Ricky Tatum, who oversees Bustos Media/Portland, OR, adds market manager duties for the Seattle stations. Tatum also previously headed Bustos' KHHI/Denver, recently sold to WAY-FM. |
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Curtis Media Group is combining WSML/Winston-Salem, WMFR/High Point and WCOG/Greensboro to form the Triad Sports Network. Tom Hamilton and Bill Whitley, GMs of the cluster's News/Talk WSJS GM and FM Talk WZTK, respectively, will split management duties. |
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Westwood One and Harpo Radio have teamed up for the broadcast radio debut of "The Gayle King Show." WW1 has also launched "Daily Dose With America's Doctor, Dr. Oz." |
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For the ninth year in a row, Beasley News/Talk WGAC-AM/Augusta, GA has been named Radio Station of the Year, Mid-Sized Market, by the Georgia Association of Broadcasters. |
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ADVERTISEMENT -- REALTORS® spend $1 billion annually to market their services and 30% are ready to buy radio! See the video from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Annual Conference. Read more. |
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MagnaGlobal has updated its U.S. Media Advertising Revenue Forecast, upping its year-to-year growth expectation for media suppliers from 1.6% to 2.1%. These suppliers are expected to generate $169.9 billion in advertising revenues in 2010. |
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Citadel Media said on Wednesday that it will launch 10 new sales networks "designed to provide advertisers with more targeted audiences and prime inventory during key dayparts." The realigment is set for Q4. |
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Despite lender GE Capital's opposition to the request, Black Crow Media Group has been granted an additional 90 days to file its Chapter 11 reorganization plan. |
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Canada's Corus Entertainment saw Q3 2010 net income of $31.4 million (39 cents per share), compared to a Q3 2009 net loss of $145 million ($1.81), while radio division revenue climbed 9% to $71.4 million. (Results are in Canadian dollars.) |
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Holy Family Communications is buying WBIX/Boston and will convert the station to an EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network affiliate on Nov. 1. New calls are set to be WQOM. |
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Following the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's ruling to strike down the FCC's 2004 change in policy on fleeting indecency, FCC Commissioner Michael Copps issued a statement in which he said he's "shocked" at the court's "anti-family decision." |
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The new "Ask Dave Ramsey" iPhone application, available for free download from the iTunes Store, allows users to access more than 2,000 calls to "The Dave Ramsey Show" and search over 20 categories of topics related to life and money. |
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Radio Ink is pleased to announce that Citadel CEO Farid Suleman will co-chair Forecast 2011, set for December 7, 2010 at the Harvard Club in New York. Suleman, who has headed Citadel since 2002, will co-chair Forecast with Wells Fargo Securities' Marci Ryvicker. |
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Radio Ink magazine the first radio industry publication on the iPad and among of the first of all publications. With the iPad's touchscreen, you can flip through the digital edition just as you would a copy of the magazine, with live links, interactive ads, links to video, and with more interactive features on the way. |
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The economy is turning around, and broadcasters are beginning to hire again. Put your name in front of the industry with a free listing in Radio Pros Available. And we'll be happy to post your aircheck or demo, or a link to your website. Click the headline to learn more. |
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