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More HD stations show up in ratings.
A record number of HD2 and HD3 stations are showing up in Arbitron’s diary ratings. Starting with the Summer 2011 survey, the company began reporting listener data for those HD stations that use FM translators. Ten showed up, and in the new Fall book that number doubled across the 236 diary markets.
Madonna embraces Clear Channel.
In a move that will showcase Clear Channel’s worldwide reach as much as Madonna’s global superstar status, the music icon’s new single debuts across dozens of Clear Channel radio stations this morning. But that’s just the start for the track, “Give Me All Your Luvin’.”
Tucson gets a CHR battle.
Cumulus Media has launched another of its “i” branded CHR stations, this time in Tucson. After seven years as adult hits “Bob FM,” the company flips KSZR into “i97.5.” It targets Clear Channel CHR KRQQ (93.7) which ranked third in Arbitron’s fall survey with a 7.7 share (12+). That compares to KSZR which came in 16th. MORE
Beasley revenue off 7% in Q4.
The votes are in: Beasley Broadcast Group would’ve liked to have seen the political advertising bump it received in late 2010 repeated last quarter. The company says the loss of those ad dollars, as well as softer national billings, led to a 7% drop in fourth quarter revenue. Beasley’s 2011 total revenue was flat with 2010. MORE.
People Moves this Week.
There are new general managers in Boston and Reno; new ops managers in Nashville and Fresno; and a network gets a new boss. Catch up with this week’s People Moves HERE.
WIP’s Wing Bowl a sloppy success.
Before the big game, there’s the big chow-down. In what’s become a Philadelphia tradition, a sold-out crowd of nearly 20,000 took in “Sports Radio 94” WIP’s 20th annual Wing Bowl Friday morning. Part competitive eating spectacle, part Mardis Gras debauchery, the event awarded $20,000 to Takeru Kobayashi, who wolfed down 337 wings, beating the previous record by 82. MORE
Chief engineer charged in equipment heist.
The former chief engineer of Cumulus Media’s five-station Cincinnati cluster was arrested Thursday for allegedly stealing more than $129,000 in equipment from the stations. Police tell WCPO-TV the crimes dateback to May 2011. The engineer’s employment with Cumulus ended earlier this week. MORE.
Republicans snub Nevada radio.
Nevada broadcasters could be forgiven if they’re not overly excited about Saturday’s Republican caucus. Despite four candidates still in the race, only 774 radio ads ran during the past month Media Monitors reports.
Reader’s Poll: Stations pass on Super Bowl.
Six-in-ten people responding to an Inside Radio reader survey say their station isn’t doing anything special for this year’s Giants-Patriots Super Bowl. One-quarter of respondents to the unscientific poll say their station will air the play-by-play and 15% will do some sort of event or promotion tied to the big game. MORE
Vodka maker leaves radio with unpaid tab.
Some radio stations may be serving Shakers Vodka at company events this year, if they’re lucky. A Minnesota spirits company has filed chapter 7 bankruptcy and court documents suggest it may be easier to get vodka than cash to pay for tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of radio advertising. DETAILS.
NAB puts support behind FCC reform.
The National Association of Broadcasters has come out in favor of legislation advancing in the U.S. House that would streamline some FCC activities. NAB president Gordon Smith says the FCC could use some modernizing.
Disney ups Guerini to radio chief.
Twenty-year Disney veteran Phil Guerini is taking a new role at Radio Disney. He’s been bumped up from VP of marketing to general manager of the children’s radio network. Guerini succeeds Sean Cocchia, who is returning to Disney Channels Worldwide to become SVP of business operations for the children’s cable television network.
FCC rejects MMTC request.
The FCC is declining a request by the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council to broaden its definition of what sort of entities are qualified to get Sirius XM Radio channel set-asides. MMTC says the rules were too “vague and ambiguous” and failed to take into account its recommendations for “non-racial categories” of programmers that it argues would enhance diversity.
OSU Beavers return to Clear Channel.
Oregon State University sports fans will be tuning to Clear Channel stations under a new five-year agreement between the company and rights holder Learfield Sports. Getting football games back on the 50,000-watt “Newsradio 1190” KEX, Portland was the most critical move for the university. MORE
FCC losing CGB chief.
Joel Gurin, who has been chief of the FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau since December 2009, will exit the agency February 17. Media Bureau deputy chief Kris Monteith will serve as acting bureau chief for the CGB.
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