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Volume 23, Issue 158, Jim Carnegie, Editor & Publisher
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Tuesday Morning August 15th, 2006
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Radio News ®
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 Shakeup at SWMX;
Figenshu now in charge
Less than a month after SWMX was taken public (7/31/06 RBR #147) co-founder Charles Omphalius has been fired as President of Softwave Media Exchange, but neither he nor the company will comment on the dismissal - yet. Meanwhile, COO Bill Figenshu (pictured) is taking on expanded duties overseeing the operating subsidiary of publicly traded SWMX Inc. "We are exceedingly optimistic about the prospects for SWMX going forward, and believe Bill Figenshu's proven expertise and nearly 25 years of senior management experience render him ideally suited to assume a greater role in the execution of our business strategy. As such, we are now better positioned to accelerate the ongoing development of the organization and the SWMX marketplace, both in terms of industry adoption and the quality and breadth of service provided to our clients" said SWMX CEO Josh Wexler in a statement. Otherwise, no one is talking. Wexler confirmed to RBR/TVBR late yesterday that there are no immediate plans to fill the position of president at Softwave Media Exchange, the unit that operates the SWMX Radio and SWMX Television online marketplaces for the sales and purchase of media time. Wexler said he did not want to take anything away from what Omphalius had done for the company, but refused to discuss the dismissal. He did say, though, that Omphalius is still a major shareholder. According to the most recent SEC filing, Omphalius owned more than 12.3 million shares and his family nearly 4.8 million, worth in total over 51 million bucks. Reached at his home by RBR/TVBR, Omphalius also declined to comment on his firing. Omphalius and SWMX Exec. VP Michael Caprio, both veterans of CBS Radio and, before that, ABC Radio, co-founded Integrated Marketing and Promotional Solutions Inc. (IMPS), an ad buying agency, which commissioned the development of what is now the SWMX platform for online media buying and selling.
CBS boosts dividend again
CBS Corporation has only been a separate company since New Year's Day, but it has already raised its dividend three times. The 11% boost (two cents) announced yesterday takes the quarterly dividend to 20 cents, a total of 80 cents a year for a yield of about 3%. The higher dividend will be payable October first to shareholders of record on August 31st. CEO Les Moonves has boasted on each quarterly conference call about how CBS has been able to repeatedly raise its dividend and return cash to shareholder, even while buying back stock and making acquisitions - so now he will be able to brag some more on the next conference call.
RBR observation: After the Q2 conference call for CBS (8/4/06 RBR #151), some investors were said to be concerned that Moonves didn't spell out plans for using the 1.24 billion in proceeds received from the sale of Paramount Parks. The fear seems to be that CBS will go out and make an acquisition just because it has money on hand, even though CFO Fred Reynolds insisted during the conference call that any acquisition would have to offer a better financial return that either buying back stock or distributing the money to shareholders. Some analysts jumped on the stock price decline that followed, saying that investors were misreading signals and that more stock buybacks and/or a special dividend were more likely than any big acquisition.
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 Adelstein keeps VNRs in the spotlight
It is not uncommon for an FCC Commissioner to adopt a pet issue to champion, and Jonathan Adelstein has taken on the twin issues of payola and the broadcast of commercial or political/issue material without proper sourcing. He was quick to praise the FCC's recent promise to delve into the issue. The current action, involving 42 letters of inquiry sent out to 77 different licensees, concerns unattributed video news releases. "I'm pleased that the Commission has issued these letters of inquiry," he wrote. "We need a full and thorough investigation to learn all of the facts surrounding the undisclosed broadcast of what appears to be commercial material, and prosecute any violations to the full extent of the law. The public is misled by individuals who present themselves to be independent, unbiased experts or reporters, but are actually shills promoting a prepackaged corporate agenda. The public has a legal right to know who seeks to persuade them so they can make up their own minds about the credibility of the information presented. Shoddy practices make it difficult for viewers to tell the difference between news and propaganda." The FCC affirmed its disclosure policies in April 2005. A year later, watchdog organizations cataloged a number of alleged violations and brought them to the attention of the FCC, leading to the current action.
RBR observation: When you have a Commissioner bulldogging an issue, it makes it all the more likely it'll stay on the front burner, or at the least, it will never stray too far away from the spotlight. Michael Copps has long been on the barricades concerning media ownership and Kevin Martin wants to open up newspaper/broadcast combinations. Both have been on the anti-indecency front lines. Deborah Taylor Tate has been heard to mention the education and protection of children on more than one occasion, and early indications from Robert McDowell suggest a fondness for clearing "unnecessary regulatory underbrush."
 Consent/carriage fight over
The dispute between Sinclair Broadcast Group and cable operator Suddenlink Communications over retransmission consent for a pair of broadcast stations in the Charleston WV DMA is settled. And it's officially over, too, as the FCC terminated all of the pending motions, petitions and pleadings from the disputants. Sinclair, which owns Fox WVAH and ABC WCHS in the market, decided to use Suddenlink's recent closing on cable systems there as an opportunity to renegotiate retransmission consent, and was asking for 40M upfront and about 2.4M more in annual fees. Numerous moves were made...emergency petitions, petitions for declaratory rulings, petitions for emergency relief...but the settlement agreement, terms undisclosed, rendered all of the FCC activity moot, and all of it was dismissed with prejudice pursuant to the parties' joint request.
RBR observation: At the end of the day, the broadcast and cable media are in the business of delivering a large audience to advertisers. Infighting between competitors that results in higher tune-in prices for consumers ultimately damage this model, a model which is sustaining plenty of damage without any self-inflicted help. We suggest that retransmission negotiations be handled with caution. The same goes for the symbiotic relationship between the recording industry and radio. TV and cable, and radio and recording can bash each other all they want at the negotiating table. But if the result is to price subscribers off the cable carrier, or price a television station off the cable system completely, or price a would-be off radio, just what has been won?
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| Wall Street Media Business Report TM |
Q2 revenue decline for Interep
Interep has filed its Q2 report with the SEC, showing that the rep firm saw commission revenues decline 12.9% to 18.9 million. That was attributed mostly to the loss of Cumulus Media as a client. Contract termination payments - something Interep management doesn't really want to see - declined to only 300K from 13.2 million a year earlier. Also, expenses increased in Q2 compared to a year earlier. So, operating income before depreciation and amortization was a negative number, an operating loss of 1.1 million, compared to operating income of 15.6 million a year earlier.
Double digit quarter for Liberman
LBI Media, the parent company of Liberman Broadcasting, reports that Q2 revenues rose 10.9 million to 29.3 million. EBITDA rose 13% to 15.3 million. TV revenues wre up 25.1% to 15.3 million, with growth noted at all stations. Radio revenues grew 1.3% to 14 million, with Houston up, but Los Angeles down. LBI has public bonds - and a long, long pending stock IPO for Liberman Broadcasting.
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| Executive Comment |
RE: Comparative Effetiveness of 30 versus 60 Second Radio Commercials on Memory and Money (8/10/06 RBR #155)...
Dear Dr. Allen,
 Read your report with interest. We found many of your conclusions compelling. However - a side by side comparison of :30s and :60s, without taking into consideration the variables of content and approach to content (writing, voicing, emotionality and relatabililty to a target consumer), to our mind doesn't provide an accurate comparison. In short, all commercials are not created equal. Most radio commercials are nothing more than electronic post it notes with long lists of facts and features, yielding bland content and bland execution. There's a right time for :60s and a right time for :30s - but as the Radio Ad Effectiveness Lab study reported, the most successful commercials have to do with emotionality and relevance. And in our opinion, the TV rebuttal (TVB.org) has a soft foundation, since we question how many people watch TV while they're driving, shopping, jogging or working. On the other hand, great radio spots can make a passive listener an active one, as we have discovered in many years of writing and producing both :60 and :30 second radio commercials. Most people who sell radio, program radio and are responsible for client accountability seem more focused on length than content or execution. We will truly have a Radio Revolution when what you say and how you say it are as important as how much time you have to say it.
Sincerely,
Dick Orkin & Christine Coyle
The Famous Radio Ranch, Los Angeles
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Ad Business Report TM
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 Many radio formats
deliver planned foreign
car purchasers, too
While planned domestic vehicle purchasers are more heavily exposed to radio than any other media (8/10/06 RBR #155), many radio formats are particularly strong in delivering planned foreign car purchasers. These are some of the findings from The Media Audit/Ipsos study of the media habits of 17,185 planned vehicle purchasers. "Radio has a great story for foreign automobile dealers." says Bob Jordan, President of The Media Audit. "Planned foreign vehicle purchasers listen to a cross section of radio formats. For example, 6.5% of the adult population plans to buy a foreign vehicle during the next year. Of these planned purchasers, 16.9% listen to News/Talk, 16.3% listen to Dance CHR, 15.8% listen to public stations with NPR programming and 14.9% listen to CHR. Radio's story for delivering people planning to buy foreign vehicles becomes even more significant when you compare it to the auto section of a daily newspaper. More planned foreign car purchasers listen to each of the top four radio formats than read the auto sections of a daily newspaper on a regular basis." "For car dealers, radio has an advantage over mass media." noted Jim Higginbotham, Chairman and head of research at The Media Audit. "The unique strength of radio is its ability to target very specific audiences. Cars and radio formats match up with specific lifestyles. Thus dealers can target those radio stations whose audiences will be the most receptive to their message, This can't be done with television and daily newspapers. As noted in the chart, Acura automobile owners tend to listen to R&B, All News and Dance CHR stations. Kia automobile owners tend to listen to 80's Hits, Contemporary Christian and Smooth Jazz."
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| Media Markets & Money TM |
Twisp and shout
Kent Phillip and four other investors are banding together as Resort Radio LLC to acquire KVLR-FM in Twisp WA, located in the north-central Methow Valley in Washington State. The seller is Valley Air LLC, headed by Donn Fry. The station brings Americana/roots music to a community of about 1K residents. Resort will get it for 250K cash.
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 Gatchell can't put middle name on ballot
David Gatchell is not only running a unique two-pronged campaign for both Governor and US Senator for Tennessee, and is not only running as the None of the Above (NOTA) candidate, None of the Above is his legal middle name. However, a judge will not allow that name to appear on the ballot. NOTA (web slogan: "Tennessee: Most of politicians haven't been indicted), is looking for candidates who need not kiss "...ugly babies" to act as a "...place holder for the 'None of the Above' option that is missing from Tennessee ballots." According to the Associated Press, none of the above is a for-real option in Nevada, where it cannot win anything but serves as a barometer for public dissatisfaction with their electoral options.
RBR observation: We've heard about individuals legally adopting none of the above or similar names, and failing to get it on the ballot since it would be misleading. If it can't get on an official ballot, maybe there's a new reality show in this somewhere...
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| Internet Media Business Report TM |
 Fox Interactive and Twentieth Century Fox partner for downloads
Fox Interactive Media (FIM) and Twentieth Century Fox announced a multi-year agreement to provide feature films and television shows on a download-to-own basis across the FIM network. Fox Interactive Media's network properties will have access to Fox Entertainment Group's vast catalogue of leading content, including hit feature films such as "X-Men The Last Stand" and "The Omen," as well as episodes of television series like "24" and "Prison Break." IGN Entertainment will be the first FIM property to offer a selection on its Direct2Drive site (http:www.direct2drive.com) in October, with additional FIM properties, including MySpace.com, to come. Direct2Drive's secure digital download service will enable users to transfer content to up to two PCs and one portable device per PC. Content will be available at 19.99 for new feature film releases and 1.99 per TV series episode.
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| New Owners |
What makes them tick? New entrants just venturing into radio and/or TV-why are they getting into it? What do they see that others that are bailing out don't?
New owners taking the broadcasting plunge
Yesterday we looked at the latest on the TV side (8/14/06 RBR #157). There's been even more activity on the radio side. One of the biggest buyers in recent times has been Peter Davidson, who, if our internal search engine did not fail us, filed his first contract with the FCC 1/8/04 and has been accumulating frequent buyer miles ever since. Davidson Media Group has been content to buy mostly on the AM side, and although it has yet to make a move further west than Iowa and Oklahoma, it's otherwise geographically diverse. A big part of the Davidson m.o. is to get into the Hispanic radio business in markets that have not yet hit the radar screen at the bigger Hispanic broadcast companies. They're doing that throughout the Carolinas, in Virginia's two biggest markets, in Indianapolis, Des Moines, Louisville, Kansas City, Providence and Springfield MA, among other places. And its using various Religious formats in places like Detroit, Raleigh, Nashville, Louisville, Richmond, Greenville SC and the NC-SC shore.
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RBR observation: What's interesting about the four radio groups we've looked at is any one of them is capable of striking anywhere. But it is not surprising that they are finding opportunity in smaller rather than large markets. After Telecom 1996 passed, the buying and selling spree that followed began at the top and worked its way down. In the large markets, the inventory of stations is pretty much picked through. Expanding radio groups are succeeding by thinking small.
Tomorrow: One on One: David Kennedy
After a long career that took him to the CEO position at Susquehanna Media, David Kennedy is now wrapping up loose ends after selling off the company's radio and cable assets for the founding family. What's next for this well-known radio veteran? Inquiring minds want to know.
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| Entertainment Media Business Report TM |
 Springer to kick up his heels
If Jerry Springer sounds a bit winded on his radio show in the coming weeks, there is a good explanation. He has signed on to be one of the celebrity hoofers in the third edition of "Dancing with the Stars" on ABC Television. Other celebrities who will be trying to prove that they can perform on the dance floor include MSNBC pundit Tucker Carlson, actress Monique Coleman, Country singer Sara Evans, pop singer Willa Ford, actress Vivica A. Fox, actor Harry Hamlin (whose wife, Lisa Rinna, was a previous contestant), actor Joe Lawrence, actor/TV host Mario Lopez, actress/beauty queen Shanna Moakler and NFL legend Emmitt Smith.
WARW-FM DC launches HD format, "The Jam"
CBS Radio's Classic Rock, WARW-FM in DC has debuted its new HD-2 channel: The Jam. It's a rock-skewing AAA playlist which tends to be a bit more mainstream and male-skewing than other AAA stations. It's well-programmed with a lot of good song picks. Nothing yet on their website.
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| Ratings & Research |
Hispanics, African Americans
show strong reconnection to heritage
Hispanic and African American consumers are reconnecting with their roots more so now than at any other time in the past, according to the Yankelovich MONITOR Multicultural Marketing Study 2006 released from Yankelovich Inc. For Hispanics, this strong reconnection means growing the bi-cultural segment of the marketplace; for African Americans, it means creating a new Black renaissance. This year's study also revealed that trust in government and other institutions declined over the past year for African Americans while it remained positive for Hispanics. Yet, both groups still have strong trust in brands.
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Half of search marketers outsource to agencies
JupiterResearch has found that while Search Engine Marketing (SEM) agencies direct the bulk of paid search spending, marketers' expectations of their agencies is high while loyalty is low. In a new vendor evaluation report, "Search Engine Marketing Agency Constellation," JupiterResearch evaluated 15 SEM and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) agencies on market suitability, overall business value and agency size. Among the detailed findings, JupiterResearch found that an agency's technology is important, but it is client service that is becoming increasingly critical to marketers. "An increasing number of marketers are diversifying and intensifying their use of search agencies. However, only 21% are completely satisfied and have no interest in switching agencies," said Sapna Satagopan, Research Associate and lead author of the report. "Search agencies must begin to differentiate themselves and build loyalty through higher levels of client service."
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| Transactions |
15.65M WFMC-FM Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point NC (Statesville NC) from Mercury Broadcasting Company Inc. (Van H. Archer III) to Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses Inc. (Mark Mays). Cash. Superduopoly with WGBT-FM, WMAG-FM, WTQR-FM & WVBZ-FM. Station has CP to move to Clemmons NC as Class C1 on 105.7 mHz with 34 kw @ 1,453'. [File date 7/26/06.]
275K KRRP-AM Coushatta LA from Roberto Feliz to Frances Van Hobbs. 40K down payment, 40K cash at closing, estimated 195K debt forgiveness. [File date 7/25/06.]
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| Stock Talk |
Peace and prosperity
A cease-fire in Lebanon brought lower oil prices and higher stock prices. The Dow Industrials rose 10 points, or 0.1%, to 11,097. Although that was not a big move, most stocks were slightly higher on Monday.
That was true for radio stocks. The Radio Index gained 0.783, or 0.6%, to 131.488. SBS was the big gainer, up 6.6%, although it remains in penny stock territory. CBS shot up 3.4% as it announced a dividend increase.
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Here's how stocks fared on Monday
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Arbitron
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ARB
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35.91
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Hearst-Argyle
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HTV
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21.06
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-0.01
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Beasley
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BBGI
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6.96
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+0.06
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Journal Comm.
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JRN
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10.56
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+0.05
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CBS |
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27.26
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+0.89
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Lincoln Natl.
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LNC
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57.11
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-0.36
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CBSa |
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27.26
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+0.92
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Radio One, Cl. A
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ROIA
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5.71
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unch
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CDL |
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8.58 |
-0.09 |
Radio One, Cl. D
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ROIAK
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5.78
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+0.05
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Clear Channel
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CCU
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27.83
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+0.06
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Regent
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RGCI
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4.14
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+0.03
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Cox Radio
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CXR
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14.65
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+0.16
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Saga Commun.
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SGA
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7.19
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-0.18
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Cumulus
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CMLS
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9.03
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-0.13
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Salem Comm.
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SALM
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10.67
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+0.13
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Disney
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DIS
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29.52
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+0.09
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Sirius Sat. Radio
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SIRI
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3.73
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-0.04
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Emmis
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EMMS
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11.48
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+0.06
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Spanish Bcg.
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SBSA
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4.35
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+0.27
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| Entercom |
ETM
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22.95
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+0.11
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Univision
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UVN
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33.46
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-0.01
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Entravision
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EVC
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6.89
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+0.08
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Westwood One
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WON
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6.56
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-0.01
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Fisher
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FSCI
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39.50
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+0.58
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XM Sat. Radio
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XMSR
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10.80
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-0.04
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Gaylord
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GET
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38.90
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+0.76
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Bounceback
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 We want to
hear from you.
This is your column, so send your comments and
a photo to radionews@rbr.com
 The combination of two items "revolutionizing" my Radio business in your article "Google Selling Satellite Ads" (8/3/06 RBR #150) begged me to finally comment. How many times have you heard that satellite radio is the demise of terrestrial (or I prefer, plain ol' "Radio") radio? I don't propose taking a myopic view of Radio's future as having no competition. There are certainly more technologies on the horizon that will force most media to re-invent, or at least concentrate on what it does best (hey, Radio group owners, remember "the Public's Interest, Convenience and Necessity?): serve your locality. Instead, I'd like to remind us all of what Radio currently is...
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Jack L.Clarke, NSM, CRMC
Gold Coast Broadcasting, L.L.C.
High Desert Broadcasting, L.L.C.
Ventura, CA
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Wall Street Media Business Report
Q2 revenue decline for Interep
Showing that the rep firm saw commission revenues decline 12.9%...
Executive Comment
Debate 30 vs 60 continue
Dick Orkin has his word on the topic
There's a right time for :60s & a right time for :30s...
Ad Business Report
Radio delivers foreign
6.5% of the adult population plans to buy a foreign...
Media Markets & Money
Twisp and shout
Kent Phillip and four other investors are banding together...
New Owners
What makes them tick?
One of the biggest buyers has been Peter Davidson...
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CD Border 25kw FM
Profitable competitive op.
Small/dual market FM with huge upside for turnaround operator.
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Radio Media Moves
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 Duke upped
at NABEF
The NAB Education Foundation announced that Michelle Duke, director of diversity services, will manage the Broadcast Leadership Training Program. Duke replaces Heather Birks, who is now the executive director of the Broadcast Education Association. Duke joined NABEF in January 2005 and currently oversees Broad Reach, a diversity quarterly newsletter for broadcasters, The Connections Mentoring Initiative, as well as professional fellowship programs and career outreach initiatives.
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Fox team abducted
Two members of a news team working for Fox News were reported kidnapped in Gaza Monday by Palestinian gunmen. Those abducted were identified as US reporter Steve Cintanni and cameraman Olaf Wiig from New Zealand. A Fox News report said negotiations were underway to win their release.
Veteran Wisconsin broadcaster dies
Long-time WOMT-AM Manitowoc, WI air personality Alvin "Andy" Anderson has died at age 75, a couple of years after retiring from air work. Anderson's on-air career began in the 1950s at WTRW-AM Two Rivers, WI and then spanned several decades as WOMT.
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Political battlegrounds
seem to be expanding
Back in January, we were expecting that about 10 US Senate seats would be in play in the midterm election season. However, that number may have gone up, if a recent New York Times handicapping chart is accurate. With 33 states electing a Senator, only 19 are considered safely in the hands of one party or the other. And governor races are even more uncertain.
RBR observation: The more toss-ups and leaners, the more cash you're likely to see flowing into the state. Get the details as political cash will begin to roll. RBR has stated for the past two years that political will become a consistent ad category just as auto with the difference this money will be consistent and grow. See the chart of money
08/14/06 RBR #157
What's in a name?
CBS may be about to find out
CBS has been laboring diligently for months to find just the right lead singer for a new rock band, and has been devoting airtime to the project since 7/5/06 to the project. The show, "Rock Star: Supernova," is on the schedule through the end of September, and is winnowing an initial pool of wannabes reality-show style until it has a winner to front the new band. One problem: There already is a band called Supernova.
RBR observation: In any business that involves information and creativity, intellectual property is no joke. We've been there ourselves. The band Supernova is perfectly justified in protecting its vital turf.
08/14/06 RBR #157
XM without satellites
Who needs a satellite? XM Satellite Radio announced a deal to have 20 of its music channels made available on Alltel Wireless Phones - similar to the deal that Sirius cut last year with Sprint for 6.95 per month. The XM Radio Mobile service costs 7.99 per month.
RBR observation: Smart move by XM. Radio companies should be looking to do their own deals with wireless phone companies (and some already are), since local traffic, weather, news and sports is probably going to appeal to cellular phone users as much or more than music. It is all about content. We've suggested before that the satellite radio business model, to the extent that there ever was one, will simply implode once wireless broadband becomes widely available and affordable in cars. But if XM (and/or Sirius) can establish their brand and deliver worthwhile content, they could be around long after everyone has forgotten that "satellite" used to be part of their name.
Publisher note: Content is King and if priced properly to consumers they will pay. Start getting paid for your content.
08/11/06 RBR #156
Executive Comment: Insights
into the 60s vs :30s discussion
Albert Berkshire Director of GreatCreative states: Regarding this comment from Jerry: "The study shows that :30s are 50% as effective as :60s in getting the messaged recalled. I think that we should be very careful in our selling of :30s. If we use them in the Reminder Phase of an Ad Campaign and charge 70% to 80% of the minute rate, we win and the Advertiser wins." Jerry makes some good points, but this statement, although from a study, amazes me. The primary problem in American radio is this.. see
08/11/06 RBR #156
Executive Comment
Here are my insights
into the :30s discussion
Jerry Lee, WBEB-FM Philadelphia. I come from the school of thought that an Interruption is an Interruption is an Interruption. When Clear Channel first announced their :30s initiative, I launched a study with Bill Moyes to prove Clear Channel wrong. I now publicly admit that I was wrong. Based on this research I am convinced that number of commercials in a Pod are immaterial to the listener. I do have a caveat. We don't know how the public would react if you ran 8 :30s or 16 :15s in lieu of 4 :60s. I think that this should be researched.
RBR observation: There is a lot more comment and a research study to what Jerry Lee is discussing and RBR highly recommends you review the study, print it out and digest it. See this report in
08/10/06 RBR #155
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