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iBiquity Introduces 2010 Station Pricing for HD Radio iBiquity Digital, developer of HD Radio technology, announced its 2010 pricing program for station licensing on Monday. The new plan includes reduced license fees and expanded payment options which iBiquity says will simplify radio broadcasters' migration to More

Salem Appoints Two GM's in Chicago and Seattle Salem Communications appoints two new General Managers at its groups in Chicago and Seattle. Jeff Reisman is named GM for its Chicago cluster, including WYLL-AM and WIND-AM. He replaces David Santrella, who is now President of the company's radio division. More

Howard Stern Confirms Talks with ''American Idol'' Howard Stern confirmed on his radio show Monday that he is indeed talking to the producers on "American Idol" to replace Simon Cowell. An insider told the New York Post's Page Six last week that "American Idol" producers would like to hire Howard Stern More

PWC Forecasts Rebound in 2010 Media Deal Market PricewaterhouseCoopers is forecasting a rebound in mergers and acquisitions in the Entertainment and Media sector in 2010, following a 49% drop in deal value to $77.4 billion in 2009. Only 714 transactions were completed last year, down 29% from 1000 in 2008. Completed deals in 2009 represented 12.3% and 13.3% of total completed U.S. More

Joshua Fleming Exits KFRH-FM (102 Now)/Las Vegas After only six months, Joshua Fleming exits CHR KFRH-FM (102 Now)/Las Vegas as Program Director. He previously served as Station Manager and Director of Programming of Royce International's CHR KRCK-FM/Palm Springs, CA. Fleming joined KRCK from Cumulus/Ventura-Oxnard, where he served as an Account Executive and weekend talent More

BizRadio to Return to the Airwaves on KTEK/Houston A district judge has rejected a request for a temporary injunction against BizRadio, clearing the way for it to return to the airwaves on KTEK-AM (1110)/Houston, reports the Houston Chronicle. BizRadio had left the station to air on Entravision's fulltime signal outlet KGOL-AM (1180). Asia Vision had been airing its More

Pamal Flips WROWAlbany NY to Oldies Simulcast Pamal Broadcasting flips News/Talk WROW-AM/Albany, NY, to a simulcast of co-owned Oldies WKLI-FM (Magic 100.9). Reportedly, WKLI will assume a News/Talk format providing a new home for local show "Daybreak with Steve & Jackie" along with syndicated programming, including Glenn Beck, Dennis Miller, Dave Ramsey, John Gibson, More

Entercom/Seattle Goes Paperless w/vCreative's PPO Entercom/Seattle is adding vCreative's Paperless Production Order System to the stations in its group there, including KNDD-FM, KMTT-FM, KKWF-FM and KISW-FM. The Seattle outlets join nine other Entercom stations already using PPO to streamline their production workflow. In addition to being able to remotely submit and More

TM Launches Microjams Imaging to Replace Jingles Dial Global's TM Studios will begin distributing Microjams, an imaging service for Mainstream CHR and Rhythmic CHR stations. Microjams are produced mini-songs that air in between songs, replacing traditional radio jingles. Microjams replicate the hottest songs on the station's playlist with original music tracks, featuring More

Radio Owner and Pioneer Cecil Heftel Dead at 85 Former radio and TV station owner Cecil Heftel, who also served as a U.S. congressman in Hawaii's first district, has died. He was 85. Heftel died Friday in San Diego of natural causes, according to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Heftel, a Chicago native, settled in Honolulu after attending New York University for More

Arbitron to Re-Release Atlantic City, Syracuse, Austin Arbitron is re-releasing its Fall quarterly numbers for Atlantic City, NJ, after it discovered a media-affiliated household had submitted diaries during the survey period. Results for Atlantic Broadcasting's Oldies WTKU-FM and Classic Rock WMGM-FM (The Shark) will likely fall. Maximiser and Tapscan users will receive the More

Report: Idol Wants Stern to Replace Simon Cowell A report in the New York Post's Page Six says "American Idol" producers would like to hire Howard Stern to replace Simon Cowell. An insider told the newspaper that Stern is their "top choice" to take over from Cowell, who is leaving at the end of this season. Stern's Sirius XM deal is worth $100 million per year and More

FCC Upholds WSKQ/New York $16,000 Fine Over Call The FCC has upheld a $16,000 fine against SBS-owned Tropical WSKQ-FM/New York for recording and airing a phone conversation without giving prior notice to the individual being called of the intention to do so. To compound matters, WSKQ aired the call at issue twice. The complaint allege that station personnel prank-called More

Indiana Hoosiers Basketball Announcer Arrested Former Indiana University basketball player Todd Leary, who has been their radio reporter for the past nine seasons, was arrested Thursday night before the IU-Purdue game on a warrant charging fraud with real estate funds, reports the Indianapolis Star. Leary was charged with 18 counts of misappropriations of escrow More

Michael Irvin Out at KESN-FM (ESPN 103.3)/Dallas Michael Irvin is out at Sports KESN-FM (ESPN 103.3)/Dallas following news that a civil lawsuit was filed in Fort Lauderdale against him alleging a rape in 2007. Ben & Skin replace Irvin, whose show "was not performing," said ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz. "We had previously determined to end the show." The Miami More

Borrell Ups Political Spending Projection by 10% Borrell Associates is forecasting political advertising to hit $4.2 billion this year, up 10%. Almost 75% of it local, and most of it centered on issues, not candidates. Spending on online media will total $44 million this year, barely 1% of all political advertising. Borrell doesn't foresee that spilling over the $100 million More

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