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Radio Q3 Revenues Down 19%, Digital Rises 14% Radio revenues fell 19% over 2008 third quarter totals to $4.2 billion reports the RAB. Local revenues were down 19% to $2.8 billion, while national numbers declined 17% to $639 million. When combined, local and national numbers fell 19% to $3.4 billion. The More

Travis Moon Appointed PD of KAJA-FM/San Antonio Clear Channel/San Antonio appoints Travis Moon as the new Program Director of Country KAJA-FM/San Antonio. He will also handle afternoon drive. Most recently, Moon served as PD of Bonneville Country WUBE-FM and WYGY-FM/Cincinnati since August, 2007. Before More

O'Brian Readies KINB-FM/OKC for Alternative Flip Ferris O'Brian is purchasing Regional Mexican KINB-FM (105.3)/Oklahoma City, former Citadel station, from the Last Bastion Trust, reports the Oklahoman. O'Brian, a former host on the station when it aired an Alternative format, plans to drop its More

Former WTKS/Orlando's Burke Sentenced to 6 Months Former WTKS-FM (Real Radio 104.1)/Orlando midday host Shannon Burke pleaded guilty to a felony charge of cruelty to animals (for shooting his dog) and gulity to a misdemeanor charge of using a firearm while under the influence of alcohol on Friday. He was then sentenced to 6 months in prison and must begin his incarceration before More

Senate Committee Passes Low Power FM Bill The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation voted in favor of the Local Community Radio Act of 2009, a bill that would allow for the expansion of Low Power FM stations by abolishing third-adjacent channel spacing requirements for full power FM outlets. The legislation has already made it through two key House More

Dial Global Taps St. John as Mainstream Country PD Country programming vet John St. John is appointed Program Director for Dial Global's Mainstream Country format. He will be responsible for steering and managing what the company says is its most popular 24/7 music format. St. John returned to Dial Global earlier this year as PD of its Classic Country format. He has also More

Emmis/Austin Stunting to Land on Regional Mexican Emmis-owned KDHT-FM (Hot 93.3)/Austin dropped Hip Hop Wednesday (11-18) for the stunt mode and now comes word that co-owned AAA KGSR-FM will move from 107.1 to 93.3 after a 10-day simulcast that begins Friday (11-20) at 5pm. Following the conclusion of the simulcast, 107.1 will become a Regional Mexican outlet. Of the new More

Bennett Exits WXTG (The Game)/Norfolk as OM/PD Red Zebra Sports WXTG-AM and FM/Norfolk-Virginia Beach OM/PD Keith Bennett is out. A 3-year station vet, Bennett was with the station when dropped Urban for Sports as "The Game," the market's first FM Sports outlet. Previously, he handled affiliate relations for Wilbur Entertainment and the Sports Fan Radio Network. Before More

Non-Commercial WMFE/Orlando Flips to All-News Classical WMFE-FM (90.7)/Orlando will flip to all-News on Friday, bumping its previous format to its HD-2 multicast channel and wmfe.org. WMFE President/CEO Jose Fajardo told Florida Today that they had pondered the move for quite some time and that there would be no staff changes. Under the new format, a typical More

WABC Launches John Batchelor into Syndication WABC Radio Syndication is now offering "The John Batchelor Show" via satellite from 9pm-1am Saturdays and Sundays. Described by some as "Matt Drudge meets Coast to Coast," Batchelor offers breaking news, story-telling, and interviews as Batchelor regularly taps into sources from Hong Kong to Kabul and from Jerusalem to More

Jury Clears WELE Owner Wilhite of Two Sex Charges F. Douglas Wilhite, the owner and afternoon personality at News/Talk WELE-AM (1380)/Ormond Beach, FL, was found not guilty on Thursday of two felony counts of sex with a minor. Police alleged that Wilhite, 56, is a nudist and let boys visit his home and be naked around him. Wilhite denies the charge, saying the teen approached More

Alpha Names Gonzales Events & Sponsorship Mgr. Candace Gonzales is named Events and Sponsorship Sales Manager for Alpha Broadcasting in Portland, OR, effective December 1. Gonzales will work with the General Sales Managers and Account Executives to oversee the development of new business programs and event sponsorship for the 6-station cluster. No stranger to the More

RTDNA Debuts Mobile Edition of RTDNA Web Site The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) is rolling out a mobile edition of its web site at RTDNA.org, offering members and the journalism community a handheld view of organization's three primary editorial offerings: Top Stories, RTDNA/RTDNF News and Industry Headlines. "Adding a mobile site to RTDNA's More

Citadel/Albuquerque, Reno Go Paperless w/vCreative Citadel Broadcasting's clusters in Reno, NV, and Albuquerque are going to a paperless production order system using vCreative PPO from vCreative. The broadcaster's 4-station group in Reno and 7-station group in Albuquerque join Citadel's clusters in Chicago and Memphis making the switch. Reno Production Director Ron James More

ABC News Radio to Offer Thanksgiving Specials ABC News Radio will offer three one-hour specials for use over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend. The programs include "The ABC News Radio/Consumer Reports Holiday Gift Guide 2009," "ABC News Radio Shopping for Kids: Making the Best Buys for the Holidays" and "ABC News Radio's Holiday Movie Guide 2009." ABC News Radio More

Emmis Loses Hungarian National Radio ''Slager'' Emmis lost its Hungarian national radio station, Slager, on Wednesday after the National Radio and Television Board (ORTT) awarded the license to a Hungarian political party. Concurrently, they awarded the other national license, Danubius, to the other national political party. Emmis had held the broadcasting license since More

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