Category Archives: Cumulus Media

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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Today’s big Radio rumor

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Fred Stiening

This rumor is getting enough momentum that people are talking about it in open discussions. You probably are aware by now that Australian born Rupert Murdoch (Fox News, WSJ, etc) is making a bid to take over Time Warner. Time … Continue reading →

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Cumulus cleans up music syndication

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Lenders gave Cumulus money on the basis they would cut costs. Cumulus now owns both the former ABC Radio and former Dial Global – both of which had similar 24 hr/day satellite delivered music for lazy or unviable radio stations … Continue reading →

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Cumulus guts WABC

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Not a surprise – basically the entire weekend is now infomercials. Gone are Monica Crowley, Aaron Klein(moved to WNYM) and Jason Matera. Of course, Mark Simone is long gone (WOR) along with Sean Hannity and Rush. But the costs are … Continue reading →

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Cumulus reports 1st quarter 2014 results

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Fred Stiening

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cumulus-reports-operating-results-for-first-quarter-2014-2014-04-29?reflink=MW_news_stmp Net loss before the effect of income taxes was a loss of $16 million. The concept of “pro forms” is important to understand to get the big picture. In the last year, Cumulus acquired control of Westwood One, which … Continue reading →

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Cumulus hires new national talk show host

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Mike Rogers is a Republican Congressman from Michigan. He is currently the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, which oversees the NSA. He is also a former FBI agent. Washington Post I think a new name just popped on to … Continue reading →

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Lew Dickey opens his wallet

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Fred Stiening

http://nypost.com/2014/02/17/cumulus-chief-plans-media-splurge-for-radio-brand/ When the head of Cumulus says he wants to spend money, pay attention. This isn’t really new news, but the size and importance are getting clearer. Cumulus is betting the farm on Country Music. The Dickeys started with News/Talk, … Continue reading →

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Bud Dickman decides there are too many retards in radio

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Fred Stiening

If you have listened to Phil Hendrie at all in the last year (not likely!), it will come as no shock that he and Bud and Ted Bell are packing up and leaving Terrestrial Radio (again). March 14th is the … Continue reading →

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Scott Shannon out at Cumulus

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Fred Stiening

This was a “when”, not an “if”. You know Scott Shannon from one of several places: – host of the voice tracked True Oldies syndicated show – cohost of the morning show on WPLJ-FM in New York City – the … Continue reading →

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Did Cumulus buy Westwood One to kill it?

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Westwood One (including Dial Global) felt the wrath of the Dickey brothers yesterday, and the axe continues to swing today. Westwood One + Dial Global was a large portion of the national radio programming not owned by Clear Channel or … Continue reading →

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