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March 8, 2018
WLUP/Chicago Waving Goodbye; Many Staffers Reassigned
As ALL ACCESS reported last TUESDAY (NET NEWS 3/6/18), WLUP (97.9 THE LOOP)/CHICAGO has been sold to EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION and will terminate its Classic Rock format, and 41 years of rocking CHICAGO at midnight this SATURDAY, MARCH 10th. … more »
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January 4, 2018
Mancow Muller Drops Suit Against Cumulus For Hiring His Former Boss To Manage Chicago Cluster
MANCOW MULLER has dropped his suit against his employer, CUMULUS MEDIA, for hiring one of his former bosses, MARV NYREN, as its new Market Manager for CHICAGO, reports ROBERTFEDER.COM. MULLER, who hosts mornings at Classic Rock WLUP/CHICAGO, sued in COOK … more »
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November 17, 2017
It's Official: Entercom And CBS Radio Merge
ENTERCOM has closed on the acquisition of CBS RADIO in a merger that gives the combined company a nationwide footprint of 244 stations, including 23 of the Top 25 markets. The closing brings to fruition the deal that was first announced in FEBRUARY (NET … more »
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September 25, 2017
Music Mashup Game Dropmix Debuts
HASBRO, INC. and video game developer HARMONIX MUSIC SYSTEMS have teamed to create DROPMIX, a music-mixing game that uses cutting-edge technology to empower players to create their own mixes of hit songs by playing cards on a game board connected to a … more »
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September 5, 2017
Research Director, Inc. Presents Exclusive August PPM Analysis For New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, S.F., Dallas
Given that the AUGUST survey is more about baseball than pretty much anything else, it would be an apt analogy to say that we are about to round third and head for home. The Ratings Experts from RESEARCH DIRECTOR, INC., along with our battery mates from … more »
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August 29, 2017
The Day After: CBS Radio And Radio One/Houston Stay Live & Local In Wake Of Hurricane Harvey
"In emergency situations such as this, the power of local radio is undisputed, unparalleled, and reaches everyone in the community. We are all proudly #HOUSTONStrong.” That's CBS RADIO/HOUSTON SVP/Market Manager SARAH FRAZIER, reiterating … more »
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August 21, 2017
Eclipse-palooza Hits Radio!
As the solar eclipse makes its way across the U.S., stations from coast to coast have set up promotions to capitalize on it. Here's just a sampling: As tipped her last week (NET NEWS, 8/17), HUBBARD BROADCASTING AC WREW (MIX 94.9)/CINCINNATI took … more »
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July 14, 2017
Research Director, Inc.: Exclusive June PPM Analysis For Detroit, Miami, Seattle, Phoenix & Minneapolis
Maybe the third time is the charm. The Ratings Experts from RESEARCH DIRECTOR, INC. – ably assisted by the data geeks from XTRENDS – bring you another in our continuing series of how the ratings turn. This episode focuses on the JUNE … more »
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June 26, 2017
Pandora CEO Tim Westergren 'Plans To Step Down' Reports Recode
RECODE writes, "PANDORA Co-Founder/CEO TIM WESTERGREN plans to step down as the streaming music company’s leader, according to people familiar with the company’s plans. PANDORA hasn’t selected a replacement for WESTERGREN, sources … more »
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June 19, 2017
Pandora Abandons Broadcast Radio With Sale Of South Dakota FM
Abandoning its foray into "regular" radio broadcasting, PANDORA FM LLC is selling Hot AC KXMZ (HITS 102.7)/BOX ELDER-RAPID CITY, SD to HOUSTON HAUGO's HAUGO BROADCASTING, INC. for $300,000. PANDORA, which bought the station for … more »