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Fresh articles not found in Radio Ink magazine to help make your job as a manager easier every day. News flashes as they happen. Information about our highly successful conventions. New Hires and Fires. Much more. |
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The Obama administration's Federal Communications Commission received sharp criticism and attacks from over 23 civil rights groups recently in the area of minority broadcast ownership and enforcement of EEO. The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC) characterized the Obama administration's track record as a keen disappointment and went on to say that the Obama administration at the FCC has not moved any actionable proposals to improve minority ownership in the past 2 years. |
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In an upcoming issue of Radio Ink magazine we are highlighting the best studios in Radio. It takes a lot of money, a lot of superb engineering and a lot of great products to build a state-of-the-art Radio station studio. We plan to highlight your station and the vendors that helped make it happen. Send your pictures and all vendor information to edryan@radioink.com. |
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The Alliance for Women in Media has announced the 2011 local, online, public and student winners of the annual Gracie Awards. The winners will be recognized at an industry luncheon on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA. The Gracies recognize exemplary programming created for women, by women and about women in all facets of electronic media, as well as individuals who have made contributions to the industry. |
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ESPN has reached a two-year agreement with Navetter Broadcasting Company. ESPN Radio will be aired on ZSR-FM (103.5) from the Bahamas, it was announced by Bernard Stewart, Vice President, ESPN Caribbean and Maritime Media and Vann Ferguson, General Manager of Navetter Broadcasting. This is the first ESPN Radio agreement in the Caribbean. |
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This past weekend the House of Representatives voted to defund National Public Radio. The bill moves on to the Senate for action next. Eric has written an editorial about the issue. Read his comments and post your thoughts. |
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The PRPD will offer the one day program to help public radio stations improve the local presentation of NPRs Morning Edition. The date is April 16 in Tampa. Part of the Local News Initiative, the Morning Edition Grad School is aimed at assuring peak performance for Morning Edition on local stations. This session will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at WUSF-FM on the campus of the University of South Florida. |
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Megatrax Music promoted Ileana Landon from Division Manager to Senior Division Manager in the Radio division. Landon, who has been with Megatrax since 2003, has been managing and directing Megatrax's U.S. and Latin American presence in the radio space since 2003. |
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ADVERTISEMENT -- Radio's newest music format is connecting with the money demo in a revolutionary way. Find out why this "Cool AC" format is breaking rules and ratings records! >> Read More |
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The CBS Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend on the Company's common stock of $.05 per share. The dividend is payable on April 1, 2011 to shareholders of record as of March 11, 2011. |
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Clear Channel announced the closing of its previously announced offering of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount (increased from $750,000,000) of its 9.0% Priority Guarantee Notes due 2021. The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior basis by CCU’s parent, Clear Channel Capital I, LLC, and all of CCU's existing and future domestic wholly-owned restricted subsidiaries. |
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BIA/Kelsey has launched Social Local Media (SLM), a new advisory service dedicated to covering the growing social media ecosystem and the best opportunities for driving revenues with social platforms. SLM was created to address the rapidly developing social segment of what the firm estimates will be a $23 billion digital advertising market in 2011. |
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Recently, Radio Ink editor Ed Ryan asked me to review a few survey results he received from the Fort Myers Radio listening area. A survey was sent out to about 2,000 Fort Myers residents. We wanted to know if they believed there was too much clutter on the Radio. While, it would have been awesome if all the responses were positive and supportive about our radio stations, it seems as if many listeners not satisfied with what we are doing. After each listener comment I've posted some detailed information on how stations can correct the problem. |
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by Sean Luce You are the message â€" especially if you don’t have enormous numbers to sell from Arbitron or Eastlan. Eighty percent of the reason someone buys from you is because they like and trust you; 20 percent is because of your product or service.You must build a relationship, but you don’t need a two-year wedding march to get the order. Here are 5 tips on how to sell with emotion and enthusiasm: |
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Radio Ink debuts the Mighty Red II, bringing back the little HD radio with mighty HD sound. New features on the Mighty Red II include Artist Experience -- cover art, artist info, and more -- onscreen ads that can be synced with audio, Live Pause, and song and ad Bookmarking. It's a great gift for clients to show them what's really possible with HD Radio. Click the headline to order now. |
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PastBlast, the new iPad app from Radio Ink is available now in the Apple App Store. Historical audio, photos, and more from every era of radio's history, with navigation through a beautiful, fully equipped retro radio studio. Click the headline to see it, or get it here. |
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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. |
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March 7: The Most Influential African Americans in Radio
