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For sale: radio, TV DEPARTMENTS 65/ NAB PREVIEW Advertisers Index 102 Digital products and audio Business 79 cable properties processing advancements are By the Numbers 14 among products reviewed in Cablecastings 85 1989. .Annual tally of broadcasting and first of pre -NAB convention Changing Hands cable deals shows latter totaling more than $10 billion series, this week looking at 81 Closed Circuit in 1989, radio and TV prices totaling more than $3 new radio equipment. 8 Datebook 22 billion and end to 1980's station -trading boom. Editorials 106 PAGE 37. 68/ RADIO RATINGS Fates & Fortunes 99 Fall 1989 Arbitron ana Birch Fifth Estater 103 Radio ratings books give For the Record 87 different station ranks to 31/ PROBLEM WITH In Brief 104 stations in L.A. and New York, NEWS SCOOPS but show urban and news International 70 Avianca plane crash on outlets doing well. Journalism 82 Long Island, N.Y., again raises Law & Regulation 74 issue of public interest vs. Masthead 24 72 journalistic exclusivity. RELIGIOUS The Media 72 GATHERING Monday Memo 25 32/ SUIT AGAINST Ethics standards, President On Radio 68 Bush's discussion of "season of Open Mike 24 BMI miracles" around world, and Programing 58 NCTA, CATA and The potential evangelical Riding Gain 70 Disney Channel file suit programing opportunities in alleging Broadcast Music Steve Doocy, host eastern Europe and Soviet Special Report 37 Inc.'s blanket licenses violate of `House Party' Union highlight annual Stock Index 18 antitrust laws. National Religious Syndication Marketplace 60 it replaced. shows Broadcasters meeting. Technology 62 58/ NETWORK 61/ ANIMATED ANTI- Broadcasting (ISSN 0007 -2028) is pub- RATINGS RACE 74, 1991 BUDGET lished 52 Mondays a year by Broadcasting With schedule adjustments, DRUG CAMPAIGN FCC and USIA feel squeeze Publications Inc.. 1705 DeSales Street, N.W.. 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Theoretically, NAMB has been upset with board meeting, day after Bureau is creating post of however, Sias, who has had National Association of executive seminar on topic. executive vice president experience on both TV and Broadcasters hospitality suite While sister committee to and has hired New York print side, could be named surcharge, which ranges NCTA's customer service executive search firm to fill interim COO. Other operating from $650 to $1,200, group is working on ways for it. Growth of organization, and group heads, such as 55- depending on size. NAB cable to better communicate its cable advertising in general, year -old Michael Mallardi, who President Eddie Fritts said he message, cable programers has placed more demands came up ABC side of wanted to have meeting with have received letter from three on both President Robert Alter company, and 50- year -old Phil NAMB to discuss matter but cable MSO chief and department heads, thus Meek, who has led was rebuffed by NAMB executives -Charles Dolan, creating need for executive company's struggling President James Gammon, who Cablevision Systems; Gus vice president. CAB hopes to publishing operations, are told NAB's senior VP, radio, Hauser, Hauser have post filled by its annual possible candidates. List of Lynn Christian, that there was Communications, and Marc conference (April 1 -3) in New younger candidates would no need for meeting Nathanson, Falcon Cable - York. include two of Sias's former because decision had already asking them to consider number -two executives, 38- been made. Fritts told carrying general messages on year -old ABC Entertainment BROADCASTING that he their systems about benefits Next in line President Robert Iger and wondered why "people who of cable. Fact no new that proposed 40 -year old ESPN President take millions out of the industry chief operating officer for Roger Werner. Another feel that for some reason YORK Capital Cities /ABC was NEW intriguing possibility is that suite fees should be charged to announced concurrently with Murphy and Burke realize everyone except them." He that of Daniel Burke for chief that change in financial interest added that executive Suit settled? executive officer (see "Top of and syndication rules would committee has indicated in Although official BMI line the Week ") does not mean open up merger possibilities strong terms that if NAMB goes remains that companies are that choice to replace Burke with Hollywood or foreign through with this action, hasn't negotiating "in good faith," been made.