothing Wrong with Taking a Little Profit seeking alpha
• Auto is a four-letter word. inside radio

Programming, Changes & Ratings

• Radio Station Plans Layoffs. Executives at KFWB-AM (980) handed out pinks slips Friday to 14 staff members la business journal
• KFWB Format Flip Results in Job Losses la radio
• Ken Lane joins the Atlantic Records Group fmqb
• Web radio pulls up listening. Defying trends in other media, radio listening levels in many countries are growing. At a time when media watchers fall all over themselves reporting new media usage up and all other fading away, radio is attracting more people. follow the media
• Analysis: Nielsen vs. Arbitron examined cj online
• Arbitron Radio Ratings for: August 21 Birmingham Las Vegas Charlotte Rochester NY Albany San Antonio Honolulu radio daily news
• Back on air, but with a new tune (KNUV AM) arizona republic
• Kids Host Radio Show kfyrtv
• Cubs Will Stay On WGN nts online
• Ags Rest On Sunday, Sherman Radio Show Debuts Monday kbtx
• MEDIA WATCH: Change is the word in local prep broadcasts montgomery advertiser

News & PR

• HD Radio sure doesn’t mean high definition sf gate
• HD Radio coming into its own post gazette
• ’60 Minutes’ creator Don Hewitt valued radio while working in TV ny daily news
• WPEG stars pay tribute to Nate Quick charlotte observer
• MJ’s Daddy Talks on Chicago Radio nbc chicago
• Former DJ Pratt talks about life after firing arizona republic
• ‘Sports Byline USA’ brings jocks to Iraq sf gate
• Here’s to 1560 The Game houston chronicle
• Steven Cohen Abandons Sirius Radio Show Following Advertiser Boycott bnet
• Radio host, travel agency claim each owes the other money (KSL Doug Wren) salt lake tribune
• Neil Rogers fan seek info…. Gets none best talk radio news
• Beth (O) Stern in Sunday’s NY Post best talk radio news
• Jack Bivans, 1925-2009; radio voice of Captain Midnight’s sidekick chicago tribune
• Howard Stern endorses Artie Lange for Hoboken mayor best talk radio news
• Do you know what benefits Internet radio provides as an ad platform? ecommerce journal
• Wendy Williams on BET’s 106 and Park to Promote TV Show and More… urban radio nation
• Jim Aylward: Radio dream became a reality tampabay.com
• Print Journalism Isn’t the Only News In Trouble post chronicle
• Radio Continues to Mine New Advertisers Price Value Segment Grows in Down Economy Digital Platforms Continue Positive Trend rab
• Curtis Sliwa: The Al Sharpton Of Crime Fighting the right perspective
• Tornado demonstrates radio’s power inside radio
• State Police to start radio campaign abc local flint
• Late-night radio listening yields talk time with famous coach aberdeennews

OP/ED, Political & Feature

• Will Disney Repossess ABC from Citadel? inside music media
• The Wacky World of Radio – The Production Director about.com
• Where’s your Radio “Experience”? hear 2.0
• How Much is Satellite Radio Worth? zatz not funny
• The New-Media Crisis of 1949 Network radio’s fate has some lessons for today wall street journal
• A Social Networking Sandbox infinite dial
• Goin’ Mobile jocobs media
• Never mind the Sex Pistols, they’re historyt scotsman
• Brian Jennings: Congress Gunning for Conservative Talk Radio newsmax
• Obama appearance draws thousands, may prove a coup for BlogTalkRadio rain
• Attack on Obama riles Beck’s advertisers google/ap
• Right Wing Radio Week in Review: August 17-21, 2009 examiner.com
• Beck’s not going anywhere–yet; ‘Mea-culpa probable sf gate
• Attack on Obama riles Beck’s advertisers washington post
• Glenn Beck boycott backfires! examiner.com
• Farmers Insurance pulls Beck ads; What about radio? radio business report
• Political Talk Shows Talk Themselves Out of Ads advertising age
• Attack on Obama riles Beck’s advertisers google/ap
• The Rush Limbaugh School of Journalism examiner.com
• Hacker attack disables Michael Savage website Radio host wonders, ‘Would it not be possible the Brits ordered this?’ world net daily
• Report: Hannity For President? nts online

FCC & Legal

• F.T.C. to Assess Business of News ny times
• FCC Sued Over DTV Transition Info Conservative group claims FCC violates FOIA broadcasting and cable
• 77 bidders at the table radio business report
• FCC Daily Digest FCC

Public, Educational & Religious

• NPR.org aims to be ‘top of mind’ for news current org
• WGRE 91.5 FM No. 4 college radio station in the nation banner graphic

  UPDATES: Issue of public radio in Texas Tech’s hands go san angelo

• Programming Changes at WEKU Include Addition of Prairie Home Companion WEKU made some significant programming changes at the beginning of August. eku update
• WEKU Captures National Award for News Reporting eku update
• Carrboro High: Home of the … radio station? herald sun
• KFUO poll results in stl today
• Economy squeezes Christian radio. Two Toledo-area stations look for ways to tighten belts, raise funds toledo blade
• Utah’s only Catholic radio station takes to airwaves deseret news
• Parishioners trying to bring Catholic radio to Central Nebraska grand island independent
• No Christian radio stations in San Diego? examiner.com

Streaming & Tech

• Online Radio Service Wins Ruling Over License Fees abc
• Sony Loses Music Fees Case… mel phillips now and then
• KCRW Launches 5ive Things and Benefits App prpd
• Yahoo wins appeal of music-streaming case yahoo
• RIAA loses against Yahoo’s Launch Media p2pnet
• Getting Sirius at the Dock — iPhone and iPod (SatBroadcasting) satnews
• IBiquity tunes into Zune to boost HD Radio technology baltimore business journal
• Will Apple Approve Rhapsody’s Music Application? ny times
• Visa Signs Up With iheartradio audio4cast
• This Is Classic Rock Radio! gizmodo
• YouTube’s path to profitability: Extended interviews sf gate
• Trading in The Pirate Bay bidder stopped over deal funding. Ground laid for clone attack register
• John Lewis retro-style DAB kitchen radio retro to go
• Radio’s Part in the ‘Smart Grid’ radio world
• The Risks, and Rewards, of Social Media for Newspapers editor and publisher
• News Corp wants allies in paywall wars; and this is legal how? industry standard
• Media mogul sets sight on 100 million households insight news

Radio News International:

Britain/Europe

• Commercial radio blasts Radio 2 for ‘obsession with youth’ guardian
• BBC Radio 2 “obsessed with youth” broadcast now
• Radio DJ is arrested after assault on woman (Mark Thornburn) sunday sun
• That’s better Fearne! Radio 1 DJ ditches the socks-and-sandals for glamorous wedding outfit mail online
• Made in Manchester wins R4 order broadcast now
• Premier Christian Radio set for national digital launch Premier Christian Radio appeals to listeners to help it meet £650,000-a-year cost of its national digital plans guardian
• Ikon pushes radio’s buttons radio today
• Report says Radio 2 is failing radio today
• Station sacks Sticker Spotter radio today
• Actor Tony Curtis’ X-rated rant lands BBC Radio Ulster in hot water Ofcom says lunchtime show broke broadcasting code because viewers would not have expected swearing when listening to programme guardian
• As JNLR ratings fall, 2FM chases the over-25s sbpost ie

Canada

• Radio stations jockey on-air line-up. Big changes continue in Moncton radio market, but no format switch for XL-96 times and transcript

Asia/Africa/Oceania/Americas

• Austereo boss Peter Harvie doesn’t ‘hear much’ of Kyle and Jackie O the australian
• Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O’s boss doesn’t listen much adeliade now
• Austero charman foerced to defend on-air standards perth now
• Austereo profits down 15.2% big pond news au
• Austereo optimistic despite profit drop yahoo
• Weak advertising drags on Austereo, 2010 outlook challenging australian business
• Ad slump hits Austereo Group earnings couriermail
• Radio station to host naked wedding stuff nz
• Kirsh resigns from Primedia screen africa
• Major changes for radio station.THREE popular radio DJs return to the Bay FM airwaves after lengthy absences next month. weekend post za
• Battle to save Lotus FM Subashni Naidoo and Taschica Pillay the times za
• Thaksin steps up anti-govt campagin on internet radio Ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra will kickoff a radio talk show via the internet on September 1. the nation