Category Archives: Radio Owners

Caption Contest

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Fred Stiening

KABC-AM is located in a really seedy neighborhood. The property value is related to being right at a stop on the light rail line – perfect for shopping or high density condo developments. So what are these guys up to? … Continue reading →

Posted in Cumulus Media | 3 Comments

New Cumulus Era begins

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Mary G Berner officially spoke to the troops today, introducing herself as the new boss. Inside Radio Radio Ink (The Publisher of Radio Ink has gone way out of his way to cast venom on anyone who thinks the Dickeys … Continue reading →

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The Demise of WMAL-AM in Washington DC

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Cumulus shopped around and realized the land underneath the WMAL tower was a lot more valuable than the license. The same is true of KABC in Los Angeles. First a map: This is the tower farm west of Bethesda, MD … Continue reading →

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Who is Jeffrey Marcus and how did he take control of Cumulus?

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Fred Stiening

biography on Bloomberg Profile at Crestview, the PE firm he represents His radio roots go back to Chancellor, which became AMFM radio, which was quickly merged into Clear Channel. He also was involved with Cable TV in the early days, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cumulus Media, Radio News | 4 Comments

Dickeys are out at Cumulus – it’s official

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Fred Stiening

http://nypost.com/2015/09/29/dickey-brothers-out-at-radio-giant-cumulus-amid-board-shakeup/ Michael Savage just found out. He has a lot at stake.

Posted in Cumulus Media, Radio News | 7 Comments

Art Bell gives radio The Bird

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Fred Stiening

By Bird, I mean the Westwood One XDS satellite. What were you thinking? This is a stunning announcement on many levels. For those of you who weren’t around or have moved on to other things, Art Bell was a pioneer. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cumulus Media, Premiere (IHeart), Radio Biz, SiriusXM, Talk Radio, Talk Radio Network, Westwood One | 2 Comments

Is Cumulus about to declare bankruptcy?

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Jerry Del Colliano’s newsletter today says Cumulus has retained a bankruptcy law firm. That makes a lot of sense. Due to non-proportional voting rights, the Dickeys with only 5% of the stock can outvote the owner who owns 24% of … Continue reading →

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Ibiquity sells its soul

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Fred Stiening

HDRadio is the brand name and trademark for Ibiquity’s digital over the air radio that won FCC approval as the official (patented and proprietary) delivery method for AM and FM digital radio in 2002. It permits CD quality AM and … Continue reading →

Posted in IHeart Media, Mobile Streaming, Technology | 13 Comments

Did your local radio station start to suck this week?

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Fred Stiening

A surprisingly large number of local radio stations still rely on syndicated music formats – that used to be provided by several competing companies. All of those competitors are now owned by Cumulus Media under the Westwood One branding. Those … Continue reading →

Posted in Cumulus Media, Radio Biz, Radio News, Westwood One | 5 Comments

Radio Engineer Porn

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Fred Stiening

WLW-AM in Cincinnati is a one-of-a-kind radio station for a lot of reasons. It still dominates the ratings in Cincinnati and its entire programming lineup is live and locally produced. The station was acquired by Jacor in 1992, 4 years … Continue reading →

Posted in IHeart Media, Radio Biz | 4 Comments