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Category Archives: consolidation
Students Hold Wake for KUSF
As the battle over the future of college radio station KUSF continues, students at University of San Francisco (USF) expressed their displeasure over the proposed station sale by holding a wake on the lawn outside of a USF Board of … finish reading Students Hold Wake for KUSF
Spring Hill College to Sell WHIL to University of Alabama
In a familiar-sounding tale, University of Alabama is in talks to purchase public radio station WHIL from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama for $1.1 million. WHIL currently airs a public radio format, mainly comprised of classical music programming and … finish reading Spring Hill College to Sell WHIL to University of Alabama
Unusual turnabout: Connecticut commercial station flips to public
At least it’s not just college stations going the public radio route. In an unusual turnabout the commercial adult contemporary station WQQQ in Sharon, CT is flipping formats to pick up news, talk and classical music programming from public station … finish reading Unusual turnabout: Connecticut commercial station flips to public
Posted in commercial radio, consolidation, public radio
Tagged Connecticut, Fairfield, public radio, Sharon, WQQQ, WSHU
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Should NBC finally apologize to Mae West?
Everybody’s waiting for the United States government to decide whether to approve the merger of Comcast and NBC Universal. The Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice have to bless the marriage, and it appears that the FCC is … finish reading Should NBC finally apologize to Mae West?
NAB “getting beat up” over their opposition to LPFM
Grassroots heat has been getting hotter this week as the Senate runs out of time to vote on the Local Community Radio Act, expanding low-power FM. There are some signs that the action is having some effect. Free Press campaign … finish reading NAB “getting beat up” over their opposition to LPFM
Posted in community radio, consolidation, LPFM
Tagged Free Press, Gordon Smith, Low Power FM, LPFM, NAB, National Association of Broadcasters, Politico, Tim Karr, twitter
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Clock is ticking on Howard Stern’s Sirius channel
Howard Stern may be the face that launched four satellites (now 9), but as he wraps up his fifth year on Sirius satellite radio both his listeners and stock analysts are wondering if the King of All Media will continue … finish reading Clock is ticking on Howard Stern’s Sirius channel
Posted in consolidation, satellite radio
Tagged Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Howard Stern, SIRI, Sirius, Sirius/XM
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What the Comcast – Level 3 conflict means for radio
In a textbook example of the abusive power of a near-monopoly, the ‘net was set ablaze yesterday upon the news that major internet backbone provider and content distribution network (CDN) company Level 3 called out cable-modem internet service provide Comcast … finish reading What the Comcast – Level 3 conflict means for radio
Posted in consolidation, FCC, Internet radio
Tagged CDN, Comcast, FCC, Internet radio, Last.fm, Level 3, live365, net neutrality, Pandora, webcasting
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No massive severance for Randy Michaels
Once again I have to hand it to NY Times‘ media reporters David Carr and Tim Arano who–along with Vocalo.org’s Rober Feder–have consistently dug up important details and original reporting on Randy Michaels and Tribune. Thanks to Carr and Arano … finish reading No massive severance for Randy Michaels
Posted in commercial radio, consolidation, economics
Tagged David Carr, NY Times, Randy Michaels, Robert Feder, salary, severance, Tribune Company
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Randy Michaels may have left Tribune Tower, but something still stinks in there
Buried in the more sensational news that Randy Michaels resigned as Tribune CEO yesterday is the fact that a Delaware Judge is letting a group of creditors move forward with a lawsuit against chairman Sam Zell. This group of unsecured … finish reading Randy Michaels may have left Tribune Tower, but something still stinks in there
It’s official, Randy’s gone
As anticipated, today Randy Michaels, CEO of Tribune Company, formerly of Clear Channel, one of the grand architects behind the current state of commercial radio, resigned from his post at Tribune. This is how his former company’s flagship paper put … finish reading It’s official, Randy’s gone
Posted in commercial radio, consolidation, electronics
Tagged Clear Channel, Randy Michaels, Tribune
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