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Radio News for Friday and the Weekend of November 7th 2008
Radio News US:
Business & Financial
- Salem Communications Announces Third Quarter 2008 Total Revenue of $54.4 Million – marketwatch
- Salem Communications Announces Third Quarter 2008 Total Revenue of $54.4 Million – yahoo
- Radio One Posts Loss on License Write-Downs – washington post
- Regent hit by lower ad sales, charge in 3Q – cincinnati.bizjournals.com
- Regent reports $46M net loss – albany.bizjournals.com
- Citadel Broadcasting Corporation Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript – seeking alpha
- Spanish Broadcasting blames ad decline for Q3 losses – southflorida.bizjournals.com
- Entercom Communications Corp. Reports Third Quarter Results. Third Quarter Free Cash Flow Declines by 2% Announces Suspension of Dividend – yahoo
- Profits plummet at Radio One – bizjournals.com/baltimore
- ABC Drags Disney Q4 Earnings Walt Disney Co. reports 6% increase in fiscal fourth quarter revenue, but broadcast ad slowdown offsets cable growth – broadcastnewsroom.com
- Disney Reports Record Revenue, Sees Rough Road Ahead – adweek
- Earnings Preview: Sirius XM Radio – seeking alpha
- Sirius XM says auto woes are hurting radio sale. Sirius XM says downturn in auto sales will limit sales of its radios in 2008 and 2009 – yahoo
- Sirius XM Releases 5-Year Guidance: Aggressive or Conservative? – seeking alpha
- Sirius Lays Out 5 Year Forecast; In Talks On Debt Refi – barrons
- 4 Signs for Further Caution by Satellite Radio Investors – Goldman – seeking alpha
- Sirius XM Radio channeling fears Satellite service deals with slowing spending, auto sales – chicago tribune
- A Bright Spot: Clear Channel’s Online Division Takes Off – mediapost.com
- Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited – Third Quarter 2008 – Period Ended September 30 (unaudited) – yahoo.com
- As election fades, ad dollars drain away – reuters
- News Corp walloped on outlook – business.theage.com.au
- Job fears as News Corp profits fall 30% – mediachannel.org
- Sector Snap: Media falls on Time Warner outlook. Media companies mostly slip as Time Warner, Time Warner Cable lower forecasts – yahoo
- Obama Expected To Regulate DTC Advertising – mediapost.com
- EMI Music To Reorg; Divided Into Three Global Units; EMI.com’s Limited Scope – yahoo
Programming, Changes & Ratings
- Two Local Radio Statons Switch Dial Position. At 11:00 a.m., WSWD, “The Sound” began broadcasting on the frequency 97.3 FM while WYGY, “The Wolf” moved to the dial position 94.9 FM. Both stations are owned by Bonneville International. - local12.com
- KDAY-FM/Los Angeles Ups Adrian Scott to Ops Manager - radio online
- Co-Host Is Fired From Wendy Williams Radio Show – ny times
- 92Q radio lays off 2 of its morning personalities – baltimore sun
- Signs point to exit of two local radio personalities. Two longtime Buffalo radio names have vanished from the airwaves, their names scrubbed from station Web sites. (wgrf) – buffalo news
- Radio personalities laid off from 93.5 and 92.1 – pennlive.com
- Cumulus Broadcast restructing Lexington stations – fox41.com
- WVLK’s Lindsey among cuts at Cumulus – kentucky.com
- Greater Media Detroit announced Mark Pennington has been promoted to program director at WRIF-FM (101.1). – detroit freepress
- Blassnig Is Remembered. The newsletter carried a report from Lynn Duke of CBS Radio that Blassnig, a longtime Los Angeles radio engineer, had suffered from cancer and passed away last week in Santa Monica. – rwonline.com
- WBBM wins big with October ratings – chicago sun times
- Pablo, Jon Justice move up in local radio ratings -inside tucson business
- KGO Host Karel Suspended Indefinitely After Obscenity-Laced Tirade/Mickey Luckoff Honored – examiner.com
- Network Radio Attracts Educated Audience, Majority Listen ‘On the Go’ - marketingcharts.com
- A Volume Adjustment for Minority Stations. Arbitron PPM – washington post
- BRIEF: Mike Love gone from The Big DM. Love, the host of “Mike Love Radio,” announced he was leaving The Big DM 101.3-FM after eight years, laid off by Inner City Broadcasting, the station’s owner. – tradingmarkets.com
- JL Media’s Rich Russo Gets Radio Show. The program will also be streamed on the station’s Web site – mediaweek
- Brother Wease returns to morning radio. Fans of Brother Wease are in the final stretch before the Rochester radio legend returns to the airways. – whec.com
- Wease will return to the air Nov. 17 – democratandchronicle.com
- WKTI on-air staff out with format switch – triangle.bizjournals.com
- Radio station dials up new, eclectic format 94.5 FM now features music from multiple genres, decades – gmtoday.com
- Milwaukee’s Newest Radio Station Debuts: The New 94.5 Lake FM – jsonline.com
- WKTI and its voices are no more as diverse format debuts – jsonline.com
- 94.5 WKTI Is No More Change On Milwaukee Radio Dial Catches Listeners By Surprise – wisn.com
- WKTI No More. Milwaukee’s Newest Radio Station Debuts: The New 94.5 Lake FM – onmilwaukee.com
- WKTI Milwaukee Change (video) – wisn.com
- With The Fan, does Baltimore have too many spots talk radio shows? – baltimore sun
- KFAI celebrates 30 years, Nov. 8 – readthebridge.info
- What will happen with KC sports radio? – kansascity.com
- Although Don and Roma Wade’s contract with Citadel Broadcasting’s WLS-AM 890 expires this week, multiple sources say a renewal likely will be agreed upon no later than early next week and possibly Friday. – chicago tribune
- The Great Christmas Radio Wars Of 2008 Are Totally On, Grinches – idolator.com
- Oh, joy! Radio stations take Christmas carol plunge early – boston herald
- B101 starts playing holiday music – turnto10.com
- KUWS airs Fitzgerald documentary - superiortelegram.com
- WBBL’s Bakita gears up for prep football finals – mlive.com
- DJ Tark: Fresno radio show starts up again – lasvegassun.com
News & PR
- Anthrax Hoax at CA Radio Station (KOST) Due to Prop. 8 The letter is believed to be in response to commercials aired for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage. – wtam.com
- Memphis Radio Host Dies from Sudden Heart Attack. According to WREC-AM 600 Radio, the long-time host of Memphis Morning News, Craig Robbins, passed away Friday afternoon from a heart attack. -myfoxmemphis.com
- WREC Radio Host Craig Robbins Passes Away. Robbins suffered an apparent heart attack on his way home from work. – myeyewitnessnews.com
- Reno-area radio personality arrested on narcotics charges. Deputies arrested Chandler Laughlin, 71 – rgj.com
- Radio show host ‘Doc Holidae’ dies – selmatimesjournal.com
- KGO-KSFO GM Micky Luckoff enters Radio Hall of Fame (video) – abclocal.go.com
- Howard Eskin Wins Radio Lifetime Achievement Award – philly radio and tv
- Jury awards $553,000 to Spanish language radio station It agreed with claim that Lazer Broadcasting hurt KMLA’s business – ventura county star
- Breaking Bonaduce — at $16K a month – cnn.com
- On the radio: FM show goes on cruise off Dana Point coastline In other news, Lara Spencer joins KIIS-FM’s Boy Toy Jesse. – ocregister.com
- FBI Kept Tabs on NY Reporter Halberstam – nycitynewsservice.com
- HD-radio industry trying to dial into market – projo.com
- Dobson to Be Inducted into Radio Hall of Fame -christianpost.com
- Musicians’ Group Asks Obama for Change. Future of Music Coalition/Low Power FM – Wired
- Obama May Fight Media Concentration, Expand Access to Internet – mediachannel.org
- Expect Obama to get tough on media His FCC is likely to oppose further easing of rules – medialifemagazine.com
- Obama Skips Black Radio – inside radio
- Former Rockford radio stations’ leader dies at age 86. David Salisbury was often called “Mr. WROK” for his decades of service at the radio station, but he’s remembered in the Rockford area for much more than that. – rrstar.com
- Utah radio host spends 2 weeks with troops in Iraq – deseret news
- Panero Takes Post at NEA XM Co-Founder Goes Venture Capital – twice.com
- Nov. 7, 1932: Radio Enters the 25th Century – wired
- Rush Limbaugh Buys Belinda Davis (Photo) 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe – postchronicle.com
- A Volume Adjustment for Minority Stations – .topix.net/content
- How the Edge Stole Christmas. KDGE/102.1 FM “The Edge” is mounting two Yuletide shindigs this year – fort worth star telegram
- City Hall salutes ‘Breakfast With the Beatles’ – la times
- Broadcast Electronics Plans HD Radio Town Hall Webinar – radiomagonline.com
- Nationally Syndicated Columnist Ellen Goodman guest on local radio show – pressconnects.com
- Sound Authors Radio Show Releases Interview With Ellie Cornell – theopenpress.com
- City, KBSB Talk Trash: E-Waste Collection Planned Saturday – bigspringherald.com
- Businessman Carl Staffan dies – recordherald.com
- Gait, Thorpe, Soudan And Schiller To Attend Radio Show November 10th At The Distillery – oursportscentral.com
- Butch Davis Radio Show Quotes – clemson.scout.com
- Radio show “Smart Talk” looks for eager participants – etownian.com
- Jillian Maas Backma’s New Radio Show Series for November – Have You Really Gone Green? – prweb.com
- Children’s Miracle Network radiothon starts today – ledger-enquirer.com
- Radio program (KWAM-AM 990) speaks to needs of growing entrepreneurial market – commercialappeal.com
- Stater Bros. Charities, KFRG Radio Stations and Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital Will Present More Than 1,100 Brand-New Bikes to 4th Grade Students! – prnewswire.com
- Local radio station to honor Veterans Day. WPDH (101.5 FM) – poughkeepsiejournal.com
- Radio station to air tribute to Milford’s great jazz era - milforddailynews.com
OP/ED, Political & Feature
- Expect Obama to get tough on media. His FCC is likely to oppose further easing of rules – medialifemagazine.com
- Revival of radio rule is raised Some Democratic politicians hint at possible return of discarded Fairness Doctrine – times union
- Imus Return Points to Diversity Issue – portlandobserver.com
- Is Obama’s New FCC Transition Head Talk Radio’s ‘Executioner’? – newsbusters
- Obama to appoint talk radio’s executioner? Expected FCC transition chief served during ‘Fairness Doctrine’ days – world net daily
- Fairness Doctrine Talk Heats Up – fmqb
- Will top Democrats try to bring back Fairness Doctrine? – smartbrief.com
- Technology has made the Fairness Doctrine obsolete: Dems – hotair.com
- The rising irrelevance of talk radio – boston.com
- Talk radio’s bittersweet election night: power lost, target gained – ny daily news
- How to Criticize Our Next President (fairness doctrine) – frontpagemagazine.com
- Sean Hannity and O’Reilly Show Some Class Toward Obama: Rush Limbaugh and Savage Slimier Than Ever - examiner.com
- Media Change We Can Believe In – roryoconnor.org
- How to Survive Media Bias – townhall.com
- Campaign 2008 Review: Barack Obama’s Media Groupies – mrc.org
- An inside look at election night coverage (kxra) – echo press
- REGIONAL POLITICS ROUNDUP: Franken won’t waive recount – grand forks herald
- NABJ to Media Executives: Time to Gather Your Transition Team for Change – prnewswire.com
- Dog bites reporter: Is that news? Reporter April Ryan of American Urban Radio Networks happened to capture the moment on video. – ap.google.com
- Dennis Miller: Still comedy’s smart guy – courierpostonline.com
- Two words speak volumes about Terkel – times union
- Studs Terkel Worked the Crowd – santa monica mirror
- Dirty words still not allowed in the media A list of words that couldn’t be used on-air were taped just above the VU meter. There were 10 of them, three more than George Carlin would use in his act, and here they are … – dailybreeze.com
- Future Growth Depends On Serious Change – mediapost.com
- Radio the talk of the town, but what’s there to talk about? (whfs) – baltimore sun
- Public People, Private Lives. Rick Knobe KSSO – kssy.com
- Hank Williams Sr.’s daughter cherishes tapes. She’s come to learn more about him from 143 never-released recordings he did for a radio program in 1951. – vindy.com
- Caught between WolfMan Jack and Howard Stern – mountainhomenews.com
FCC & Legal
- FCC Daily Digest – FCC
- Obama appoints lobbyist to head FCC transition, reports say – cnet
- Lakeland Man Accused Of Running Pirate Radio Station – tbo.com
- Radio Broadcast Leads to Arrest. A Lakeland man was arrested Friday morning after it was discovered he was illegally transmitting a radio broadcast. – theledger.com
Public, Educational & Religious
- Streetsboro radio station to be on air again Plug pulled on school district’s WSTB after questionable photos found – ohio.com
- The many wonders of NPR – postindependent.com
- Happiness a ‘moral obligation,’ says radio host – clevelandjewishnews.com
- Community Focus for New Radio Station. 90.7 FM WEER – easthamptonstar.com
- Power 91 helps local music scene thrive – thespectrum.com/article
- UW-EC radio show designed to bridge cultural gaps – leadertelegram.com
- Music and politics make for a joyful community… (knhc)- examiner.com
- KCRW Presents Left, Right & Center Onstage For Post-Election On-Air Live Broadcast and Online Live Streaming Audio and Video Webcast on Sun., Nov. 9th, 6 pm PST - earthtimes.org
- WDAV to resume pledge drive Nov. 13 – davidsonnews.net
- A Radio Show About Animals and Animal Issues. WMNF (88.5FM)- tampabays10.com
- Ray Suarez, the Public Broadcasting Service’s senior correspondent, is scheduled to speak at Cal Poly on Nov. 13. – sanluisobispo.com
- The little radio station that could. Community radio station WDVX celebrated its 11th birthday this week. - wbir.com
Streaming & Tech
- Digital Music Deal Nearly Done, but Web Radio Darling Pandora Not Out of the Woods – allthingsd.com
- New Net Radio Royalty Compromise Sorta Finished, Sorta Sucks – gizmodo
- Apple’s Music Sales Up 34% In 2008 – billboard
- Will Obama Do For Web What FDR Did For Radio? – congress daily
- Blackberry Flycast Internet Radio Arrives – zatznotfunny.com
- Wi-Fi, WiMAX and LTE: the next generation of mobile broadband – networkworld.com
- NFL Games Go Wireless Sprint Will Kick Off a Series of Eight Football Phone-Casts – wall street journal
- Manage ITunes Radio Stations via a Smart Playlist Rob Griffiths, Macworld.com – pc world
- Ford to introduce new technology to control speed and radio volume – automotive business review
- GetBack Media Closes $1.7 Million in Series A Preferred Shares Funding – freshnews.com
- Borrell: Local Interactive Ad Growth to Slow Next Year Factoring in national interactive, total interactive segment is forecast to moderate from 10.4 percent growth this year to 7.2 percent growth in 2009 for a total of $40.4 billion – mediaweek
- MySpace could develop digital music player – broadcastnewsroom.com
- MySpace CEO: no own-brand MP3 player just yet – register.co.uk
- White Spaces Could Morph into ‘WiFi on Steroids’ – marketingvox.com
- C. Crane Witness: A unique Radio AM and FM MP3 Player – audio-news.co.uk
- Sprout Creation intros Vers 1.5R speaker system for iPod – ilounge.com
Radio News International:
Britain/Europe
- Radio boss quits after Brand row. Senior BBC Radio 2 executive David Barber has resigned in the wake of the Russell Brand lewd phone calls row. – bbc
- RUSSELL BRAND – SENIOR RADIO 2 EXEC QUITS OVER BRAND ROW – contactmusic.com
- BBC to air apology over Brand row – BBC Radio 2 will broadcast an apology over Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross’s lewd calls, which they made on air to actor Andrew Sachs last month. - bbc
- Race begins for Radio 2 top job – guardian.co.uk
- Redbridge councillor branded Nazi by radio host – ilfordrecorder.co.uk
- Radio host apologises for calling councillor a Nazi – ilfordrecorder.co.uk
- Draconian rules will deny children a home. Jon Gaunt – www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk
- Radio Poplar: Bramley DJs off air to do homework VIDEO – bramleytoday.co.uk
- BBC plan to cut Russian broadcasts attacked The BBC’s plan to cut its Russian radio broadcasts has been criticised by a group of former diplomats, academics and leading literary figures. – telegraph.co.uk
- Ofcom tunes in to community radio. TWO NEW RADIO licences have been awarded today by the regulator Ofcom to be broadcast in Manchester. – theinquirer.net
- Manchester’s gay radio station granted five-year FM licence – pinknews.co.uk
- Grant for town’s radio station. A COMMUNITY radio station has received a £1,000 grant from a Bolton good causes fund. – thisislancashire.co.uk
- UTV’s Irish radio revenue up by 3% – rte.ie
- Station Owners Admit to Possibility of Licence Return – allmediascotland.com
Canada/Americas
- Former CBC Radio host pens memoir, Mary Lou Finlay – canoe
- Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited – Third Quarter 2008 – Period Ended September 30 (unaudited) – yahoo
- XM Canada Reports Strong Q4 Results – broadcastermagazine.com
- ATN’s Jaya Chandrasekar Inducted into CAB’s Broadcast Hall of Fame – broadcastermagazine.com
- Katz signs on with own radio talk show – winnipegfreepress.com
- Arrests in radio host’s killing. PROSECUTORS said they have arrested a gang of drug-cartel hit men for the killing of a Mexican radio host gunned down while protesting against a wave of kidnappings. - news.scotsman.com
Asia/Africa/Oceana
- Vibrant new radio choice for Woongoolba on 87.8 FM! – albert-and-logan.whereilive.com.au
- A celebrity airs his childhood angst. Daddy was a German Spy is the intriguing title of the autobiographical “memoir” by Brian Edwards, of TV and radio fame in New Zealand. – odt.co.nz
- Government Denies Mass Resignation Reports by Bahrain Radio, TV Employees – zawya.com
- Media houses give extensive coverage to Obama’s victory – apanews.net
- Aliyu advocates community radio in LGs – triumphnewspapers
- Centre recommends allowing political ads on radio – indiantelevision.com
- Radio Chaska 95 FM inks partnership with RNW – businessofcinema.com
- Hello FM promotes Bharath Viswanathan to VP, natl sales head – radioandmusic.com
Trades
- EMI Unveils New Divisions. Music ops split into new music, catalog and music services units
- Kevin Black Departs Warner Bros.
- Entercom Revenues Off 6%; Suspends Dividend
- Cumulus Blames Drop In Revs On ‘Weak Demand For Advertising’
- WKTI Swims In The Lake Now
- Stock Market Snapshot: Nov. 6, 2008
- Spitzer Won’t Face Charges Over Involvement In Prostitution Ring
- Further Cuts At Entravision?
- Jordan Interim PD At WKFS/Cincy
- Borrell: Local Interactive Ad Growth To Slow Next Year
- Citadel Revs Down In Q3
- Radio One Reports 2% Revenue Decline For Q3
- Live Nation Q3 Profit Soars
- Sirius XM Radio Lowers Subscriber Forecasts
- Christopher The Minister Disembarks From Sirius XM
- Morning Change Coming For WERQ
- Bronfman Defends ‘Big Labels’ At Conference
- Hall & Oates Sue Publisher Of ‘Maneater’
- Jury Awards $553K In Ventura Unfair Competition Case
- Dana DiDonato Leaving Mornings At WBLI
- Revenue Up, Loss Narrows At XM Canada
- CRTC OKs CKMH/Medicine Hat Move
- LMA Becomes Purchase At Texas AM
- All Access Exclusive: News/Talk Stations Score In Oct. PPM
- Student Video On You Tube Showcases Arbitron, PPM
- StreetPulse: Andrea Bocelli #1 Heading Into The Weekend
- Former Rice Coach Named Analyst For U Of Houston Hoops
- ‘Animals’ Join The Hog
- WMAC’s Krok Adds TV Commentary Duties
- Trinity Lutheran Celebrates 60 Years Of Live Broadcasts
- KTWV Creates ‘Change’
- Jheryl Busby Services Set
- New Hampshire Association Of Broadcasters Pres. Al Sprague Dies
- Journal Digs A ‘Lake’ In Milwaukee
- Smyth, Bordes Family To Receive Golden Mike
- Field: Radio Is Resilient
- Entercom Reports Q3 Results, Suspends Dividend
- Report Predicts Slowdown For Local Interactive
- No Charges For Spitzer
- Mariners Sink Fisher Radio Revs
- Premiere Re-Ups With PIR
- Dial Global Adds Dave Koz
- Fairness Doctrine Talk Heats Up
- Spitzer Won’t Face Criminal Charges In Prostitution Case
- Cumulus, Entravision, Fisher, Radio One, Regent and SBS announce their Q3 results.
- Geoff Mayfield appointed VP/Business Analysis and Research at UMG Distribution
- Sirius XM channels expected to merge November 12
- Henry Rivera reportedl to head Obama’s FCC transition
- more Fairness Doctrine discussion
- Obama skips Black radio.
- Revenues off 20% in fourth quarter?
- Paul Harvey’s back, advertisers aren’t.
- Citadel eyes new cuts.
- Interep gets high marks.
- Cumulus closes in on ratings system.
- SBS restructures, cuts staff.
- Entercom drops its dividend.
- Sirius XM looks at its future
- Arbitron updates litigation status
- Entercom suspends dividend
- Premiere re-ups with Presslaff Interactive Revenue
- Milwaukee’s newest radio Station debuts
- Dial Global adds Dave Koz Radio Show
- “Anything, Anything” with Rich Russo debuts on WRXP
- Fisher Q3 Radio revenue down 9.9%
- Radio One Q3 net revenue down 2%
- Cumulus RFP update is vague
- Time to look in the mirror
- Suleman vows to outperform in 2009
- Greater Media/Detroit Elevates Pennington to WRIF PD
- ABC News Radio to Offer New Business News Content
- Ventura CA Jury Awards $550,000 to Gold Coast Radio
- Journal Flips WKTI-FM/Milwaukee to ”94.5 Lake FM”
- Entercom Sees 6% Decline in Q3 Revenues, SOI Down 15%
- Cumulus Says Q3 Revenues Down 5% on Weak Ad Market
- Obama Appoints Rivera to Head FCC Transition Team
- Borrell Forecasts Slowdown for Local Interactive Ads
- Radio One Q3 Revs Decline 2%, Profit Swings to Loss
- Adam Wolfson Appointed GSM for Cox Radio/Long Island
- Dear Mr. President
- What’s Next For Talk Radio?
- In Tomorrow’s NTS Aircheck Weekly
- Rush: “I Am Ready For Battle!”
- News – Philly Leads Obama Win Celebration!
- News – Q3: Radio One, Cumulus, Citadel, Cox
- Arbitron – Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco
- New Partnership Offers One-Stop Imaging & Production
- Paisley Performs On Letterman Tonight
- XM Nashville! Broadcasts CMA Awards
- KFRG/Riverside-San Bernardino Gives Kids Bikes
- Martina Wins Nashville Symphony’s Harmony Award
- Faith’s Christmas Album A PBS Special
- 8th Annual I Made A Record…Now What? Seminar Set
- The Tillis Family Christmas Tour Begins November 29th
- Little Texas Celebrates 20-Years Of Making Hits
- Sirius XM Channel-Change Day Is Set
- CD Tex Begins Download Delivery In 2009
