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Dan A change at ( :Bs Radio :WCK(i /( :hicago 'I lit top art WHTZ (Z1011)/New Mason ruled out a major restnuturing in the executive suite. has left a format void in the city that belled York and senior VP Hastening the reporting structure and eliminating the remaining three pioneer I'M talk. Stn. ing since [Iowan' of programming regional manager positions. Mason will assume direct owersiOit of the Sterns January 21111h departure tin Sirius and marketing of company's 57 stations in the top markets: Boston. Chicago. Dallas. Mason Satellite I(adio. WCKG kt its .tabk. of talk CONY. which in- I )rouit. Houston. Los Angels. New York. Philadelphia. San Francisco and Washington. Roosts )po Oct. 29. shuttling thermion driver cludes WAXQ. Scott Herman-who was named executive VI' of operations. from executive VI' of Stew I /AI to morning, on adult hits sister WKTU. WWPR. the Eastern region -will oversee the 87 sea - outside the top In. WJMK (Jack -FM). The mow cnad more a the ; and WLTW and WALK . Regional managers Zhu Iktulo:kos and Lisa I)esker uke on new roles: lktuloukos than decade in tiwnut lis W(:K( As part of his new Ikcontes seniorVP/nurket nunager for New York and seniorVP /GM of sports WEAN sets up r morning bank between two old Palmist deal. Poleman will in the market. Decker is now senior VP /GM in Seattle and Portland. ore. te.unnutes. I )ahl and )(nudism Braahneier. also play a major role in the tun ))))al Mason also named Michael Weiss president of sales fix the who seventh.ntth retuned to tat g drive at expans' of "Elvis Duran & the group. replacing Michael Kincaid. who recently resigned due to làmntis anat. ruck WLUP (the Loop). 3 Morning Zoo :' currently heard on medical reasons. Long familiar with CBS' radio portfilio. Weiss Akmg with Garry Meier and Danny 1.I1n1 and WHY! (YIIM) /Miami. has served as president of sales for the CBS Radio division of Ikouoluce. I )ahl and Branihteier ver' pan Its no secret that EMI North Interep since 1'$)4. of Evergreen Media: personality-centered America was also romancing Poleman This reorganiza is designed to implement a streamlined version of die Loxop.a titrenmter of the IM for an executive -level position: "I think chain Of c and. moving our divis toward a (idly talk fornut in Chicago. EM! is in a great position with Terra Hamm responsive and profitable position :' Mason says. -Katy Bachman "I applaud Ilis( : K VP /market Firma." Poleman says. "Guy Hands. managea Rod R canut for keeping Ashley Unwin and Billy Mann are bril- a legend like Steve Dahl in Chicago and c the trail' of great radio liant. and I have no doubt that they will VBFR CRJ CCI g do amazing things to benefit our entire personalities no other market can c - industry." he says. "But at this time in my pete with :'WLUP GM Mary Nyren says. life. radio is still my h . I have six The WCKG Hip also creates a new great radio brands to work with. and sports radio battle. With the Chicago Bulk 73% leaving WCKG to return to I:SI'N spoons a 136 we're at the birth of new ratings The percentage of 14- to 24 t,. they got tip against the Chicago methodology. and that is very exciting. year -olds m a Paragon Media WMVI', We continue to he at r crossroads fix study who said that a majority Blackh awks. whsle games air of rival (115 of their music hsteninq hoe rt radio with new technology and I sports WSCR. -Mike Sims spent on source* other than ter believe there is a way for that technolo- restral radio, including C(h. p' to work to our advantage. I want to MPS.", 1Pgxfs. streaming .uxt Expected To Sell see that through.' - K('rus Carer Lincoln reütasas nus . Broadcast Unit Cumulus Signs For PPM I insult Financial. which weeks ago began House Members Pressure weighing opt' (or ih hnudcast div C lus Media has signed a multiyear has appanntly received an acceptable 31 2 agreement for Arbitrons Portable People Martin To OK Satellite Merger billion order fron privately held "IV group Meter ratings service for 33 sta : in Eleven members of the House -all but one of them Democrats-sent a letter to FCC chair- Raycomn Media.acconling to Reuten. It is eight markets: Atlanta. Cincinnati. man Kevin Martin Oct. 25 to express their "ardent support" for the proposed 513.6 billion Teear whether Raycom will keep the Dallas-Fort Worth. Houston- Galsaston. merger between satcasters Sirius and XM. They believe the proposal is in the public interest radio station. or sell therm to .n third party. Indianapolis. Kansas City. Nashville and and that the new entity will be "able to meet the content needs" of the public with excep- The broadcasting division umlade. IN San Francisco. tional digital sound quality and no commercials at relatively low costs to the consumer." radio nations. three TV stations and a sport. Artimon says the agpeennennt provides that The lawmakers argue that "consumers have a plethora of choices for their music and syndication and production business. ( : Ito will subscribe to the I'PM service audio entertainment needs" but that in the 10 years since the radio industry has undergone Reportedly. another leading bidder was as and when it is introduced in each market. "overwhelming consolidation," diversity in programming has decreased. They contend that the Randy Michaels-led Oak Hill Pan- Arhitron has now inked deals with "synergies created by the merger of Sirius and XM will create new opportunities for this nen. which has Ixen pun ' g creation of 13 of the top 13 radio groups. type of diverse programming that has been overlooked by terrestrial radio broadcasters." a radio unit. Other groups ltelieved to be Enters Comtnunica and Salem NAB executive VP Dennis Wharton rejected the claims that a merged operation might interested in Lincoln: radio stations are and that radio programming diversity has suf- Cent C Ios. 1k villa and Conununica . have et to sign. serve "consumers better than competition" Radio. Houston and Philadelphia are current- fered in recent years; One need only look at the explosion in foreign- language radio sta- Enters . -Miryiry linke ly live with the l'I'M service: New York tions -where the number of Hispanic stations has doubled in the last 10 years -to appreci- goess live later this year. ate the fact that local radio is indeed responsive to serving niche audiences with specialized www.RadioandRecords.com -Mike Wyk and Katy Bachman formats" -Jeffrey Yorke C NOVEMBER 2, 2007 24/7 NEWS ONLINE @ sww.RadioandRecords.com www.americanradiohistory.com WWW.RADIOANDRECORDS.COM: '. O&A Dropped By Three CBS Affiliates NAB's Withers Wants Business CBS Radio rock WYSI' /l'hiLKkIphia 'Reasonable' Ownership dropped the synJkited"Opie R Anthony Showy ()ct. 24. orle day after Greg} Deregulation Briefing Opur Hughes called WYSI' PI ) John By Jeffrey Yorke 0110k a "wttssie boy-on the air and rained NAB Radio Board chairman Russ Wither. told a Senate CtimIllcn'e Committee that alxnt IKws he aid co -host Awhnm ( :Amnia broadcaster. an: not asking the 1 (:(: for "total deregulation.- but rather just cul nimlai- Sirius Q3 Rev Up 45%, had not been in Coulon with the station in ing of radas. "Our message is s pee: We must have n.IMnahle rules that reflect the cur- Subs Up 19% . nixe than .1 month. rent petitise radio environment:. the veteran Midwest broadcaster told c A sharp increase in new subscribers WYSI' is currently chairman Sen. I )arid Inouye. I ) -I Loran. Oct. 2-1. Withers operates 31i local radio sta- helped propel a third -quarter 45 ",. rev- r,, playing, music in th . and six TV su ' s sewn states. enue increase at Sirius Satellite Radio. time slot. while nur- -Ss will argue that the changes to the broadcast osvncrshil) rules adopted in the to S24 I .M mill' . up tomb SI67.I mil - ket speculation has 'N1 Telec Act have noir send the publie interest. But they forget that ... the fug t .a ve.lr .ago. Sirius added 524.938 WYSI' afternoon merited hnudcast industry- particularly radio -seas in serious tremble Ithenl" subscribers during the quarter. a 19% Ar& lK)st Kitod Chris slid- No matter how thoughtful Withers' art, nt was.