Radio Industry News Summary August 31

Best of the Day … Radio-info for the 1 AM EDT LA firestorm / FM radio update

Radio-info (271,751 Monthly Visits says Compete.com) – Leads with breaking news at 1 AM about L.A.’s out-of-control fires threatening 25 or so FM antennas and the complications to come.  Tom promises all day attention to the subject.  Second item about Cami McCormick, CBS News Radio journalist injured in Afghanistan.

All Access (123,623 Monthly Visits) – Leads with the Los Angeles FM fire issues and station details.   Follows with Dylan Joke on XM taken too seriously.

Inside Radio (71,060)  – Leads  with the flames on Mt. Wilson in LA and the disaster preparation.  Follows with second article related to back up transmission facilities.  Some have no back up.

Radio Ink (66,640) – Leads with Salem media personnel changes, Pat Ryan moves up to Boston GM.  Follows with CBS radio reporter incident.

RBR (29,460) – Leads with court ruling the FCC 30% ownership rule for Comcast is arbitrary and capricious.  RBR follows with News Corp pressing for WWOR-TV renewal in light of cross ownership issues.

Inside Music Media (Unknown) – Article on Cumulus fighting unemployment claims some employees filed during the voluntary week everyone took without pay to save jobs.

Kurthanson/RAIN (19,395) – Leads Spotify’s iPhone app needs help navigation 5-million songs.  Follows with Jacob’s Media jacApps new music festival application great for radio sponsorship.

Hear 2.0 (8,986) – Posts this weekend with link to David Meerman Scott’s blog … social media is the new punk rock.   Listen with attitude.  Respond with respect.

Jacobs Media Blog … Posts from a vacation memory and life lesson with Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

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Radio Industry News Summary August 28

Best of the Day …. All Access details about Spotify worth a read.

Radio-info (271,751 Monthly Visits says Compete.com) – Leads with broadcaster turf war for the radio spectrum now vacant with June digital TV changes.   Second item, legal fight among Tribune bankruptcy bondholders, lawyers, Wall Street, and (little) hope for Tribune staffers’ ESOP.

All Access (123,623 Monthly Visits) – Leads with the same FCC broadcast spectrum fight among broadcasters.  Second item about Spotify approved for iTunes store distribution.  Service has 8-million downloads in Europe/UK, makes $$$ with monthly sub4, sells music, and is 20% owned by the music companies.

Inside Radio (71,060)  – Leads with interesting perspective about conservative talk radio poking at the FCC … not usual practice for radio but talk radio spears nobody.  Second item about new investors in SBS with opinions how to change things.

Radio Ink (66,640) – L eads with Clear Channel Charlotte market manager changes.   Follows with Westwood One new partnership deal with Sports USA Radio.

RBR (29,460) – Leads with Tribune bankruptcy lawyers fighting for internal documents.  Second lead about TiVo patent law suits.  Must be a slow radio news day.

Inside Music Media (Unknown) – Jerry is still looking in the rear view mirror.  Lot’s to read but nothing new to learn here this morning.

Kurthanson/RAIN (19,395) – Leads with more on the XM/iPhone touch device and follows with information on radio station home pages … examples with the hyperlink.

Jacobs Media Blog … Buzzmarketing presell for the September Summit @ The NAB.  However, it is interesting to read about marketing bands, music, Motel 6, and Denny’s.

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Radio Industry News Summary August 27

Best of the Day … All Access for the detailed reporting of the new XM SkyDock.

Radio-info (271,751 Monthly Visits says Compete.com) – Leads with XM SkyDock for the iPhone and a positive review by OrbitCast.  Follows with Sun-Times confirmation of earlier RI Board talk about West Coast Sean Valentine to do Chicago morning show … live … perhaps on 100% caffeine.

All Access (123,623 Monthly Visits) – Leads with the XM SkyDock story and a few more details.  Follows reporting BMI revenues for 2009 reached $905M with $788 (87%) going to songwriters, composers, and copyright owners.

Inside Radio (71,060)  – Leads with reported July radio industry sales revenue fell only 19% slightly better than 21% decline in June.  Has 3-year analysis with the paid subscription.  Second item, Marketing Association survey indicating spending increases planned for the balance of the year but not for radio.

Radio Ink (66,640) – Leads with item on Kennedy’s passing and radio personalities responses.  Follows with announcement about new Emmis VP/Market Manager for Indianapolis – Charlie Morgan.

RBR (29,460) – Leads with hot news that Nielsen to delivery ratings for 51 small markets. (News covered yesterday by several publications.)  Follows with item on Senator Kennedys’ death, new elections, and possible political ad spending.

Inside Music Media (Unknown) – Radio needs video, says Jerry.  The audience wants choices as well as good content.  They choose when to listen and how to participate.  Join the audience or get left behind.

Kurthanson/RAIN (19,395) – Leads with KCRW launching new web radio channel Eclectic24 will do more than simply simulcast.

Hear 2.0 (8,986) – Longer article about the Radio’s decision and the road forward.  If you have the courage to do something then it’s a good read.

Jacobs Media Blog … Writes about cell phone only Arbitron/Nielsen panel inclusion … stunning graph that 59% of 18-29 year olds are cell phone only.   Add landlines to the list including 8-tracks, cassettes, beepers, CDs, and camera film.

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Radio Industry News Summary August 26

Best of the Day … Radio-info for fresh 2010 perspective and Jerry’s Inside Music Media reader poll.

Radio-info (271,751 Monthly Visits says Compete.com) – Leads with “Predicting 2010” another year of revenue declines and a faceoff with radio debt holders as borrowing covenants are breached.   Follows with analysis of Boston CBS/Entercom sports programming.

All Access (123,623 Monthly Visits) – Re-reports WSJ news that Microsoft Zune leader returning to the music industry 3-weeks before new MP3 player ships.  Guess the Zune preorders were weak?  Second item about Chris Brown sentencing 6-months community labor and 5-years probation for Rihanna assult.

Inside Radio (71,060)  – Leads with Nielsen release of 51 Middle Market ratings.  Follows with Maverick Media consideration to subscribe.

Radio Ink (66,640) – Leads with Michael Savage / UK Home Secretary legal threats that where well covered in yesterday’s news.  Second lead about CBS Sacramento PD now covering Sacramento, SF, and Las Vegas.

RBR (29,460) – Leads with Milwaukee newspaper item on RCA records exec that says radio play critical to new music.   Takes AP article out for second item about talk shows losing sponsors.  Another article well covered in yesterday’s news.

Inside Music Media (Unknown) – Reader poll picks Bonneville as “Best Radio Group”.  Jerry’s analysis is this unscientific referendum is about leadership not popularity.

Kurthanson/RAIN (19,395) – Leads with ESPN citation as the most popular radio talk format.  Follows with … Time Magazine picks “radio killers” Pandora and Last.fm in their Best 50 Sites.

Hear 2.0 (8,986) – No update.

Jacobs Media Blog … Features Ad Age article about three radio success stores and key lesson learned … generate customer traffic and client results.

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Radio Industry News Summary August 25

Best of the Day … RBR for news about the radio business beyond gov and company press releases.

Radio-info (271,751 Monthly Visits says Compete.com) – Leads with a NYTimes article about a date TBD FCC workshop on newspapers.  Possible meeting in December will be too late for some papers but then again it’s just a panel. Second item on NPR radio station standings.

All Access (123,623 Monthly Visits) – Leads with lawsuit from Talk Radio Network Michael Savage about listing by British Home Secretary “as individual not welcome in the UK” for incitement of violence.   AA follows with ESPNRadio claim as the most listened to Talk format stream online and terrestrially .

Inside Radio (71,060)  – Leads with Clear Channel engineers HD radio power testing (disclosure Inside Radio owned by CC).  IR follows with claims British Home Secretary defamed Michael Savage.

Radio Ink (66,640) – rInk leads with press release information from Cox personnel changes.  Follows with more press release news from Cumulus announcing their new Controller and CAO (chief accounting officer).

RBR (29,460) – Leads with Fox News losing 33-sponsors that no longer want to be associated with either liberal or conservative talk shows.   Second item from Media Life that asks readers when the upturn will begin (mid-2010) and who benefits first (internet, TV, then cable, then outdoor … radio/magazines only one up from the bottom … newspapers).

Inside Music Media (Unknown) – Jerry reaches back to 1949 and the introduction of TV.  A few lessons for radio as the next wave of net based digital content arrives.

Kurthanson/RAIN (19,395) – Leads with more on interactive royalties, Wi-Fi, Google podcast apps.

Hear 2.0 (8,986) –  No update.

Jacobs Media Blog … Promotes the NAB “Radio Show” in Philadelphia last September.  This year’s focus is on CONTENT … create it, market it, and build supporting communities.

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Radio Industry News Summary August 24

Best of the Day … Radio-info for Howard Stern, XM, and the iPhone news.

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Radio-info (271,751 Monthly Visits says Compete.com) – Breaks with news of Howard Stern on a new iPhone XM accessory to be announced Wednesday.  Pricing and XM stock information in the article.  Follows with KFWB conversion to all-news means 15-layoffs and possibly 29 all together at this CBS station.

All Access (123,623 Monthly Visits) – Leads with record label management changes and follows with news about Yahoo handing a defeat to the music industry about online fees.

Inside Radio (71,060)  – Leads with RAB revenue report Q2 down $1.2 billion (22%).  IR adds RAB comment radio revenues “on the rebound”.    More details in the paid subscription including first 6-months auto decline of 51% but some auto brands up.

Radio Ink (66,640) – Leads with RAB revenue report Q2 down 22% with declines in national, local, and off-air.  Only digital up 9%.  Follows with Tribune Co. internal memo denies reports of liquidation and that during bankruptcy they are working hard to keep wages competitive with new op plan due this fall.

RBR (29,460) – Leads with the RAB rev numbers for Q2 but includes two interesting charts.  Follows with old news of Murdoch leading major newspapers conversations about collecting online fees for news.

Inside Music Media (Unknown) – Analysis of Citadel’s options in bankruptcy with particular ABC/Disney details.  Writes about 3-4x cash flow multiples for station sell off won’t be enough to save the day.

Kurthanson/RAIN (19,395) – Friday afternoon edition talks about Obama on talk radio and new CEO for Slacker radio.

Hear 2.0 (8,986) – Mark delivers a Frankenstein experience in a Portland parking lot.

Jacobs Media Blog … Argues for every station having an iPhone app and announces his company’s new app that connects your station stream and iTunes.

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Radio Industry News Summary August 21

Best of the Day … first radio show broadcast from the White House by Tom Taylor, Radio-Info.

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Radio-info (271,751 Monthly Visits says Compete.com) – Leads with the first radio show broadcast from the White House, Obama and Dial Global’s Smerconish.  RI follows with Slacker internet radio organization changes but closes with webcasters royalty situation might not be viable in the long run.

All Access (123,623 Monthly Visits) – Leads with PPM patent fight and follows with annual survey results indicating small-medium businesses now using more digital media than traditional media.  Same survey shows digital media now 37% from year ago 22% of total SMB spending.

Inside Radio (71,060)  – Leads with same digital media use among small-medium businesses exceeds radio, newspaper, or TV.  IR follows with PPM patent fight details.  Perhaps more details with the paid subscription?

Radio Ink (66,640) – Leads with more Cox Media organization changes and the new leadership span across radio, TV, and newspapers.   RInk follows with news of Nate Quick, Dallas Urban PD death.

RBR (29,460) – Leads with ION works thru bankruptcy and $2.7 Billion debt.  Continued operation required $150 Million debtor-in-possession load.  Follows with old news about FCC Diversity Officer comments from two-years ago.

Inside Music Media (Unknown) – Love letters to Cumulus, Citadel, and Clear Channels.

Kurthanson/RAIN (19,395) – Leads with MySpace buys music service iLike for a reported $20 million.

Hear 2.0 (8,986) – No update.

Jacobs Media Blog … Writes about Music Tee … concert t-shirts for $39 that come with a tag to download the album online.  Ends with only boomers do albums and doesn’t think much of the idea.

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Radio Industry News Summary August 20

Best of the Day … Inside Radio for delivery news that you might use today.

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Radio-info (271,751 Monthly Visits says Compete.com) – Leads with several paragraphs about Cox Media Group reorganization into “a fully-integrated media company”.  No job eliminations or asset sales announced by Cox … at this time.

All Access (123,623 Monthly Visits) – Leads with New York Post article about a new LA Reid Music Publishing venture.  Second item is about an internet radio Libertarian talk show sending a man with a gun to an Obama rally.

Inside Radio (71,060)  – Leads with “Growing sign of retail’s ad return” lead by discount stores.  Second item indicates “Cash for Clunkers” likely to expire November 1.

Radio Ink (66,640) – Leads with Cox Media Group management changes made in company press releases.  Second item, PPM assumptions my affect data … an item covered yesterday in other publications.

RBR (29,460) – Leads with Cox reorg blurring lines between TV-radio-newspaper divisions.   Second item covers Trib meltdown and employee ESOP losses.

Inside Music Media (Unknown) – Jerry’s view on Commercial Free Days, advertisers, PPM, and the need for unique programming.

Kurthanson/RAIN (19,395) – Leads with news about “Live Sports Radio” that taps directly into a team’s radio commentary avoiding the several second broadcast delay.

Hear 2.0 (8,986) – Writes about what broadcast radio means along side Twitter and Facebook.  The audience is a participant not a mushroom.

Jacobs Media Blog … Guest blog by Mike Stern, former R&R News/Talk Editor that ends with the reason R&R is no longer with us … he doesn’t know.

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Radio Industry News Summary August 19

Best of the Day …. Hear 2.0 link to social media stats.  In 2010, Gen Y to outnumber Baby Boomers and 96% joined a social network.  The other daily radio news just rearranges the deck chairs.

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Radio-info (271,751 Monthly Visits says Compete.com) – Leads with article suggesting some early patent discussions may reveal important technical PPM shortcomings.   Follows with some information suggesting a Cox Radio reorganization and possible announcement this morning that the Cox owned Atlanta Constitution Journal newspaper to move out of the city.

All Access (123,623 Monthly Visits) – Leads the “Net” news with letter from Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to FCC about Fairness Doc.  Follows with nasty fight developing at Tribune’s bankruptcy about ESOP (401k) funds. (The fight will end when the lawyers have picked over the remaining cash.  Employees lose again. CELLit comment.)

Inside Radio (71,060)  – Leads with Miller Kaplan’s annual power ratings and converting ratings to revenue.  Follows with Univision view that “continued deterioration” of ad revenues has stopped.

Radio Ink (66,640) – Leads with organization of Alpha Broadcasting appointments as new owner picks former Citadel co-workers. Follows with press release information about Buckley Broadcasting to sell Syracuse Stations .

RBR (29,460) – “Hot List” leads with Forrester Research indicating 22% of 18-29 year olds listen to music on their phones including radio station streams and not downloading music.  Original source www.audio4cast.com Follows with Six Rules to recruit an audience with social media from Graeme Newell.

Inside Music Media (Unknown) – Prediction that in the next two or three months something big will happen at Citadel.   Stations need to be sold in to meet debt payments.

Kurthanson/RAIN (19,395) – Yesterday afternoon’s newsletter leads with NPR new media details.  Follows with BlogTalkRadio to host President Obama.

Hear 2.0 (8,986) –  Two posts.  First, an interview with Spark Radio (Canada) about audience measurement.   Second post links to stats from Erik Qualman’s blog about social media.  In 2010 gen Y will outnumber Baby Boomers and 96% have joined a social network. Astonishing.

Jacobs Media Blog … Analyzes music trends suggesting Rock Rules.  Read how Rock is a more powerful story than any ratings book.

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Radio Industry News Summary August 18

Best of the Day …. Radio-info’s Tom Taylor perspective on 2010.

Radio-info (271,751 Monthly Visits says Compete.com) – Leads with perspective about patient buyers and radio debt holders likely to trigger the big groups to sell off stations in 2010.  Proven managers and operators to get a chance rebuilding the stations sold from large groups.  Cites CBS as current example.   Follows with speculation about KFUO St. Louis sale.

All Access (123,623 Monthly Visits) – Leads with KDay 93.5 Los Angeles format change.  Follows with Entercom PD resignation in San Francisco.

Inside Radio (71,060)  – Leads WYSP Philadelphia lawsuit about hostile work environment.  Follows with Triton Media now two-years since MJI acquisition and about to eliminate a few jobs.

Radio Ink (66,640) – Leads with financial wire news Univision Radio Q2 rev down 19%.  Follows with senator request for FCC clarification about the Fairness Doctrine.

RBR (29,460) – Leads with Gallop Poll information about public admiration for industries.  Radio/TV in the #10 position (40% favorable view) just behind the phone companies.  Follows with busted scammer in South Florida goes to jail.  Scammer used radio/TV in the scheme’s marketing mix.

Inside Music Media (Unknown) – Commercial free Monday’s CBS Washington Fresh 94.7 and Jerry’s take on what really needs to happen.

Kurthanson/RAIN (19,395) – Leads with webcaster deadlines for the SoundExchange royalty agreement.  Also notes that next year digital music sales are projected to surpass physical sales.

Hear 2.0 (8,986) – No email update at 7 am.

Jacobs Media Blog … Editorial “Miscasting in Broadcasting” and that many stations getting by on the “fumes of brand building” created over the past decade.  Time to rebuild the foundation.

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