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Field 'Knocks It ON THE WEB Out Of The Park' Costas On Costas Ewr since (:BS Radio ed earlier this year that it would Doh Cotas' radio noes run deep, from sell off uatioms in In markets, the industry has waited to MY who Syracuse University: WAER and news/ a stood to gain from this new d of conM)lid . Enter talk WSYR /Syracuse. N.Y.. to Tung run the first victor with its purchase of 15 stations in tour CBS mar- Field at CBS Radius news /talk KMOX /St. N I lean%, a% well as one outlet trim Radio One in Boston. The c pally paid nearly $.11 (. -s. (asps is also known to radio fans still' for all the asW1% Of lime su each in Austin. (:incintuti and Rochester. N.Y.. as lust of -Costal (:oast to ( :oast. his and three in Memphis. The first two are new reurkets for the c past, giving it pres- p tring. I-KO% Sunday-night net- ence in a total of 22 cities. Enrenonl will operate its new stations throutll a time bro- work sports show. ( : Sept. 14. Contas MOVERS kerage agreement except in Rochester. where FCC nand. require the c pally to is back as host ofa new weekly radio pro- If Kincaid, currently heard in afternoon drive divest two properties. gram via Pre re Radio Ne rks. at KHKS 006.1 Kiss FM)/Dallas, heads to the Enterc president /CEO David Field say% the transaction would create "terrific Contas tells It1(R his shore will fature A- gaping afternoon vacancy at Clear Channel's opportunities for listeners. cum n, employe % and shareholders.' a stance supported list guests fnuu sports and other walks of CHR/top 40 sister WHTZ (Z100YNew York, by Frank Kalil. president of broker Kahl a Co.: Entenoul made an amazingly good lift along with his own insights. observa- 3 Paul "Cubby replacing deal. both strategically anal finunciall; from any %iesspoimt: he sgs.I )avid Field knocked and e nt.ln. Bryant, who's now co- it out of the ballpark. no two way% about it. It %would have been meet fora key on hosting the Premiere- a nxk. hut fora gory with strategic reaeek its just heck of a buy.- -Cloa-k'Gtylor Top Management syndicated 'Wake Up With Whoopi" morn- Changes At Clear Channel ing show ... Veteran As pan of a atter: .own tile" man - programrner/oonstdt- `,í BFH CR \C ant Robert Scorpio, agement structure kiting implemented at who spent many years Char (:ha 1 Radio. executive VI' of Kincaid programming Radio operuioms titles hase (wen bestowedwed uptol One's urban AC KKBT (the BeatYLos executive VI' of West (oust opera Angeles, has signed on to consult crosstown Charlie Rabin. st. VP /Southwest rival Magic Broadcasting's urban KDAY. He 2 17.3 30.4 Susan Kari% and se VP /Mid -South in "bin 1Newvtalk; rotor ',labor, s spring Arbitron s average nietru replaces Steve Hegwood, who is returning to Number of seconds net, Ion Surr. Increasing the comp.nly% CI AQH share of persons 12., survey response rate in the Radio One's urban WKYS (KissYWashington, ads that will run on 1,100 :2006 Channel stations to promot continuing its status as king of spring 2006 survey, down executia VP ranks to e. the trio will D.C. In related news, Magic has promoted three returning Fox TV she the Arb,tron hill. That's up horn 1.3% from one year ago. In e to manage specific region% while rhythmic KWIE (Wild %YRiverside, Calif., the top 10 metros, the "Prison Break," "House" ar 95.8 in spring 1999. Spanish adding orle duties. Rahilly for example. response rate was bleaker, at PDh r p cling guy Al Fuentes to VP of pro- The Simpsons." Think of formats saw the biggest spring 11.1 down from 27.5% in will ssurk on tlaseloping rational sales gramming of its Southern California cluster, them as radio pop -ups. ..2006 gams, increasing to an 26.1 %, share, up 1.3 from spring 2005. spring 2005. as Well as on the company% which includes KDAY. Fuentes continues in opportunities mornings ... Former SFX regional VP of traffic initiatives. In an nul memo, sales Beth Murphy has joined the Cromwell C( :It president/CEO John Hogan said Group as station manager for hot AC WVNS the still-unloldintg new management (Versus) and alternative WBUZ (the Diary Returns To Blame For appnuch "increases decision-making BuzzYNashville as well as gospel WYCQ (the authority at all leek. More detail% as they LightYClarksville, Tenn. L.A. Country Disappearance? happen at RadituidReconts.com. Its the day that Los Angeles country radio died. With the Aug. 18 announcement that SHAKERS Emmis was punting the format in L.A,-flipping KZLA to rhythmic AC and delegating coun- Citadel Seeks To try to an Internet stream and HD2 channel -three of the top five radio markets are now Renegotiate ABC Deal Clear Charnel's CHR/top 40 WFKS (97.9 sans the format. L.A. joins New York and San Francisco. Tinsehown typically ranks No. 1 or Kiss FM)/Jacksonville, Fla., APO/afternoon acts often sell out the biggest venues in town. (: sting ou his e papy: pending talent Skip Kelly has vacated the premises ... No. 2 in country album sales and country in 1.7 deal purchase from the Michelle P. Connolly, a member of the eco- However, Arbitron ranked KZLA at a lackluster No. 20 12 spring 2006, with a share. to ABC Radio nomics faculty at Duke University, has been Jaye Albright, consulting partner with Albright & O'Malley Country Consulting/RadiolQ, Walt Di Co.. Citadel CEO Fand named chief economist of the FCC ... The places at least part of the blame on faulty diary reporting: "It's getting more diffidllt to con- Sideman told The Wall Street Journal that Opie & Anthony virus spreads to middays- sistently get nonethnic diaries back in these multicultural melting pots that America's "the pertimuarece ofALK: mations is not followirg syndicated morning man Adam largest cities have become." In turn, she says, "Convincing country radio to young, big -city, where it was expected to be" and. as a Carolla -at CBS Radio's alternative KXTE/Las quite possibly ethnic media buyers who know little about it has always been a challenge. All result. M of the financing i- Koch VP of marketing John Franck Vegas ..: they need to do is drive 75 miles from any of these major media centers to hear a country nlet*. have to he red : "hhe c rets gets the upgrade to senior VP of marketing station that solidly ranks in the top three" canoe in the wake of a recent slide in stock ... After a year as MQ/aftemoon driver, for- Add to that Arbitron's format trends report that documents country's ongoing national prices for Citadel dut could trigger a mat veteran Marco Collins has left Finest rebound, from an 8.4 AQH 12+ in spring 2002 to 9.5 in spring 2006. clause in the deal that would increase the City's alternative XTRA -FM (91X)/San Diego is return of Rick Dees to the local airwaves. The papy s payout to I )isnxy. for personal reasons. Creative directarhrght Back in L.A., the good news, at least, the i March from jock Stephen Kallao moves up to afternoon radio legend takes mornings for the new Movin' 93.9, following his 2004 exit MORE ONLINE: www.RadioandRecords.com drive and tacks on some music duties. crosstown Clear Channel CHR/top 40 KITS, where he ruled for two decades. -Chuck Taylor AUGUST 25, 2006 THERE'S MUCH MORE {pi www.RadioandRecords.com www.americanradiohistory.com One of the Great Rock Songs of Our Time... As Only His Voice Can Capture It DSTEIIVART "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" from the brand new album `IDSTEWART Still The Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time #1 Most Ad ed Ma[ Au tencé pre-impa r Agreatest gamer pre-impact! Over 20 s ' s k! N C L U D WLTW/NYC - Already #6 rank. WUT/Chicago - Already #8 rank. 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