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Skywind is breaking wide open as a stellar new addition to active Volume XXIX • Number 2 • January 10, 2003 rock and alternative format rosters. “Lamhaj” scores adds at WHMH/ THETHE St. Cloud and KFMW/Waterloo-Cedar Rapids this week, and is also spinning on 93X, KRRO, WDRK, and more. It’s also been getting MAIN STREET spikes and specialty at KUPD/Phoenix, WIIL/Chicago, WRQT/ CommunicatorNetwork LaCrosse, and more. Are you on “Lamhaj” yet? Atomic K Chicago Fall Book. Conclave/TalenTrak faculty member and Clear AA TT TT LL EE Channel’s WGCI PD Elroy Smith has toppled the city’s giant, WGN! TT RR WGCI-FM 5.2-6.1, WBBM-AM 4.8-5.5, WGN-AM 6.0-4.9, WNUA 4.2- TheThe intersectionintersection ofof radioradio && musicmusic sincesince 19741974 4.6, WLS-AM 3.7-4.5, WVAZ-FM 4.2-4.3, WBBM-FM 4.3-4.2, WLIT TomTom KayKay -- ChrisChris MozenaMozena -- BradBrad SavageSavage 2.8-4.0, WLEY 3.1-3.5, WUSN 3.8-3.5, WPWX 3.5-3.4, WJMK 3.6- 2.9, WOJO 2.8-2.8, WDRV 2.5-2.6, WTMX 3.3-2.5, WKSC 2.9-2.5, Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold, on record as against further ra- WFMT 2.0-2.4, WXRT 2.5-2.4, WKQX 2.3-2.4, WLUP 2.1-1.9, WNND dio ownership consolidation and the continued integration of radio 2.1-1.7, WZZN 1.8-1.5, WCKG 1.9-1.4, WSCR-AM 1.5-1.4, WGCI- and concert promotion, told the Future Of Music Coalition’s forum AM 1.5-1.0, WMVP-AM 0.9-0.9, WZFS 1.0-0.8, WLXX-AM 0.7-0.7, this week that he will reintroduce his “Radio and Concert Industries WIND-AM 0.5-0.7, WXXY 0.8-0.7, WKIE 1.0-0.7, WVON-AM 0.9- Act.” The legislation would bar the FCC from loosening ownership 0.6, WRZA 0.6-0.6, WIIL 0.4-0.6, WNTD-AM 0.4-0.5, WZSR 0.4-0.5, restrictions and prohibit anti-competitive behavior in the affected in- WERV 0.4-0.5, WJKL **-0.4, WYCA 0.4-0.4, WLLI **-0.4, WCCQ dustries. The Senator had earlier said his bill would likely to face a 0.3-0.3, WZCH 0.1-0.2, WDEK 0.2-0.2. Fall Books found in this TAT- difficult path to approval with the new, Republican-controlled Senate. TLER are 12+ persons, M-Su, 6A-12mid, Summer 2002 – Fall 2002 But he’s enlisted an ally to the cause – Republican Senator John comparisons. Copyright © 2002, The Arbitron Company. These McCain, Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. An alli- results may not be used without permission from Arbitron. ance between the two and their respective followers could tip the balance in favor of the bill’s passage. While still a long-shot to pass, Norah Jones gets six Grammy nominations on the strength of her the bill’s presence will serve as continued ‘noise’ – along with FCC debut album Come Away With Me and her hit, “Don’t Know Why” - member’s Michael Copp’s hearings on the matter of FCC Chairman Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, New Artist, Michael Powell’s insistence on further loosening regulations. That Female Pop Vocal Performance and Pop Vocal Album! After break- noise could serve to derail any further consolidation inside the indus- ing wide open at multiple formats, Norah continues strong at CHR try in the immediate future and in fact, might be significant enough to with airplay from KDWB, KMXV, KLZR, WPPY, WRVW, WWWQ (40x!) shortstop the proposed abolition of radio-TV-newspaper ownership WKHQ, KROC, KKCK, KFMC and more! Just added at WMEE/Fort rules (which currently prohibit such 3-way ownership), currently viewed Wayne, WMWX/Philadelphia, and KMXP/Phoenix. Blue Note as a slam dunk by many industry pundits. While Feingold was ad- dressing the FMC, Clear Channel’s Lowry Mays addressed a me- At 12:01am Monday morning, Big City Radio’s unique dance for- dia investment conference, declaring “It’s irrational to have any regu- mat known as “Energy 92-7&5” ceased to exist, replaced by “La Nueva lation related to the number of stations an operator can hold, espe- Onda 92”, a Spanish contemporary station. The stations are being cially if you look at the sheer number of different media in each mar- sold, as announced last week in Big City’s liquidation of all its hold- ketplace and the consolidation of other media relative to radio.” Opin- ings. SBS is buying the Chicago-land suburban trimulcast (92.5 ion: As long as radio executives like Mays continue to deny the real- WDEK/De Kalb, 92.7 WKIE Arlington Heights, and 92.7 WKIF/ ity of public ownership of the airwaves - coupled with essential public Kankakee) and took them over immediately via an LMA. The En- responsibility - it separates and makes different the relationship of ergy format was retained through the weekend, with listeners saying radio to the motion picture or record industries, and watchdogs like goodbye and a replay of all the station’s biggest hits, followed by an Feingold and the FMC will continue to be heard and believed. all-staff final shift led by PD Chris Shebel. At 11:54pm, Shebel said Kory and the Fireflies just completed a radio promotional tour with goodbye in a prepared statement, and played a mix of Dee Dee’s live appearances on KQIC/Willmar, KCLD/St. Cloud, and KKCK/ “Forever” and Donna Summer’s “Last Dance” before the segue into Marshall. “Everyone” is taking off at Hot A/C and CHR, with serious the new format. The format change was even mentioned on one of spins already in at KMXC, KKRL, KKCK, KWYR, KWOA and more. Energy’s former competitors, as Infinity’s B-96.3 (WBBM-FM) morn- Put this song on the air; EVERYONE will react! Stockinrock ing duo Eddie and Jobo sent well wishes to the staff of Energy on their Monday morning show. Both B-96.3 and Clear Channel’s Former Conclave keynoter and current morning superstar, Mancow WKSC “103.5 Kiss FM” had purchased commercials during the final is scheduled to invade a local bookstore near you with “Dads, Dames, weekend highlighting their dance music programs. Demons and a Dwarf: My Trip Down Freedom Road” - the WKQX/ Chicago syndicated morning man’s account of his life, which will be FYI - Dakota native Sam Elliott’s gold-based 80s Clear Channel- published on Father’s Day by Judith Regan Books/Harper Collins. owned KISN/Salt Lake City has flipped to Hot AC, as 97.1 KISS-FM. Breaking BIG kory “everyone” at T40 & Hot AC! &the KSTZ 40x! STONESOUR fireflies InterviewsKQIC at KCLD,this week KKCK, WYCO 35x! WSNX 34x! KQKQ 30x! KFBZ 26x! WZPL 24x! “BOTHER” WHTS 23x! ROADRUNNER The Kory Radio Tour ‘03 has just begun! WKSZ 19x! 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KKCK (30x), KMXC (28x), KKRL (10x), KATF (23x), KRTI (42x), KEZK As a national tour begins, Bon Jovi remains as pertinent today as (10x), KZLK (15x), WFMK (20x) and lots of others. Island-Def Jam ever! Island-Def Jam The consolidation of J Records and RCA Records have had an Condolences to the family and friends of radio pioneer Mildred Carter. immediate impact on several Midwest homies. Among those in na- She died last Friday in Florida at the age of 89. Carter and her hus- tional promotion posts retained from RCA include Minneapolis na- band Andrew “Skip” Carter founded urban powerhouse KPRS/KC tive Bill Burrs, who maintains his East Coast National Rock Promo- in 1950, making it the oldest African-American-owned station in the tion position. But shown the door were RCA Sr. VP/Promotion Ron U.S. Geslin and Minneapolis RCA rep, Beau Siegel. Over a dozen RCA promotion staffers exited, while everyone currently with J remains in Honeymoon Suite gains spins at KARZ/Marshall, KYYY/Bismarck, place.