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Group W plotting course for its satellite expertise By Bill Dunlap is exceptionally well positioned has two or three sidebands Group W Radio Sales, has to make such a move—better available. We're thinking in a offices in eight top markets and NEW YORK Group W so, for instance, than Turner lot of different directions. will start developing network Radio, the II-station radio Broadcasting's CNN Radio. Where it may take us, if any- sales expertise this month with group taking the first step "As much as I care to say where, Idon't know." he said. its Quality Unwired Radio toward networking this month about it right now" Harris said, What Harris didn't say was Environment (QURE), an un- with an unwired national spot "is that we have alot of satellite that Group W Radio also owns wired commercial network service for its own stations, is at experience with Muzak. We all news or news-talk stations in reaching almost 30 percent of least thinking about providing have 200 downlinks around the such major markets as New the U.S. population. a network news service. United States. We own them all York, Los Angeles, Chicago, "Over the years, we have While Group W Radio Presi- and we're in the process of Philadelphia and Boston and continued to look at where dent Dick Harris plays down enlarging them. that its parent company owns 'there might be a place for us in the likelihood of such aventure "Because of our television half of Satellite News Channels, networking," Harris said. "When happening soon, if ever, he company, we have 10 or 12 the all-news cable channel. we first gave alot of thought to freely volunteers that Group W transponders and each of those Dick Harris And its in-house rep firm, Continued on page 14 101111ne% 11%01% /111 Radio: Webs going digital • Affiliates trickle into place M6IPIrlIVFAIWalliellhoelP41 • Mutual, RKO rock the boat The business news and features a Scientific-Atlanta faces 11111/ Bev weekly for the broadcast industry. rush A Titsch Communications, Inc. publication Page 9 W W August 15, 1983 Vol. 1, No. 39/75C Inuit ihl 171111 Metromedia: Stock records some late-week gains after story sends prices on a plunge WLUP puts By Bill Dunlap media could carry $627 million in debt. "The company produces `big names' NEW YORK--Metromedia alot of cash, there's no question stock, which has been a strong about that, so the answer is into fracas performer in a strong broad- probably yes," he said. By Adam Buckman casting segment of astrong bull "I don't see the stock having market, took a quick plunge a whole lot of upside potential. CHICAGO—In a city where It's underpriced now, but not early last week after an article competitors have been known by much. Metromedia is in a Jennings promoted in Barron's took issue with to mow down their rivals with some of the company's account- complicated situation and there NEW YORK—BW talks to Peter heavy artillery, album rocker ing practices. are some minor developments Jennings, who was just pro- WLUP-FM (the Loop) is arm- The stock, which traded as that can cause people to take a moted from foreign desk an- ing itself with big name talent. high as $560 a share recently, second look at the stock, but in chor of World News Tonight to Last week, the station lured my opinion, there is no real sole anchor and senior editor. closed -at $500 Aug. 5. Last air personality Bobby Skafish problem at al!," he said. Page 2. Monday, when the Barron's away from rival rocker WXRT- article appeared, the shares The Barron's article was FM, where he had worked for written by Abraham Briloff, dropped $65 and on Tuesday the past 6/12 years. Skafish will Dark episode the Emanuel Saxe distinguished another $45, for a two-day step into the Loop's 6-10 p.m. NEW YORK —RKO General ex- decline of 22 percent. "pretty sure our opinion isn't professor of accountancy at the slot on Aug. 22. periencea one of its darkest Some of the loss was recouped going to change. It's pretty Baruch College of the City episodes ever last, week as its Earlier this year, the Loop later in the week, with a$5 gain clear that the drbp of the stock Univ.ersitv of New York. New York stations coped with hired flamboyant disc•jockey on Wednesday and a $30 jump was due only to the Barron's Although Briloff was critical the midtown Manhattan power Jonathon Brandmeier, who has Thursday. The stock closed article, although the weakness of many aspects of Metro- blackout. Page 5. been entertaining the city of media's accounting and report- Thursday at $425. of the market may have contri- Phoenix for two years on adult Analysts following Metro- buted .to it," he said. ing, he was especially critical of contemporary KZZP. Brand- Craft aftermath the deal last year in which media didn't see much in the Rich MacDonald of First meier has been the Loop's LOS ANGELES—In the wake of Metromedia said it sold its nosedive to cause long-term Boston said virtually everything morning man since April I. last week's decision to award billboard division, Foster & worry. David Katzen at Value the Barron's article said is The station also has gone anchor Christine Craft $500,000 Line said the stock was rated as irrefutable and that the big Kleiser, with the provision that in her sex bias suit, reactions after veteran disc jockey John an average pick before the question for the financial com- it might repurchase the division predicted more caution in hiring Records Landecker, who left Barron's- article and he was munity was whether Metro- Continued on page 8 and firing Page 6. rival WLS-AM /FM more than two years ago to take over the Reprieve unlikely morning slot on Toronto's First shot fired in digital revolution CFTR-AM. LOS ANGELES—Barney Rosen- The Loop has offered Lan- zweig has just about given up By Les Luchter Although the transmission satellite delivery in regular decker the 2-6 p.m. slot, but a his efforts to get CBS to rein- was intended for station taping distribution plans. five-year non-compete clause state Cagney & Lacy and is NEW YORK—While most of only, there was nothing ABC For maximum sound quality, written into his separation looking to a theatrical version the hype about the radio net- could have done to stop stations Oliver hopes that record com- of the series. Page 7. agreement with his former works' new digital satellite from airing the album directly panies will make their master employer could prevent him systems has touted improved over the air. "All we're doing is tapes available to ABC. Then, from working in Chicago for Turner braves NBC over-the-air programming, she said, even major market playing acommercially recorded another 2/12 years. ATLANTA—Turner Broadcast- there's also arevolution brewing album after its release date," stations without mail delivery After observing the fates of ing and the Atlanta Braves have in potential closed-circuit uses Oliver explained. "We have no problems "will appreciate bet- various AORs in other markets, filed suit against NBC for their of the technology. control over what they (affili- ter quality than they can even "we determined that we've right to televise, or assign tele- One such use blazed into ates) do with it." get on the records." gotta become a personality vision rights to, the National reality last Tuesday, Aug. 9. Warner Bros. was not in- ABC stations were told about station to get an older audience League playoffs. Page 8. ABC Radio used the digital volved in the last-minute deci- the Asia album transmission and a broader demographic," system to deliver Asia's new sion to transmit the Asia album, preceding and following a live said WLUP's Executive Vice Redskins fever album, Alpha, to Rock Net- but Oliver reported that discus- 16-minute Rock Network press President and General Manager WASHINGTON—The nation's work affiliates who had not yet sions are taking place with conference with two Asia mem- Jim DeCastro. capital has abad case of football received the Warner Bros. disc several labels to include such Continued on page 4 Continued on page 4 fever, and TV stations are com- through normal distribution peting fiercely to get in on the means. The record officially II%11 action. Page 14. was released only the day be- Do you recognize fore. &Jan GB41 Zadr LIM G Denise Oliver, program direc- the face? Inside this week tor for the Rock Network, explained that the ABC trans- 'Child's play' jerked from daytime Update 7 mission was designed "to aug- NEW YORK—Child's Play will play its last episode on CBS' Finance 8 ment the record company's daytime schedule Sept. I6—a victim of cancellation. The Bill Cullen- BW Extra 9 efforts"—to make up for slow Regulatory scene 14 hosted game, where contestants solve word puzzles through mail delivery in many areas of Product update 15 definitions supplied by kids, premiered 11 months ago to critical the country. People on the move 16 favor, but fared poorly in the ratings. For the week of Aug. 1-5, the Calendar 16 "We decided quite a while show ranked 21st among 26 network daytime series, with an average Classifieds 17 ago that we would start doing 4.2 rating and 17 share.