Category Archives: Radio Owners

It’s official – CBS to spin off Radio

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Fred Stiening

https://www.thestreet.com/story/13630779/1/cbs-stock-up-radio-division-ipo-planned.html Showing lack of historical context, this articles says that the radio stations have been part of the company since the beginning. Well, that’s sort of true. The radio stations were CBS. CBS TV didn’t arrive until after World War … Continue reading →

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Rushing Home

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Has it been 8 years already? Tom Taylor reminds the radio world that Rush’s 8 year, $200 million contract with Premiere Radio (iHeart/Clear Channel) ends in the next few weeks, as the company is fending off lawsuits trying to pull … Continue reading →

Posted in IHeart Media, Premiere (IHeart), Rush Limbaugh | 1 Comment

Today is iHeart drop dead day

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Fred Stiening

It’s May 16th today – the day the trial starts on whether or not iHeart / Clear Channel is in default. The Texas state judge gave iHeart and the lenders time to negotiate the differences so she doesn’t have to … Continue reading →

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Gregg Knapp gets the Cumulus handshake

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Gregg Knapp used to do a syndicated show distributed by the venerable Radio America. Recently, he has been doing a local talk show on KCMO in Kansas City Missouri. He just got the word that the new Greg Knapp experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Cumulus Media | 5 Comments

Yolanda Adams vanishes

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Fred Stiening

With no warning or explanation to listeners or affiliates, gospel singer Yolanda Adams has ended her syndicated show. Most of the affiliates were stations owned by Radio One, the black radio network The web page for the show redirects you … Continue reading →

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ABC Radio, the final chapter.

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Fred Stiening

[Written December 28 2014] Cumulus Media, which acquired the ABC Radio legacy is ending its involvement after this week by switching to CNN “Features” at the top of the hour. According to my count, 33 Cumulus News/Talk stations currently carry … Continue reading →

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Rdio day at Cumulus

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Fred Stiening

[written August 12, 2015 – Rdio has since folded and was acquired by Pandora]] This apparently has been in the works for a while. Rdio is a global streaming service created by the guys who invented Skype. It competes with … Continue reading →

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iHeart’s time is up

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Fred Stiening

A month ago, creditors filed a notice of default for allegedly violating the terms of the loan agreements. A friendly judge in Texas gave iHeart 15 days to resolve the issue, and another 15 day extension. iHeart broke off negotiations … Continue reading →

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KGOne

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Fred Stiening

This morning’s mailbag contained the news that KGO-AM has killed their entire lineup. KGO is located in San Francisco and used to be a “progressive” talk station, long before Air America. One of its most famous alumni is Bernie Ward, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 election, Cumulus Media, IHeart Media | 2 Comments

The Eyes have it

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Fred Stiening

CBS Radio is in play. Now that Sumner Redstone is out of the picture at Viacom and CBS, rapid change may be in the air. Les Moonves runs CBS, and CBS radio is a division within CBS. CBS Radio is … Continue reading →

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