Radio News Exclusive Insights For Strategic Advertising+Marketing en-us Copyright 2012 Fri, 18 May 2012 00:08:20 EST Done Deal: Facebook Sets IPO Share Price At $38 As expected, FACEBOOK INC. priced its initial public offering at $38 per share, MARKETWATCH&nbsp; reports. At that price, the social media giant would be valued at $104 billion, the highest ... <a class="more" href="http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/106095/done-deal-facebook-sets-ipo-share-price-at-38?ref=rss">more</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/allaccess/radio-news/~4/rOXWDNElxKU" height="1" width="1"/> READ MORE

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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/allaccess/radio-news/~3/rOXWDNElxKU/done-deal-facebook-sets-ipo-share-price-at-38 Radio Industry News, New Music, Music Promotion, Radio Station Song Charts | AllAccess.com Thu, 17 May 2012 23:04:32 -0400 Experts Call Approval Of UMG-EMI Deal A 'Toss Up' Will the purchase of EMI MUSIC by UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP be okayed by U.S. regulators? It's a 50/50 proposition, says a REUTERS survey of anti-trust experts. &quot;Eight antitrust experts ... <a class="more" href="http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/106061/experts-call-approval-of-umg-emi-deal-a-toss-up?ref=rss">more</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/allaccess/radio-news/~4/GBL2l2fwtHc" height="1" width="1"/> READ MORE

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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/allaccess/radio-news/~3/GBL2l2fwtHc/experts-call-approval-of-umg-emi-deal-a-toss-up Radio Industry News, New Music, Music Promotion, Radio Station Song Charts | AllAccess.com Thu, 17 May 2012 22:04:32 -0400 Donna Summer Loses Battle With Cancer DONNA SUMMER -- the Queen of Disco -- died this morning after a battle with cancer, reports TMZ.COM. SUMMER, born LADONNA ADRIAN GAINES on DECEMBER 31st, 1948,&nbsp;was 63 years old. Sources ... <a class="more" href="http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/106088/donna-summer-loses-battle-with-cancer?ref=rss">more</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/allaccess/radio-news/~4/7U6ZUk4etn8" height="1" width="1"/> READ MORE

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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/allaccess/radio-news/~3/7U6ZUk4etn8/donna-summer-loses-battle-with-cancer Radio Industry News, New Music, Music Promotion, Radio Station Song Charts | AllAccess.com Thu, 17 May 2012 21:04:32 -0400 Gaylord Entertainment: Takeover Target? GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CO. may now be a takeover target after shareholders last week allowed a &quot;poison pill&quot; provision to expire, reports BLOOMBERG NEWS.&nbsp;&nbsp; The company, ... <a class="more" href="http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/106064/gaylord-entertainment-takeover-target?ref=rss">more</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/allaccess/radio-news/~4/TtXdHfUhs1o" height="1" width="1"/> READ MORE

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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/allaccess/radio-news/~3/TtXdHfUhs1o/gaylord-entertainment-takeover-target Radio Industry News, New Music, Music Promotion, Radio Station Song Charts | AllAccess.com Thu, 17 May 2012 20:04:32 -0400 Paul Koffy New AM Host at KMNB Minneapolis CBS Market Manager Mick Anselmo makes the announcement "It has been about finding the right talent for the lead chair on BUZ'N. I am excited to announce that Paul Koffy will be joining our on air staff. He's talented, award winning, and grew up in the shadow of the Twin Cities. His knowledge of our area and love for the music will be felt by the BUZ'N listeners every day." Koffy starts Tuesday, May 29th. READ MORE

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]]> http://www.radioink.com/article.asp?id=2458036&spid=24698 Thu, 17 May 2012 16:55:08 -0400 Townsquare Hires Former Kraft VP Townsquare creates the position Executive VP and Chief Strategy Officer for Mark Stewart. Stewart is responsible for overall positioning of the Company's diversified assets, including Townsquare's 244 radio stations, a live event business and digital properties. Stewart was at Kraft Foods, where he was VP Global Media overseeing Kraft's global media budget. Stewart reports directly to CEO Steven Price. READ MORE

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]]> http://www.radioink.com/article.asp?id=2458051&spid=24698 Thu, 17 May 2012 16:52:29 -0400 John Candelaria New PD for Beasley in Vegas Candelaria will program BOB-FM KVGS-FM and The Oasis KOAS-FM in Las Vegas. Candelaria moves to the Beasley stations in Vegas from Radio One's KBFB-FM and KSOC-FM in Dallas where he was Operations Manager and Program Director for nearly 10 years. He started in broadcasting in 1982 at Urban Contemporary KANW in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Candelaria starts his new job Monday, June 4th and reports to Ops Manager Justin Chase. READ MORE

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]]> http://www.radioink.com/article.asp?id=2458067&spid=24698 Thu, 17 May 2012 16:49:48 -0400 Entravision Turns Tropical in Orlando It's called "Salsa 98.1" on Entravision's WNUE-FM in Orlando. Entravision Radio President Jeff Liberman made the announcement. "We understood the need for an all-tropical format in the market and, with Orlando being one of the fastest growing Hispanic markets in the U.S., we are committed to providing listeners with this highly in-demand tropical music on Salsa 98.1 FM." READ MORE

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]]> http://www.radioink.com/article.asp?id=2458209&spid=24698 Thu, 17 May 2012 16:45:15 -0400 92.1 WFEX Sold Too Following yesterday&#8217;s sale of 101.7 WFNX Boston to Clear Channel, simulcaster 92.1 WFEX Peterborough, NH has been sold to Bill Blount, owner of 1320 WDER Derry, NH. Upon closing of the sale, WFEX will become WDER-FM as a full time simulcast of WDER and the seventh New England signal for his Christian &#8220;Life Changing Radio&#8221; [...] READ MORE

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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Radioinsight/~3/3TyvDzxlP2A/ RadioInsight Thu, 17 May 2012 14:17:25 -0400 Y100/Miami Names Chad Valentine APD/MD WiLD 95.5/West Palm Beach PD Chad Valentine joins Y100/Miami as APD/MD. READ MORE

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]]> http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2457295&spid=1314 FMQB News Thu, 17 May 2012 13:25:02 -0400 Entravision serves salsa to Orlando. "Jose" has been sent packing from Orlando as Entravision flips the Spanish adult hits station to tropical as "Salsa 98.1" WNUE-FM. It's also the first time the company has programmed the format. The change comes as Entravision has a construction permit to move WNUE-FM to Deltona, giving it coverage of up to 300,000 more people in the Orlando market. MORE READ MORE

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]]> http://www.insideradio.com/article.asp?id=2458206&spid=32061 More Stories Thu, 17 May 2012 13:23:19 -0400 Former Kraft VP joins Townsquare Media. Mark Stewart joins the expanding company in the newly created position of EVP/chief strategy officer, reporting to CEO Steven Price. Townsquare says Stewart will work with its business, marketing and sales teams, as well as advertisers and agencies, to identify new strategic partnerships and business opportunities to accelerate the company's growth. MORE READ MORE

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]]> http://www.insideradio.com/article.asp?id=2457735&spid=32061 More Stories Thu, 17 May 2012 13:21:36 -0400 iHeartRadio hits 10 million registered users. Eight months after re-launching its digital radio platform with a personalized radio add-on, Clear Channel reports 10 million users have registered to use the service. The company notes that registered users account for only a percentage of iHeartRadio's total listeners, since registration is only required for the custom station feature. MORE READ MORE

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]]> http://www.insideradio.com/article.asp?id=2457530&spid=32061 More Stories Thu, 17 May 2012 13:20:12 -0400 Facebook Launches IPO At $38/Share READ MORE

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]]> http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2458235&spid=1314 FMQB News Thu, 17 May 2012 13:15:29 -0400 In Brief - May 17, 2012 Mark Stewart named EVP/Chief Strategy Officer of Townsquare Media, KLQT/Albuquerque flips to CHR as Channel 95.1, more fallout from WFNX-Clear Channel sale READ MORE

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]]> http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2457905&spid=1314 FMQB News Thu, 17 May 2012 11:26:48 -0400 Orlando Begins To Salsa Update 5/17: WNUE made the shift to &#8220;Salsa 98.1&#8221; at noon today. Branded as &#8220;El Ritmo De Orlando&#8221; translated that is &#8220;The Rhythm Of Orlando&#8221;. Listen to the debut of Salsa 98.1 at FormatChange.com. Original Report 5/13: A shift in programming from Spanish Adult Hits to a Caribbean flavored Salsa format appears to be in [...] READ MORE

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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Radioinsight/~3/ChYDRlOmUxc/ RadioInsight Thu, 17 May 2012 11:22:44 -0400 Quick Hits: Beastie Boys, Wiz Khalifa, T.I., John Mayer, H2O Music Festival, MuchMusic Video Awards, Chuck Brown READ MORE

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]]> http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2458013&spid=1314 FMQB News Thu, 17 May 2012 10:46:09 -0400 CBS To Launch FM Sports In Tampa CBS is preparing to make the Tampa/St. Petersburg market the next home of an FM Sports Talker. 987TheFan.com which was registered in 2009 was transferred yesterday to CBS&#8217; servers along with Fan987.com, Fan1010.com, and 1010TheFan.com. 1010 is home to CBS&#8217; low-rated &#8220;1010 Sports&#8221; WQYK. 98.7 is currently Hot AC &#8220;Play 98.7&#8221; WSJT which registered a [...] READ MORE

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]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Radioinsight/~3/pNf4BtmbD4M/ RadioInsight Thu, 17 May 2012 08:08:05 -0400 Emmis to become WBLS landlord. YMF Media has been looking for a new home for urban AC WBLS, New York (107.5) for several months to cut costs as part of an ongoing bankruptcy reorganization. Big Apple real estate can be tough, and when it struck a deal last month with Emmis to combine WBLS with the format of former rival "98.7 Kiss FM" WRKS, it opened the door to merging more than just formats. The "Kiss"-infused WBLS could soon occupy its former competitor's old downtown digs. READ MORE

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]]> http://www.insideradio.com/article.asp?id=2457527&spid=32061 More Stories Thu, 17 May 2012 04:58:28 -0400 Utah Jazz Acquire KZNS Salt Lake City The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Larry H. Miller Group has acquired Sports &#8220;97.5 The Zone&#8221; 1280 KZNS/97.5 KZNS-FM Salt Lake City from the SLC Divestiture Trust I. Miller, owner of the NBA Utah Jazz, currently LMA&#8217;s Sports &#8220;1320 K-FAN&#8221; KFNZ from Cumulus though the Tribune reports that lease will expire at the end [...] READ MORE

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