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 Romney's Michigan win should help keep $s flowing
Michigan is not the first win for Mitt Romney (R-MA). He also took Wyoming. But it his first significant win, allowing him to join Mike Huckabee (R-AR) and John McCain (R-AZ) in the Republican gold medal club, and keeping his campaign alive and kicking -- and spending money. The finals out of Michigan for the top three Republican vote-getters were Romney 39%, McCain 30% and Huckabee 16%. The results were key for Romney, who canceled advertising plans in other states to take advantage of his history in what is the state of his birth, and where his father was governor back in the 1960s. Analysts widely believed that if John McCain had been able to knock Romney off there, it would be difficult for Romney to make a case for going forward. His convincing win, however, does make the case for going forward. The next stop is South Carolina this weekend (1/19/08), a state where McCain is hoping to do well, where Huckabee feels he has natural support, and where Fred Thompson (R-TN) is hoping to capitalize of positive regional sentiment. The Democratic contest was essentially meaningless. Since Michigan moved up its primaries in defiance of the national party, the national party is refusing to seat its delegates, a situation also affecting the upcoming Florida event.
RBR observation: The fact is, ladies and gentlemen, that Democrat-supporting independent website Daily Kos was encouraging its members to take advantage of Michigan's open primary system and vote in the Republican event and keep Romney afloat. We have no idea how many did so, but we saw one exit poll citation noting that McCain did not benefit from independents and Democratic crossovers as much as he has in the past. The reason Kos wanted Romney to win was precisely to keep the top tier candidates spending as long as possible. The primary windfall should peak on Super Duper Tuesday 2/5/08, with almost half the states up for grabs. Then the action will largely move toward Congressional and gubernatorial primaries, which don't really get going until summer. Several of us at RBR/TVBR live in Virginia, and if Super Duper Tuesday settles the matter in both parties, our vote on 2/12/08 will be largely irrelevant. However, should either contest remain undecided, not only will the candidates still standing be spending like drunken sailors, they will probably be offering to take each and every one of us likely voters out to dinner. Note to candidates: We really like those Japanese hibachi places.
 Radio host booted
from general's lawsuit
Miami radio host Martha Flores won't have to respond to a lawsuit filed by a former Cuban general now living in exile in Miami. A federal judge has removed Flores as a defendant, but her employer, Univision, and other defendants are still waiting to see if the entire lawsuit will be tossed as frivolous. According to the Miami Herald, US District Judge Ursula Ungaro dismissed the claim of former General Rafael del Pino that Flores had stated on her WAQI-AM "Radio Mambi" show that del Pino should be executed because a tape of the show proved that it was a caller, not Flores, who made the statement. The suit by del Pino also accuses a Bay of Pigs Veterans group, WJAN (Ch. 41) "AmericaTeVe," an LPTV station, Univision and two of its Miami radio stations and other defendants of making a series of violent threats and intimidating the ex-general with the "intent of chilling" his First Amendment rights. But the defendants claim that it is del Pino's lawsuit that is really a violation of the First Amendment and that he is off base in trying to stop public criticism of him. del Pino has drawn fire from the Miami Cuban community for his published commentaries calling for the US to open negotiations with interim Cuban leader Raul Castro. If the entire case is ultimately thrown out, del Pino could face financial consequences. The defendants have filed motions asking the judge to order del Pino to pay their legal expenses for having to defend themselves against a frivolous lawsuit.
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Keaton goes blue on live TV
Actress Diane Keaton let loose an f-bomb in an interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC's Tuesday 1/15/08 edition of Good Morning America. The network was able to bleep it out for network feeds to other time zones, but it went over the air unedited in the East, its time zone of origin. The Parents Television Council immediately called for punitive action against this and another incident it cited -- raised middle fingers during a segment of CBS's 60 Minutes which aired 12/20/07 -- and has called on its membership to file complaints with the FCC.
The FCC's old rule generally let broadcasters off the hook for inadvertent, fleeting indecency infractions. That policy was cited by the Enforcement Bureau when ruling on slip-ups during live broadcasts of certain awards shows, but the EB was overruled by former Chairman Michael Powell, who stated that use of certain words would be punished regardless of intent or duration. The unilateral abandonment of the fleeting standard, which Powell himself had earlier instructed the FCC to detail in lengthy FCC explanations of its indecency policies led to a lawsuit over the issue which was won at the circuit court level by Fox Television. The Supreme Court is currently deciding if it will hear an appeal from the government. In the absence a Supreme Court ruling overturning the earlier court decision, it would seem the FCC would not have anything upon which to hang a finding of actionable indecency. PTC, along with mounting its latest complaint campaign, urged the Supreme Court to hear the FCC/DoJ appeal, and urged Congress to act on a bill from Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) that would make fleeting indecent utterances actionable by law.
RBR observation: Wow. Diane Keaton. Who would've suspected? That's the thing about this -- you just never know who the next miscreant is going to be. The last celebrity to go blue in this manner, to the best of our recollection, was another unlikely candidate: Chris Matthews. It's not like some antisocial grunge star with an attitude and a face full of metal took advantage of an open mic. The simple fact remains that such incidents are extremely rare, given the massive total of broadcast hours each and every day. These incidents do not lead to rampant copycat incidents -- you will not be reading about Susan Sarandon, Jodi Foster and Michelle Pfeiffer charging onto America's morning shows tomorrow to follow suit. And we defy anybody to point to a single minor example of societal decay that is directly attributable to Diane Keaton's quote. PTC is free to wring their hands and read the end of civilization as we know it into this. And we're free to ignore them. PTC can get bent out of shape over a word; we have more important issues to consider.
 Campaign approaches
wall to wall coverage
There are other things happening in the world beside the chase for the White House in the United States, but you'd barely notice if you're relying on the US media to find out what those events are. According to the Project for Excellence in Journalism's news coverage chart for the week of 1/6/08-1/11/08 (its first in about a month), the campaign ate up half of the newshole. Online sources limited it to a quarter of its coverage, but all others had the campaign in tight focus, especially cable, which devoted two thirds of its time to the story. Radio devoted over half of its time to the campaign, and the coverage of other events was so diffused that two items on its top ten list could not even be rounded up to one full percentage point. The stunner in all of this is the fact that a presidential visit to the major hot spot in the world was all but ignored. George W. Bush's visit to various ports of call in the Middle East earned a mere 4% of the overall newshole. As he enters his last year in office, you may or may not believe he has slipped into irrelevance, but the media would appear to believe that in general he has.
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 Arbitron MRC meeting 1/22
There's a meeting next week (1/22) in which Arbitron is coming to present to the MRC the latest progress on improving PPM sample data and more. The MRC subcommittee invite email reads: "The purpose of this letter is to let you know about the upcoming meeting of the MRC PPM Audit Subcommittee on Jan. 22 in New York. We are encouraging all members of the subcommittee to attend. Arbitron is a strong supporter of the MRC process and we know that the process works best when all members participate. Over the past several months, Arbitron has been working closely with the MRC to address concerns about PPM sample performance in the Houston, Philadelphia and New York panels. At the Jan. 22nd meeting, we will be presenting our plans for improving SPI [sample performance index], compliance rates and representation of the younger demo groups. We think this is important information that should be of interest to all committee members. This meeting will be held from 12-3.....[and it continues]"
RBR observation: At a similar Arbitron meeting in December, the question was asked, "Will the numbers change?" An agency buyer tells us Arbitron said it doesn't believe the numbers are going to change significantly-even if they get greater younger participation. Why? Because the sample that did respond-they say is enough representation to produce the numbers. From a practical standpoint, they have to eventually increase the participation in these demo groups by X amount (whatever gets agreed upon) to keep the stations happy. It's a simple as that. The problem is the younger part of the demo is not representative in the diary sample either. They are changing their habits (iPods, texting, etc) and that's what has created the problem. We may never get the sample size back up unless more youth start listening to radio again-and earlier. Internet/mobile listening of local stations could be included in the overall ratings if stations weren't forced to replace the ads.
2008 industry forecasts: The good, the bad and the ugly
RBR asked major industry organization heads in our annual survey for their 2008 forecasts, insights, solutions and ideas. 2008 promises to be a busy year for these organizations. IAB is grappling with keeping the FTC from regulating too much of its behavioral targeting abilities. Radio is still working to monetize HD and keep the dollars coming in. The TVB has to deal with less robust programming options from the networks due to the strike; and most everyone is in the midst of further capitalizing on digital and new technologies. We asked about everything from what they're recommending to constituents to whether they expect more growth this year in local or national.
RBR/TVBR spoke to Jeff Haley, Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) CEO; O. Burtch Drake, American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA) CEO; Chris Rohrs, Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) President; Randall Rothenberg, Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) CEO; John Sturm, Newspaper Association of America (NAA) CEO; Sean Cunningham, Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau (CAB) CEO; and Stephen Freitas, Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) Chief Marketing Officer.
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 Scripps after online political junkies
E.W. Scripps Company has launched RedBlueAmerica.com, an advertising-supported social networking site aimed at encouraging "vigorous political discourse" during the current election campaigns and beyond. To keep things civil, two experienced journalists have been hired to serve as moderators. "RedBlueAmerica.com is a place for people interested in what the other half thinks on the important and interesting issues of the day," said John Temple, founder of the Web site, and VP of News for Scripps' newspaper division. Ben Boychuk, former managing editor of the Claremont Review of Books, an editorial writer for Investor's Business Daily and a blogger on such sites as Infinite Monkeys, will represent the "Red" (conservative) side. Joel Mathis, an award-winning blogger, reporter and former managing editor for convergence at the World Company in Lawrence, KS, will represent the "Blue" (liberal) point of view. "As moderators, Ben and Joel will pick the topics featured on the site and find the best writing representing their respective sides," Temple said. RedBlueAmerica aims to deliver timely political news, conduct a daily public opionion poll on selected topics and will provide subscribers with an e-mail service. The site also will include a feature called "Truth or Not" that will challenge, among other things, the veracity of factual claims made by high-profile newsmakers and others.
RBR observation: In case you are wondering, perhaps as a stockholder, the new website is being run under the umbrella of the Scripps newspaper division. Thus, it will remain with the TV/newspaper company when Scripps splits into two public companies in the coming months.
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How much is that 'PUP in the window?
Cox Radio found out some time back -- 60M for the five of them, located in iconic Athens GA, the college town with a rep for spawning serious national musical acts. Cox is getting a five-station cluster there -- WPUP-FM, WGMG-FM, WNGC-FM, WGAU-AM & WRFC-AM -- pursuant to an option with Southern Broadcasting of Athens and other companies controlled by Paul Stone. Cox has already paid 12M of that total pursuant to the option. "This strong and very profitable group of stations allows us to enhance our service in the Southeast and specifically in the State of Georgia," said Cox leader Robert F. Neil. "The location of these stations in the fast growing I-85 corridor between Atlanta and Greenville is a great strategic fit for Cox Radio due to our existing presence in both of those markets." Arbitron is not active in the market, but competing ratings service Eastlan began rating the market back in 2005 at Stone's behest.
RBR observation: Cox Radio had been reporting the existence of this option for some time in SEC filings. Until now, though, we did not know the identity of the stations under option or the seller. Now, the mystery is solved.
Close encounter in Austin
KLQB-FM has officially made the move from the portfolio of Entercom to Univision. The 20M gives the buyer its second FM in the Austin TX market. Brokerage Media Venture Partners, which handled the transaction, notes that the station is running a Regional Mexican format from its licensed 104.3 MHz Taylor TX spectrum location.
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 Hear ye, hear ye
Broadcast issues of interest to the non-profit sector are on the schedule for discussion in the upcoming weeks, one from the private sector and one on Capital Hill. The first will feature the unveiling of yet another Kaiser Family Foundation study, this time on the state of public service advertising. KFF will be looking into how much time broadcasters are making available, what topics are being aired and other issues. FCC Commissioners Michael Copps (D), Jonathan Adelstein (D) and Deborah Taylor Tate (R) will be on hand with KFF's Vicky Rideout. Also on the discussion panel are Kate Emanuel of the Ad Council; Univision's Ivelisse Estrada; CBS EVP Martin Franks; Cheryl Healton of the American Legacy Foundation, Christina Latouf from Time Warner; and News Corp.'s Maureen O'Connell. The following Tuesday, 1/29/08 at 1PM, the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, under the gavel of Ed Markey (D-MA), will look into "Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) Services In the Digital TV Age." No word yet on witnesses.
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Luis Jimenez returns to New York radio
Univision Radio announced that after more than a year away from the New York Market (that pesky non-compete!), Luis Jimenez, is back on the air in morning drive. Big Apple listeners can now tune in to Univision's WCAA-FM beginning today and Monday to Friday from 5-11 a.m. Jimenez is syndicated in markets including LA, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, San Francisco, and Puerto Rico.
Dial Global Digital 24/7 launches "Hits NOW!"
Dial Global has launched "Hits NOW!," a new CHR-flavored mass appeal, high impact, foreground format playing the most popular Top 40 hits in the country. It's stylized with custom crafted jingles and imaging that reflect today's music flavor. The format will deliver a full spectrum of tightly rotated hits from pop, urban, alternative and rock genres. "Hits NOW!" will also add tailored content to connect to the younger target focused on texting, games, hot movies, what's latest on YouTube and top hit "hooks" from affiliate and major markets.
WFAN's Craig Carton to humiliate self
Tomorrow at noon, Craig Carton, co-host of WFAN's morning show, will carry out his end of a bargain made with radio partner, Boomer Esiason. Carton, who believed the Giants would lose to the Dallas Cowboys in their NFC Divisional Playoff game, offered to humiliate himself in front of listeners and passerby if the famed New York team won. The Giants win leaves Carton in the unfortunate position of walking across the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan wearing nothing but a Giants jersey and a Speedo, holding a sign reading "Any Given Sunday."
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 Las Vegas report:
convergence redefined at CES
By Gary Arlen, Arlen Communications Inc.
Go beyond the 150-inch wide Panasonic TV monitor and the quarter-inch thin Sony OLED TV sets. Move past the perceived implosion of HD-DVD format and the enticing expansion of mobile video. Plunge through the endless promises of interactive media and the dreams of cross-platform interconnection. The 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) delivered its usual jungle of glitz and extravaganza. But it also offered more tangible evidence of how the diverse segments of the media industries - program producers, transmission providers and reception/display equipment manufacturers - are aligning for the digital era. Historically, CES has been a hardware agora: a venue for equipment makers to cajole retailers into selling their wares. For the past few years, however, content and digital distribution have crept into the Las Vegas extravaganza.
At this year's CES stanza, content - and the "alternative" ways to distribute programs via wireless and wired platforms - permeated the arena. Comcast CEO/Chairman Brian Roberts - the first cable executive to keynote the event - unveiled his company's "Project Infinity," which includes cross-platform delivery of on-demand and high definition programming. Among the new elements are "Fancast," a broadband on-demand content package, and a portable Digital Video Recorder, developed with Panasonic, to enable Comcast customers to take videos from home into their car or portable media players. The Comcast-Panasonic alliance represented was a TOTI ("tip of the iceberg") example of the converged connections on display at CES.
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35K WSMX-AM Greensboro-Winston-Salem NC (Winston-Salem NC) from Gospel Media Inc. (Sylvester Davis Johnson) to Truth Broadcasting Corporation (Stuart W. Epperson Jr.). 10K advance payment, balance in cash at closing, pursuantg to LMA/option of 6/6/07. Superduopoly with WPOL-AM, WKEW-AM & WTRU-AM. [File date 12/19/07.]
N/A WMGL-FM Charleston SC (Ravenel SC) from The Last Bastion Station Trust LLC (Elliot B. Evers) to Citadel Broadcasting Company (Farid Suleman). Citadel is able to retrieve station from trust after its WNKT-FM moved from St. George SC to Eastover SC and the Columbia SC market, creating cap room in Charleston. Superduopoly with WSSX-FM, WIWF-FM, WWWZ-FM & WTMA-AM. [File date 12/19/07.]
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Broadcast stocks buck down market
Have broadcast stocks been so badly beaten up that traders are finally starting to think they might be at bargain levels? The general market had a down day on Wednesday after Intel reported a disappointing quarter. The Dow Industrials fell 35 points, or 0.3%, to 12,466 - and other major indices were down as well.
Most radio stocks, however, posted gains. The RBR Radio Index rose 3.509, or 4.4%, to 82.913. Regent was the star, jumping 14.4%. Citadel gained 6.6%, Entercom 5.9% and Emmis 5.8%.
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Here's how stocks fared on Wednesday
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Close |
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Arbitron*
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ARB
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41.36
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+0.40
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Google
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GOOG
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615.95
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-21.70
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Beasley*
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BBGI
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4.74
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+0.06
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Hearst-Argyle
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HTV
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19.98
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+0.08
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| CBS CI. B |
CBS |
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23.45
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-0.08
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Journal Comm.
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JRN
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7.66
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+0.19
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| CBS CI. A |
CBSa |
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23.44
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-0.12
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Lincoln Natl.
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LNC
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56.03
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+1.20
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| Citadel* |
CDL |
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1.62 |
+0.10 |
Radio One, Cl. A
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ROIA
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1.98
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+0.09
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Clear Channel*
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CCU
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34.79
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+0.12
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Radio One, Cl. D*
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ROIAK
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2.00
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+0.07
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Cox Radio*
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CXR
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11.26
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+0.57
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Regent*
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RGCI
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1.51
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+0.19
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Cumulus*
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CMLS
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5.51
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+0.23
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Saga Commun.*
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SGA
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6.25
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+0.20
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Debut Bcg.
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DBTB
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0.97
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unch
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Salem Comm.*
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SALM
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4.13
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+0.08
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Disney
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DIS
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29.83
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-0.02
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Sirius Sat. Radio
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SIRI
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2.75
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-0.09
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Emmis*
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EMMS
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2.90
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+0.16
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Spanish Bcg.*
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SBSA
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1.62
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+0.04
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Entercom*
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ETM
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11.25
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+0.63
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Westwood One*
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WON
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1.72
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+0.08
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Entravision
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EVC
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6.93
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+0.10
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XM Sat. Radio
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XMSR
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10.57
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-0.14
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Fisher
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FSCI
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34.51
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+0.27
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DC area to lose last real college radio station?
DCRTV reports a source says they just noticed from FCC filings that University of Maryland's WMUC 88.1 College Park's license may soon be pulled: "Hello WYPR 88.1 Baltimore! WYPR filed for a license to cover, meaning the signal upgrade is done and just waiting for the FCC ink to dry. The University Of Maryland's low-powered WMUC is the last vestige of student-operated, broadcast college radio in the DC area. And its days are numbered with a planned power hike from Baltimore NPR outlet WYPR, on the same frequency. Once upon a time, the DC area had a number of student-run over-the-air stations, a la WAMU, WGTB, WDCU, and WHUR. But they're all gone or gone mainstream." WMUC will continue to stream online.
RBR observation: The DC area basically now simulcasts three full power NPR News affiliates. No wonder radio isn't popular with college students anymore-there are fewer and fewer stations to participate in/work for.
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Crystal ball shows
lots of station trading
The brokers of Media Services Group have issued their station trading outlook for this year. MSG predicts that small to medium market radio properties will trade at 7-9 times broadcast cash flow during 2008, and 9-11 times BCF for larger markets
RBR observation: Obviously the MSG brokers have a vested interest in seeing lots of station trading, but there is logic to their forecast. The credit crunch caused by the subprime mortgage debacle has mostly impacted very large deals - say over 100 million bucks and especially into the billions - which banks have to syndicate. But there has been no shortage of lending available for deals in the tens of millions. So the holdup in the station trading market has been the gap between bid and ask. When will that gap narrow? The MSG guys say the second half of 2008 will see would-be sellers adjust to the new pricing reality.
01/16/08 RBR #10
2008 industry forecasts:
The good, the bad and the ugly
TVBR asked major industry organization heads in our annual survey for their 2008 forecasts, insights, solutions and ideas. 2008 promises to be a busy year for these organizations. IAB is grappling with keeping the FTC from regulating too much of its behavioral targeting abilities. Radio is still working to monetize HD and keep the dollars coming in. The TVB has to deal with less robust programming options from the networks due to the strike; and most everyone is in the midst of further capitalizing on digital and new technologies. We asked about everything from what they're recommending to constituents to whether they expect more growth this year in local or national.
RBR observation: What is the outlook for 2008 - See their forecast in this special page report of RBR.
01/16/08 RBR #10
Clear Channel ready for Justice
Now that the FCC has signed off on the privatization of Clear Channel via its sale to Thomas H. Lee Partners and Bain Capital, the next stop is the Department of Justice. Clear Channel announced that it has initiated the DoJ approval process.
RBR observation: As we noted earlier, the consolidation aspects of this transaction are actually favorable to those who wish for less of it. The transaction will remove grandfathering status for a handful of otherwise oversized market clusters. And Clear Channel has been selling properties anyway, regardless of whether or not the Lee/Bain deal goes through. This would seem to be a no-brainer for the DoJ.
01/16/08 RBR #10
Penny stocks proliferate
Radio stocks continue to take a beating on Wall Street. Both Beasley and Salem last week fell into penny stock territory, joining quite a few other radio companies. Who else is in danger of doing the same? 2007 may have been the year of penny stocks for the radio sector, as we noted in the Intelligence Brief on last year's stock market activity released on Friday, but the "year of woe," as we described it, is certainly continuing into 2008. Regent, Emmis, Radio One, Westwood One and Citadel all saw their stock prices fall below the five bucks mark over the course of 2007. Many pension managers and mutual funds aren't permitted to own penny stocks, so when a stock dips below that barrier, a round of selling often follows, just accelerating the stock price decline. Salem crossed the magic barrier last Wednesday and Beasley followed on Thursday. Despite the pending 11.50 per share bid to take the company private, Cumulus! Media is the radio stock next closest to the line, recently trading below six bucks. Saga Communications, likewise, has been below six of late.
RBR observation: Expectations of a flat revenue year, at best, doesn't do much to put a floor under radio stock prices. Growing indications that the US economy is about to fall into recession, or already has, will continue to put pressure on all stock prices. Anyone who thinks they are snapping up bargain stocks right now could well be right, but they may have to hold on for a bumpy ride before realizing profits.
01/15/08 RBR #9
WGA Strike Central, Day 72
Latest network primetime
schedule changes
Carat Programming's Broadcast and Video Beat reports CBS has acquired the rights to recycle some used content from pay cable sibling Showtime. A squeaky clean version of serial killer drama Dexter will air on Sundays at 10 p.m. as of 2/17. Dexter's executive producer and WGA member Daniel Cerrone, as well as other writing producers, won't be involved in creating the edited version for CBS; they're on strike. Effective 2/10, CW's Monday night comedy block will move to Sunday nights, where it briefly aired when the network launched back in September '06. Freshman drama Gossip Girl (8 p.m.) followed by Pussycat Dolls: Girlicious (9 p.m.) will occupy Monday nights.
01/15/08 TVBR #9
Young demo showing
interest in 2008
After developing a reputation for lack of interest in political affairs, members of the 18-29 demographic are turning that perception on its head. In fact, a trend toward more participation in the electoral process began in 2004, and it seems to be gathering more steam this year. The Washington Post quotes a survey from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement which demonstrated upticks for the age group in 2004, further growth in 2006 and which projects even greater participation in 2008.
01/14/08 RBR #8
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