Category Archives: Radio Owners

Putting the pinch on Cumulus

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Fred Stiening

It isn’t clear if this is to save money or to kill the messenger – but Jon Pinch is “retiring” as co-COO of Cumulus, a job he shared with the John Dickey, the brother of CEO Lew Dickey. Jon Pinch … Continue reading →

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Monica Crowley gone from WABC

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Monica Crowley is still syndicated by the just barely alive Talk Radio Network. Since TRN sued their own national rep firm and distributor Dial Global (now owned by Cumulus), it’s not shocking that Cumulus is shedding every single TRN program … Continue reading →

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Cumulus turns over ad sales to Clear Channel

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Katz is one of the companies that Clear Channel swept up during their acquisition orgy back around 2000. Katz is the only remaining significant “national rep” firm – they handle the details of placing orders for ads, making sure the … Continue reading →

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WPGB-FM in Pittsburgh gives Rush Limbaugh his Freedom

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Fred Stiening

You might remember WPGB-FM as the flagship of the Quinn & Rose show. It was one of the pioneers in putting Conservative News/Talk on FM to see if young people would listen to Rush Limbaugh – calling young women sluts … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, IHeart Media, Premiere (IHeart), Radio Biz | 13 Comments

New Generation of Talk

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Fred Stiening

This might suggest what Clear Channel thinks the Post-Limbaugh era will look like. Today, Clear Channel “flipped” KOY-AM in Phoenix from the useless “Business Talk” to “KFI-2”, the “Next Generation of Talk” [KFI is the Los Angeles station] LA hosts … Continue reading →

Posted in IHeart Media, Premiere (IHeart), Radio Biz | 2 Comments

Cumulus to drop ABC News

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Multiple sources agree that Cumulus media has decided to drop ABC News at the top of the hour on their stations at the end of the year. This is significant because Cumulus bought the former ABC radio stations when they … Continue reading →

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You’ve won the Cumulus President’s Cup

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Who is spreading the lie that Cumulus are tight wads? http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=2821093&spid=24698 The Youngstown Cluster just won the President’s Cup for doing a great job! The $10,000 prize will be split among all of the employees in Youngstown – from my … Continue reading →

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Spending wisely

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Can anyone figure out why Minnesota public radio would have a radio station in Sun Valley Idaho? http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/stations/kwrv/

Posted in Public Radio, Radio Biz | 8 Comments

KFWB-AM in Los Angeles to drop news/talk

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Fred Stiening

KFWB-AM is basically a CBS station but because of the TV/Radio cross ownership rules has to be held in an arm’s length trust. KFWB for the past couple years has been “almost all news” station. They started out being all … Continue reading →

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Andy Dean turns in his notice

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Donald Trump’s business associate and aspiring radio host has told Premiere Radio he’s had enough. His last show will on August 8, and at least temporarily he will be replaced by Joe Pags. The 6-9 PM Eastern time slot on … Continue reading →

Posted in IHeart Media, Premiere (IHeart) | 14 Comments