Radio and Streaming Media News 9-3-2009

Radio Headlines:

• Fox seals deal with Imus Network to simulcast radiocast starting Oct. 5. variety
• Westwood One and The Weather Channel Announce Agreement reuters
• Clinton Broadcasters Inc. buys radio station WGAP knoxville biz
• Radio Ad Spending Continues To Lag Behind… mel phillips
• “The End” Says Goodbye. (KDND) news 10 sacramento
• Cumulus to Flip KDBN-FM/Dallas to CHR as ”I93.3” radio online
• STATIC: Psst! Wanna buy ‘Jeff & Jer’? north county times
• JB & Sandy bringing their act to KEYE-TV austin 360
• Firefighters, weather keep flames from broadcast towers oc register
• KMOX Radio Legend Dies After Surgery Jim White Dead at 73 kplr st louis
• Former NC congressman, radio station owner dies (Bill Hefner) yahoo
• Ex-Chicago DJ “Radio Boy” charged with possession of child porn wbbm 780 chicago
• 99.5 Host Kane Says He Staged Faux-Philanderer Stunt washington post
• LA Wildfires vs. Radio inside music media
• FBI, SEC investigates Pat Kiley inside radio
• Logitech Squeezebox Radio: The next great Wi-Fi radio? cnet
• Report: YouTube in talks to stream rental movies la business
• New government agency to drive digital radio switchover mediaweek uk
• Global Radio’s Don Thomson leaving company mediaweek uk
• CRTC approves sale of CKPC to Evanov the expositor

Radio News US:

Business & Financial

• Fox seals deal with Imus Network to simulcast radiocast starting Oct. 5. variety
• It’s Official: Imus Show to Begin on Fox Business in October ny times
• FOX Business Network Secures Deal with Don Imus to Simulcast Morning Show individual.com
• Imus To Simulcast On Fox Business Network radio ink
• Westwood One and The Weather Channel Announce Agreement reuters
• The Weather Channel Switches to Westwood mediaweek
• Clinton Broadcasters Inc. buys radio station WGAP knoxville biz
• prnewswire Liberty Media Corporation Announces SVP Bill Fitzgerald to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference yahoo
• Spanish Broadcasting System Signs With BDSradio.com radio ink
• Radio Ad Spending Continues To Lag Behind… mel phillips
• Sirius Reaches Out To Used Volvo Buyers media daily news
• Executive contract adds pay cut (Barry Mayo) inside radio
• Exec VP Liles To Exit WMG billboard

Programming, Changes & Ratings

• Radio Station ‘The End’ Ends 107.9 Makes Announcement On Web Site kcra sacramento
• “The End” Says Goodbye. It soon will be “The End” for local radio station KDND, 107.9 “The End.” news 10 sacramento
• Entercom’s “End” counts down to a “Goodbye” on September 8 radio info
• STATIC: Psst! Wanna buy ‘Jeff & Jer’? north county times
• KEYE to air JB & Sandy in morning slot austin business journal
• KEYE To Air Radio Show in Place of Morning Newscast Austin a.m. programs “essentially the same” broadcasting and cable
• KEYE To Air Radio Show in Place of Morning Newscast Austin a.m. programs ‘essentially the same’ digitalmedianet
• JB & Sandy bringing their act to KEYE-TV austin 360
• In Ohio, a yard sale on the radio speaks volumes (WFIN-AM) la times
• Cumulus to Flip KDBN-FM/Dallas to CHR as ”I93.3” radio online
• Regular Guys lose their Dallas gig. 100.5 The Regular Guys’ short-lived experiment with syndication is over. ajc
• Quality Rock 93.3 KDBN in Dallas changing formats mike mcguff
• This Week it’s Chubb Rock on 107.5 WBLS urban radio nation
• College Football Season Kicks Off on SIRIUS XM Sept. 3 yahoo
• Last broadcast for Jay Lamont’s radio show philadelphia inquirer
• CHR & Rhythmic CHR – July PPM inside radio
• Bill Snyder Radio Show to Debut Thursday The Bill Snyder Radio Show will make its 2009 debut on Thursday as Saturday’s season opener against UMass draws nearer. wibw
• USF Bulls Radio extends its reach individual.com
• Hershey Bears broadcasts remain on WQIC-FM pennlive

News & PR

• Firefighters, weather keep flames from broadcast towers Crews will coat structures on Mt. Wilson with fire-retardant gel. oc register
• Updated: Station Fire Near 40% Contained radio ink
• Good news about L.A.’s Mt. Wilson antenna farm – engineers are being allowed to return radio info
• KMOX Radio Legend Dies After Surgery Jim White Dead at 73 kplr st louis
• Famed radio personality Jim White dies ksdk st louis
• Radio Legend Dies After Surgery Jim White Dead at 73 (video) fox 2 st louis
• Longtime member of KMOX family passes away (Jim White) kmox
• Former NC congressman, radio station owner dies (Bill Hefner) yahoo
• Former US Rep. Bill Hefner from NC dead at age 79; also a gospel singer, owned radio station sf examimer
• Michael Savage gets UK invite inside radio
• Ex-radio DJ arrested on child porn charge (Radio Boy – Michael Wawrzyniak) chicago breaking news
• Ex-Chicago DJ “Radio Boy” charged with possession of child porn wbbm 780 chicago
• New child porn charges for ex-disc jockey examiner.com
• RADIO PERSONALITY, SHARON FOGAREN SANTOS OF FUN 107 DIES phillip brunelle
• Vetrans Donation Scammers Used Radio Station’s Name (94.1 The Point) cw arkansas
• Pattiz to Be Inducted Into Radio Hall of Fame jewish journal
• A Cheatin’ Heart at 99.5 On the Air, at Least, Host Kane Says He Staged Roadside Faux-Philanderer Stunt washington post
• Wash Post admits adulterer story untrue washington times
• Ronn Owens; KRON and Comcast SportsNet; SF media notes rich lieberman report
• Star Lawsuit Against Clear Channel Radio Thrown Out urban radio nation
• Hip-Hop Shock Jock Star’s Lawsuit Thrown Out hip hop wired
• Long Island Radio Broadcasting moves offices to Water Mill 27 east
• Local radio stations awards Cortese scholarship award before taking it away (WSTC-WNLK) stamford times
• AUDIO: Marvin Zindler’s lost radio show mike mcguff
• Rape victim uses airwaves to ask for help (KWHL) ktuu alaska
• Spencer Pratt Lashes Out at Ryan Seacrest for Bashing Heidi us magazine
• Petros & Money vs. Shaq in Studio clear channel
• The Most Influential Women In Media alibaba
• Update: Cami McCormick Now At Walter Reed nts online
• Talk Media News Notes nts online
• Talentmasters To Give Talk Talents The “Boot” nts online
• Another “N-word” surfaces in Broward Schools (Steve Kane) examiner.com
• Radio hosts honored lawrence journal world and news
• Sports Radio 850 The Buzz and Coastal Federal Credit Union Kick Off Scholar Athlete Program For 8th my nc
• Swinging through a slice of golf radio the valley breeze

• This Is a Simple Issue of Fairness radioworld
• Public Radio Me hear 2.0
• LA Wildfires vs. Radio inside music media
• Yeah, Yeah, Yeah. As we approach 9-9-09, and another celebration of everything Beatles, it’s a great time to kick back and think about exactly what an incredible phenomenon the Fab Four have become jacobs media
• What was once a go-to source for music is now a shell of its former self. NB Beat. canada east
• Radio got soul (KZEW) herald democrat
• Glenn Beck remains on State Theatre schedule NAACP in Easton asked theater to drop him in wake of his calling Obama ‘a racist.’ the morning call
• NAACP asks State Theatre to cancel Glenn Beck appearance over Obama remark lehigh valley live
• Memo to Laura Ingraham — Buy a Vowel to Spell Compassion news hounds
• Advertisers continue to abandon Glenn Beck after pundit had called President Obama a ‘racist’ ny daily news
• Eleven More Companies Flee Glenn Beck gawker
• Radicals to the left of us and Jokers to the right and here I am.. the citizen
• Radio political commentator Proft eyeing gov’s seat marion daily republican

FCC & Gov

• FCC yet to issue decision on NMC’s radio station transfer saipan tribune
• Big cable to FCC: don’t define broadband by its actual speed ars technica
• FBI, SEC investigates Pat Kiley inside radio
• FCC Daily Digest FCC

Public, Educational & Religious

• College D.J. Completes 24-Hour Marathon On Radio 69 news
• Lightning strikes WHDD, station gets community support tcestra
• Monthly ‘slam’ open to wanna-be storytellers (WDET) hometown life
• Blaze FM back on air in new Hopper Hall home the spectator
• Sound Surfing by Mike Horyczun stamford news
• 2 Weeks to Public Radio Programming Conference prpd
• Appreciation Financial Announces a New Radio Show on KKVV AM 1060 online pr news

Streaming & Tech

• Logitech debuts Squeezebox Touch, Radio yahoo
• Logitech Squeezebox Radio: The next great Wi-Fi radio? cnet
• Juicy Development Releases Android Version of Popular iPhone App, Talk Radio yahoo
• Internet Radios to Receive Certification Standard at IFA individual.com
• Customers Angered as iPhones Overload AT&T ny times
• Report: YouTube in talks to stream rental movies la business
• YouTube, PRS Agree Licensing Deal billboard
• YouTube UK welcomes back the music register
• Nielsen: Americans Consuming More Video, Any Which Way They Can mediabistro
• Watching TV while surfing the Internet? You’re not alone ars technica
• HMV buys half of music download startup register
• Move over Apple app store, here comes Facebook industry standard
• Nielsen: Digital Growing, But TV Still No.1 media daily news
• SocNet Branding Fails to Sway Women 75% of women say social networking sites have little influence over their purchasing decisions adweek
• Philly Broadcaster Appreciates the Details (wbeb) radio world
• Iowa Radio Station Rocks with Solar Panels (KRUU) cooler planet
• Stardraw.com Releases Stardraw Control 2010 radiomagazine
• DRM System Enhancements Approved by ETSI radiomagazine
• Inventor of wind-up radio calls for tougher patent laws Trevor Baylis, the inventor of the wind-up radio, has called for tougher laws to protect patents. telegraph

Radio News International:

Britain/Europe

• New government agency to drive digital radio switchover mediaweek uk
• Britain Mulls Over Digital Radio Transition The UK slouches toward DAB ieee spectrum
• Radio bosses call for switch to digital iom today
• BBC radio boss pledges to move away from commercial rivals broadcastnow
• Global Radio’s Don Thomson leaving company mediaweek uk
• Terry Wogan fury: Newsreaders furious over radio legend’s putdowns mirror
• Terry Wogan: newsreading ‘is a piece of cake’ times online
• Jay-Z to play on Live Lounge tour. Jay-Z and Coldplay have been revealed as two of the big names on Radio 1′s Live Lounge tour. bbc
• Former radio presenter’s discrimination case to go to Euro Justice Court east kilbride news
• HMV Sales Inch Up In U.K. billboard
• Wire and Kingdom FM renewed radio today
• Birthday billboards at Classic radio today
• DRDB to be dismantled radio today
• Jonathan Creek star faces 25% pay cut by BBC herald scotland
• GAA All-Ireland Finals Available Worldwide on RTÉ Radio 1 rte sport

Canada

• CRTC to tackle radio requests guelph mercury
• CRTC approves sale of CKPC to Evanov the expositor
• XM Canada says it’s committed to meeting royalty payments to Canadian songwriters journal pioneer
• SOCAN Begins Legal Proceedings Against XM Canada broadcaster
• Vancouver Readies for Olympic Media Arrival radioworld

Asia/Africa/Oceania/Americas

• Australia’s Swish Group Enters Administration billboard
• Govt delays licensing of community radio business standard india
• Radio: The new cult for the generation Y merinews
• Radio Misty partners with Mega voice of North Bengal india pr wire
• Keep sexy talk for late-night slots asia one news
• Shock jock’s satire brightens Pakistan az central
• Radio Pakistan unhappy over criticism of Jaswant Singh book on Jinnah new kerala
• Saudi prof: Sentence TV station owners to death Argues broadcasters spreading ‘deadly poison’
• Radio Bethlehem 2000 returns to the airwaves despite Israeli confiscation and continued threat pnn

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