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The indecency pendulum begins swinging again. The case may be about what was said on TV — but it’s
implications for radio are huge. The U.S. Court of Appeals has tossed out the FCC’s “fleeting expletives” policy
saying the FCC was “arbitrary and capricious” when it crafted the regulations regarding slips of the tongue. In a
two-to-one decision the justices said the FCC failed “to articulate a reasoned basis for its change in policy” when
it went after two TV networks for accidentally airing s**t and f**k during live award shows. The networks banded
together challenging the case on grounds that the FCC “reached too far and censored too much speech.” Now
the court is ordering the FCC to re-open its indecency proceeding — and further justify its enforcement. FCC
chair Kevin Martin says he completely disagrees with the ruling. In an unusually harsh statement he says “It is
the New York court — not the Commission — that is divorced from reality.
Kevin Martin’s indecency whip just got a lot shorter. Washington insiders are still digesting the ruling and
what impact it could have on radio –— but they tell Inside Radio that it’s clear the court has just set a precedent
for what is enforceable and what is not. Washington attorney John Garziglia says “although the FCC will not be
holding a wake soon — the FCC’s singling out of radio (and TV) broadcasters for arguably indecent content is
dead.” The timing is also noteworthy — since it comes as the FCC is moving towards an attempt at regulating
violent programming. Insiders say it’ll be tougher to do that. The NAB says “responsible industry self-regulation
is preferable to government regulation in areas of programming content.”
The People Meter is impacting the deal-making market. Emmis CFO Patrick Walsh says “there’s a view that
certain formats will enjoy a new measure of success in a PPM world.” So he believes electronic measurement
will soon impact the deal market — admitting “we make calls on occasion — particularly in advance of PPM
rolling out.” Walsh says “in a lot of these markets there are folks looking to either move into different formats
or enhance an existing position.” He tells the Deutsche Bank Media Conference that a lot of that interest has
been toward rock and alternative formats — which seem to be benefactors of the move away from the diary in
Philadelphia. If that’s true it could be good for Emmis — which owns a pair of rock stations in Chicago.
As go-private prospects fade — Emmis plays down prospects of a New York
sale. Wall Street says the numbers are increasingly tilting in the wrong direction
for Jeff Smulyan to make another bid to take Emmis private. And while CFO
Patrick Walsh says he and Smulyan both “spend a lot of time on it” it’s been
more “noise” than reality. And while Smulyan “will continue to evaluate the
situation” — Walsh says the company’s facing “more challenging operating
conditions” that when the first offer was made last year. For now Walsh
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says “the company has been very focused on operating and trying to rebuild its historically strong position in New
York and L.A.” One factor in getting that deal done has apparently been the sale of WQCD, New York. He says they
believe the big markets “are still the place to play.” And for now he says “we think there are opportunities with the
smooth jazz format” at WQCD and says on the ad sales side “we have some wind at our back.” It may also be more
valuable if they wait until PPM –— since they think the smooth jazz format will be one of PPM’s winners.
David Field says radio’s share “is out of whack” and blames 30s and 15s. The Entercom chief says the shift
to shorter-length spots helps to “disrupt” radio’s share of the ad pie. That’s because the shift to 30’s or 15’s has led
to fewer net dollars. He says “They’re able to accomplish their market goals and yet reduce the amount of money
they’re spending in the medium.” That’s great for their bottom line “but in the short-run it means there’s actually a
reduction in the amount of dollars going to radio.” He says as radio becomes more appealing to advertisers “there
should be a shift of demand into [radio] to take advantage of those opportunities.” But media planning cycles are
long “and we have not yet seen that drive our numbers.” He says as they look at ROI and realize radio scores
high — they’ll be back.
Entercom is happy being on the sidelines with Google. CEO David Field calls Google a “very forward-thinking”
company and says “We think it could be a good thing for the industry if they are successful in bringing in some of
the thousands of customers who they reach – but do not use radio today because it is a cumbersome media to buy
and they have provided a solution” to make it easier. But he tells the Deutsche Bank Conference for now he’s not
interested in signing-up any stations — saying he’s happy to “stand on the sidelines and see where it goes.”
Charlotte’s looking to squeeze more national dollars by adding counties. A lot of national advertisers tell their
agencies buy as deep as the top 25. So if Charlotte’s effort to boost its Arbitron ranking up from its current #33
works — it could mean millions for broadcasters. Charlotte owners have voted to add six counties into the survey
area adding nearly 400,000 listeners and bringing the Charlotte metro population up to 1.8 million. That would put it
right at #25 behind Riverside, CA. Ad buyer Nancy Haynes tells the Observer “this will bring national advertisers in
the market that hadn’t used Charlotte before.” The big operators — Clear Channel, CBS and Lincoln Financial — all
voted in favor of the move. Only Radio One voted against — apparently worried it would dilute their station’s innercity strength. Arbitron announces its annual market re-rankings in September.
The FCC slaps down a Florida attorney dogging Beasley. Gladfly attorney Jack Thompson has been filing
dozens of complaints against Beasley stations in south Florida for years dating back to when it aired Howard Stern.
Thompson has cost Beasley plenty of time and money defending against his allegations through the years. Nearly
all of which were rejected by the FCC. Beasley has fought back — filing lawsuits against Thompson and asking
the Florida Bar to investigate. Thompson’s latest – and most far-reaching effort — was to ask the FCC to begin
revocation proceeding against all of Beasley’s stations alleging the company, its lawyers and WQAM, Miami hosts
Scott Ferrall and Hank Goldberg “engaged in threats, abuse and intimidation against him in retaliation for filing these
complaints.” When the FCC asked for proof — Thompson wasn’t able to show any. So the FCC tosses out the
case without taking any action. But Thompson’s an attorney with what seems to be a lot of free time and a working
computer — so it’s a safe bet Beasley (and the FCC) haven’t heard the last of him.
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PUR numbers sink to their lowest-ever. But they may actually be closer to reality. After some leveling off in
Arbitron’s Fall book — the Winter survey shows Persons Using Radio (PUR) numbers slipping across nearly every
demo. Not just teens but also among 35 to 44 year olds. A surprising exception is among 25-34 year olds — where
the figure was a 14.6 compared to a 14.4 in the Fall. That PURs are falling is certainly nothing new. They’ve been
eroding at a slow-but-steady pace since the late 1990’s. But former Arbitron VP-turned consultant Bob Michaels
says it’s a “natural erosion toward reality.” He says “the diary is slowly catching up with what PPM is showing – that
there are lower listening levels. It’s just taken a little longer to show up in the diary.” He predicts they’ll keep falling
until they’re closer to the numbers we’re seeing out of Philadelphia and Houston.
Where’s radio holding? Out-of-home and in cars. Overall PUR numbers are down. But it’s not a completely
gloomy portrait. The overall “out of home” figure is 8.6 — but that’s not down very much from 9.4 in Fall 1998. The
declines are higher in younger demos – but it’s a lot less than you’d expect in a world of iPods. And inside the car
–— radio is actually doing even better than it was ten years ago. The only demo declining is 18-24 year olds — and
not by much. So much for the impact of XM and Sirius. PURs are declining for at-work and at-home listening. It’s
not just the young demos either. Compared to PUR figures from ten years ago — the demo with the biggest drop
is 65+.
Fred Thompson’s radio work may help push back his presidential bid. The ABC News Radio commentator
and “Law & Order” star runs head first into the “equal time” rules that would require stations that air a Thompson
commentary or TV episode to give all the other candidates the same access to air time. With 18 candidates in the
field — that adds up pretty quick. So the longer Thompson can delay officially becoming a candidate the better it is
for his broadcasting career — and for stations. Washington attorney David Oxenford says none of these obligations
kick-in until he files the necessary papers to obtain a place on the ballot. In a presidential race that means becoming
legally qualified in ten states. So as he announces the formation of an “exploratory committee” allowing him to start
fundraising — it doesn’t mean much for stations. And even after he is in the race the Internet is a whole different
situation. Stations will be able to keep his online commentaries on their websites if they wish — without worrying
about being forced to give time to Rudy, Obama and the bunch.
People Moves, News & Notes —
Brett Beshore is the new market manager for Cumulus’ four-station cluster in Danbury, CT. He had been market
manager for Backyard Broadcasting’s Indiana stations.
Phil Hendrie returns to radio with a new overnight show for Talk Radio Network.
Max Dugan joins Pinnacle Media Worldwide as director international research and programming. Dugan was most
recently PD at CBS’ WJFK and WARW in Washington, DC.
Bob Dumas returns to his morning shift on Clear Channel CHR “G-105” WDCG, Raleigh-Durham, NC just 26 days
after having a brain tumor removed.
Kenard “K2” Karter is promoted to music director for WGCI, Chicago.
Jerry Lee is in Sweden today giving out the Stockholm Prize in Criminology. It’s fitting since Lee’s endowed the
University of Pennsylvania’s criminology center.
— Covering radio’s news and trends for Insdie Radio — Frank Saxe. [email protected] and 800-290-6301.
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Spring Ph I ARBITRENDS & STOCKS Washington, DC (#8)
Estimated 2007 radio revenue - $398.6M (Kagan)
WPGC-FM and WTOP flip-flop positions.
Station WinF/M/AFormat
Owner/LMA
WHUR-F 6.9 6.8 urban AC
Howard Univ.
WPGC-F 5.5 6.0 rhy. CHR
CBS Radio
WTOP-F* 5.9 5.8 news
Bonneville
WMMJ
5.2 5.3 urban AC
Radio One
WLZL
4.0 4.2 tropical
CBS Radio
WIHT
3.8 4.0 CHR
Clear Channel
WASH
3.6 3.9 AC
Clear Channel
WKYS
4.0 3.7 urban
Radio One
WJZW
3.5 3.6 smooth jazz ABC
WMZQ-F 3.3 3.5 country
Clear Channel
WMAL
3.6 3.0 news/talk
ABC
WWDC 2.8 2.8 rock
Clear Channel
WRQX
2.8 2.7 hot AC
ABC
WBIG-F 2.5 2.3 classic hits
Clear Channel
WTGB-F+ 1.8 2.0 adult altern. CBS Radio
WJFK-F 1.6 1.5 talk
CBS Radio
WTEM
1.4 1.4 sports
Clear Channel
WPRS-F+ 1.5 1.3 adult hits
Radio One
WFRE
1.4 1.3 country
Clear Channel
WTWP-F* 0.8 1.0 news/talk
Bonneville
WAVA-F 0.8 0.7 religious
Salem
WFLS-F 0.7 0.7 country
Free Lance-Star
WWXX* 0.6 0.7 sports
Red Zebra
WPGC
0.6 0.6 black gospel CBS Radio
WILC
0.4 0.6 Span. hits
ZGS Radio
*Simulcasts: WTOP-F/WTWT. WTWP-AM/FM.
WWXX/WWXT/WXTR.
+Recent changes from the M-Street database:
WTGB-F flipped from classic rock as WARW in
February.
Baltimore, MD (#21)
Estimated 2007 radio revenue - $150.6M (Kagan)
Akron, OH (#74)
Baltimore (continued)
WHUR-F 2.0 1.6 urban AC
WIHT
1.4 1.6 CHR
WRNR-F 1.5 1.5 adult altern.
WTOP-F* 1.3 1.5 news
WKYS
1.4 1.3 urban
WWDC 1.3 1.2 rock
WRQX
0.9 0.8 hot AC
WJFK
0.8 0.8 sports
*Simulcast: WTOP-F/WTWT.
Estimated 2007 radio revenue - $21.6M (Kagan)
Howard Univ.
Clear Channel
Nassau
Bonneville
Radio One
Clear Channel
ABC
CBS Radio
Cleveland’s WTAM leaps from #14 to #5.
Hartford, CT (#50)
Estimated 2007 radio revenue - $89.2M (Kagan)
Rhythmic CHR “Hot 93.7” improves to #4.
Station WinF/M/AFormat
Owner/LMA
WRCH
9.2 9.9 soft AC
CBS Radio
WTIC
9.0 9.0 news/talk
CBS Radio
WWYZ
7.2 6.8 country
Clear Channel
WZMX
5.2 6.4 rhy. CHR
CBS Radio
WHCN
5.8 5.3 classic hits
Clear Channel
WDRC-F 5.3 5.3 classic hits
Buckley
WTIC-F 5.0 4.3 modern AC CBS Radio
WPHH
4.6 4.2 urban
Clear Channel
WKSS
4.5 4.2 CHR
Clear Channel
WCCC-F 4.0 3.9 rock
Marlin
WDRC
3.2 2.7 talk
Buckley
WPLR
1.9 2.0 rock
Cox Radio
WAQY
2.2 1.9 classic rock Saga
WKCI-F 1.2 1.4 CHR
Clear Channel
WPOP
1.4 1.3 sports
Clear Channel
WLAT
1.2 1.3 tropical
Freedom
WFAN
0.9 0.9 sports
CBS Radio
WRYM
0.8 0.8 tropical
Eight Forty
WPKX
0.6 0.8 country
Clear Channel
WYBC-F* 0.8 0.7 urban AC
Yale
WHYN-F ** 0.6 hot AC
Clear Channel
*WYBC-F has a JSA with Cox Radio.
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Station
WNIR
WQMX
WMJI
WONE-F
WDOK
WTAM
WZAK
WKDD
WENZ
WAKS
WMMS
WFHM-F
WAKR
WNWV
WGAR-F
WHLO
WMVX
WXRK
WQAL
WNCX
WKNR
WHBC-F
WQXK
WCLV
WinF/M/AFormat
Owner/LMA
7.8 7.4 talk
Media-Com
6.7 6.2 country
Rubber City
5.1 4.9 oldies
Clear Channel
4.7 4.5 rock
Rubber City
3.8 3.8 soft AC
CBS Radio
2.6 3.8 news/talk
Clear Channel
3.9 3.7 urban AC
Radio One
4.1 3.6 hot AC
Clear Channel
3.7 3.6 urban
Radio One
3.1 3.4 CHR
Clear Channel
3.4 3.2 rock
Clear Channel
2.9 2.9 c. Christian Salem
2.6 2.9 talk/standards Rubber City
3.4 2.8 smooth jazz Elyria-Lorain
2.9 2.6 country
Clear Channel
2.1 2.5 news/talk
Clear Channel
2.2 2.4 hot AC
Clear Channel
1.7 2.3 modern rock CBS Radio
1.7 1.9 hot AC
CBS Radio
1.6 1.9 classic rock CBS Radio
1.6 1.6 sports
Good Karma
1.0 1.3 AC
NextMedia
1.0 0.9 country
Cumulus
0.4 0.7 classical
Clev. Classical
12+ AQH Shares, Mon-Sun, 6 am to midnight.
May not be quoted or reproduced without prior written
permission from Arbitron. Copyright 2007.
Formats of stations listed reflect the analysis and
groupings of M Street Corp. and may differ from the
station’s opinions or interpretations.
Radio One’s “Q-92” takes over at #1.
Station WinF/M/AFormat
WERQ-F
WPOC
WLIF
WWIN-F
WBAL
WIYY
WSMJ
WCBM
WWMX
WZBA
WQSR
WCAO
WPGC-F
WHFS
WRBS-F
8.0
8.6
6.4
5.9
5.0
4.5
3.4
3.5
3.3
2.5
2.9
2.6
2.3
1.7
2.0
8.5
8.1
5.8
5.6
5.0
4.4
3.7
3.4
3.2
3.1
2.9
2.6
2.2
2.2
2.1
Owner/LMA
urban
Radio One
country
Clear Channel
soft AC
CBS Radio
urban AC
Radio One
nws/talk/sportsHearst
rock
Hearst
smooth jazz Clear Channel
talk
WCBM, Inc.
hot AC
CBS Radio
classic rock Shamrock
adult hits
CBS Radio
black gospel Clear Channel
rhy. CHR
CBS Radio
talk/mod rock CBS Radio
c. Christ/relig Peter/John Rad
BROADCAST STOCKS
Dow close from Monday, 6/04/07: 13,676.32 up 8.21
Nasdaq 2618.29 up 4.37
S&P 500 1539.18 up 2.84
Arbitron
Beasley
CBS
Citadel Clear Chan
Cox Radio
Cumulus
Disney/ABC
Close
52.70
8.73
33.66
8.31
38.56
14.75
9.35
35.70
Change 0.06
up 0.04
up 0.18
up 0.11
up 0.06
0.00
down 0.02
up 0.46
up
Emmis
Entercom
Entravision
Fisher
Global Traffic
Journal
Lincoln Fin.
Radio One
Close
10.23
26.85
10.38
50.31
6.92
13.93
73.00
7.62
Change
up
up
up
up
up
up
down
up
0.30
0.11
0.12
0.25
0.07
0.05
0.07
0.08
Regent
Saga
Salem
SBS
Sirius
SWMX
Westwood
WorldSpace
XM Satellite
Close
3.45
9.67
12.20
4.76
2.89
0.25
7.94
4.19
11.19
Change
0.02
0.17
down 0.04
down 0.08
up 0.01
0.00
down 0.14
up 0.27 down 0.09
down
up
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EMPLOYMENT
GENERAL MANAGER
Privately held Golden Isles
Broadcasting seeks
GENERAL MANAGER.
Hands on relationship selling is
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Live and work in Georgia’s
Golden Isles, a magnificent
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Confidentiality assured.
Resume/cover letter to:
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VICE PRESIDENT/GM - JOLIET & AURORA, IL
NextMedia Group, Inc. is looking for a dynamic leader to manage
two of our very successful Suburban Chicago clusters. All candidates
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why nearby Naperville is considered one of the top cities in the
country to both work and live. Why not work in a market that is not
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Send your resumes and salary requirements to Jeff Dinetz,
President & COO Radio Division,
NextMedia Group, Inc.:
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Equal Opportunity Employer.
CEO, PRINCIPLE BROADCASTING NETWORK
Hands on CEO for operation of 5 AM radio stations
located in Boston, Dallas and New York City. Experience in
brokered time preferred. Fluency in Spanish preferred.
Please send your cover letter and resume to:
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E.O.E.
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Rare management opportunity
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ARE YOU THE NEXT GREAT ANCHOR?
Candidate must be experienced
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Are you up for the opportunity?
Resumes to:
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CBS Radio News is looking for a rock solid
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Send air checks & resumes to:
Harvey Nagler, CBS News VP, Radio
524 W. 57 St. New York 10019.
Salary is competitive.
CBS News is an equal opportunity employer.
RADIO MARKET CONTROLLER OPENINGS
GENERAL SALES MANAGER
Boston and Seattle
Citadel in Southeastern MA is
looking for a General Sales
Manager. If you have a proven
track record of developing new
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please forward your resume to:
[email protected];
or, mail to: Gail LeBlanc, Market
Manager, Citadel Broadcasting, 22
Sconticut Neck Road, Fairhaven,
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Multiple station clusters each seek a business partner to assess,
streamline, create and implement excellent business practices.
Position requires total business focus as well as the ability to
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Superb team leadership, communication and computer skills are
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profitability, and be a proactive problem solver in a de-centralized
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well as comprehend the big picture. Experience in broadcasting a
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[email protected]. Entercom is an EEO Employer.
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