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Volume 23, Issue 167, Jim Carnegie, Editor & Publisher
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Monday Morning August 28th, 2006
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Radio News ®
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 Lots of Radio Presidents
in Clear Channel reorganization
When the official announcement finally came out Friday afternoon, it confirmed much of what RBR reported Friday morning (8/25/06 RBR #166): BBill Gentry has been named Sr. VP East, reporting to Exec. VP Tom Shurr. Dave Crowl has been named Sr. VP Central, reporting to Exec. VP Charlie Rahilly. Ed Krampf and Mark Kopelman have both been named Sr. VP West, reporting to Exec. VP Susan Karis. And while the managers of CC Radio's most important big markets are no longer overseeing smaller markets in their region, they have been given the new title of President & Market Manager, which CC Radio CEO Hogan says is "a new approach to focus the full undivided attention of a local manager on our most crucial markets." The announcement also confirmed RBR's previous report that Sr. VPs of Programming Jack Evans and Bill Richards had been let go. The four Sr. VPs of Programming remaining in the latest reorganization are Marc Chase, Eastern; Michael Martin, Western & Central; Gene Romano, Eastern & Central; and Alan Sledge, Western & Central. "This new approach has fewer layers of management. We've made enormous progress creating and deploying outstanding decision-support systems. Today, our decision-makers are better informed, more experienced, and as a result, more autonomous," Hogan told his staff.
| Those 10 new Pres./MMs are |
RBR observation: Clearly Hogan is reconfiguring Clear Channel Radio to focus on the big bucks - trying to drive ratings and revenues in the largest markets. The 10 big market Pres./MMs are being told to focus exclusively on building ratings and revenues in the big bucks markets, while no longer having to worry about overseeing other markets - and, in most cases, fewer layers of management between them and Hogan. Will LESS layers of management produce MORE cash? One wag sent RBR an email questioning whether any layers of management had been eliminated. He or she noted that the old structure was Pres./CEO, SVP, RVP, me, while the new one is Pres./CEO, EVP, SVP, RVP, me. "Must be the new math," that CC manager concluded. Regardless, the real issue is the payoff. Clear Channel CEO Mark Mays has been telling Wall Street that his company is not like other radio companies and will continue to outgrow its peers. 2007 will be the test of that. Less is More will have completely lapped itself, the easy comps will be history and investors will be looking for the Mays boys and Hogan to deliver on their claim that Clear Channel can outperform the rest of the industry on a consistent basis. Last note as RBR continues to only hear that Clear Channel has a list of stations ready for sale, but this is unconfirmed. But if Clear Channel takes step as ABC and CBS in selling unwanted stations no matter the size it makes sense as it takes money to run any operation. RBR can not wait to see how Wall Street spins the happenings from last week and if May's words are true that Clear Channel is not like other radio companies.
 Analyst likes CBS sale prices
Bear Stearns analyst Victor Miller is bullish on CBS as a radio station seller. He calls both sales so far, to Entercom and Border Media Partners (BMP), wins for CBS and further proof that CBS' stock is inexpensive. Miller figures the 262 million bucks sale of 15 stations to Entercom worked out to a multiple of 13.8 times EBITDA, which is in line with other estimates. The BMP deal, though, for KTSA-AM & KJXK-FM San Antonio, was even richer. "We estimate that the two stations generated approximately nine million in annual revenues and slightly less than 1.5 million in BCF, implying a purchase multiple of over 30 times. We believe that CBS' basis in the stations was relatively low and that it will be a full taxpayer on the transaction, which still implies a multiple of over 20 times based on net proceeds," Miller said in a note to clients. "Comparing the purchase multiples with that of CBS' current multiple of 8.1 times, we believe the radio asset sales add further proof that CBS stock is inexpensive," he added.
RBR observation: We would note that BMP's Tom Castro told RBR that the FM was priced as a stick in this deal, so essentially no BCF there - and he is not looking at the price as 30 times from a buyer's perspective. If Miller is close to the mark with the 1.5 million figure, which would all come from KTSA, there is clearly upside potential for margin improvement there, some of which should come just from the cost savings of rolling the station into a much larger cluster.
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Watchdog wants to hit the brakes on ownership rule
The Minority Media & Telecommunications Council (MMTC) sees fatal flaws in the diversity portions of the FCC's look at the remanded media ownership rules. They would create "reversible error" which MMTC warns could lead to a second remand. "No one wants a second remand." MMTC's specific complaints are that the FNPRM "...fails to identify and describe MMTC's proposals," that it "...fails to consider the definition of a socially and economically disadvantaged business," and that it "...fails to include all legal justifications for minority ownership policies." It says that unless the flaws are corrected, "...it will be impossible for the Commission to adopt, and sustain, any meaningful minority ownership relief." And the only way to reverse the flaws in the FNPRM will be to "...withdraw it, revise it and republish it in the federal register." MMTC characterizes this as one step backward and two steps forward.
RBR observation: What's going on at the FCC on this topic? The clock on comment submission is ticking toward the deadline, but none of the promised public forums have been scheduled, nor has the promised special ownership section of the FCC website made an appearance. In a meeting with reporters last month, Commissioner Robert McDowell said it was the hot topic at the FCC right now, but even to those of us who make a living watching for any crumb of information about the ownership FNPRM, you'd never know it. What news there has been is that there's no news. How much longer can that go on?
 Adelstein stakes out
his regulatory turf
FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein appeared before the Progress and Freedom Foundation on 8/20/06, and held forth on a variety of hot broadcast topics currently on the Commission's very crowded regulatory plate. He started out emphasizing his belief in letting the free market work as much as possible. Here are his thoughts, in several nutshells. * Multicast Must-Carry: He sees no reason to step ahead of the market, since the lack of public interest requirements (other than for three hours of Children's programming weekly), the result might be the loss of C-SPAN 3 so that a broadcaster can put 24/7 home shopping on a digital side channel. * A la Carte: The FCC itself produced conflicting evidence on a la carte (coming out against it under Michael Powell and for it under Kevin Martin). Adelstein believes there is strong evidence it could be harmful and would not impose a mandatory a la carte regime on cable operators. * Media Ownership: Take a guess. He vows to continue that battle to limit further conglomeration in order to preserve what diversity is left in the "marketplace of ideas." * Indecency: We'll highlight this topic. Adelstein is all for enforcing indecency regulations, but notes the First Amendment "tightrope" the Commission must balance upon. He fears the anti-indecency outcry coming from some quarters is forcing an over-reaction that could possibly, via courtroom action, cost the FCC the ability to take any action at all against objectionable programming. He said, "I don't believe the Commission has provided broadcasters a coherent and principled framework that is rooted in common sense and sound constitutional grounds. While we often spend most of our time taking about economic freedom, freedom from governmental intrusion into speech is just as important. As a father of two, I believe that the government has a legitimate interest in protecting children from indecent and overly commercial content. I fully support that, and have participated in stepping up our enforcement efforts. But I also believe that, as government officials, we are sworn to uphold the Constitution, and need to avoid overstepping our bounds."
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Katz releases Spring format averages;
youth declines continue
The latest Katz Media Group Radio National Format Averages report for all Spring 2006 markets shows continued gains for Urban and Spanish-language stations, as well as shifts in AC and Rock-based formats evident along demographic lines. All of the formats that are either stable or have shown recent increases are Adult-skewing formats. The only exception is the Urban Contemporary/CHR format, which shows an increase this Spring even though it tends to skew younger. On the other hand, nearly all of the formats with a youth or young adult age skew show declines. Hispanic is the biggest winner this Spring, increasing more than 10% since this time last year. The popularity of the format is stronger than ever, with shares at their highest level to date. While Country remains stable since last year, the format has seen some increases over prior years. Although the format may never regain the high shares enjoyed in the early nineties, the recent increases have shown the resilience of the format. Country remains number one overall in the average market, maintaining nearly a 2:1 advantage over the next highest format.
| See the individual format analyses here |
 TVB finds correlation between
spot spend and vehicle sales
This may be TV but the research is something that is vital for local radio to have as you compete on the street. The information comes from a Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) analysis of 2Q '06 automotive ad spending data compiled by TNS Media Intelligence points to a strong correlation between spot TV ad spending and vehicle sales. "I think the message here is indisputable," said Chris Rohrs, TVB president. "Buy spot, sell cars." As a group, the "Big Three" (GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler) reduced spot TV spending by 1.3% during the second quarter and vehicle unit sales declined 12%. On the other hand, the "all other" grouping (led by Toyota) increased spending on spot TV by 8.7% during the quarter and realized a unit volume increase of 5.2% in an overall market that was down 5.5%. Toyota, in fact, pushed its spot TV spending up 14.1% during the quarter and its unit sales grew 11.8%. Volkswagen had a 40.1% increase in spot spending and enjoyed the largest unit volume growth (up 14.3%). Of the top spenders in the "all other" group, only Nissan reduced spot spending for the quarter; Nissan's 19.5% cut in spot TV spending correlated to a 10.6% drop in unit sales volume. TVB's analysis includes all three tiers of automotive spending: factory, dealer associations and individual dealers.
| View 2Q data | View 1st Half data |
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| Branding Business Report |
Brandcasting with Snapple and WFNX
Jay Coleman, EMCI President, organized a deal that took WFNX-FM Boston commercial free for six weeks this summer, with Snapple as sole sponsor. He calls the promotion "brandcasting," and it's gotten quite a bit of interest from broadcasters. EMCI is an entertainment and music marketing company that's been in business since 1976. First known as Rock Bill, the company invented tour sponsorship in 1981 with the Rolling Stones and still represents them, most recently with Radio Shack sponsoring the new Rolling Stones Tour this fall. EMCI also put Pepsi and Michael Jackson together and handled that relationship for 10 years. They've done hundreds and hundreds of tie-ins between the music industry and major national brands all over the world.
Here, we asked Jay about the brandcasting part of his business, along with some of the details on this past summer's deal with Snapple and 'FNX.
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Ad Business Report TM
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 Falcons runningback in radio campaign with AirTran
AirTran Airways, with hubs at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, has tapped Falcons runningback Warrick Dunn for a new radio and outdoor effort running this month. The Atlanta campaign highlights AirTran's new Boeing jets, Business Class, A+ Rewards Frequent Flier Program and XM Satellite Radio. The outdoor component includes billboards in metro Atlanta sporting a picture of Dunn in action and tag lines such as "Our Newest Jet Has Afterburners." Radio uses a spot entitled "Play By Play." "The spot features sportscasters providing color commentary, with John Madden-esque charm, on Dunn's in-flight experiences on AirTran. Later radio messages will promote AirTran's destinations and the Falcons' away games," reported The Atlanta Business Chronicle.
San Diego Ford Dealers names JWT new AOR
The San Diego Ford Dealers Advertising Association has named JWT as its new marketing communications agency to handle creative, media placement and Hispanic marketing. "JWT provided all the resources we needed to handle our recently formed dealer association under one roof," said John McCallan, Jr., president, Pearson Ford. "Their talent and retail expertise will allow us to get really aggressive in this market." JWT currently represents 85% of the nation's local Ford dealer associations and has been in San Diego for more than 20 years with local account representation servicing the U.S. Marine Corps, as well as a team of recruitment specialists working with local clients like Jack-in-the-Box and Qualcomm.
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Regent pares down in Evansville
Radio group Regent Communications is going to slim down to four FMs and an AM in the Evansville IN market by spinning WYNG-FM Mount Carmel to W. Russell Withers, Jr. Broker John Pierce says the pricetag 1.5M. Bill Stakelin, President and CEO of Regent, commented, "The sale of WYNG-FM is in line with our strategy to maximize the value of our assets. We intend to use the proceeds from today's divestiture and previously announced transactions to continue to reinforce our position as a leading consolidator of middle and small-sized markets. Looking ahead, we remain active in the M&A market and will continue to seek selective opportunities that will strengthen our ability to generate value for our shareholders."
Close encounter in Dallas
It's First things next for Dan Patrick, who has just taken the keys to KMGS-AM in the Dallas market. According to boker Michael Bergner, the pricetag is 9M. The seller is upgrade specialist First Broadcasting, headed by Ron Unkefer.
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 AMs want to gain in the translation
Art Sutton of GA-Carolina Radiocasting is leading broadcasters who, following in the footsteps of the NAB, are attempting to do something of a regulatory nature to improve the situation for operators of low-coverage AM day-timers. It involves permission, and preferential treatment, to rebroadcast on FM translators. Sutton told RBR that his group made the following suggestions to the FCC: "1) We ask that the FCC grant a preference to AM daytimers for translator applications and to full time AMs which have 10% or less total population inside their interference free contour as compared to the 2 mvm daytime contour. 2) We asked that the preference be made retroactive. 3) Here is a big one. We asked that AM stations be allowed to LMA translators they don't own to broadcast their AM signal as long as the translator is within its 2 mvm AM daytime contour. 4) We asked that the FCC allow translator owners outside the AM 2 mvm contour to broadcast an AM signal as long as there is no compensation or relationship to the AM owner. 5) We asked that the FCC not allow local origination on FM translators for 7 years so that AM stations have time to secure FM translators. 6) We asked that the FCC allow Class A FM stations to operate translators inside their 54 dbu contour instead of their 60 dbu contour point out this would allow coverage hampered Class A stations to expand their service areas which are primarily located in rural areas."
RBR observation: Sutton gives several people credit in moving this effort forward, including Bud Janes of Bick Broadcasting, long-time radio operator Russ Withers, FCC veteran Roy Stewart, and Randall Miller of Miller Communications.
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| Internet Media Business Report TM |
 BlackAmericaWeb.com
kicks off Katrina series
Tom Joyner is bringing the power of his nationally syndicated radio show, his website - BlackAmericaWeb.com - and his Foundation to energize the recovery of New Orleans, one year after one of the nation's worst natural disasters. To help shed light on the ongoing issues, BlackAmericaWeb has started a five-part series that explores various aspects of life in New Orleans now and what the future holds. The editorial staff has conducted dozens of interviews throughout the Gulf region for its stories and has captured pictures for a poignant photo gallery and downloadable audio that is available at BlackAmericaWeb.com (http://blackamericaweb.com). The featured articles will focus on the economy, education, child trauma, housing and race relations. Joyner will also donate 300,000, (100,000 each) to Xavier University, Dillard University and Southern University at New Orleans, three of the black colleges most heavily affected by Katrina's storm. The BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund, which distributed nearly 3 million in assistance last year, will distribute another 50,000 or 1,000 to 50 families who are still recovering. Several of these families are expected to attend tomorrow's broadcast of the Tom Joyner Morning Show, which will be broadcasting live in front of the Harrah's Casino on Canal Street. Joyner will air a series of editorial and musical vignettes on various aspects of how Katrina impacted lives in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Tom Joyner Morning Show affiliates WYLD-FM New Orleans; WDLT-FM Mobile, AL and WJZD-FM Biloxi, MS will be among the contributors.
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 Digital media use grows by
triple digits among AAA listeners
When it comes to how people listen to music, FM Radio is still king, but the use new digital technologies has grown at a break-neck pace over the past two years. SBR Creative Media, consultant to leading Triple A stations nationwide, has released the results of its second national music and radio listener web study. One key question the survey tracked over the two year period is "which ONE way do you listen to music the most?" "FM Radio" is still by far and away the way respondents listen to music most with 59% of the responses (down from 64% in 2004). But respondents who said "iPod/MP3 Player" (10%) was up 425% from two years ago. Meanwhile, "CDs Purchased" (meaning traditional, packaged CDs) took the biggest hit, down 32% from 2004 as the way respondents listen to music most often. The survey also sought to explore how the new technologies are impacting both radio listening and music sales. Streaming of radio stations and internet-only audio channels was another growth area over the past two year with 55% of respondents saying they've listened to local, out-of-town, or internet-only radio stations in the past month. Monthly streamers of local radio stations increased 27% while monthly streamers of internet-only channels increased 36% between the 2004 and 2006 surveys. The SBR study also asked how likely listeners would be to try various streaming side channels of programming offered by the radio stations they listen to. Over 60% of the total (streamers and non streamers alike) said they would be "very likely" to try New Releases, Acoustic/Unplugged, In-studio Performances, and Live Concert Songs side channels. On Satellite radio, the number of respondents who said they subscribe to XM or Sirius reached 10% of the total in 2006, up from 2% in 2004. But likelihood of subscribing to satellite service among non-subscribers has declined from 12% to 8% who said they are "very" or "somewhat" likely to do so in the next six months. A new topic in the 2006 SBR study that didn't even exist two years ago is Podcasting. 15% of the survey respondents said they have listened to a Podcast on their computer or iPod in the past month. Interestingly, that's twice the number of people as even owned iPods in 2004.
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 Hearst-Argyle and TV One mark Katrina anniversary
A year ago this month, the nation watched in horror as New Orleans was battered by Hurricane Katrina, then struggled to deal with the aftermath. In the middle of that was the news team from WDSU-TV, the local NBC affiliate owned by Hearst-Argyle Television. To commemorate the tragedy, stations in all 25 Hearst-Argyle markets are airing two specials to mark the anniversary - and TV One will air them on cable August 29th, the anniversary date. The two programs will also be distributed in national syndication by NBC Universal in January and February 2007. "Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath was an event that shocked the nation. It unfolded before the country and the world through dramatic television images and cutting edge reporting, and it's a story that remains at the forefront of the American consciousness even one year later," said Emerson Coleman, Vice President of Programming of Hearst-Argyle. "Song for New Orleans," produced in cooperation with Hearst-Argyle by Parallax Productions, tells the story of how Hurricane Katrina separated the Rebirth Brass Band - one of the city's most iconic musical groups - and the group's efforts to reunite and set out on a mission to reestablish the city's musical traditions. Emmy Award winner Andre Braugher narrates the special, and the production also features New Orleans music stalwarts such as trumpeter Kermit Ruffins, jazz singer Charmaine Neville, jazzman and saxophonist Donald Harrison, Jr., and Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief Monk Boudreaux. New Orleans' own Harry Connick, Jr. and Branford Marsalis also make an appearance discussing Habitat for Humanity's Musicians Village development. The second special, "Seven Days that Changed New Orleans," produced by Allen/Nee Productions in cooperation with Hearst-Argyle, is narrated by MSNBC's Chris Matthews. "Seven Days" chronicles the week surrounding Hurricane Katrina's landfall and examines the lives of those who were most adversely affected by the storm - as covered by the news team at WDSU-TV, which also serves as the home of the national NBC News bureau in New Orleans. Hearst-Argyle is selling a commemorative DVD at songforneworleans.com, with a significant portion of the proceeds going to rebuilding efforts in New Orleans.
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Transactions: 7/10/06-7/14/06
A pair of TV transactions related to the Pegasus Satellite bankruptcy proceedings provided about half of this week's value. On the radio side, one large cluster in a small market led the way for several singleton stations agreements in relatively large markets like Baltimore, Indianapolis and Cincinnati. The week signaled the end of a mid-summer slump.
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Total Deals
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16
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AMs
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8
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FMs
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12
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TVs
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9
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88.41M
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| Complete Charts |
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Radio Transactions of the Week
Schurz snaps up Rapid Triad cluster
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TV Transactions of the Week
MM corrals a flying horse
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5.423M WATN-AM, WTOJ-FM, WBDI-FM & WOTT-FM Watertown NY (Watertown, Carthage, Copenhagen, Henderson NY); WSLB-AM/WBDB-FM Ogdensburg NY; and WGIX-FM Gouverneur NY from Clancy Mance Communications Inc./Force Communications Inc./Jefferson Broadcasting Inc./Clancy-Mance Communications North Inc. (David Mance, John Clancy) to Community Broadcasters LLC (James L. Leven, Bruce J. Mittman, Peter G. Schiff, Henry T. Wilson, Paul Homer). 271,150 escrow, 3,851,850 cash at closing (less LMA payments), 1.3M note. Includes non-compete. Existing superduopoly in Watertown. LMA 7/31/06. [File date 8/3/06.]
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A mixed day to end the week
Wall Street traders were all ears Friday as Fed chief Ben Bernanke spoke to a gathering in Wyoming - but he didn't talk about inflation or rate hikes, so they learned nothing. The stock market ended the day mixed. The Dow Industrials fell 20 points, or 0.2%, to 11,284. The S&P 500 also fell, but the Nasdaq Composite was up.
Radio stocks had an up day. The Radio Index rose 1.527, or 1.1%, to 135.868. Salem was the big mover, up 9.5% with no news to account for the jump. Cumulus rose 2%.
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Here's how stocks fared on Friday
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Arbitron
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ARB
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35.77
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Hearst-Argyle
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HTV
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22.01
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-0.05
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Beasley
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BBGI
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7.03
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+0.01
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Journal Comm.
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JRN
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10.71
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-0.03
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CBS |
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28.46
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+0.18
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Lincoln Natl.
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LNC
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59.71
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+0.01
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CBSa |
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28.45
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+0.10
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Radio One, Cl. A
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ROIA
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5.80
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-0.02
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CDL |
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8.67 |
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Radio One, Cl. D
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ROIAK
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5.82
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+0.03
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Clear Channel
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CCU
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28.47
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+0.34
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Regent
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RGCI
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4.04
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-0.10
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Cox Radio
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CXR
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15.23
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+0.24
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Saga Commun.
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SGA
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7.51
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+0.02
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Cumulus
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CMLS
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9.81
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+0.19
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Salem Comm.
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SALM
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10.94
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+0.95
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Disney
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DIS
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28.95
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Sirius Sat. Radio
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SIRI
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4.12
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+0.06
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Emmis
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EMMS
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12.30
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+0.07
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Spanish Bcg.
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SBSA
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4.30
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+0.05
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| Entercom |
ETM
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24.22
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+0.13
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Univision
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UVN
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34.29
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+0.38
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Entravision
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EVC
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6.95
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+0.07
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Westwood One
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WON
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7.10
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-0.05
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Fisher
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FSCI
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40.05
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+0.01
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XM Sat. Radio
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XMSR
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13.49
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+0.59
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Gaylord
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GET
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42.05
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unch
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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 [email protected]
 Radio just isn't what it used to be, I can remember when radio had local personalities, and these people male, and female made a decent living and had a great following. Not only that, the community they served could interact with them. Nowadays we have out of work TV celebrities coming into this arena and knocking the local Jocks out of their jobs and they are getting unbelievable salaries. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking the money they make through syndication, but how easy do you think it would be for a radio announcer to break into TV? We are missing the boat - we need that local touch back in our markets. Some owners need to get some guts and step up to the plate. And the on air personalities need to sharpen their skills, reach out to the community that you serve and become more visible - put the emphasis on local, be local, and have fun. God be with you on this day and always.
Rev. Wayne Cummings
Founder
Cummings Marketing Group
Philadelphia
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Below the Fold
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Branding Media Business Report
Snapple and WFNX
Jay Coleman, EMCI Pres, did a deal takingWFNX-FM commercial free...
Ad Business Report
AirTran's radio campaign with
Falcons runningback Warrick Dunn, spots are great...
Media Markets & Money
Regent pares down in Evansville
To four FMs and an AM...
Washington Media Business Report
AMs want to gain in the translation
Art Sutton of GA-Carolina Radiocasting is leading broadcasters...
Internet Media Business Report
BlackAmericaWeb.com kicks off
Katrina series with Tom Joyner using his syndicated radio show and website...
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Stations for Sale
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CA Central Coast FM
Power increased. New site.
1.5M - Possible Terms.
Brett Miller - MCH Enterprises, Inc.
(805) 237-0952
www.mchentinc.com
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Radio Media Moves
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Radio One ups
Doug Abernethy
Radio One has promoted Doug Abernethy to Regional Manager of its Dallas (KBFB-FM, KSOC-FM), and St. Louis (WFUN-FM, WHHL-FM) markets. He will oversee the operations of those markets, in addition to continuing in his current position of Vice President and General Manager of Radio One's Houston (KMJQ-FM, KBXX-FM, KROI-FM) cluster.
Spitzer to
Rutledge Capital
Ken Spitzer, most recently CC Radio RVP/Raleigh and creator of Delilah's syndication has becomes Managing Member of Rutledge Capital, LLC Boston area. Rutledge buys large debt portfolios.
BE appoints
VP/Global Sales
Broadcast Electronics (BE) announced Michael Burgett has joined the company as Vice President Global Sales. Effective 9/5, Burgett will oversee market delivery of BE's studio and RF product lines as a key member of the company's management team. He brings more than 15 years' experience in high-tech sales management.
Changes at WJMZ
Cox Radio's WJMZ-FM "107.3 JAMZ!" Greenville, SC reports that Karen "KJ" Bland has exited the station, with Doug Davis temporarily filling the mid-day slot, but then going off air to be Promotions Manager once the DJ slot gets a permanent occupant.
From MTV to Cox
Cox Enterprises, parent company of Cox Radio, Cox Broadcasting (TV), Cox Communications (cable) and several other companies, has named Bobby Amirshahi to the new post of Director of Public Affairs. He was previously Director of Communications in LA for two brands of MTV Networks - Comedy Central and Spike TV.
Three for MBC
Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications announced the election of three new members to its Board of Directors: advertising executive Mark Gibson, attorney John Sciaccotta and former CNN reporter-turned-talent agent Marc Watts.
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Kidnapped Fox journalists released
The two FOX News journalists were released by their kidnappers yesterday, nearly two weeks after they were taken hostage in the Gaza Strip. Steve Centanni, 60, and Olaf Wiig, 36, left Gaza and have since crossed into Israel after their release. The men left Gaza through the Erez border crossing, according to FOX News Channel. The two also appeared on a new videotape released by their captors yesterday where they said they had converted to Islam. Wiig called on leaders of the West to stop "hiding behind the 'I don't negotiate with terrorists' myth" and read a few lines in Arabic. "We were forced to convert to Islam at gunpoint," Centanni later told FOX News. "Don't get me wrong here. I have the highest respect for Islam, and I learned a lot of good things about it, but it was something we felt we had to do because they had the guns, and we didn't know what the hell was going on." The two journalists were dropped off at Gaza City's Beach Hotel by Palestinian security officials and appeared to be in good health. Centanni, in a phone interview after his release, said "I'm fine. I'm just so happy to be free." The freeing of the two ends the longest kidnapping yet involving foreign hostages in Gaza. "There were times when I thought 'I'm dead,' and I'm not," Centanni said. "I'm fine. I'm so very happy." Roger Ailes, Chairman & CEO, FOX News isssued this statement yesterday: "We're very grateful for the safe return of Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig and we'd like to thank governments and individuals throughout the world who aided in securing their release. We'd also like to thank our colleagues in the journalism community for their unwavering support. The entire international community is beginning to realize that journalists should never be hostages or pawns in world events. Their job is to tell the story of the world as it unfolds."
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Clear Channel Radio details
new management organization
CEO John Hogan on Friday sent local stations a detailed memo of the company's new organizational structure, confirming much of what RBR has been reporting in Daily Epaper. What is new, in addition to naming all of the occupants of various positions, is the title being given to the managers of 10 large market clusters. They are now President & Market Manager, which Hogan says is "a new approach to focus the full undivided attention of a local manager on our most crucial markets."
RBR observation: Again, we wish we had the business card concession for Clear Channel. The proof is in the pudding. Will these 10 big market Pres. & MMs be able to produce more revenue for the company now that they no longer have to also oversee other, smaller markets? By the end of this year Clear Channel will have fully lapped the implementation of Less is More and the easy comps will be gone. Hogan's boss, corporate CEO Mark Mays has been telling Wall Street that Clear Channel is not like other radio companies and will continue to outgrow its peers. 2007 will be the test of that. Will LESS layers of management produce MORE cash? Meanwhile, as Clear Channel gets serious about shedding hundreds of smaller market stations to keep management focused on the big bucks, RBR has already heard that Chris Devine has a deal in the works to buy a pile of stations in Western markets where cattle outnumber radio listeners by substantial margins.
08/25/06 RBR Special Report
PPM holdout comes
aboard in Houston
Radio One has quietly dropped its long opposition to encoding for Arbitron's PPM test in Houston and begun encoding. Its stations are doing pretty well, too. The revelation came as Arbitron Thursday issued a weekly ratings data report to demonstrate new software for PPM stations.
RBR observation: Mary Catherine Sneed had been the most vocal critic of Arbitron at Radio One. That makes us think that her recent departure as COO may have had something to do with the corporate change of heart toward PPM. Total details and stats in
08/24/06 RBR #165
GE exec takes VNU helm
Folks at Billboard, Radio & Records, Adweek, Nielsen Media Research and such have a new boss at VNU corporate headquarters. He has no media background, but David Calhoun is definitely a heavy-hitter as far as Wall Street is concerned.
RBR observation: One does not leave a Vice Chairmanship at GE at the peak of one's working life to preside over a break-up, so this move makes it clear that the new owners are out to build VNU (or whatever new name it soon takes) and have brought in a superstar CEO to take command. Our sources say the new owners have confidence in Susan Whiting as CEO of Nielsen Media Research and they recently brought in publishing veteran Robert Krakoff to head up VNU Business Media USA, so Calhoun doesn't need a background in media to do his job - streamline operations, set strategy to grow each of the businesses and tell the company story to the financial community. Folks on Wall Street who were familiar with Calhoun at GE were shocked that he went to a company as small as VNU to be CEO, but he indicated to Bloomberg that he was looking for an entrepreneurial opportunity. We doubt that his family will need to relocate to The Netherlands. Look for VNU to move its corporate headquarters to New York and, once the heavy lifting has been accomplished, launch an IPO.
08/24/06 RBR #165
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