MI adioBL SIessReport Voice Of The RadioBroadcasting Industry® Volume 17, Issue 48 November 27, 2000 New York City Leaders Know That RADIO NEWS October sales Completqw6-v-t total $74.7M LPFM window #3 has yet to open 2 Tough comparisons The latest round of applicants in the great Bill Kennardpeashooter parade with red-hot year-ago have had to cool their jets-the latest window hasn't opened. gains caught up with The write stuff? Writers, directors, actors may strike 2 the New York radio ABC hopes to hit with Hip -Hop net 2 market in October. NYMRAD says revenues Arbitron gets some post-Ceridian direction 2 for the month were MeasureCast, RBN link for web measurement 2 $74.7M, off 0.3% from the record revenues of Ackerley works at cross purposes with iKnow 3 October 1999 (which had jumped 28.3% STATE OF THE STATES from '98). 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Merrill Lynch are retired Ceridian CEO The wannabe broadcasters in issued a warning 11/17 that such Lawrence Perlman (who will ExecutiveEditor Jack Messmer the third FCC filing window for a strike could come just as the serve as Chairman), former Managing Editor Dave Seyler LPFM licenses (American Sa- network upfront season begins. radio and TV group owner Senior Editor Carl Marcucci Associate Editor Elisabeth Derewitz moa, Colorado, Delaware, According to Jack Myers, and executive (and one-time Associate Editor Karla Roberson Hawaii, Idaho, Missouri, New whose The Myers Report tracks head of UPI) Louis Nogales, Production Michael Whalen the TV and movie businesses, Radio & Records Publisher and VP Administration Cathy Carnegie York, Ohio, South Carolina, FCC Research Consultant Mona Wargo South Dakota and Wisconsin) some $700M in residual pay-CEO Erica Farber, Apollo Administrative Assistant April Olson are wondering why the win- ments for TV programs and fea- Partners Ltd. principal and co- Publisher Jim Carnegie dow has yet to open. A public ture films are at stake when you owner Kenneth Gorman, VP/GM, Associate Publisher Ken Lee notice of the dates for the filing add together those covered by General Motors (N:GM) VP and Senior Account Executive John Neff Account Executive June Barnes period was to be released in the Writers Guild of America, head of North American Ad- October, but October came and Directors Guild of America and vertising Philip Guarascio, Screen Actors Guild-a sum that Lucent (N:LU) SVP/CIO Larry Editorial/Advertising Offices went without it. Filing was set gives the unions plenty of reason Kittelberger and Lonetree 6208-B Old Franconia Road to begin in November, how- Alexandria, VA 22310 ever that is looking unlikely. to strike. "The last time such a Capital Partners managing part- PO Box 782 Springfield, VA 22150 An FCC spokesperson said that Hollywood strike occurred ner Richard Post-JM they are not exactly sure why against the TV industry between Main Phone: 703/719-9500 the window is being delayed March and August 1988, it both MeasureCast to mea- Editorial Fax: 703/719-7910 delayed the start of the 1988-'89 SalesFax: 703/719-9509 or what the hold up is, and sure all RBN affiliates SubscriptionPhone: 703/719-7721 they, like the broadcasters, are TV season and deflated upfront MeasureCast, a provider of Subscription Fax: 703/719-7725 advertising sales for that year," awaiting the release. However overnight webcast audience Myers noted.-JM Email Addresses another spokesperson said that measurement and demos, has Publisher [email protected] the FCC is still busy dealing signed Real Broadcast Network Editorial. [email protected] with all of the applications from ABCRN to launch "Blazin (RBN) to offer measurement Sales: KLee@ rbr.com the first two windows. RBR [email protected] Hits" format for its 650 client streaming [email protected] wasassured that it had nothing Part of its recently -launched Ur- stations. RBN is Real Networks' to do with the election crazi- ban Advantage Network, ABC (O:RNWK) webcast hosting ©2000 Radio Business Report, Inc. Material may not ness, instead, the dates for the Radio Networks announced 11/20 division. The "MeasureCast be reproduced without permission. All content may windows were only guidelines. it is adding a new format to its Streaming Audience Measure- not be reproduced, photocopied and/or transmitted RBR observation: Could it without written prior consent.Any violations will be stable next Spring: "Blazin' Hits." ment Service" will be deployed dealth with legally. Printed in USA. instead be the fact that Sen. The mix is set to focus on Hip -Hop on all RBN Network servers. In Rod Grams' (R -MN) bill, to and R&B, 70% and 30% respec- addition, the two companies Radio Business Report is published weekly require third adjacent channel by Radio Business Report, Inc. Publishers of tively, and 90% currents, 10% have agreed to conduct joint protection from LPFM stations, Radio Business Report, MBR - Manager's recurrents. ABCRN says the target marketing programs to pro- Business Report, The Source Guide, is still a rider on the undecided demo is Urban listeners, 18-34. mote and grow the streaming www.rbr.com and the Information Services appropriations bill for the De- Blazin' Hits adds to the media market. Group database. partments of State, Justice and company's other Urban brands: "Global Media has a lot of Commerce? Or could it be the Subscription rate: One year $220. The TomJoyner Morning Show, stations going through RBN, impending oral arguments in The Doug Banks Morning Show, BroadcastAmerica used to have the NAB vs. FCC case to end "The Touch" Urban AC format, a whole bunch; ABC Radio is LPFM slated for later this month? "Rejoice! Musical Soul Food" entirely on RBN. We've been In any case we sense some RBR Family of Products Gospel format and its Classic working with them for a long hesitation.-ED R&B format.-CM time, with our technology on BPA their servers. This just formal- INTERNATIONAL Another strike looming Arbitran directors named izes that they've tested it and RAM for TV? Ceridian (N:CEN) has announced agreed it's everything that Radio Business Report. Inc Fresh from settling the six- the eight people who will serve we've claimeditto be," month AFTRA/SAG strike that as the Board of Directors for MeasureCast VP Marketing Bill Source Guide Piwonka tells RBR. "The ben- and Directory had disrupted TV (and some Arbitron when it separates from The libRadoo Yearbook radio) commercial production Ceridian as an independent, pub- efit is when there is a station www.rbr.com website (RBR 10/30, p. 1), Hollywood lic company. Of course, Arbitron broadcasting group out there is bracing for a potential strike President Steve Morris, who will that is evaluating whether or rbronair.com Internet ratlio by screen writers, directors and add the title CEO, will be one of not to choose RBN, they will actors when their contracts ex- the board members. The others likely see a credible third -party 2 www.rbr.com 11/27/00 RBR ieasurement service already inplace as SurferNetwork adds alue-added." Tele-Media broadcasting Thisisthefirst hosting provider Website streaming, e -commerce and con- 4easureCast has signed, "we're activelytent providerSurferNetwork announced vorking with every other one and expect to Tele-Media Broadcasting has joined as an Closed! each the same kind of agreements with affiliate 11/21. Stations included in thedeal hem as well," Piwonka adds. include WCPT-FM and WKLI-FMAlbany - The deal brings MeasureCast's affiliate Schenectady -Troy market; WBEC-AMand :ount to 2,000 Internet webcasters.-CM FM Pittsfield, MA; WZEC Bennington,VT; WKVT AM & FM Brattleboro, VT; WKNE Ackerley Group launches AM & FM Keene, NH; WHOB Nashua,NH; KTMO(FM) "iKnow" Network WNNH-FM Concord, NH and WLKZ-FM Kennett, Missouri Che Ackerley Group (N:AK), owner and Laconia/Lakes Region, NH.