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Fun wins over radio for summer.
CHR’s most played summer song epitomizes radio’s format blurring. With 162,840 total plays from June-August, Katy Perry’s ubiquitous “California Gurls” was the most played song at CHR radio this summer. An undeniable feel-good summer anthem, it came about as close as a song gets nowadays to being all things to all people, marrying guitar riffs with Snoop Dogg.
Digital pushes WTOP to go in-house.
Bonneville all-news WTOP-FM, Washington (103.5) sees a big future in traffic content. Enough that the station will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars and hire more than 20 staff members over the next several months as it brings its traffic reporting in-house. WTOP this week informed Metro Networks that it will not renew its contract that expires in February.
New Emmis delay; meeting today.
Emmis Communications shareholders are being asked to attend their second special meeting in less than 24 hours. For the seventh time, a scheduled meeting was postponed last night and rescheduled for this morning. The reasoning behind the latest delay isn’t clear. MORE
Stern angles for three-day workweek.
Based on the tenor of his latest on-air rant, Howard Stern doesn’t appear to be close to signing a new deal with Sirius XM. Stern said Thursday he’s “pretty sure” he’ll be leaving when his five-year contract with the satcaster expiries at year-end. What’s not among his “Plan B” options? Terrestrial radio.
FCC activates disaster system.
With Hurricane Earl climbing up the Eastern Seaboard today and tomorrow, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has activated the FCC’s Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) for 13 North Carolina counties. MORE
Inside Radio Readers Poll: Summer vacation returns.
A year ago, when companies were downsizing and mandatory furloughs were implemented by some, there wasn’t a lot of talk about taking time off. But this summer’s tale is somewhat different. More than seven-in-ten Inside Radio readers report they took at least one day off over the past few months. MORE
Military recruits radio talkers.
The Armed Forces Radio Network will get a line-up of progressive talk shows in a new format built by Dial Global. The “PowerTalk” station will feature talk personalities Neal Boortz, Ed Schultz, Bill Press, Thom Hartmann, and Stephanie Miller. MORE
Beatles milestone.
Las Vegas air personality Dennis Mitchell will mark his 1,000th “Breakfast with the Beatles” broadcast this weekend. The program is heard on dozens of stations in the U.S., Canada and internationally. Mitchell says to mark the occasion he’s produced a two-hour retrospective of Beatles history and the basis for his show.
Pakistani relief PSAs released.
The Ad Council has begun distributing public service announcements to radio and television stations urging people to make donations to relief agencies helping the millions affected by the flooding in Pakistan. The floods have impacted more people than the Haitian earthquake and 2004 Asian tsunami combined. MORE
Levingston joins NAB board.
Inner City Broadcasting VP/GM Deon Levingston has joined the NAB Radio Board of Directors. Levingston, who oversees New York’s urban AC WBLS (107.5) and gospel WLIB (1190), will represent NAB radio members in New York and New Jersey (District 1).
KHSL Radio Tower Demolition
August 27th, 2010, --- KHSL AM radio towers were taken down by demolition.
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