ffadio KLOL `Taping Hour' Shelved Washington Roundup REACTION TO CBS VIDCL IP CHARGE COOLS of voluntary services on the part of the record industry." is also the creator and host of the lo- BY BILL HOLLAND of-that's right -the private sector. BY KIM FREEMAN Fant's main beef with the usage cal tv show "All Hits Video," says The NAB was cited for its national NEW YORK The relationship be- charge is that " `K101 Rockplace' is his response to CBS's announce- campaign to curb drunk and tween CBS Records' new policy of not a profit center. It's a costly sta- ment was, "It's been nice doing THE NAB HAS ANNOUNCED drugged driving and for developing charging for video clip usage and tion promotion." As such, Fant says business with you." Another twice - the six radio networks that have Broadcap, the private, non-profit radio outlets producing or simul- the show's unique status "should be weekly show, "All Hits Video" is si- been chosen for representation on venture capital company founded to casting video shows appears to be a recognized and not grouped togeth- mulcast Friday and Saturday nights the association's board of directors. assist minorities in acquiring broad- less turbulent issue than had been er with all other video shows." Fant on WZON. The appointees, which will serve cast properties. The president expected (Billboard, June 8). At stops short of specifying what that WZON's ties with "All Hits Vid- two -year terms effective June 18, awarded the citation at a White presstime, CBS officials were tight- recognition should translate into in eos" are less strong than those be- are ABC Inc., CBS Inc., Mutual House ceremony Friday (14). lipped on the subject, but comments terms of continued free service or tween K101 and "K101 Rockplace," Broadcasting, NBC Radio, Sheridan from two video-involved radio exec- cost breaks. as "All Hits Video" had been on the Broadcasting and United Stations SOME BROADCASTERS ARE up utives indicate that CBS may be Fant explains that the proposed air for two years before WZON be- Radio Networks. in arms over the recent FCC deci- willing to make special allowances taping hour was announced by gan the simulcast in January. Still, sion to approve hikes in audio ser- to video programs that have radio "K101 Rockplace" producer and Foster's complaints are similar to SPEAKING OF THE NAB, the vices rates, according to the NRBA, ties. K101 staffer Karl Van Kyle while those of K101's Fant. trade group has been awarded in which has received a pile of com- The most vocal radio opponent to Fant was on vacation. "But," he "My show barely covers its ex- the President's Citation Program plaints over the "astronomical" pri- CBS's policy has been KLOL stresses, "it was not something Van penses," says Foster. He claims For Private Sector Initiatives. The vate line rate increases, some said (K101) Houston, which announced Kyle just made up." that Jerry Villacres, director of Reagan program was developed to approach 700 %. Critics are check - its intention of staging a "free CBS In addition to Fant's decision to business affairs for CBS Music Vid- last year to encourage the growth (Continued on opposite page) taping hour" in protest earlier this cooperate with CBS, the retraction eo Enterprises, "quoted me a price month. The AOR outlet's manager of the taping hour was also instigat- of $800 per month" for usage of Pat Fant now says the plan "has ed by talks with the record compa- CBS videos, a fee Foster says been shelved." Initially, the station ny. Both Fant and CBS spokesman "there's no way we can afford." Vil- threw its weight into the controver- Bob Altschuler refer to these chats lacres was not taking calls on the sy on behalf of "K101 Rockplace," a as "discussions" rather than appli- subject. bi- weekly video show aired on cations of pressure. At presstime, Foster said he WTXH -TV Houston that the Rusk - As a result of these discussions, didn't know whether CBS product owned outlet has produced for al- Fant says, "CBS has not given us an would be dropped from "All Hits most two years. ultimatum, but the answers they Video" when the company's policy "We are still unwilling and un- have given have been in the spirit of went into effect Saturday (15). Ini- able to pay the flat rate [that CBS] `yes, we will work with you'." tially, he says, "I was contacted by suggested," notes Fant. "But, first In a related, but less heated, case, Epic and Columbia representatives and foremost, we are a radio station WZON Bangor, Me. air talent/pro- who said, `For god's sake, call the dg44c4itt Programmers reveal why they have jumped on that has to cooperate with the rest motion director Chuck Foster, who (Continued on page .15) particular new releases. POP WINZ -FM (I -95) Miami Beach program manager Keith Isley has had a change of heart about General Public. While he passed on their first WWCO-AM Readies Switch to Stereo single, "Never You Done That," the former English Beaters' latest IRS single, "Hot, You're Cool," has taken Isley by pleasant surprise. "It's dance -sounding, yet is a real mass appeal record as well," he Minneapolis Giant's Move Carries a Hefty Price Tag notes. One thing he never doubted is "Eight Arms To Hold You" by the Arthur Baker -produced Goon Squad. It's a track from the - NEW YORK Weary proponents of engineer Jerry Miller says the year- "Goon there's room for growth," he notes. ies" soundtrack, and Isley far prefers it to the Cyndi Lauper single AM stereo were whooping it up last long transformation will cost "pret- `We've always been a station that's "The Goonies `R' Good Enough." According to Isley, "Eight Arms" is week as WCCO -AM Minneapolis of- ty close" to $200,000. That's an un- kept up with the state of the art, the single local retailers say is really selling the album. Another - ficially announced its plans to go usually high price, Miller points out, retail and we want to continue to deliver generated add at I -95 is Lime's "Unexpected Lover," a strong- stereo. While the mono signal will because WCCO did not have selling a ste- the best sound." 12 -inch in Miami from TSR Records in Los Angeles. not be completely discarded until reo- capable studio and had to start Creating consumer awareness of Oct. 2 (WCCO's 61st birthday), the from scratch last October. When the definition and availability of AM BLACK station has had the largest major the /URBAN stereo format debuts, WCCO stereo has long been acknowledged WILD Boston program director Elroy R.C. Smith had his picks market metro share in the country right will have two 50,000 -watt transmit- as crucial to the expanded band's on the tip of his tongue the day we called. In his opinion, for several years, and its transition ters. Sade's single mass acceptance. In large part, lis- "Your Love Is King" has "that `Smooth Operator' flavor so to stereo should set the standard for Given that's re- the station's unchallenged teners with so-called AM /FM stereo laxing it can be appreciated at any time of day by all other AMs who have been maintain- age groups, espe- listenership status, marketing di- recievers tend to believe they al- cially the older demos." Meanwhile, Smith says Whitney Houston's ing a "wait and see" attitude on the rector Jon Quick is ready with ex- ready have AM stereos. To create second offering, "Saving All My Love For You," is "a great followup relatively young transmission planations as to why WCCO took this awareness, WCCO has a two - where she's letting her singing abilities out even more," and Patti mode. the big stereo step. "Despite what La- tiered plan slated. Belle's "Stir It Up" has "that definitely happy sound that will remind The AC and variety station's chief our critics might we still think say, First, according to Quick, is a everyone" of the "Beverly Hills Cop" movie whence it came. merchandising campaign with local audio equipment and car dealers. AOR "We have to educate the manage- IRS Records crops up again and will be glad to hear that R.E.M. seems ment and staff there on the merits to have graduated permanently from the college /alternative radio of AM stereo with the ulterior mo- ranks. At least that's the word from KMET Los Angeles program di- tive of convincing them that there's rector George Harris, who is sinking the station's teeth into the a market for AM stereo recievers," group's latest single, "Cant Get There From Here." Harris says he the notes. Part of this campaign will single is generating rave responses from both listeners and Los Ange- entail the use of comparative listen- les record buyers. Doing double duty until recently as PD of WMMR ing booths at these retail outlets; Philadelphia, Harris says he is thrilled to see Philly faves the Hooters Quick says advertising discounts taking off. He's currently plying their single "All You Zombies" and for dealers carrying AM stereo predicts "And We Dance" will be a "huge record" for the station down recievers may also be considered. the line. Other Met mainstays this week include "Midnight Mission" The second phase is convincing by the Textones and "People Get Ready," the Rod Stewart /Jeff Beck and educating the consumers. To duet from the latter's Epic album. achieve this goal, WCCO has a num- ber of "down -to- earth" explanations COUNTRY planned, for both broadcast and At WSM-AM -FM Nashville, group program director Gregg Lindahl is print distribution. On both levels, doing the things one does when in love. This week, Lindahl's musical WCCO's ace in the hole is its status. affections go once again to developing Warner Bros. act the Forester "We must reinforce the fact that Sisters, whose debut single "(That's What You Do) When You're In the favorite radio station in the Love" blossomed into the top 10 in spring. Now it's "I Love Westwood One chief Norm Pattiz, left, and company Fell In Homeboy Makes Good. country" is behind the new band, Again Last Night" that the PD is "thank you" from rock satirist "Weird Al" plugging. "It's filled with all sorts of star Dr. Demento accept a golden Quick says. KIM FREEMAN hooks," says Lindahl of the group's Yankovic for their long-standing support. Before breaking big with his "Eat It" second single. "And it's uptempo, which is another thing we love video, Yankovic was a mailboy at the WWI offices in Culver City, here." Other than that, says Lindahl, single and been Calif. it's a quiet week for outstanding country singles. KIM FREEMAN

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