Radio and Streaming Media News 8-18-2009

Radio Headlines:

• Univision Revenue Down 4% broadcasting and cable
• iTunes swallowed a quarter of US music sales register
• Ingraham, Savage out, Thompson, King on KGIL lineup los angeles times
• 1340-AM launches news talk format WJRW aims at rival WOOD Radio wood 8
• V-103, WABE-FM, 99X up in July Atlanta Arbitron ratings access atlanta
• Fisher tries hyper-local strategy. inside radio
• Fox Business in Talks With Imus Over Show wall street journal
• Broadcasting Legend is Home after Hospitalization (Ernie Harwell) wwj
• Shannon Burke seeks reconciliation my fox orlando
• Radio of the future is going to be local radio of the past george johns
• FCC Chairman Is Being Asked About Lloyd’s Intentions… mel phillips
• David Pitman Joins the Morning Edition Team on KUHF khuf
• Universal Music toasts BigChampagne cnet
• Houston Uses Facebook to Promote Single to Radio radio online
• Global Radio offers DIY ads. mediaweek uk
• 2FM seeks older audience as young listeners decline irish times
• Media watchdog to probe Kyle and Jackie O radio segment australian business

Radio News US:

Business & Financial

• Univision Revenue Down 4% Retrans cash fuels fair quarter broadcasting and cable
• SUN OF SAM ECLIPSE ZELL PREPARES TO ABANDON ILL-FATED TRIBUNE INVESTMENT ny post
• iTunes swallowed a quarter of US music sales. World’s largest retailer thumped register
• Media Floats Ideas After the Flood wall street journal
• Inside Sirius Institutional Ownership seeking alpha
• Sirius Lives! (SIRI). Watch this stock motley fool

Programming, Changes & Ratings

• Ingraham, Savage out, Thompson, King on KGIL lineup KFWB will switch from news to talk. los angeles times
• Citadel Broadcasting launches 24-hour news-and-talk format at 1340 AM on WJRW Radio mlive
• 1340-AM launches news talk format WJRW aims at rival WOOD Radio wood 8
• WZZM 13 and Citadel Radio expand for new Grand Rapids talk station wzzm 13 grand rapids
• 93.5 Drops the Beat and focuses on 93.5 KDAY FM hip hip press
• KTRK’s Jeff Ehling moves shows mike mcguff
• Fisher tries hyper-local strategy. inside radio
• V-103, WABE-FM, 99X up in July Atlanta Arbitron ratings, WSB-AM, Q100, Dave FM down access atlanta
• Poof! Majic 107.7 tops list (Topeka Arbitrons) cjonline
• More News/Talk/Sports Ratings Results nts online
• Arbitron Radio Ratings for: Allentown Akron Cleveland Hartford Wikes-Barre radio daily news
• Radio shows return after summer break (WAQB) nems 360
• Mavs make KCWJ their radio home All 64 games for CHL team to be broadcast on local station examiner.net

News & PR

• Report: FBN in ‘Advanced Negotiations’ with Imus radio online
• Fox Business in Talks With Imus Over Show wall street journal
• Radio Talker Don Imu$ = Fox Bu$iness Network? about.com
• Don Imus is healing among the kids with cancer projo.com
• Shannon Burke seeks reconciliation my fox orlando
• Spirit of Neil Rogers lives on with webcasts sun sentinel
• Broadcasting Legend is Home after Hospitalization (Ernie Harwell) wwj
• Uncertain future for local 1260 ESPN Radio ktre lufkin
• Party that became a brawl was a radio station promotion (WJMN) union leader
• Stay Tuned: Heather Miller california chronicle
• Dave FM’s Jimmy Baron: ‘I’m passionate about Atlanta’ access atlanta
• Neighbors say radio tower is making them sick cny central
• Officials to consider moving antennas on Floyd radio tower utica od
• Talk Radio Broadcasts Ninth Annual Care-a-Thon August 27 & 28 the weekly duluth
• Poll: TV and radio fare fairly well radio business report
• Double coverage: Irvin adding TV work to radio gig dallas morning news
• Otters get 130 applications for radio, media relations job goerie

OP/ED, Political & Feature

• Is local AM broadcasting dead? examiner.com
• Radio Industry Needs to Make Change, Not Wait for It audio graphics
• Radio of the future is going to be local radio of the past george johns
• Miscasting in Broadcasting jaco blog
• Commercial Free Mondays inside music media
• CNSNews.com Top Senate Republican Fears FCC’s ‘Diversity’ Chief May Use ‘Back Door’ to Regulate Talk Radio cnsnews
• The Fairness Doctrine – its’ about free speech, unless they disagree with your content examiner.com
• Fairness Doctrine may threaten conservative, Christian talk radio everyday christian
• MEDIA WATCH: DEMISE OF NEWSPAPERS, INCREASED MEDIA CONSOLIDATION THREATEN DEMOCRACY, WARN MEDIA EXPERTS AT LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EVENT east county magazine
• When will senators go on talk radio? shore news today
• Who’s a Nazi now? If Obama’s a goose-stepper, according to Rush, then what about Ike, Teddy Roosevelt, and Dubya? crosscut
• Republicans And The Rush Limbaugh Southern Strategy bsn
• Limbaugh falsely claimed he has “not used the word ‘death panels,’ except in quoting Sarah Palin” media matters
• Limbaugh: No Point To Liberal Reform Without A Public Option media matters
• The Glenn Beck Phenomenon newsbyus
• As advertisers abandon Glen Beck, will Fox pull his plug? daily finance
• DLA Piper feeling sick over Armey’s work with group against health reform chicago tribune

FCC & Legal

• Sen Grassley’s Letter to FCC Chair- Questions Media Should Ask About FCC ‘Chief Diversity Officer’ newsbusters
• FCC Chairman Is Being Asked About Lloyd’s Intentions… mel phillips
• Sirius XM Radio Brings New FCC Chairman Up To Date On WCS Issue satwaves
• Benkler Tells FCC To Look At Other Countries To Inform Broadband Strategies broadcasting and cable
• FCC Continues Working On DTV-Related Reception Issues broadcasting and cable
• FCC Daily Digest FCC

Public, Educational & Religious

• Southern California Public Radio will break ground today at new Pasadena headquarters pasadena star news
• Yuma public radio provides new format yuma sun
• WUOG starts new era with tried and true format red and black
• Classical fans protest WUFT’s switch to news and talk shows gainesville.com
• Readers write in defense of Classic 89 gainesville.com
• Jazz fundraiser to benefit Greece radio station (WGMC) mpnnow
• The Austin Jazz Alliance – Helping The Jazz Scene in Austin examiner.com
• David Pitman Joins the Morning Edition Team on KUHF khuf
• St. Ambrose University KALA-FM will broadcast interview with Labor Leader quad cities online
• Jake Shapiro Covers the Waterfront of Public Radio, the Internet, Going Mobile & More prpd
• The Moth featured in NYT prpd
• NPR Launches New Breed Of News App, Available Now In iTunes App Store pr canada
• NPR Joins the ‘Heard’ radio world
• NPR Mobile Strategy Mixes Text With Live And On-Demand Audio moconews
• paidContent – NPR Mobile Strategy Mixes Text With Live And On-Demand Audio reuters
• Radio station makes some format changes. New Life Radio (WNLR), 1150 on the AM dial, is making some changes to their on-air format. news leader

Streaming & Tech

• Universal Music toasts BigChampagne cnet
• Houston Uses Facebook to Promote Single to Radio radio online
• Breaking: MySpace Close To Acquiring iLike For $20 Million tech crunch
• iLike Digital Music Store Open For Business fmqb
• BRS Media, Inc. Named as One of the 5,000 Fastest Growing Companies by Inc. Magazine newswire today
• Pureplay Agreement Impacts Webcasters digital media buzz
• RAIN 8/17: Today is the deadline to file with SoundExchange for Pureplay Webcaster settlement rain
• American Public Media Announces First Use of DTS Neural Surround radioworld
• You Need Not Fear the CAP radioworld
• NME Radio iPhone app breaks new record Currently number two in the paid for music application section macworld
• BlogTalkRadio Gets Presidential audio4cast
• Finn fined just €3,000 for sharing 768MB of music ars technica
• Steve Harvey to Use Digital Interactive as ABC ‘Good Morning America’ Correspondent black web
• Pierson Will Retire at NFCB radioworld
• Tampa Talker’s Facebook Hacked nts online
• Official Zune Specs Outlined by Microsoft high def digest

Radio News International:

Britain/Europe

• Global Radio offers DIY ads. Global Radio has launched an internet application that enables advertisers to buy and create radio ads online. mediaweek uk
• Absolute Radio unveils plans to launch live music station. Absolute Radio is launching a new radio station, under the working title of Absolute CTRL, which will broadcast live music events mediaweek uk
• RAB announces shortlist for Radio Advertising Awards mediaweek uk
• Global appoints Red Dragon MD broadcastnow
• Swine flu forces Colin Murray to miss the kick-off of his radio football show the independent
• New owners for Isle of Wight Radio isle of wight county press
• NME Radio iPhone App charts radio today
• Oldham takes on the Dragon radio today
• UKRD/TLRC sells IOW Radio radio today
• Fanning moves back to 2FM rte entertainment
• 2FM seeks older audience as young listeners decline irish times
• Why Miriam is primed to do more on radio independent.ie
• South Serbia radio owner protests at disrespect of broadcasting law individual.com

Canada

• CBC’s Peter Brown champions local talent. Eclectic radio host behind Fringe’s WetWare edmonton jounal
• The Ex is the new top spender: Media Monitors radio rankings Aug. 10 – Aug. 16, 2009 media in canada

Asia/Africa/Oceania/Americas

• Media watchdog to probe Kyle and Jackie O radio segment australian business
• Kyle and Jackie O should not be allowed on air: Rees live news au
• Kyle and Jackie O ‘sorry’ after exile australian business
• Australian DJs return after teenager’s on-air ‘rape’ revelation furore Girl revealed she had been raped during Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O’Neil’s ‘lie detector’ stunt guardian
• Australian ‘radio rape’ hosts back on air asia one news
• Kyle Sandilands blames family for $150k broken promise news.com.au
• News Corp announces Star TV shake-up financial times
• Clearing FM radio of the static the financial express
• Shock jock the star online
• New Weapon in the Afghan Conflict: Radio radio 2020
• Tom Alter to anchor radio show for visually challenged calcutta news
• Exciting morning talk show the star online
• Cameroonian government closes a private radio station afrik
• Radio station studios ransacked, equipment destroyed ifex
• Citi 97.3 FM launches EPL modern ghana