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REGISTER AT WWW.RADIOANDRECORDS.COM NewsroCu MOVER ON THE WEB Reich Place, Reich Time WLTW/New York Tops 2006 Imus Fallout Continues RCA Music Group regional promotion rep Revenue Earners The fallout from the firing of talk host Don Josh Reich is upped to director of top 40 field Clear Channel AC WLTW /NewYork was the nation's highest revcuue- generating radio Imus by CBS Radio continues. Business - promotion. In a memo station in 2006 with $65.6 million in billing. This is up from an estimated $60 million, Week reports that Imus has retained legal to staff, RCA executive good for third place in 2005. Next in line was CBS Radio alternative KROQ /Los heavyweight Martin Garbus of New York VP Richard Palmese Angeles, which earned $64.5 million in 2006 after being the nation's top biller in 21105 law firm Davis and Gilbert. Speculation is said, "Since joining us with $67.6 million. Clear Channel's heritage news /talk KFI -AM /Los Angeles was third Imus will seek sonic resolution from CBS at RMG, Josh has dis- this year, billing $63.4 million, a healthy gain over last year's $59.3 million. with regard to his recently signed five -year tinguished himself as Six of 2006's top 10 revenue generators are FM stations, four are AM. Five are owned deal with the broadcaster. an extraordinary field by CBS Radio, four by Clear Channel, and one, KPWR /Los Angeles, by Emmis Meanwhile, WFAN /New York's Mike executive, consistently Communications. -Jeffrey ibrke and the Mad Dog (Mike Francesa and Reich breaking records in the Christopher Russo) continue to host very competitive Midwest region." 2006's Top Billing Stations their own afternoon show while also tem- porarily holding down the 6 a.m. -9 a.m. Reich, who has relocated from EST. REVENUE EST. REVENUE - Cincinnati to Chicago, reports to VP of top STATION FORMAT 2006 ($000) 2005 ($000) OWNER slot previously occupied by "Imus in the 3 WLTW -FM /New York AC $65,600 $60,000 Clear Channel 40 promotion Peter Gray and will work Morning." Longtime Imus newsman/ KROQ -FM /Los Angeles Alternative $64,500 $67,600 CBS Radio closely with senior director of top 40 pro- KFI -AM /Los Angeles News/Talk $63,400 $59,300 Clear Channel sidekick Charles McCord remains on the KIIS-FM /Los Angeles CHR/Tap 40 $61,000 $52,800 Clear Channel motion David Dyer. -Kevin Carter air with Francesa and Russo, but former WINS -AM /New York News $59,700 $60,800 CBS Radio WCBS -AM /New York News $56,200 $56,200 CBS Radio Imus show producer Bernard McGuirk, KCBS -FM /Los Angeles Adult Hits $53,900 $37,600 CBS Radio who was involved in the racially charged SHAKER KOST-FM /Los Angeles AC $53,000 $48,800 Clear Channel CBS Radio resulted in Imus' termina- Clendening KKOL PD WFAN -AM /New York Sports/Talk $50,600 $52,500 comments that KPWR-FM /Los Angeles Hip -Hop $50,000 $57,900 Emmis Communications tion, has been fired. SOURCE: BIAfn's Media Access Pro Veteran news/talk programmer Tom In related news, CBS Radio filed suit Clendening, most recently PD at news /talk against KCAA -AM /Riverside to stop the KIRO and talk KITH /Seattle, has segued to the station from airing reruns of Imus' syndicat- same position at Salem Communications' R CU\CH ed show, which it has been doing since the \UV3E filed in crosstown news/talker KKOL. nrograni's cancellation. The lawsuit, federal in seeks a temporary "As a competitor, I watched Tom guide court Riverside, KITH from a startup five years ago to the top - restraining order to halt the rebroadcasts and rated conservative talk $150,000 for each violation. CBS attorneys station in Seattle," contend that the station is in violation of S91.8M copyright protections. -Al Peterson Salem /Seattle market Arbitron's first -quarter revenue, The number of attendees at The number of Best Buy stores manager Joe Heslet an increase of 7.9% over $85.1 NAB2007, the NAB's annual nationwide that will carry HD- million in Ql '06. However, electronic media show, held April uipped radios. The HD says. "With his guid- Willing Arbitron's costs and expenses 14 -19 in Las Vegas. Attendance igital Radio Alliance has SoundExchange ance KKOL will become increased 18%, to $65.3 million was up from 105,046 last year. reviously partnered with To Negotiate Royalties a daily destination for from $53.7 million, mostly due There were 26,824 international adioShack, Circuit City, increase from harper Image and Wal -Mart, Seattle's talk listeners." to the planned rollout of the attendees, an SoundExchange, which collects and dis- People Meter. Shares in 2006. The ut Best Buy is the first retailer Clendening Portable 25,537 2008 tributes music royalties paid by Internet -AI Peterson earned 52 cents in net income event will be held April 12- o make the technology from $15.5 million, a 10.3% Las Vegas. ailable nationally. broadcasters, says it is in discussions with DEALMAKER dne from Q1 '06.ik webcasters to explore "mutually beneficial arrangements that help to foster CC Share Offer Upped business growth of Internet radio and provide fair What likely would have been a raucous Clear HHSAN Responds To Lyric compensation to creators of music." Channel shareho ders' special meeting called Asked by R&R if that means Sound- to consider the $37.60 per share offer by a Controversy Exchange is willing to negotiate royalties dif- private equity group was averted April 19 In response to the recent post -Don Imus backlash against hip -hop that contains racist and ferent tram those newly set by the Copyright when the offer was sweetened by almost 4% misogynistic lyrics, the Hip -Hop Summit Action Network says it is "taking back responsibility." Royalty Board, SoundExchange executive to $39. The Clear Channel board unanimously Led by hip -hop mogul and HHSAN founder Russell Simmons, the group organized meetings director John Simson replied simply, "Yes." approved the 11th -hour offer and postponed with industry leaders, releasing a statement April 23 saying that while "there should not be On March 2, the CRB raised the webcast the meeting to May 8, hoping shareholders any government regulation or public policy that should ever violate the First Amendment, with royalty to 0.08 cents per performance in 2006, will consider and accept the improved deal, freedom of expression, however, comes responsibility ... We recommend that the recording rising to 0.19 cents by 2010. On April 17, the now worth $19.4 billion. Several major share- and broadcast industries voluntarily remove /bleep /delete the misogynistic words 'bitch' and CR13 denied requests by the Digital Media holders said they'd reject the first offer. 'ho' and the racially offensive word 'nigger.' " The group also recommends the formation of a Assn. and National Public Radio, among oth- Meanwhile, Clear Channel agreed to sell its coalition on broadcast standards. ers, for a new hearing. -Brida Connolly 56- station TV group to Providence Equity In related news, Clear Channel urban WWPR /New York and the African -American -owned THE Partners for approximately $1.2 billion. Roberts Cos., which operate urban WRBJ and the CW TV affiliate in Jackson, Miss., have pub- NEWS UPDATES AROUND CLOCK: www.RadioarsdRecords.com -Jeffrey Yorke licly said they will no longer air music with racist or misogynistic content. -Dona Hall APRIL 27, 2007 24/7 NEWS ONLINE g www.RadioandRecords.com www.americanradiohistory.com WWW.RADIOANDRECORDS.COM: INDUSTRY AND FORMAT NEWS, AS IT HAPPENS, AROUND THE CLOCK. Cumulus Promotes Hybrid Format, Sponsor Three To Senior VP Business In the wake of recent promotions in its top Integration Mark Dallas' Lone Star ranks (R &R, April 13), Cumulus has pro- After a year of HD2 road -testing, Clear Channel launched Lone Star moted three more programming execs. 92.5, a Texas -themed triple A- Americana hybrid on KZPS /Dallas, Briefing Regional VPs Spike Santee, Gary Pizzati ending a decades -long classic rock run on the frequency. The brain- By Jeffrey Yorke and Mark Sullivan, all of whom will be child of Clear Channel /Dallas programmer Duane Doherty, the station based in Atlanta, rise to seniorVP positions.