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Radio Ink July 25, 2018 It could be, according to The Tennessean, which is saying: “An 11th-hour proposal by the music licensing company SESAC to change the Music Modernization Act could torpedo the landmark copyright legislation that is on the brink of becoming law, supporters of the legislation warn.” The MMA would establish a role for Congress as the Department of…[...]
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Inside Radio July 20, 2018 It’s the end of an era for WBEB (101.1), which has bucked the deregulation trend for decades, dominating Philadelphia radio as the only major standalone FM amid a sea of consolidators. With its sale to Entercom Communications, Jerry Lee—the “idea person” behind the risk-taking, odds-defying, widely copied station—spoke to Inside Radio about his more…[...]
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Radio Ink July 29, 2018 How many consultants can say they were with one station for 38 years? We know of at least one…Bill Moyes. He consulted Jerry Lee and his team for nearly four decades, including three name changes. Moyes started working with the station in the 1980s when the call letters were still WDVR. On Thursday, we spoke…[...]
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Radio Ink July 20, 2018 With the addition of Country powerhouse WXTU, Beasley Media Group now has five FMs and two AMs in Philadelphia, strengthening up its cluster to better compete with Entercom, which has six stations (four FMs and two AMs); iHeartMedia which also has six stations (five FMs and one AM); and Radio One (three FMs). Here’s…[...]
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Radio Ink July 20, 2018 Along with David Kurtz and Marlin Taylor, Jerry Lee launched WBEB back on May 13, 1963 (the calls were WDVR at the time) for $28,500. On Thursday, Entercom purchased the station for $57.5 million. While he hasn’t been involved in the station for the past two-and-a-half years, Jerry Lee’s name has always been associated…[...]
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Radio Ink July 19, 2018 Entercom announced this morning that it has reached an agreement to acquire 101.1 MORE FM (WBEB-FM) from Jerry Lee Radio in Philadelphia for $57.5 million in cash. The company also announced that it has entered into an agreement to divest 92.5 XTU (WXTU-FM) in Philadelphia, to Beasley Broadcast Group, for $38.0 million in cash. Entercom…[...]
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Radio Ink July 13, 2018 Paul Corvino (left) has been named Region President for Detroit and Nick Gnau for Philadelphia. Gnau has been with iHeart for over 25 years, most recently as Region President for Detroit, where he oversaw Detroit, Grand Rapids, Toledo, and Muskegon, Michigan. Corvino joins iHeart Detroit from Clear Channel Outdoor Americas, where he was Regional…[...]
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Radio Ink July 8, 2018 The 6th annual Confer Radio Talent Institute begins Monday, July 9, in Pennsylvania on the campus of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Sessions over the 10-day Institute cover sales, on-air, production, promotions, digital, social media, and engineering. The Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters and Confer underwrite the Institute. Twenty-two students have been accepted from eight universities.…[...]
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Neumann University Center for Leadership to Host Panel Discussion on Pennsylvania’s Open Record / Right-to-Know Law
Jun 12, 2018
Neumann University Center for Leadership to Host Panel Discussion on Pennsylvania’s Open Record / Right-to-Know Law Event will feature panel discussions featuring former Governor Ed Rendell, former Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, Harrisburg and Philadelphia news reporters ASTON, PA – Neumann University’s Center for Leadership will host a program tomorrow, Wednesday June 13 from 10 a.m. to 1…[...]
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Inside Radio May 22, 2018 The Federal Communications Commission has announced the next broadcast license renewal process will begin June 1, 2019. While it’s just a little more than one year away for the states first in line, the Media Bureau is advising stations to make good use of the time since this renewal cycle will be like no…[...]
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