CBS is OFFICIALLY the ALL-News Leader!!

SEE! RADIO IS NOT DYING!! A new station has just been launched. The day is finally here...the launch date of CBS Radio's new all-news station in Washington, D.C., "All-News WNEW 99.1", that is. Even though D.C. already has an all-news station, WTOP, CBS still felt there was a void to fill. And from what I heard so far, they are right. WTOP is more geared toward politics and WNEW is general news (very much like 1010 WINS in NY). CBS is the leader in the all-news radio format with stations in New York (1010 WINS and WCBS 880), Philadelphia (KYW), Chicago (WBBM), and more.  This station was originally set to go on air on Thursday, January 19th, but was postponed to January 23rd at 5am due to unexpected dilemmas. But, CBS launched it one day earlier on Sunday, January 22nd at noon. The station still has some work to do, but CBS is most definitely making progress!! Kudos to CBS for this gutzy move!!

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Thanks so much and, remember, KEEP RADIO ALIVE!!

Clear Channel Radio Re-branding

It was announced today that Clear Channel, my least favorite company, is re-branding its largest and most well-known division, Clear Channel Radio, as Clear Channel Media and Entertainment. They are doing this to encompass its many listening platforms (such as iHeartRadio, etc) in to one division. This announcement comes about one year after Cox Enterprises re-branded its media properties in to one division as Cox Media Group (or CMG). This is one of the first SMART decisions Clear Channel has made (in my opinion). They are doing this to accurately represent all of the platforms their stations are available on.

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Again, thanks so much for reading and KEEP RADIO ALIVE!!

After Firing a Great Host, CBS Radio/Cleveland Flips Formats

Attention Clevelanders (or whatever we call you)....a new pop station is coming to town----courtesy of CBS Corporation's CBS Radio division. After afternoon drive DJ Nancy Alden was let go abruptly, speculations surfaced that there were big changes coming to WDOK FM/102.1. And those speculations were DEAD ON. WDOK is flipping from soft rock to a more pop-leaning format. You can listen to the stream here to see if you like the new WDOK.

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Have a great day and, remember, KEEP RADIO ALIVE!!

Aaron Waisler

Clear Channel opening up its iHeart to other radio operators

The Clear Channel on-line platform, iHeartRadio is welcoming non-Clear Channel stations to the party. It was announced today that Greater Media, an owner of 22 AM and FM stations primarily in the northeast, will be joining the host of Clear Channel stations already streaming on this revolutionary platform developed by Clear Channel Communications, Inc. Back in the fall of 2011, Clear Channel announced the addition of all 570 Cumulus Media stations to the platform but, oddly enough, did not give a date. This time, Clear Channel has come to their senses and given a date (or at least a month) when Greater Media's 22 stations will be available on this one platform. This date is April 2012. The only major operator missing now is CBS Radio. Well, CBS Radio DOES have their own platform called Radio.com after all. Why would they want to switch?

Talk to you later, blogosphere!!


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Cox Media Group Acting Dumb

Cox Media Group Atlanta has been acting dumb for the past few days.

Cox Classic Hits 97.1 The River in Atlanta has just axed the morning show hosted by Eddie Money after just 3 months of being on the air. The show, which was hosted by Money from Los Angeles, CA, was not achieving the ratings expected by CMG Atlanta. I have never even heard this morning show. Come on, Cox!! Give listeners a chance!! Cox did not advertise this morning show enough....in short, it did not give it a chance to achieve ratings. Click on this link to find out more

Cox Soft Rock station B98.5 FM has decided, brilliantly (sense the sarcasm), that they will discontinue the nightly Delilah love song and dedication program. This program is and will continue to be my favorite nightly music show. I just spoke with the program director of WSB-FM and he informed me that this was purely a ratings decision. I don't believe that. I hope another station in the ATL will pick her up sooner rather than later. This is very disturbing and I bet I am not the only one who is disturbed by this decision made by Cox Radio Atlanta. There is no "real" story on the web about this decision. There is, however, a one-liner in the online radio magazine All Access. Click here for the link.

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Welcome to 2012!!

Welcome to 2012, the year for radio!! Many changes are occuring or will occur in the radio broadcasting industry during 2012. Here is an outline of some of the people/companies that are already making news in 2012.

• It was announced today that Walter Sabo, the CEO of the start-up radio broadcaster Merlin Media, has resigned
• Clear Channel's Fox Sports Radio has started a new morning show with Andy Furman as the lead host
• A historic Pennsylvania country radio station, WIOO, has gone off the air due to a fire at their Carlisle, Pennsylvania studios. 
• Ed Christian, CEO of radio broadcaster Saga Communications, was awarded "Broadcaster of the Year" by trade journal Radio INK. 
• Cumulus Media takes no time when it comes to flipping formats. This is exactly what happened with two stations in their portfolio, WNNF in Cincinnati and WZRR in Birmingham. WNNF flipped from 80s/90s focused to country. WZRR, on the other hand, flipped from classic rock to top 40. Cumulus is really pushing it on that one....I love  classic rock. They had some nerve to flip from classic hits to top 40 madness. Don't get me wrong; I like top 40, but I am on a classic hits vibe right now, so I guess I am biased. 

So, as you can see, 2012 is already shaping out to be a year for radio! Read more about these drastic changes at www.allaccess.com and www.radioink.com

Thanks everyone and have a blessed 2012! KEEP RADIO ALIVE!!