TING PHOENIX N THE MAP BY DO IWUSIC THANG ,rira I rr: SONY MUS I C 1 18 Ll CENTURY P~R Ca.E 90067 n ANGEL ES BOSLEY: THE BOOK AND BEYOND NORBERG'S MAILBAG STRIKES AGAIN r r I Can't Love U The New Single Produced by Sam Catalona & Mike Hightower Co- Produced by Bronx Style Bob From the album: Grandma's Ghost SIRE C1992 Sire Records Company Management: Guy Oseary the GAVIN REPORT Ga GLANCE Indicates Tie T'RD-14 MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED INXS AFTER 7 THE BOMB Not Enough Time (Atlantic) Kickin' It (Virgin) Jack The Mack (Harlock Records) BLACK CROWES TEVIN CAMPBELL M.C. REN Thorn In My Pride (Def American /Reprise) Alone With You (Owest/Warner Bros.) The Final Frontier (Priority) AFTER 7 TROOP PUBLIC ENEMY Kickin' It (Virgin) Sweet November (Atlantic) Get Off My Back (A &M) RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RETAIL GRAND PUBA KWS RHONDA CLARK 10. 360 (What Goes Around) (Elektra) Please Don't Go (Next Plateau /PLG) Must Be Real Love (Tabu /A &M) RADIO SPICE I BOBBY BROWN BOBBY BROWN Welcome To The Ghetto Humpin Around (MCA) Humpin Around (MCA) (Jive) MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED BILLY JOEL REBA McENTIRE NEW YORK STORIES All Shook Up (Epic) The Greatest Man I Never Knew (MCA) (Blue Note) EPHRAIM LEWIS JOE DIFFIE T.S. MONK Drowning In Your Eyes (Elektra) Next Thing Smokin' (Epic) Take One (Blue Note) PATTY SMYTH RANDY TRAVIS TOOTS THIELEMANS Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough (MCA) If I Didn't Have You (Warner Bros.) The Brasil Project (Private Music) RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH CHARLES & EDDIE RANDY TRAVIS JIM HALL (CRI Would I Lie To You? (Capitol) If I Didn't Have You (Warner Bros.) Youkali Mesa/Bluemoon) ore PATTY SMYTH PAT METHENY Sometimes Love Just SUZY BOGGUSS S-ory (Geffen) Ain't Enough (MCA) Letting Go (Liberty) Secret r MOST ADDED MOST ADDED MOST ADDED HIROSHIMA JOE WALSH POP WILL EAT ITSELF Providence (Epic) "Vote For Me" (Epic) Karmadrome" (RCA) JOE McBRIDE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN THE GIN BLOSSOMS Grace (Heads Up) "Leap Of Faith" (Columbia) New Miserable Experience (A &M) LESLIE LETVEN MARK CURRY Make lt Right (Sin -Drome) "Sorry About The Weather" (Virgin) RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH RECORD TO WATCH HIROSHIMA JOE WALSH MARK CURRY Providence (Epic) "Vote For Me" (Epic) It's Only Time (Virgin) PATTY SMYTH MORRISSEY MARILYN SCOTT "Sometimes Love Just Your Arsenal Smile (Sin -Drome) Ain't Enough" (MCA) (Sire /Reprise) Ilse GAVIN REPORT RAP PHOTOS SUMMER JAM REPORT .ce page 1; NEWS -- see page FCC Loosens Ownership Rules Liberty RADIO OWNERSHIP Promotes Three REGULATIONS EXPANDED At Liberty Records this week, In a move that was widely ex- tions in markets with 15 or more share or more, it could he consid- three staffers were upped to new pected, the Federal Communica- stations. ered "excessive." positions. tions Commission has revised The original plan called for own- FCC Chairman Alfred C. Sikes Nine -year ownership rules to permit owner- ership of up to 30 AM and 30 FM issued this statement: "Todaÿ s own- label vet ship of up to 18 AM and 18 FM stations nationwide, but a group of ership rules-like those first con- Georgia stations, and will permit attribut- petitioners challenged that plan, cluded in March of this year-will Mock has able but noncontrolling interests which resulted in the limit of 20 be beneficial for one central reason: been upped in an additional three stations con- each. The Commission, however, The Commission abandoned the to Manager trolled by minority group mem- says it "remains convinced that the 'one- size-fits -all' local ownership of National bers or small business. In two competitive realities of the radio limits. There was then, and there is Gavin Pro- years, that number will increase to industry demand significant relax- today, a recognition that attaining motion. 20 each. In addition, an owner ation of the national ownership lim- and sustaining economic and thus .' a " S h e ' s may control 2 AM and 2 FM sta- its," and that "it does not believe programming health might well re- worked hard and done an excel- that a higher na- quire larger holdings in bigger mar- lent job for the department, and it tional limit will kets than in smaller ones. This con- was time we moved her to a posi- threaten viewpoint clusion, and the resulting deregula- tion that more fully utilized her diversity." tion, are at the heart of our action to talent and experience," said VP/ Owners who ap- provide radio station owners with Promotion Bill Catino. "She'll be The Bone Is ply for ownership of more freedom and listeners with a great asset with our Gavin sta- a second AM or sec- better programs." tions." Coming To ond FM within a Sikes only briefly addressed the "I love communicating with market will have to issue of minority- control or the ef- radio and I love selling our mu- Top 40 Radio show they will not forts of smaller businesses to enter sic," Mock said. "There's no have what the FCC into ownership. "There has been greater thrill than when radio be- August 24th. calls "excessive con- some effort...to help aspiring broad- lieves in the music as much as we centration in the lo- casters who lack the wherewithal to do, and I'm very excited at this cal market." This is become station owners to achieve opportunity." where Arbitron and that status," he said. "However, in Also promoted were Jimmy other ratings ser- most respects it is a continuation of Rector and Heather Fambro. Rec- vices come into play. one aspect of our earlier rules which tor was upped to Manager of Pro- If the combos have a has not worked." motion and Fambro is Promotion 25 percent market Receptionist /Coordinator. NEWS - Beverly Mire TABLE OF CONTENTS FORMATS COVER STORY FEATURES 8 TOP 40 22 CE CE PENISTON 7 RADIO & RESEARCH by Rhody Bcsley 14 RAP 17 RAP PHOTO FILE 18 URBAN 30 BIOFEEDBACK by Ron Fell 24 A/C 32 HEAR & THERE by Sheila Rene 34 COUNTRY 32 P.D. NOTEBOOK by Eric Norberg 38 ADULT ALTERNATIVE 37 CLASSIFIEDS by Natalie Duitsman 40 JAll 45 IMPORT INDIE : Seam Baruth 44 ALBUM 46 ALTERNATIVE the GAVIN REPORT /August 7. /992 Introducing Core Call Out Research. A New Call Out Company that Targets Your Station's Core Listeners. ore listeners represent Quality Research. From % of Your Core up to 80% of your Companies You Trust. Arbitron AQH. 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"We are proud to be Cleveland at WJMO /AM...Dave Laura Hinson, Polydor Records 8/10 Michaels is the new APD at KACE- debut of Motown Home Video, a teamed with PolyGram on this Wayne Norman, WILL /AM- joint venture with PolyGram Film project; they are true visionaries in Los Angeles. He was formerly mu- Willimantic, CT 8/10 sic director at WKKV -Milwaukee... Entertainment. every sense of the word." Chris Baldwin, KSJS -San Jose, CA 8/10 Duane ex -PD Working on the Jacksons series Motown /PolyGram plans for Shannon, of Tower Scott James, WSSY -Talladega, AL 8/10 98 is is Emmy Award -winning pro- Motown Home Video include for- (WTWR) -Toledo now MD at Casey O'Brien, WXXQ -Freeport, IL 8/10 KFBQ- be ducer Suzanne dePasse (Lonesome ays into theatre, network and cable. Cheyenne, WY. 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