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Friday, February 03, 2012 |
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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.
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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.
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Inside Radio Webcast
 
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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.
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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.
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