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Monday, September 20, 2010

Sept. 20: Pew Followup; Rush Caught Up In Hoax; Slacker At A 'Premium'



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Pew Analysis: Radio's Piece Of 'Media Pie' Still Stable

Bolton Research President Dr. Ted Bolton breaks down the results from the recent Pew Research Center For People & The Press media-usage study and finds that while the largest losses in consumption of the "media pie" came from TV and newspapers, and the Internet may be impinging on time spent with traditional media, radio listening is down just two minutes per day since 1994.
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Limbaugh Makes Headlines Over Wikipedia Prank 

Limbaugh Makes Headlines Over Wikipedia Prank

On his September 14 show, Rush Limbaugh claimed that a Pensacola federal district judge involved in a challenge to the recently enacted health-care law had killed three bears and mounted their heads in his courtroom to "instill the fear of God into the accused." But, as the New York Times reports, none of that information was true.


Battagliese Heads WTOP's Traffic Unit

Battagliese Heads WTOP's Traffic Unit

WTOP/Washington names Jim Battagliese Director/Traffic & Transit Operations as it prepares to bring its traffic operations in-house upon next year's expiration of its Metro Traffic contract.
KLUV Morning Show Gets TV Simulcast 

KLUV Morning Show Gets TV Simulcast

Dallas TV station KTXA (TXA 21) will begin simulcasting two hours each day of CBS Oldies KLUV/Dallas' "Jody Dean & The Morning Team," beginning October 25.

KSBJ/Houston Starts Up NGEN

Christian KSBJ/Houston will be revving up NGEN, a new HD and online station geared toward Christian youth. NGEN is set to start on November 18.

REALTORS®: Your Hottest New Prospects!

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Vanderbilt's WRVU May Be Sold

"Fewer students are listening to over-the-air radio" is one of the reasons expressed in an e-mail to some Vanderbilt alumni as to why Vanderbilt Student Communications might move its WRVU online and sell its broadcast license.

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Lobo To Lead International Broadcasting Bureau

The Senate has confirmed Richard Lobo as Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau, overseeing Voice of America, Radio Marti and more. A veteran of TV management, Lobo was nominated to his new post by President Obama last February.
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Slacker 'Premium Radio' Bows With On-Demand Function

Slacker 'Premium Radio' Bows With On-Demand Function

Slacker Radio has introduced "Slacker Premium Radio," a third tier of service that includes on-demand listening and will compete with Rhapsody. It will be available in October for $9.99 a month.
Radio Ink

Profile Your Successful Clients In Radio Ink!

Radio Ink has a feature spotlighting clients who have had success with radio, and we'd love to hear your stories. A Client Profile can benefit your client, and it demonstrates radio's success for potential clients as well. To submit a story or for more information, contactManaging Editor Wendy Bernstein.

NYT's Sorkin To Keynote Forecast 2011

Andrew Ross Sorkin joins the lineup at Radio Ink's Forecast 2011, set for December 7, 2010 at the Harvard Club in New York. Sorkin is the chief mergers and acquisitions reporter for the New York Times and the best-selling author of the recent Too Big to Fail, and he's as well connected in the financial world as anyone in radio. The thrice-daily "Business Brief With Andrew Ross Sorkin" is produced and distributed by United Stations Radio Networks. Click the headlne for Forecast information and registration.
Read Radio Ink On The iPad 

Read Radio Ink On The iPad

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Radio Pros Available

The economy is slowly 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.

September 20:  Clear Channel Radio President/CEO John Hogan speaks in our special Radio Show edition.
Also: The 2010 Radio Wayne winners
Deborah Parenti's Dialogue: Ruth Presslaff talks about effectively rewarding digital sales.
Wayne Ens asks: "Are you killing the RAB?"
Roy Williams' Wizard of Ads: Finding the meaningful message.

Tech Ink:
Skip Pizzi
's Cliff Effect considers what's behind the effort to get FM chips in cellphones.
Soapbox: A look at the New KMVP array, built on a landfill, and using the new AM rules allowing the Method of Moments proof.
Enhancing Radio Services: James Cridland shows how the world's broadcasters are adding new types of content to radio -- it's not just about audio anymore.

Coming up in Radio Ink:
October 4: Fall News/Talk Update
October 18: The Top PDs in Radio
November 1: Top Radio Advertisers and Clients

Also:
November 15: The Best Managers in Radio
December 6: Forecast 2011/The annual Book of Lists

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