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Volume 24, Issue 124, Jim Carnegie, Editor & Publisher
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Tuesday Morning June 26th, 2007
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Radio News ®
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 Radio One caught up on reports; Q1 up a bit
Radio One filed its Q1 financial report with the SEC Monday morning, getting the company caught back up on its filings since restating previous results due to problems with how it accounted for stock options. Q1 revenues were up 1.1% to 82.5 million, or up 0.6% excluding revenues from the company's new magazine, Giant. Bear Stearns analyst Christopher Ensley calls that "slightly better than expected," so a plus for Radio One. He noted that revenue gains for the company's radio operations in Atlanta, Cincinnati and Dallas were partially offset by a significant decline in Los Angeles. Station operating income decreased 5.1% from a year ago to 33.6 million. Ensley, however, had expected a 7.1% decline, so, again, better than expected. How's the still-young TV One doing? Radio One reports that its allocable share of TV One's losses for Q1 was 492K, compared to 481K a year earlier. Since entering into the joint venture with Comcast and other investors in 2003 to create the cable network aimed at African-American viewers, Radio One has invested 51.6 million of the 74 million it has pledged to the venture. Radio One owns approximately 36% of TV One. Radio One also has network services and advertising services agreements with TV One, under which it receives an annual fee of 500K. Both agreements run until January 2009.
Murdoch-Bancroft talks back on track
There's no guarantee that a deal will be done, but the Wall Street Journal - which has been closely following the bidding for its parent company - says News Corporation is back in intense negotiations with Dow Jones & Co. after the talks nearly broke down on Friday. News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch reportedly complained that some portions of a proposal to maintain the editorial independence of the Wall Street Journal were "insulting." According to the WSJ, Murdoch was so incensed that News Corp. lawyers drew up a letter withdrawing the 60 bucks per share offer for Dow Jones, but it was never sent. Instead, the two sides agreed to keep talking. The Dow Jones proposal called for a seven-member "Special Committee on Editorial and Journalistic Independence and Integrity," with two members appointed by the Bancroft family, which has controlled Dow Jones for 100 years, two appointed by News Corp. and three independent members chosen by the Bancrofts and approved by News Corp. In response, News Corp. proposed a larger board, but with News Corp. having more control over the nominating process - and eliminating the board's proposed power to overrule News Corp. on selecting the publisher of the WSJ and managing editor of Dow Jones Newswires.
RBR observation: The wrangling over editorial control of the WSJ has proven to be a much bigger issue than the price, since no one else has stepped up to even match the 60 bucks a share (a total of five billion) offered by Murdoch. Should the Bancrofts not come to terms with Murdoch, they are going to face some very angry shareholders.
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 Supremes open the door
for late-term issue ads
"Where the First Amendment is implicated, the tie goes to the speaker, not the censor," wrote US Chief Justice John Roberts (pictured), with the Supreme Court finding that a Wisconsin anti-abortion group was within its rights to run advertising before an election, even though the ads could have been construed as an attack on a senator up for re-election. It reversed a previous high court ruling on a part of the McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act. Writing in dissent, Justice David Souter said, "After today, the ban on contributions by corporations and unions and the limitation on their corrosive spending when they enter the political arena are open to easy circumvention." Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said, "It is regrettable that a split Supreme Court has carved out a narrow exception by which some corporate and labor expenditures can be used to target a federal candidate in the days and weeks before an election." The ruling is supposed to allow groups to express an opinion about an issue of concern, and does not free them to advocate for or against a candidate. The Wisconsin group's ads had been criticized because they addressed an issue not before Congress, and mentioned Wisconsin's two Democratic senators by name (Russ Feingold, who was running for re-election, and Herb Kohl), urging them not to filibuster judicial nominations from the president.
RBR observation: Here are the two questions raised by this ruling. First, just how big will this loophole prove to be? It doesn't allow affected groups to engage in straight electioneering, but it could open up a cottage industry of cute wording to get a message across about a candidate while seemingly focusing on a particular issue. Second, how much additional pressure will this place on inventory in the last days before an election? Schedules are already jam-packed in battleground races. One good thing about these kinds of ads - they are not subject to lowest unit rate (LUR), nor are politicians ever likely to share this blessing with their corporate and union friends.
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We wait...and wait
Monday passed with still no official announcement that Clear Channel has signed a deal with Arbitron to subscribe to PPM in all of the Top 50 markets where Arbitron plans to roll out the electronic ratings service. Clearly the deal has been struck, but, as with so many things, the devil is in the details. As RBR reported yesterday (6/25/07 RBR #123), The Media Audit insists that Clear Channel and other broadcasters will still provide funding for testing of its challenger to PPM being developed with Ipsos. Arbitron did announce late yesterday that Magic Broadcasting had signed a multi-year deal for PPM ratings in Los Angeles. Magic owns KDAY-FM and KDAI-FM. LA is scheduled to get PPM measurement next January.
 DOJ intercedes
in cable/telco dispute
The citizens residing in rural portions of eastern Pennsylvania may be the winners, even as Citizens Communications suffers a loss at the hands of the Department of Justice. Citizens, a telco provider, has been barred from enforcing an inherited agreement which prevented cable companies from offering voice services. According to InfoWorld, the issue came to a head when Citizen acquired Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises. Commonwealth had settlements in place with Blue Ridge Communications and Service Electric Cablevision which prevented the latter two companies from adding voice service to their cable television offerings. The DOJ found this to be anticompetitive, and did not allow the settlements to continue on under the new ownership regime. According to the DOJ, state regulations may be in place, but that does not make a situation immune from federal antitrust law.
RBR observation: It is common for members of the business community to sing of the virtues of competition, but at the same time, nobody moves faster or stronger to thwart competition than members of the business community. Telephone companies are doing everything in their power to enter the MVPD business, so it should come as no surprise to them that cable companies will do everything they can to snag away as much traditional telephone business from telcos as they can. We would hope as a general rule that regulatory agencies keep competition alive and well, and that they remember this lesson when considering the monopolistic merger proposal of XM and Sirius.
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| Day of Silence |
RBR has solicited industry feedback on today's national Day of Silence, with web radio streams going silent to protest the crippling fees approved by CRB.
WBEB Philadelphia will join the day of silence
We have a choice: Protest today with a Day of Silence or get out of the Streaming business. Sometime between now and 2010 we will all be forced to stop Streaming since it will cost us more than we could possibly make. It reminds me of the competition for home delivery of milk in the forties and the saying that came out of it: "I am only losing 2 cents on a bottle of milk, but I will make it up in volume"
Jerry Lee, WBEB-FM Philadelphia owner
Original Hot97.com
going silent, too
 You were looking for comments/stories about tomorrow's Day of Silence. Attached is the copy that we will be using on the web site for ORIGINAL HOT 97.COM. It will replace the home page for the day. A slightly modified version has been turned into a PSA that will run all day "on the air" in place of our regular programming.
Joel Salkowitz, President,
Sound Ideas Programming Consultants, llc
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99 HIT FM Day Of Silence
99 Hit FM (KADI-FM) in Springfield, MO will temporarily take its radio stations' webcasts off-line today, in support of a "Day of Silence" for webcasters. "We know that our stations have substantial audiences who enjoy the convenience of listening online," said Rod Kittleman, Program Director of 99 Hit FM. "We want everyone to be aware that we will not be financially able to continue to provide this service if listeners do not speak up! Broadcasters are willing to pay reasonable online royalties, but this ruling could mean the end of any and all internet radio." 99 Hit FM urges all listeners to support the Internet Radio Equality Act, details are here www.savenetradio.org
Silence of Streaming
We will participate in silencing the streaming of all four of our stations. We have many of our U.S. troops around the world that listen to our stations for their connection to "home". If the CRB/SoundExchange plan goes through as planned, we and hundreds of other stations will be forced to silence forever. Thank you.
Margaret C. Perkins, President / CEO, First Natchez Radio Group, Natchez, MS
Access 1 will be participating
Our radio stations will participate in the nationwide day of silence.
Chesley Maddox-Dorsey, President & COO,
Access.1 Communications, Corp,New York, NY
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Ad Business Report TM
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RADAR 93 radio network ratings
Arbitron has released its June 2007 RADAR radio network audience reports (RADAR 93) covering 3/30/06 - 4/4/07. Jones MediaAmerica's TWC Radio Network took the lead this time with a 2.7 average rating, P12+. Dial Global's Complete FM network leads the list for the 18-49 demo. RADAR 93 marks an increase in sample size to 160,000 diarykeepers, part of a continuing sample initiative, with a goal of 200,000 by 12/07. With this release, RADAR data now includes Hispanic language preference in the demos. Language usage weighting provides sample-balancing controls to ensure that the proportion of Spanish-Primary and English-Primary Hispanics matches the characteristics of the population. The preference choices were: All Spanish; Mostly Spanish; All English; Mostly English; Spanish Dominant; and English Dominant.
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 JMA introduces two
new RADAR networks
Jones MediaAmerica will introduce two new networks to RADAR - Adult Power and Female Perspective. The highly targeted new networks are a result of a restructuring of the current network as well as the addition of Jones inventory. Both networks, which will be available for purchase for the 2008 buying season, will be published in the RADAR 93 Special Tab and officially debut in RADAR 94. The Jones MediaAmerica TWC Radio Network will continue to be available for purchase through the end of 2007. Since entering RADAR in 2004, the Jones MediaAmerica TWC Radio Network has consistently ranked among the top 5 with Adults 25-54, having most recently occupied the #1 position in RADAR 92. Jones anticipates that each network will follow the path of its predecessor, and will continue to have a strong ranking in this adult demo. Female Perspective will have a strong concentration in the coveted female demographic as well. Both the Adult Power and Female Perspective network cover Monday - Sunday, 6AM-7PM, offering top market delivery and upscale audiences. Adult Power reaches listeners in 99% of the U.S., while Female Perspective covers 97% of the U.S.
Airlines and Chicago radio spots examined
Media Monitors took a look last week at The Airlines and Chicago. The #1 advertiser on the radio in Chicago last week was Home Depot running 967 spots. Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge was #2 with 924 commercials and Hyundai coming in #3 airing 760 announcements. McDonald's was #4 with 689 spots, while the HD Digital Radio Alliance was #5 running 663 spots. The Illinois Lottery hit big with 644 commercials which scored them the 6th position. Toyota was #7 with 560 units and LaSalle Bank deposited 551 spots on the radio to net them the #8 position, up from 14th the previous week. #9 was Geico, running 549 commercials, with Menards coming in 10th with 546 spots. ExpressJet, the regional carrier, ran the most spots on the radio last week with 1518 units. Next was AeroMexico with 678 units coming in #2, up from #11 the previous week. SouthWest Airlines was #3 running 237 units, with Frontier Airlines in at #4 with only 196 units. Delta was #5 with 178 spots, and Northwest Airlines was in at #6 with 161 units. American Airlines was #7 with United Airlines in at #8. AirTran was 9th and coming in 10th, it was Aero California. On the National Spot Ten, we had the HD Digital Radio Alliance in at #1 running 27,152 units. Home Depot was #2 with 26,400 spots, with Geico coming in 3rd with 22,828 spots.
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| Media Business Report TM |
 Yahoo to merge
ad sales departments
Yahoo said its chief domestic sales officer Wenda Millard resigned and the company will merge its search and display ad departments in the U.S. In an interview with The AP, Millard, who immediately announced that she has taken the newly created position of president of media for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, said she bore no ill will toward Yahoo. Yahoo said it hopes the latest shake-up will streamline the way it sells advertising to customers who increasingly want to buy ads across a variety of formats, from being linked to search terms to popping up as a graphical display to being shown as video, according to an AP report. The reshuffling follows co-founder Jerry Yang replacing Terry Semel as CEO last week. Millard, who has been a member of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia's board for the past three years, will oversee the company's publishing, Internet and broadcasting activities.
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But wait, there's more
It turns out that the Clear Channel station parking garage revealed last week wasn't complete. Two more floors (or documents filed with the FCC) add 71 and 52 radio stations to the four TVs and 71 radio stations already noted, bringing the total to four television and 194 radio stations. Today will list the second set of 71 radio stations. The third drop will come tomorrow or the day after depending on scheduling matters, and by week's end we'll put together a merged list of all properties, along with any further filings which hit the FCC database.
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WGTS-FM DC may be sold
Takoma Park, MD's Columbia Union College is considering the sale of Contemporary Christian WGTS-FM (91.9 mHz), according to DCRTV. The report said there are numerous bids for the station: "The college's trustees are scheduled to vote on the matter during late June or early July. There's even a bid from the current WGTS board of directors to keep the station's staff and format intact."
RBR observation: This is a full-market signal and an opportunity to bring more music variety and localism to DC. We would suggest The University of Maryland grab the station up and replace its puny 10-watt signal. Any other college in the area would be welcome to enhance the music choice in DC as well - may we suggest Georgetown University? GWU? Of course, we bet that some of the bidders are Religious non-com outfits, and their deep pockets will likely edge out the colleges. In our wish list, though, a good example to follow would be Baltimore's successful full-market Towson University station, WTMD-FM (AAA/Indie). DCRTV mentioned WETA-FM here (currently playing Classical) might buy the station to run NPR news and info again, basically simulcasting American University's NPR affiliate WAMU here. How exciting. PS. WAMU currently runs WTMD on its HD-2 signal; WTOP HD-2 here is now running IChannel Music (unsigned artists), so the demand is here.
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 There's a new senator in town
The seat of the late Larry Craig (R-WY) has been filled by a Democratic governor with a Republican, due to an unusual law in Craig's Wyoming. The state feels it fair to keep the seat in the hands of the party voters chose, so it allows the governor to make the pick, but the governor's candidate pool consists of three options provided by state Republican leadership. The winner of the seat is Dr. John Barrasso, pictured, who will fulfill Craig's duties until a new election can be held in November 2008, the winner of which will fill out Craig's term, which expires in 2012. Michael Enzi (R-WY) is standing for re-election, making Wyoming home to a rare two-senator election. Barrasso moves up from the Wyoming state legislator. Craig was not on the all-important Commerce Committee.
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| Entertainment Media Business Report TM |
Roseanne plans to try radio again at bigger station
While Roseanne Barr's show "Roseanne Talk Live" ended its run on KCAA-AM San Bernardino, CA on 6/15, she wrote on her blog that she planned to return to radio. "I only signed up for fourteen weeks, at KCAA in order to facilitate making a demo reel, and practicing being a talk show hostess," Barr wrote on www.roseanneworld.com. Todd Rowan, sales director for KCAA, said the station enjoyed having her. "We had a great ball having her on the air, and we're very appreciative," he told The San Bernardino Press-Enterprise. Barr said she "would be available and ready to go to work" with her reel in September and would be ready to go to a bigger station than KCAA. She also mentioned working with John Argent, her sidekick on the show, as well as her son Jake.
ESPN Deportes Radio adds three markets; Hugo Sanchez
ESPN's ESPN Deportes Radio, the only around-the-clock national Spanish-language radio network in the U.S., is adding KNIT-AM Dallas-Forth Worth, WADB-AM serving central Jersey and WKCE-AM in Knoxville. The affiliate in Dallas will be managed and operated by ESPN, Inc., making it the first Spanish-language radio station to be fully managed by the company. In addition, the radio network announced an exclusive agreement with Hugo Sanchez, head coach of the Mexican National Soccer team. Sanchez will join soccer experts Jorge Ramos and Hernan Pereyra to co-host "Hugo Sánchez en Estado Puro," a talk show that will explore current events in the world of Mexican soccer and beyond. It will air Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. With these new affiliates, ESPN Deportes Radio now has presence in 12 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and is also available on Sirius.
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 eBay back to advertising
on Google
After a little spat (6/15/07 RBR #117), eBay has resumed running ads through Google. eBay pulled its ads from Google's search-based AdWords network in the US, potentially in response to Google's decision to hold a party starting at the same time as an eBay conference for merchants who sell on its site. The Google "Checkout Freedom Party," is part of an effort to lobby eBay to accept its online payment system, "Google Checkout," which competes with eBay's PayPal. eBay spokesman Hani Durzy said the ad freeze was an experiment to look at how they market across all media channels. In the past week, eBay increased advertising on Google rivals, including Yahoo, Ask.com and MSN.com. Durzy told The AP the experiment proved that eBay didn't need to spend as much on Google's search ads.
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| Transactions |
20.5M WSNR-AM New York NY (Jersey City NJ) and WWZN-AM Boston MA from Rose City Radio Corp. (Troy Scheer, VP)/Vulcan Sports Media Inc. (Chris Canning, pres/gen counsel) to Blackstrap Broadcasting LLC, a subsidiary of Davidson Media Group LLC (Peter Davidson). 1M escrow, balance in cash at closing. Vulcan has operating agreement with licensee Rose City and is listed in contract as co-seller. [File date 5/31/07.]
N/A KARN-FM Little Rock (Sheridan AR) from The Last Bastion Station Trust LLC (Elliot B. Evers) to Citadel Broadcasting Company (Farid Suleman). Swapping with trustee for KOKY-FM Sheridan AR in the same market. Citadel also has KAAY-FM, KARN AM & FM, KIPR-FM, KURB-FM & KLAL-FM in the market; Last Bastion also holds KPZK-AM, KVLO-FM. [File date 5/29/07.]
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| Stock Talk |
Radio stocks buck a down trend
Stock prices were mostly lower Monday as investors fretted over the next Fed meeting. The Dow Industrials ended the session down eight points at 13,352, and most other major indices also fell a bit.
Radio stocks, however, outperformed the market. The Radio Index rose 0.026, a mere 0.02%, to 156.490. One reason was Arbitron, up 4% on reports in RBR and elsewhere of a PPM deal with Clear Channel, which declined 2.1%. Salem, which tends to be rather volatile, rose 2.7% and Emmis gained 1.3%.
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Here's how stocks fared on Monday
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ARB
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52.00
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Google
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GOOG
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527.42
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+2.44
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Beasley
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BBGI
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8.43
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+0.08
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Hearst-Argyle
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HTV
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23.69
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-0.22
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CBS |
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32.62
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+0.19
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Journal Comm.
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JRN
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12.86
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-0.08
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CBSa |
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32.63
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+0.07
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Lincoln Natl.
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LNC
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70.55
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-0.15
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CDL |
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Radio One, Cl. A
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ROIA
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7.12
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-0.02
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Clear Channel
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CCU
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37.20
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-0.79
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Radio One, Cl. D
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ROIAK
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7.11
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-0.04
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Cox Radio
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CXR
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14.21
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-0.01
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Regent
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RGCI
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3.34
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-0.01
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Cumulus
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CMLS
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9.26
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-0.16
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Saga Commun.
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SGA
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10.00
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-0.04
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Debut Bcg.
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DBTB
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1.56
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unch
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Salem Comm.
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SALM
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11.24
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+0.29
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Disney
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DIS
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34.06
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-0.08
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Sirius Sat. Radio
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SIRI
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3.08
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+0.07
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Emmis
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EMMS
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9.54
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+0.12
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Spanish Bcg.
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SBSA
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4.45
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-0.07
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Entercom
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ETM
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24.31
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+0.13
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SWMX
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SMWX
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0.14
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+0.02
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Entravision
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EVC
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10.16
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-0.22
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Westwood One
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WON
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7.04
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-0.06
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Fisher
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FSCI
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50.13
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XM Sat. Radio
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XMSR
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11.43
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+0.08
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Radio network ratings Jones MediaAmerica's TWC Radio Network took the lead this time...
Media Markets & Money
But wait, there's more
It turns out that the Clear Channel station parking garage just got fuller...
WGTS-FM DC may be sold
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Radio Media Moves
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 Lifetime of achievement
The Texas Association of Broadcasters will present the association's first Lifetime Achievement Award to TAB President Ann Arnold at TAB's Annual Awards Gala on August 9th in Austin. Not that she is finished working, mind you. "Ann's extraordinary, continuing leadership of the TAB over the past 20 years and for the foreseeable future is an inspiration to all Texas broadcasters. Her passion for advancing the interests of our industry in Austin and Washington continues to reap rewards for the state's 1,200+ radio and television stations," said TAB Chairman Jerry Bobo, regional manager for First Broadcasting Co. LP. "While we look forward to many more years of Ann's leadership, we believe it's important to seize the moment and honor Ann for all she has done. I could not possibly imagine how TAB could have accomplished all it has over the past two decades without Ann's leadership," Bobo added.
Upped at WSJ
Radio Net
The Wall Street Journal Radio Network announced that Amy Francis has been named New Media Project Manager, with responsibilities to develop and oversee projects and programs for radio, podcasting and licensing. Previously,Francis managed the WSJRadio.com redesign and oversaw the reporting and advertising for The Wall Street Journal's podcasts.
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GLR Launches
Flash Grupero
GLR Networks announced the launch of Flash Grupero, three daily Mexican Regional Music features hosted by music journalist Gerardo Rojas from La Ke Buena radio network in Mexico. Flash Grupero, a one-minute vignette featuring Mexican Regional Music, contains all the news and gossip of listeners' favorite artists. Rojas, better known as El Gigio de la Calle, gives listeners a quick and energetic review of the latest releases.
RAB launches
new website, logo
The RAB has launched a newly designed website to provide single-source efficiency and ensure a consistent message. The unified site at www.RAB.com serves as the main portal for all RAB resources, then channels into three dedicated sections - one for advertisers, one for Radio stations, plus a newsroom channel. Each section is designed for the specific end-user with effortless access to the most relevant content. Highlights of the new RAB.com include a menu-driven, easy-to-navigate design; site-wide search tools powered by Google; direct links to the Radio Ad Effectiveness Lab and Radio-Mercury Awards sites; and expanded research on the African-American and Hispanic marketplaces. RAB also introduced a new logo that signals a change in the perception of radio in the ad space.
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WIPO wipeout
The World Intellectual Property Organization has failed to come up with new international standards to protect electronic copyrights. According to William New of Intellectual Property Watch, broadcasters and cablecasters are trying to prevent signal theft but are encountering wildly divergent viewpoints. The United States delegation said there was not even one area where it could find any agreement. One point of divergence was said to be whether traditional copyright safeguards should be extended to the Internet and other new delivery platforms. According to the Associated Press, European representatives believe that the transmitter of programming should have rights over anything content put on their platform, regardless of its source, which is encountering stiff resistance from companies said to include Intel Corp. and Verizon. It remains to be seen if any progress can be made prior to a treaty negotiation scheduled for November.
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The Winner IS: Arbitron's PPM
Clear Channel on board
You read correctly: Clear Channel is on board with PPM in their top 50 markets.
RBR observation: With Clear Channel working on closing their deal to take the company private, it was just a matter of time before this deal was struck. Why? Business dictates and the fact that Technology Waits For No One, including Clear Channel (a company that just does not carry the clout it once did). Ad clients and, more importantly, ad agencies have demanded radio move into the 21st century to electronic measurement. PPM is proving to show a different and new wave of radio audience listening habits which was recently demonstrated with the May Philadelphia PPM data.
06/25/07 RBR #123
The interesting part of this saga
The Media Audit/Ipsos February 12th, (02/12/07 RBR #29), RBR's headline read: Radio groups to back TMA/Ipsos test. In a nutshell, Media Audit announced at RAB2007 that five radio companies - Clear Channel, Cox, Cumulus, Entercom and Radio One - had agreed to put up millions in cash for a test in Houston of the TMA/Ipsos in competition with Arbitron's PPM...The Media Audit Exec. VP Phillip Beswick told RBR late Sunday that he had confirmed that Clear Channel has signed a contract for PPM, but he remains confident.
RBR observation: Time to stop and move forward. It is now an Arbitron electronic measurement game and we are skeptical of whether radio groups will continue putting any more cash into a project that may never see the light of day. It's not that just about everybody else in the radio biz wanting one and only one service- we'd love to see healthy, ongoing competition at the top of the ratings food chain. It's just that to date no entrant into that arena has managed to pull it off, or even come close. If The Media Audit thinks it is the exception that will prove the rule, more power to it, but it will be trying to counter a strong historical current that suggests a tough upstream battle. Media Audit is a solid research company and RBR's recommendation is be the best at what it does now and improve it for tomorrow - electronically. (more details in this report of RBR)
06/25/07 RBR #123
The Clear Channel shopping list
Radio and Television. Large market, small market. Intact cluster, partial cluster, orphan. The list of stations being placed in a parking lot trusteeship by Clear Channel has a little bit of everything. Here is the complete list of stations:
06/25/07 RBR #123
Clear Channel makes
some FCC moves
A series of documents filed with the Federal Communications Commission show Clear Channel bidding adieu to a number of radio and television stations, which will in turn be saying aloha to Jeanette Tully. Tully will provide foster care for the diverse group of properties as the Aloha Station Trust LLC. The filing includes television stations about 70 radio stations scattered here and there. The radio stations are a mixed bag of intact clusters, partial clusters and standalone orphans. Most are in Ohio, Florida or California.
06/22/07 RBR #122
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