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Clear Channel/Denver President/Market Manager will retire at the end of the year, after more than 25 years with the cluster. Moving up to succeed Larsen, effective January 1, will be DOS Pat Connor. |
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Morning co-host Susan O'Donnell adds duties as program director at noncommercial Christian Contemporary KSBJ/Houston. |
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Pamplin Broadcasting's News/Talk KPAM-AM/Portland, OR, takes Radio Station of the Year honors at the Oregon Association of Broadcasters' annual conference. |
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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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Arbitron reports that it brought in revenue of $99.5 million in the third quarter, up 1.4 percent from the same period in 2009, with the gain due to PPM commercialization in 10 new markets, offset in part by customers who reduced service or didn't renew. The company's net income in the quarter was $11.3 million (42 cents per diluted share), down from $13.7 million (51 cents) a year ago. |
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Citadel Broadcasting responds in a court filing to R2 Investments' motion to have stock grants made to Citadel executives after the company's Chapter 11 set aside, saying R2 is ignoring "several key facts." |
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The FCC's Media Bureau has issued an $8,000 forfeiture order to Citadel Broadcasting over public file problems at two stations in Baton Rouge, reducing that from $18,000 after Citadel pointed out that it wasn't yet the stations' licensee when some issues/programs lists were left out of the public inspection files. |
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The FCC has been using an incorrect statistic when it says 42 percent of consumers own smartphones, says USA Today's "Technology Life. The real figure is reportedly closer to 20 percent. |
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In the first issue of each new year, Radio Ink names a Radio Executive of the Year -- an individual who has had a powerful and positive impact on the industry in the previous 12 months. And this year, for the first time, we're asking for your input on the group head or top-level executive who should be recognized. Who is 2010's Radio Executive of the Year? You may nominate someone you work with or for, or someone whose approach and accomplishments you admire. Please submit your suggestions to Editor-in-Chief Brida Connolly. |
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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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Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the influential Huffington Post and co-host of public radio's Left, Right & Center, will provide the luncheon keynote at Radio Ink's Forecast 2011, to be held December 7, 2010 at the Harvard Club in New York. Huffington, the author of 13 books including most recently On Becoming Fearless in Love, Work, and Life and Fanatics and Fools: The Game Plan for Winning Back America, launched the Huffington Post news and blog site in 2005. |
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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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November 1: Cover Q&A with Mindshare North America CEO Phil Cowdell 
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