Thursday afternoon Chris Coleman called to let us know he received our first check and it's helped him out quite a bit. He's had to drive his girls 30 miles to school because of where he's staying but his insurance company is working to find him a place to stay closer to the school, and the radio station. For those of you that have donated to Chris via our PayPal account he wanted us to let you know how appreciative he is. Chris has quite a great spirit for someone who lost everything, and nearly lost his family. Friday at 5PM we will close out our PayPal account for Chris. If you haven't had a chance to donate and you'd still like to help, now is the time. For those of you unfamiliar with the story of Chris Coleman, here it is... |
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A bankruptcy court judge gives approval for Longport Media owned by George Miller to buy the five radio stations owned by Atlantic Broadcasting for $4.2 million. Miller is an attorney in Atlantic City according to www.pressofatlanticcity.com. Miller takes over in about a week. |
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Net revenue increased to $44.0 million for the three-month period ending March 31, 2011 from $43.1 million a year ago. The company says the increase "came from our television segment and was primarily attributable to retransmission consent revenue." On the radio side the company was amazingly flat, reporting a decrease of $52.00 compared to Q1 of 2010. Net revenue for radio was $13,376,000 in Q1 of 2011. In Q1 of 2010 net revenue was $13,428,000. |
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The name Gabriel Garcia has been on the bad boy list of the FCC before. The commission says Garcia has been operating a station in San Jose using the call letters KNRG (93.7). He's doing that without a license. His latest hit comes as a result of not allowing the commission to inspect his unlicensed operation. And the commission says "we conclude that Garcia is apparently liable for a forfeiture in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). |
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Many of us can relate to the climb up the ladder. A big congratulations goes out to Chris Delozier who was named the new PD at Beasley's 99X in Fort Myers. Vice President and Market Manager, Brad Beasley, said, "Chris has a true passion for radio and does what it takes to get the job done. He has tremendous drive and commitment and will continue to keep 99X the top-ranked New Rock station in all of South Florida." |
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Mike Greenberg, half of ESPN's Mike & Mike morning show, has been asked to produce a sitcom based on his book "Why My Wife Thinks I'm an Idiot," according to a report in Variety. The show will be produced for ABC (both ABC and ESPN are owned by Disney). Apparently the sitcom will focus on a sportscaster and morning show host married to a woman that hates sports. Colin Cowherd, another ESPN host, is also working on a TV show about his life. |
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Exciting research reveals the wants and needs of radio's most sought after audience -- the 25-54 money demo. Discover what they really want from their radio station. Read more. |
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One of our stories this week featured a situation where a station owner in a small market received a fairly substantial fine from the FCC for not properly fencing his tower. That seemed like a good reason for us to go to our expert attorney John Garziglia to provide broadcasters with information on how they can avoid such a fine. Here's what John had to say. |
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I'm preparing for a weeklong trip to a property where the annual fiscal year starts in September. Next week we're doing our Strategic Budget Planners. It's an annual look at every account at the property. Peter Drucker says only 3 percent of managers ever think about the future. Many managers like to go through superficial annual budgets that they usually give "top-down," dictating to their sales reps what their numbers will be for the year ahead, with very little sales rep buy-in. |
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Perhaps the example of what took place in Tyler Texas last night is a great example of why radio stations across America should get behind the push to have FM chips installed in cell phones. Public safety is one of the reasons the NAB is making a push to install the chips. Yesterday, Radio Ink publisher Eric Rhoads wrote an editorial about the chips and debuted a new commercial we are hoping radio stations can use to help educate the public. |
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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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May 16: The Spring Talk Radio issue, featuring a provocative interview with Westwood One's Dennis Miller 
