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John Gallagher won't be renewing his contract with Greater Media/Detroit, where he's been serving as market manager. Philadelphia VP/Market Manager John Fullam takes interim duties for Detroit. |
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Rush Limbaugh has sold his 10-room condo in New York for $11.5 million, the Wall Street Journal reports, as the Premiere personality apparently follows through on the decision he announced last year to sever ties with the city over high taxes. |
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CBS Radio's WPHT (The Big Talker 1210) in Philadelphia is holding a live broadcast and fundraiser Wednesday and is taking donations to "Help Arizona" defend itself against a federal lawsuit over the state's new immigration law. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is among those set to appear at the event, hosted by WPHT afternoon personality Dom Giordano. |
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The NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins sign a multiyear agreement with Arbitron for custom PPM ratings in the market. The team will receive individual game and season estimates, along with pregame and postgame numbers. |
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Insurance giant Geico aired the most radio spots the week of July 5-11, Media Monitors reports, with 59,661 ads on the air. Home Depot dropped to number two, with 36,148 spots. In a "Spot 10" on fast food, McDonald's led nationwide, with 25,556 radio ads last week. |
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While it calls the recommendations "interesting," the FCC has rejected ideas for reworking its regulatory fee structure for fiscal 2010 that were filed in comments on an earlier notice of proposed rulemaking. The agency will keep the same assessment method it used in 2009, but will collect about 2 percent less in fees this year. |
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The FCC Enforcement Bureau sends a $10,000 notice of apparent liability to Christopher Myers for running an unlicensed radio station in Florida. |
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The FCC gets the nod as the federal government's "most improved" agency in the new OPM Viewpoint Employee Satisfaction Survey, just released by the Office of Management and Budget. |
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JVC and Jensen have added to their offerings featuring HD Radio technology, with new auto aftermarket devices. HD developer iBiquity notes that Alpine, Pioneer, Sony, and other manufacturers are also increasing HD adoption. |
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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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