Programming The Music Finds A Balance Between Weekend And Weekday Programming. See Page 6. Europe's Music Radio Newsweekly.Volume 10.Issue 40.October 2, 1993.£ 2.95, US$ 5, ECU 4 Ten Licences Awarded In Greater Stockholm SWEDEN tion should go on air within the Stockholm newspaper Expressen by Miranda Watson next two months.Nine 1kW (Bonnier group) and part of the licences were also awarded to the SRU group. Planning an oldies - Ten commercial radio frequencies followingbidderswho paid based format with a strong news have now been awarded in the between Srk1.7 and 2.4 million: content. Greater Stockholm area following EHR format Radio City Radio Q, which plans a sta- adeadline for applications on with stations in Stockholm and lion for women. July 29. Fierce bidding has driven Karlstad. Big City Radio, which is to DANISH MINISTER CHECKS OUT TECHNO - Danish minister of culture the prices high, with the most ACERadioMegapol run a sports programme. Jytte Hilden (centre) met up with Danish techno bands Overlords (left) and powerful 3kW frequency going to Stockholm owned by Swedish EHR/youth formatted TBM I(right) at Popkomm '93 after their performance at the techno con- EHR/ACE Radio Z, owned by publishing giant Bonnier. Radio Energy, owned by French cert in the "Warehouse." the Kinnevik group, which paid a RadioRix,ownedh. (continues on page 21) staggeringSrk3million(app. US$300.000). Authority Plans Extra FM, AM Radio Z MD Johanna Brisac Presents Plan Unganse comments, "I think it's a very high price for the licence, Licences For London Area To Rescue Bankrupt but then again some of the other UNITED KINGDOM the FM and AM franchise cur- licences with just 1kW of power by David Stansfield rently held by Capital Radio. were going for between Srk1.7 The authority's confirmation and 2million,whichisalso The Radio Authority has that unsuccessful applicants for Vive La Radio high." Radio Z, which already has announced plans to offer two new therecentlyawardedGreater outlets in Gothenburg and Stock- Greater London FM licences and London licences (M&M, FRANCE some partners in the group "have holm, plans to run an ACE format at least one new AM franchise. to September 18) will be able to by Emmanuel Legrand not paid what they had on the new frequency. Unganse beeffectivefrommid -1995. apply again without incurring a promised," according to Brisac. expects test broadcasting to com- These will be in addition to the further application fee has pro- Vive La Radio, the association Brisac, who was elected presi- mence in one week and the sta- March 1994 readvertisement of moted some potential players to set up two years ago to regroup dent of Vive La Radio earlier this (continues on page 21) all the different radio operators, year,takingover from Fun's has gone bankrupt. The group president Benoit Sillard, present- Shara Nelson Awakens No. 1 in EUROPE will continue operating, however, ed a financial plan for the associ- thanks to a restructuring plan pre- ation based on a budget of Ffr1.5 European Sympathy European Hit Radio sented by itspresident Martin million, which is hoped to cover MARIAN CAREY Brisac, GM of Europe 2. The the losses. UNITED KINGDOM career of an artist generally seen Dream Lover decision to continue was unani- Says Brisac, "When the sec- by Machgiel Bakker as oneof the most promising (Columbia) mously voted by the board on ond meeting was organised last singers to have recently September 7, following the pre- December, there were promises Business has been good emerged from the bur- Eurochart Hot 100 Singles sentationoftheassociation's of subsidies that in fact never for Cooltempo this geoning UK soul/hip CULTURE BEAT financial situation. materialised." He says he now year. Following the high hop movement: Share Mr.Vain Cumulative losses are estimat- plans to see "all potential part- profile releases of Nelson. (Dance Pool) ed to be between Ffr800.000 and ners, including the government" Arrested Development, Thedebutalbum 1 million (app. US$140-175 mil- to find the missing funds within a MonieLove,Kenny WhatSilenceKnows European Top 100 Albums lion). One of the reasons blamed month. Thomas and Juliet has just been released 4 NON BLONDES for the losses is the unsuccessful Membership feeswill now Roberts, the dance label throughout Europe and Bigger, Better, Faster, More! meeting held by Vive La Radio increase four or five -fold in an issettolaunchthe Shara Nelson (continues on page 21) (Interscope) last December inParis,while (continues on page 21) PRESENTING SOON AmericanRadioHistory.Com BEVERLEY CRAVEN LOVE SCENES THE BRITS BEST BRITISH NEWCOMER RETURNS LOVE SCENES THE ALBUM OUT NOW CD MC LP OA Title Track Already Playing On 30Stations 16 Adds This Week Sony Music International AmericanRadioHistory.Com Dutch Sales Remain Stable EUROPE AT A GLANCE Despite Plateau In CD Market GERMANY: RPR1 Cracks Open The Safe Listeners of RPR 1/Ludwigshafen can win over DM150.000 (app. HOLLAND is a unique territory, with CD's shot up 78.3% over the second US$87.000) worth of prizes in this month's "Crack The Safe" competi- by Miranda Watson share of total sales at 91.7%, way quarter. Unlike in other European tion. With a list of prizes ranging from 20 holidays in America, trips to ahead of the rest of the world. territories, CD album sales are Euro-Disney, concert tickets and cash, contenders have to guess the Sales were stable for the first six The peak in CD growth was alreadydroppinginHolland, combination of the safe and then guess what prize is inside. The sta- months of the year in Holland already reached in '91 and since down 4% on the same period last tion says the promotion is aimed at establishing a greater bond with despite a fall off in CD sales. Unit then the market has levelled out year to 14.88 million, a fall of 6% 20-29 year old listeners. Over six million leaflets advertising the pro- shipments slipped 2.7% to 17.96 to a period of relative stability. in value to Dfl 458 million. Vinyl motion have been distributed via newspapers and post offices in the million, down 4.6% in value to The only format to show real LP sales have remained stable at station's broadcasting area. Miranda Watson Dfl 505.5 million (app. US$260 growth is the CD single, up 24% 0.18 million units, though drop- million),accordingtofigures for the second quarter compared ping in value by 33% to Dfl 2.8 GERMANY: Edel SignsContract With Solar released by Dutch music industry to the same period last year. In million. MC sales declined 16% Edel Company has signed a long-term licensing contract with the US body NVPI. Germany CD single sales rose by to 0.66 million units. label Solar Records (Sound Of Los Angeles Records). Solar was a NVPI deputy MD Paul an incredible 62.5% over the first Other facts about the Dutch renowned US black label in the '70s and '80s with artists such as Sha- Solleveld points out that Holland half, while in the UK the format market: lamar, Midnight Star and The Whispers. Edel will not only have Nationalrepertoire sales access to all Solar's back -catalogue material, but will also help to mar- increased to 17% for the first half ket new artists on the label. MW Mottola Appointed President/ '93, compared with 14% for the same period last year. HOLLAND: Dutch Radio Advertising Fine Reduced CEO Sony Music Entertainment Record sales in Holland last The Dutch Media Commission has reduced the fine for infringement INTERNATIONAL world-wide basis." year totalled more than those of of rules for running advertisement on public stations, following a com- by David Stansfield Mottola has managed Sony Norway, Sweden and Denmark plaint from broadcaster AVRO concerning a Dfl 50.000 (app. Music'sUSoperationssince put together. US$25.700) fine for its programme "Willem Duys." The AVRO's fine Thomas Mottola has been pro- 1988. In his new capacity, the Holland has the highest per was reduced to Dfl 14.000. Radio fines were brought back to a mini- motedtopresidentandchief internationaldivisionof Sony capita music expenditure in the mum of Dfl 2.000 from Dfl 10.000. which is what public TV has to operating officer of Sony MusicEntertainmentis world at Dfl 75. pay. This fee was found unfair as commercial rates for radio are much Music Entertainment. expected to benefit from Holland represents 2.3% of the lower than those for TV spots. Mary Weller Mottola,most recently his creativity, his strength world record market turnover. president of Sony Music in A&R and his ability to GERMANY: BiggestCoup Against Pirates In Five Years Entertainment's US divi- work with a creative and Dutch Record Sales First Half '93 Police and IFPI members made the bliigest coup against record pirates sion Sony Music, will con- diverse team of manage- (Units in millions) in the last five years in Pinneberg and Hamburg this month. Around tinue to report to Michael ment and artists. Jan/Jun Jan/Jun 80.000 CDs and vinyl LPs were seized with a market value of over P. Schulhof, chairman ands Mottola is credited Format '92 '93 %chg. DM2.5 million (app. US$1.4 million). A 48 -year -old Penneberg retail- chief executive officer of Mottola with being instrumental in er was arrested. The music pirate had become a key figure in the ille- Sony Music Entertainment. the breakthrough of new artists Singles 2.02 2.22+9.9% gal record scene, using a legal CD equipment service as a guise for his In a preparedstatement, such as Pearl Jam, the Spin LP 0.18 0.18 0% illegal business.