Broadcasting: Feb 18 Reaching Over 117,000 Readers Every Week 60Th Year 1991
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Broadcasting i Feb 18 THIS WEEK 27 / MORE INPUT ON endorsed the association's plan to back the Eureka 147 FIN -SYN DAB system and to serve White House Chief of as U.S. licensing agent, other Staff John Sununu weighs in broadcasters have on the fin -syn battle, reservations about the action. underscoring President Last week, at two separate Bush's interest in a meetings in Washington -the deregulatory solution to the Radio Operators Caucus issue. and a Group Fly -In- broadcasters applauded NAB's efforts, but voiced 29 / SQUARE ONE concerns over potential In February 1990, one of conflict of interest, AM -FM the largest satellite operators parity, the capabilities of and three of the largest the Eureka system to media companies in the broadcast in the L band, world promised to launch and whether other systems a 108 -channel satellite TV might actually better serve service to antennas so Gulf war, economy blamed for low Monte Carlo turnout (page 65) the industry. While most small that U.S. consumers radio operators support could mount them on their 35 / GOLDENSON syndication or a series adoption of an industrywide order from Fox Broadcasting DAB standard, many window sills. A year later, in PERSPECTIVE a different economy, Co. is possible. suggest that prudence is a Hughes Communications is Leonard Goldenson, who necessary first step in that pitching a 1994 Sky Cable sat at the top of ABC for 39 / COLLECTING THE direction. launch to a new set of parties. virtually all of its history, FRAGMENTS talks about what he is doing 44 / PIRATE SHIFTS now, his views on the According to a British COURSE 31 / CBS NEWS industry and about his new Broadcasting Corporation CHANGES book, "Beating the panel session held in New Westwood One last week Odds," which is reviewed on York, attitude and innovation Amid intense industry fired Station Group Executive page 37. in programing are keys to Vice President Michael speculation about the future attracting the young adult of its struggling evening Kakoyiannis and KQLZ(FM) audience. morning host/programer newscast, CBS News 38 CHAO SETS SIGHTS / Scott Shannon. Westwood replaced CBS Evening 49 / DNS, PPV News executive producer Fox Television Stations Chairman Norm Pattiz would move Tom Bettag with CBS Productions, the in -house SUPPORTERS DOWNSIZE said the change company's This Morning executive production division of Fox AMBITIONS control of the Los Angeles, producer Erik Sorenson. Television Stations Inc., is radio stations to its sights on the Competitive pressures and cut "extraordinary" Some view the move as a first setting the hard realities of a operational costs incurred by step toward a revamped launch of two new half -hour worsening economy and evening newscast for CBS. series under the guidance -at "Pirate Radio," of FTSP's vice president, least for the first half of this better position the station Stephen Chao. Studs, a decade -will slow the against other Los Angeles development of DBS and AOR outlets by eliminating 33 / FNN SOLD? new half -hour strip, and Mother Love, a late night PPV, according to major its CHR hybrid sound. A joint venture of Dow talk show strip hosted by a cable and DBS executives at Jones and Group W have former KFI(AM) Los last week's Future of DBS 45 GENDER GAP agreed in principle to Angeles radio personality, and Pay Per View seminar in / purchase the assets of the are both slated for March Beverly Hills. Women account for about financially troubled tests on Fox O &O KTTV(TV) four times as many radio Financial News Network. But Los Angeles. If managers as TV 43 / DAB CONCERNS sales NBC, which found itself successful, a wider test on the sales managers, and almost outbid for FNN, may not be other six Fox O &O's, While the NAB radio half of all radio account ready to walk away yet. Twentieth (Fox) lèlevision board enthusiastically has executives are women, 4 M Wag Broadcasting Feb 18 1991 ON THE ROAD TO according to a new study Hughes Television released by the Radio NAB Network (HTN) division will Advertising Bureau. Also transmit some baseball revealed in the study: some games and other events over 27% of all radio sales the Vyvx National Video managers are women, versus Network fiber optic system. 7% in television, while HTN praised the video 48% of all radio salespeople quality of Vyvx are women, compared transmissions, but both with 39% in TV. HTN and Vyvx say fiber's lack of point -to- multipoint 50 / THE WARNER capability will initially limit its use. ROADSNOW Warner Bros. executives 65 MONTE CARLO are visiting top MSO's across / the country, trying to OUTLOOK convince them just how The Gulf war may have profitable pay per view Looking ahead to NAB (page 62) been only one reason for the can be. lower-than -usual turnout magnetic interference to recorders and formats and at the annual Monte Carlo avionics. Some in both HDTV. This week: flyaway 51 / CABLEVISION Television market last agencies say there is more to newsgathering systems week, with diminishing PLAYS FOR TOPS the feud than policy and other satellite equipment buying power among What Cablevision Systems has differences. is certain is and services. some overseas broadcasters signed up for Showtime's that the FAA has for the and harsh weather also past few years made it very Total Optimization of Pay 64 / FIBER -SATELLITE raised as factors. Services plan, which difficult for broadcasters, BACKHAUL BOND Nevertheless, every major provides the premium especially FM's, to build new distributor was represented stations or improve network with a fixed base Beginning this spring, and some participants said existing facilities. revenue and Cablevision 1DB Broadcast Group and its business remained active. with the flexibility to package Showtime as it likes. But 61 / MOVE TO other MSO's aren't yet ready BOYCOTT CNN to follow suit. The Victory Committee, a coalition of "pro- American" 54 / SELLS FEW TO Founded in 1931 as Broadcasting, the organizations, including News Magazine of the Fifth Estate. SAVE MANY INDEX Broadcasting -Telecasting introduced Accuracy in Media, has in 1946. Television" acquired in 1961. launched a major Advertisers Index 86 Cablecasting introduced in 1972. Emmis Broadcasting, one Broadcasting/Cable campaign to force CNN to At Large 35 introduced in 1989. of the radio industry's fast "Reg U.S. Patent Office. Copyright climbers during the move its reponer, Peter Business 53 1991 by Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1980's, has rejoined the rest Arnett, out of Baghdad. The Cable 49 Incorporating group has called for a Cablecastings 52 of the industry in The Fifth Estate reevaluating its structure for boycott of the cable network Changing Hands 55 the 1990's. Ongoing asset until Arnett leaves. Classified Advertising 75 "III.11Isif) I. sales have helped reduce debt Closed Circuit 6 Broadcasting Datebook 14 but a weak operating 62 / BOUND FOR LAS M Cable focus on Editorials 90 environment keeps Broadcasting (ISSN 0007 -2028) is pub- VEGAS Fortunes 82 the company's future. Fates 8 lished 52 Mondays a year by Broadcast- BROADCASTING Fifth Estater 87 ing Publications Inc., 1705 DeSales begins its Street, N.W., Washington. D.C. Focus on Finance 56 58 / FAMILY FEUD annual "On the Road to 20036. Second -class postage paid at NAB" series, focusing on For the Record 69 Washington. D.C., and additional of- fices. Single issue $2.50 except special In Brief 88 The long -standing friction the new equipment issues $3.50 (50th Anniversary issue between the FCC and the introductions and International 65 $10) Subscriptions, U.S. and posses- sions: one year $85, two years $160, Journalism 61 FAA over control of technology issues expected to three years $225. 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