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Radio One's CEO and President Alfred Liggins said "Overall core radio revenues were up 8.1% in the fourth quarter compared to last year led by national business, which was up 19.3%, and radio segment internet revenue, which was up 179.1%. Q1 2011 has started sluggishly, with radio station revenue currently pacing flat to up low single-digits on a combined basis." |
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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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Sean Luce is back in our managers toolbox with fresh content for sales managers. He says many sales meetings do nothing more than motivate the sales reps to put in their obligatory appearance. His answer is...bring on Watson. Who's Watson? Read on to find out. |
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You don't often see a radio company hire someone to run a cluster of stations who hasn't climbed through the ranks. That's exactly what Radio One did with this hire. Douglas Spak has been in Cincinnati for the last 25 years and has 30 years of marketing and business development experience. Radio One says "Spak has relationships with advertisers and the community that will complement the mission and the focus of our three radio stations". Spak had his own consulting business and provided a variety of services to small and mid-sized businesses including brand and media strategy. |
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Calling it the Voice of Central New Jersey, WCTC-AM the stations New On-Air Line-Up includes Jack Ellery, Laura Ingraham, Bert Baron, Mancow & Alan Colmes. The stations new talk radio programming format is centered around local and legendary talk radio personality Jack Ellery, who hosts the Morning Show from 6am to10am. Ellery has been on WCTC for most of the past 50 years, focusing on the issues that affect Central Jerseyans. |
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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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Radio Ink is proud to announce the very first Radio Ink Digital Media Awards to recognize excellence in digital media from radio and online radio. It's the first award of its kind to highlight the innovative thinkers in our industry. We are very excited to be able to honor those who have done so much to push the envelope in our business. And we look forward to debating over who are the most innovative minds in the radio industry. |
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On the Radio side, net revenue increased 17% in Q4 to $7.1 million. Cash flow grew $339,000 to $1.4 million and cash flow margin was 19.7%, up from 17.4%. For 2010 net revenue increased 11% to $25.3 million. Cash flow increased $755,000 to $4.9 million; Radio cash flow margin improved 1.2% to 19.2%. Among other media properties Fisher owns 8 radio stations in the western United States. |
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NABEF will debut a six-month Technology Apprenticeship Program designed to expose ten high-tech graduates and professionals to the broadcast industry. Program highlights include a two month, hands-on apprenticeship at a radio or television station, as well as completion of a three-day training program located at a major technology manufacturer. The application deadline is March 11th. |
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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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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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March 7: The Most Influential African Americans in Radio
