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Young Returns to KEDJ (The Edge)/Phoenix as PD Former WKQX-FM (Q101)/Chicago PD Marc Young returns to Alternative KEDJ-FM (The Edge 103.9)/Phoenix as Program Director beginning in mid-July. He replaces Bruce St. James. Young previously served as The Edge's PD from 2004-2005. He joined Q101 as APD/MD from Rhythmic AC KMVA-FM (MOViN' 97.5)/Phoenix, where he was Assistant More

Arbitron Says FCC Has ''No Authority'' Over PPM In a filing with the FCC, Arbitron says the Commission has "absolutely no authority" to impose regulations on Arbitron's new Portable People Meter (PPM) technology that measures radio station listening habits. The ratings giant says Congress has considered "on multiple occasions" whether to put media audience measurement More

Filing Claims That PPM is ''Flawed and Unreliable'' In a filing with the FCC, the PPM Coalition says that because of PPM, Arbitron's new electronic measurement system, ratings for minority broadcasters in New York have fallen 40-60% since October. The PPMC claims that PPM has several fundamental problems leading to "flawed and unreliable sampling of minority and other More

WLS (The Big 89)/Chicago Celebrates 20 Years of Talk It's been twenty years since lengendary 50kw WLS-AM/Chicago switched to its current Talk format. In celebration of "The Big 89 being Where Chicago Comes to Talk," the station is airing a 2-hour holiday special this weekend called "The Big Hosts of The Big 89." Hosted by Jeff Davis, the show will feature a series of one-on-one More

WRWM/Indy Dumps Soft AC, Flips to Stunt Mode Soft AC WRWM-FM (Warm 93.9)/Indianapolis flips to the stunt mode after 18 months in the format on Wednesday and will debut a new direction on July 3. According to an on-air teaser: "This is the sound of construction of a brand new radio station." Cumulus Market Manager Chris Wheat told the Indianapolis Star that two staff More

Jackson Airplay Stays Strong According to Mediabase Nearly one week after his death, radio airplay of Michael Jackson's music remains strong according to radio airplay monitoring firm Mediabase. While it has tapered off a bit, it is still dramatically stronger than it was prior to Jackson's heart attack on June 25. Airplay of Jackson's music is still more than four times what it was prior More

Exec. VP/CFO Marty Gausvik to Exit Cumulus Media Marty Gausvik is leaving Cumulus Media as Executive VP/CFO after 9 years with the company. He's exiting the Atlanta-based radio broadcaster to pursue other opportunities. Prior to joining Cumulus in 2000, he served in a similar role with Latin Communications. Before that, Gausvik was VP/Finance for Jacor until its merger with Clear More

TKRN Hires Phil Strider as VP/Affiliate Relations Cleveland-based Tom Kent Radio Network adds longtime network radio veteran Phil Strider as VP/Affiliate Relations. Strider's experience as a broadcast executive spans over 30 years with stops at Jones Radio Networks as Regional Manager, and VP/Regional Operations Director for Metro Networks. TKRN President Tom Kent commented, "To More

Arbitron Posts 17-Point Gain in 18-34 CPO Samples Arbitron announced Wednesday double digit gains in its Designated Delivery Index (DDI) sample quality metric for young adults age 18-34 in the first month of cell-phone-only sampling from 151 Spring 2009 diary markets. Arbitron's DDI metric gained 17 points versus the prior survey for Persons 18-34 in two-book markets and 11 points in More

Sirius XM CEO Karmazin Inks Extension, Gets Raise Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin has received a $250,000 per-year raise in his paycheck, boosting his salary to $1.5 million annually. Additionally, he inked a contract extension through December 31, 2012, according to a filing with the SEC. Karmazin will also receive an option to purchase 120 million shares of its common stock at 43 cents per More

Filing Tells FCC to Leave PPM Reviews to MRC In a filing with the FCC, the Media Rating Council (MRC) said in a 73-page document that the FCC is not qualified to handle a review of Arbitron's Portable People Meter (PPM) services. MRC CEO George Ivie says in the filing that it would be "difficult if not impossible" for any other agency to complete a probe or review. According More

WIXC, WWBA Now Available Through Mobile Phones News/Talk WIXC-AM/Melbourne, aka "The Space Coast's Big Talker," is now available on any mobile phone, as is co-owned News/Talk WWBA-AM/Tampa. Both deals are through partnerships with AudioNow. Mobile phone listeners simply call a pre-determined number. No smart phones, downloads, or data plans are required as any cell phone will work. More

ESPN Radio to Debut ''Scott Van Pelt Show'' on July 6 ''The Scott Van Pelt Show'' will debut on ESPN Radio beginning July 6 from weekdays from 2-4pm ET. The program will originate from a television studio within ESPN's Digital Center for its 3-4pm simulcast on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD. Joined by Ryen Russillo, Scott Van Pelt replaces Tirico & Van Pelt in radio's afternoon time slot. The More

Metro Traffic Adds Three Citadel Outlets in Dallas Metro Traffic/New York inks three new Citadel stations to join its affiliate lineup in Dallas-Fort Worth: News/Talk WBAP-AM, Country KSCS-FM and Oldies KPMZ-FM. Metro Traffic will provide on-air and online traffic reports to improve daily commutes for the stations' listeners. Metro Traffic delivers traffic and/or news content to More

Miami/Dade County Board Calls for PPM Investigation The Miami/Dade County board of county commissioners has passed a resolution urging Congress, as well as Florida legislators and the State Attorney General to investigate Arbitron's PPM ratings service. The board is alleging that PPM under-represents minority radio listeners and that it has "methodological flaws." The resolution also More

Pattiz, Cochran Among 2009 Giants of Broadcasting The Library of American Broadcasting will present its annual Giants Of Broadcasting on October 1 in New York. Hosting the event is Charles Osgood. This year's inductees include Westwood One founder/Chairman Norman J. Pattiz (pictured), and former RTNDA chair Barbara Cochran joining CBS News' Katie Couric, Ken Burns, Dr. Woo Paik and More

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