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CBS fires Philly PD, host over racist parody.
WYSP, Philadelphia PD John Cook and morning show host Kidd Chris have both been fired by CBS Radio over a racially-insensitive song played by an in-studio guest March 21, and re-aired several times until March 24. A CBS spokeswoman says senior management found the song "highly offensive" and says they've begun "educational training" for WYSP employees. MORE
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April revenues down 1%.
The radio industry had its best numbers so far this year last month, finishing April down just 1%. The RAB says local revenue was down 1% and national declined 5%. The fastest-growing segment of the business remains NTR. It was up 8% last month.
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Al Rantel returns to KABC.
After four months of intense chemotherapy, Rantel says his lymphoma is in complete remission and he's anxious to return to KABC. After Memorial Day he'll host 11-11:45 am and 7-10pm on the Citadel station. Rantel says "I've learned a lot about life and about myself."
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K.C. cops shut down gas promotion.
Kansas City police shut down a $1.04-a-gallong gas event held this morning by Wilks Broadcasting's "Q-104" KBEQ-FM. The promotion was supposed to go to the first 104 cars, but after it caused traffic tie-ups the cops shut it down. Gas promotions have become hotter-than-ever this Spring as pump prices have risen. MORE
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Gutierrez: Keep FCC rules in place.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez is sharply criticizing a congressional move to block the FCC from implementing its revised media rule changes allowing newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership in the top 20 markets. Gutierrez says overturning the change will "hinder efforts to enhance local content" and will lead to less, not more, diversity. He's recommending President Bush veto the move.
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High-techies are more likely to use radio.
Scarborough Research studies find digital-savvy people are more in tune with traditional and online radio. 22% of digital-savvy consumers visited a radio station website in the past 30 days. One in three listened to the radio online in the past month. The tech-friendly group also listens to “a wide variety” of radio formats. The three most popular are alternative, rhythmic CHR and CHR.
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Senate looks to lower royalty rates.
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) has moved to tack an amendment onto a copyright bill that would reduce Internet radio royalty rates, which webcasters say has put them at a competitive disadvantage against Sirius and XM. Senate Judiciary Committee chair Patrick Leahy (D-VT) agrees the impact on small webcasters needs to be looked at, and has agreed to hold a subcommittee hearing on the issue.
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**INSIDE STORY** with MIKE KINOSIAN
 It’s getting to the point where there are nearly as many cell phones as people in the country. Mindful of that and considering the public is now accustomed to controlling content on its terms and convenience, Foneshow co-founder Erik Schwartz tells Inside Radio “People want to do a lot of their own programming – Foneshow allows radio stations to start doing that." Read more here... PDF | HTML.
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