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Friday, November 21, 2008
Updated: 3:59am CT
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J.R. Ammons Star 94/Atlanta PD
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Lincoln Financial Media taps J.R. Ammons as PD of CHR WSTR-FM (Star 94)/Atlanta, effective December 15. He succeeds Dan Bowen, who left the company in August. Ammons returns to Star 94 after serving as its Music Director, APD and Promotions Director from 1995-2006. He left Star to program KMXV/Kansas City.
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BBM Canada Delivers Pre-Currency PPM Data in Montreal
Arbitron announced Thursday that broadcasters in Montreal will get their
first eight weeks of PPM data from BBM Canada. Montreal is Canada's first
radio market to move from diaries to electronic measurement. The first 8
weeks of the initial 13-week currency period is being provided to allow BBM
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Nielsen to Survey Huntsville Alabama Twice A Year
Following its announcement Wednesday that it would measure 50 radio markets
once a year, Nielsen has disclosed that it will survey Huntsville, AL, twice
a year. Its the only market in the deal with Cumulus and Clear Channel that
will get a twice-per-year book. Nielsen spokesman Gary Holmes said it was
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John Gehron to Exit Harpo Radio as General Manager
John Gehron will
exit Harpo Radio on Friday, November 21, ending a two and a half year stint
as GM of Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions, where he headed operations and
programming for "Oprah & Friends" airing on XM. Prior to Harpo, Gehron
served as Regional VP and Market Manager for Clear Channel/Chicago.
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ABC Radio Networks to Syndicate ''Curtis Sliwa Live''
ABC Radio Networks signs with WABC-AM/New York talk host Curtis Sliwa to
syndicate "Curtis Sliwa Live," beginning December 1. The three-hour program
will feature an interactive discussion of the top news stories of the day.
Sliwa's new syndicated program will air weekdays from 10pm-1am. Several
affiliates including WTKK-FM/Boston, KABC-AM/Los Angeles and
WMAL-AM/Washington, DC, have already signed on.
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Bob & Tom Sends Laughter from Home for Fourth Year
For the fourth year in a
row, Premiere Radio-syndicated Bob & Tom (Bob Kevoian and Tom Griswold) join
forces with the USO to provide deployed service members with treats this
holiday season. Since 2005, Bob & Tom has raised over $580,000 and sponsored
more than 23,200 care packages.
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Galaxy, GAP West Sign with Eastlan for Radio Ratings
Galaxy Communications and GAP West ink long-term deals with Eastlan Ratings,
which specializes in small and mid-sized markets. Eastlan will measure
Syracuse and Utica-Rome, NY, stations, for Galaxy, while GAP West signs on
to use Eastlan in several Western markets. Galaxy CEO Ed Levine
commented, "We signed with Eastlan in Syracuse at the end of 2006.
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Cromwell/Nashville Inks Troy Hanson to Multi-Year Deal
Cromwell Radio
Group/Nashville inks OM/PD Troy Hanson to a multi-year contract extension.
He currently oversees Active Rock WBUZ (The Buzz) and CHR WPRT-FM (The
Party). Hanson joined the cluster in January and was named PD of WPRT in
August.
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Arbitron Mails Winter 2009 Station Information Packets
Arbitron has mailed the Winter 2009 Station Information Profiles to radio
stations in the markets measured in the Winter 2009 Survey. All stations are
asked to complete the forms and return them by December 8. These packets
contain preprinted information submitted for the previous survey and
stations must confirm or correct the information for the Winter 2009 Survey.
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Former WRKO/Boston Pleads Not Guilty to Child Rape
Former WRKO-AM/Boston mid-morning talk host Reese Hopkins (aka Edward
Maurice Hopkins) entered a not guilty plea for first-degree rape and
endangering the welfare of a child on Thursday. Hopkins, 39, entered the
plea in a Massachusetts district court and he's waiving extradition to New
York, where he will be arraigned.
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HD Radio Becomes Standard Equipment for 2009 Volvos
Volvo will become the
first automaker to offer HD Radio as standard equipment in all but one (S60)
of its 2009 models. The change becomes effective next month on the 2009
Volvo model lineup. The XC60, due in dealerships next March, also will have
HD Radio as standard equipment.
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Talk WLNK-FM
(107.9 The Link) in Charlotte Candy & Potter Show producer Austen Dipalma
(pictured) will exit on December 12 after the position was eliminated over
budget issues. Dipalma will continue a member of the station's promotions
team while looking for his next producer gig. Reach Dipalma at
austenradio@gmail.com.
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CHR KQID-FM (93.1)/Alexandria, LA, brings in Riley Knight (aka Ericca
Carey-Wymer) as its new morning co-host and midday personality. She will
also serve as the station's Promotions Director. This is her second stint
with the CHR, previously handling mornings as co-host until June, 2006.
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CBS Radio Rhythmic CHR KZON-FM (101.5 Jamz)/Phoenix Promotions Coordinator
Anna Uribe exits after her position was eliminated. Also out is
Production/Imaging Director Abe Maney.
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AC WRAL-FM (Mix 101.5)/Raleigh flips to all holiday music through Christmas
Day, as does Rhythmic CHR KEZE-FM (Wired 96.9)/Spokane.
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Talk KNWZ-AM and KNWQ-AM (K-News)/Palm Springs, CA, afternoon hosts Marshall
Gilbert and Gary Stone both exit over comments they made discussing a city
council member.
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Syndicated Jim Rome joins WNUY-FM/Fort Wayne, IN, for 12-3pm ET.
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Billy Bush adds Hot AC WKDD-FM/Akron, OH, as a new affiliate in nights. He
replaces Krissy Taylor, who moved to mornings last week.
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Radio Stocks
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| Symbol |
Last Trade |
Change |
| AMT |
19.75 |
-0.39 |
| ARB |
13.44 |
-1.62 |
| BBGI |
1.55 |
-0.15 |
| CBS-A |
4.37 |
-0.21 |
| CDL |
0.20 |
-0.01 |
| CCU |
26.13 |
-0.03 |
| CXR |
4.06 |
-0.19 |
| CMLS |
0.40 |
+0.07 |
| DGIT |
13.05 |
-0.88 |
| DIS |
19.35 |
+0.62 |
| EMMS |
0.30 |
+0.02 |
| ETM |
0.77 |
+0.02 |
| EVC |
0.60 |
+0.03 |
| FSCI |
15.82 |
-1.04 |
| GET |
5.5432 |
-0.7568 |
| HRS |
27.73 |
-0.88 |
| HTV |
7.10 |
-0.86 |
| IDT |
0.53 |
-0.03 |
| JRN |
1.42 |
-0.01 |
| NYT |
5.01 |
-0.71 |
| ROIA |
0.50 |
+0.04 |
| RGCI |
0.12 |
-0.01 |
| SGA |
2.55 |
-0.12 |
| SALM |
0.62 |
0.00 |
| SIRI |
0.155 |
+0.015 |
| SBSA |
0.10 |
+0.0225 |
| WON |
0.06 |
-0.02 |
| XMSR |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Updated as of: 11-21-08 10:23am CT |
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