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Clear Channel Still Lobbying For Satellite+HD Radio Receivers
- One of the conditions suggested
for the Sirius-XM merger was the inclusion of HD Radio
technology in future satellite radio receivers.
FMQB - Nov 20 |
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Arbitron Shutters Houston Call Center -
Arbitron will not reopen its call center
in Houston in the wake of Hurricane Ike, which damaged the
building so severely that it has been closed since
mid-September. Radio Ink - Nov 20 |
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Cox Radio Hawaii trims staff, restructures sales teams -
Vice President and General
Manager Mike Kelly told PBN that four employees were laid off
this week, which included three entry-level positions and one
manager, in an effort to streamline operations in light of the
economic downturn. Pacific
Business News - Nov 19 |
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Residents launch balloons to protest radio towers -
COVINA, CA -- Community members are upset
over a plan to install 285-foot radio towers in their hillside
community. Five towers would be built on a 73-acre plot owned by
Salem to broadcast for KRLA AM 870.
Pasadena Star-News - Nov 19 |
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AC/DC in Peoria? DJ out to make it happen -
Radio personality Matt Bahan recently made
a proclamation: that he would use all of his radio powers to get
AC/DC to play Peoria. It's a lofty goal. AC/DC hasn't played
Peoria in more than 20 years.
PJStar - Nov 19 |
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FCC member seeks probe into radio ratings system -
FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein sent a
letter Tuesday to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin urging the agency to
open a formal investigation into Arbitron's "Portable People
Meter" rating service. AP -
Nov 19 |
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Dave Pratt's new autobiography has charitable spin -
Anyone exposed to Pratt's
irreverent humor on KUPD, followed by an afternoon show for
KZON-FM (101.5) and now on KMLE (5 to 9 a.m. weekdays), knows
that his personality has become larger than life.
Arizona Republic - Nov 18 |
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Morning Show Showdown -
Cincinnati - The voices you ride to work
with every morning are going head to head this week and you get
to decide who is best. There are eight contenders in our Morning
Show showdown. Local 12 - Nov 18 |
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Arbitron Not Giving Up In Nielsen Markets -
Arbitron Chairman/President/CEO Steve Morris a conference call
with investors today with, "I want to make it clear up front
that radio audience measurement is our core business, and we
intend to aggressively protect it."
Radio Ink - Nov 18 |
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Westwood One to be delisted from NYSE -
Westwood One, the largest independent
provider of radio programming in the U.S., said Tuesday that its
stock will stop trading on the NYSE as of Monday, due to its
failure to maintain a minimum market capitalization of $25
million. MarketWatch - Nov 18 |
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Nielsen to Issue U.S. Radio Ratings -
Nielsen, perhaps best known for television
ratings, already measures radio audiences in other countries. In
the United States, Nielsen will be in direct competition with
Arbitron, the country’s leading supplier of radio ratings data.
New York Times - Nov 18 |
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