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LIVE WEEKDAYS 2- 5PM /ET 24/7 Refeeds Available For Syndication, Call 1- 877 -410 -DAVE (3283) daveramsey.ccm www.americanradiohistory.com WWW.RADIOANDRECORDS.COM: INDUSTR AND FORMAT NEWS, AS IT HAPPENS, AROUND THE CLOCK. RAR NewsFocus UMG's Morris Renews The PPM: Lawsuits, Opposition ON THE WEB Contract, Hires Flom iBiquity Hits HD Radio Milestones Universal Music Group Continue To Pile On chairman /CEO Doug Not one, but two states-New York and New Jersey -filed lawsuits Oct. 10 against iBiquity Digital serves up some milestone Morris has signed a Arbitron over its PPM ratings service. In NewYork, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announcements related to the technolo- new long -term deal to accused Arbitron of, among other things, deceptively claiming that its electronic ratings gy. First, the HD radio developer reports lead the world's system is valid, fair and representative of diverse radio markets. In New Jersey, Attorney that 1.5 million HD radio chipsets have largest record label. General Anne Milgram called the PPM a "new, unaccredited system for measuring lis- been shipped, with such manufacturers as Terms were not dis- tenership [that] harms minority consumers and violates New Jersey's consumer fraud, Texas Instruments and NXP making the closed. Additicnally, advertising and anti -discrimination laws." chips for modules built by ACE Dixxio, Morris former Atlantic and As it did Oct. 6 with the state of New York, Arbitron immediately asked the U.S. Kiryung, LG Innotek, Samsung EM and Capitol top executive Jason Flom is nearly District Court for the District of New Jersey for a declaratory judg- others. In addition, iBiquity says that finished with negotiations that will bring him ment and injunctive relief against Milgram to prevent any attempt more than 1 million of those HD mod- into the UMG fold. Morris was a mentor to to restrain Arbitron's publication of its PPM listening estimates. ules have been made for retail receivers Flom when the latter started Lava Records Arbitron said it denies all allegations in both cases and intends to using Texas Instruments chipsets. In as an imprint c Atlantic and Morris was "defend itself and its interests vigorously." related news, iBiquity has certified its then -chairman of Warner Music Group. Flom On the same day the suits were filed, Rep. Nydia M.Velázquez, 100th HD radio product, which are avail- left his position as chairman /CEO of Capitol D -N.Y., held a press conference on the steps of New York's City able at more than 14,000 stores and Music Group earlier this year, amid layoffs Hall.The congresswoman declared that the ratings issued Oct. 6 for online retailers.Mike Boyle Mllgram and restructur ng at parent company EH. NewYork and seven other new PPM markets "drastically cut num- A source close to the negotiations says it bers for minority radio stations and demonstrate that the company is out of touch with Entercom/Austin Enlists is likely Flom will start a new imprint minority listeners." Vaeth -Dubroff through Unive-sal Republic, headed by pres- Meanwhile, Radio One's Alfred Liggins defended the PPM in a recent Washington ident /CEO Monte Lipman. For his part, Post article. "Anytime you adopt a new technology, there are always short -term dislo- Nancy Vaeth -Dubroff has been named presi- Morris says that Flom would be working in cations," the CEO of the largest African- American -targeted radio company said. "There's dent /market manager of Entercom's three - an A &R capacity. -Bill Werde, Billboard going to be a learning curve ... but [electronic measurement] is reality. I'd much rather station cluster in Austin: talk KJCE -FM, get reality on the road than delay, delay, delay." hot AC KAMX -FM and AC KKMJ -FM. Check, Austin, Powell Despite the legal firestorm and all the rhetoric, Emmis /NewYork senior VP /market She replaces Melissa manager Dan Halyburton says buyers haven't been dissuaded. "While there is consider- Forrest, recruited by Power CC /Philly able discussion, there seems to be no hesitation to use PPM," he says. Clear Channel as pres- Clear Channel /Philadelphia makes three program- Ditto from a high -ranking, NewYork -based ad agency executive who told R &R that, ident /market manager ming changes: WISX (My 106.1) PD Brian Check despite the litigation, it's business as usual. "This isn't the first time that we've used unac- of its Atlanta cluster in is promoted to OM of the six -station cluster, credited data when we have a reasonable expectation that it will be accredited in the August. Vaeth-Dubroff Kashon Powell is upped future," the exec said. And a representative for media negotiating and audience analysis previously served as from APD /MD to PD of agency MAGNA called the PPM "superior methodology" and recommended "using the executive VP /COO urban WUSL (Power data immediately." But Beasley country WXTU /PhiladelphiaVP /GM Natalie Conner of GreenStone Media 99), and Tracy Austin is has a different perspective, born of the fact that Arbitron has adjusted the Philadelphia and president /COO of Susquehanna Radio. hired as PD of CHR /top panel to meet demographic and ethnic quotas. "I've never seen such a mess," she says. She is a member of the RAB Board and the 40 WIOQ (Q102), "In September's data, the market indexed at 120 for African- American. There'll be no 2004 recipient ofAmericanWomen in Radio replacing Rick Vaughn, station more [negatively] impacted than us with that kind of overdelivery." and Television's Lifetime AchievementAward/ view. now programming -Mike Boyle, Julie Gidlow, Paul Heine & Ken Tucker Houston. -Alexandra Cahill Austin CHR /top 40 sister WKSC/Chicago, "Brian Check and Kashon Powell Davis Programs KZPS/ have demonstr, ted leadership and commitment Dallas to our media ccmpany and their promotions are VEER CRÙ\CH well deserved," cluster president Manuel Clear Channel classic rock /Texas music Rodriguez says "Additionally, we're ecstatic to hybrid KZPS (Lone Star 92.5) /Dallas has have Tracy Aus-.in join the Philadelphia team." chosen programmer Don Davis to replace Together, Powell and Check take over duties Duane Doherty, who exited the station in once held by Thea Mitchem, recently named 7 5 April. Davis most recently served as PD of The number of Latin- and 9he number of Latin- and The number of Latin- and OM of the company's Washington -Baltimore Cox classic rock WFYV /Jacksonville. urban -targeted stations in rban- targeted stations in Los urban -targeted stations in San stations. Austin recently returned to the The Lone Star brand replaced a classic New York that appeared in ngeles that appeared in both Francisco that appeared in United States following a two -year stint pro- both the spring diary survey e spring diary survey and both the spring diary survey rock format on KZPS in late April 2007. gramming Nova 106.9 in Brisbane, Australia. and September PPM survey September PPM survey and and September PPM survey In the last three Arbitron surveys, the sta- and were down in total week were down in total week 12+ and were down in total week Check will continue to program WISX as well tion has trended 1.8- 2.0 -2.0 12 +. 12+ AQH share in the PPM AQH share in the PPM report. 12+ AQH share in the PPM as overseeing operations for the cluster, which report. One was up and one Four stations saw their ratings report. Three stations saw -Mike Boyle also includes urban AC WDAS -FM, alternative station was flat. rise and one station was flat.