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Tag Archives: Citadel
Naming contest: what to call a Clear Channel, Cumulus, Citadel merger
I am pondering the merger names as I compose this post: Clear Citadus? Cumulo Citichannel? Citaclear Channelculus? My meditation is inspired by Clear Channel’s announcement on Monday that Cumulus’ 570 radio stations will be featured on the former company’s iHeartRadio application “wherever … finish reading Naming contest: what to call a Clear Channel, Cumulus, Citadel merger
Posted in commercial radio
Tagged Citadel, Clear Channel, Cumulus, FCC, Groupon, iHeartRadio
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Citadel and Cumulus want to merge into Son-of-Clear-Channel
I’m not sure how I missed this bit of news, but I just learned that Cumulus, which boasts being the second largest owner of radio stations in the US, is bidding to buy the third largest, Citadel Broadcasting. Such a … finish reading Citadel and Cumulus want to merge into Son-of-Clear-Channel
Posted in commercial radio, consolidation
Tagged Citadel, consolidation, Cumulus, Free Press, merger
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Conservative AM talk is the new home for aging shock jocks
Long-time Chicago radio host Mancow Muller lost his last hometown gig last February when he was canned from Citadel Broadcasting‘s AM talk powerhouse WLS. But the Mancow has many lives, it seems. While he won’t be back on the air … finish reading Conservative AM talk is the new home for aging shock jocks
Posted in commercial radio, talk radio
Tagged Alexander Zaitchik, Citadel, conservative, Glenn Beck, Mancow, shock jock, WABC, WLS-AM
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FCC ponders the future of radio consolidation
The Federal Communications Commission is reviewing its media ownership rules again. That ordeal took up quite a bit of public bandwidth over the last decade, especially after former FCC Chair Michael Powell proposed scotching most of them. Now we’re back … finish reading FCC ponders the future of radio consolidation
Hopeful week for radio/media stocks?
Given the state of the economy, last week wasn’t so bad for radio/media company investors. And this week might improve depending on what Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke says, and what Sirius XM reports in its fourth quarter and full … finish reading Hopeful week for radio/media stocks?
Posted in commercial radio, economics, satellite radio
Tagged Ben Bernanke, CBS Radio, Citadel, Cumulus, Federal Reserve, Paul Riismandel, Sirius XM
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The decade’s most important radio trends #10: Clear Channel Goes Private Equity
At the start of the decade the nation’s largest owner of radio stations, Clear Channel Communications, was flying high with a stock price over $90 a share in January, 2000. While public interest advocates and media reformers continued to batter … finish reading The decade’s most important radio trends #10: Clear Channel Goes Private Equity
Greed and Consolidation Trigger Another Bankruptcy in Radioland
On Friday the Wall Street Journal reported news that’s no surprise to radio industry watchers, that the third largest radio owners in the country, Citadel Communications, is about to declare bankruptcy in a deal pre-arranged with its creditors. The loudest … finish reading Greed and Consolidation Trigger Another Bankruptcy in Radioland
Posted in consolidation, economics
Tagged ABC Radio, bankruptcy, Citadel, Clear Channel, consolidation, Disney, greed, Jerry Del Colliano, Paul Harvey, Premiere Radio Networks, Sean Hannity
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The FCC’s new ‘payola’ rules
Four radio giants have agreed to pay the United States government a total $12.5 million dollars to settle an Federal Communications Commission investigation into their “payola” practices—the undisclosed play of music in exchange for cash, gifts, or favors. The FCC … finish reading The FCC’s new ‘payola’ rules
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