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RadioInsight for Tuesday 3 October 2017
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/////////////////////////////////////////// Greater Baton Rouge Business Report: Walton and Johnson, Guaranty Broadcasting settle breach of contract lawsuit Posted: 03 Oct 2017 12:20 PM PDT https://www.businessreport.com/artic...ntract-lawsuit From RadioInsight The post Greater Baton Rouge Business Report: Walton and Johnson, Guaranty Broadcasting settle breach of contract lawsuit appeared first on RadioInsight. /////////////////////////////////////////// Cindy Brings Soft Hits To Albuquerque Posted: 03 Oct 2017 09:46 AM PDT http://radioinsight.com/headlines/12...s-albuquerque/ From RadioInsight As La Jefa moved to American General Medias 840 KARS/102.9 K275AO last month, Vanguard Media (now doing business as Radio Center of New Mexico) has launched Soft AC Cindy 101.3 on KJFA-FM Albuquerque. The station is marketing itself as Soft rock hits from the 1980s to today with core artists including Phil Collins, Journey, Madonna, Pink, Sheryl Crow, Jewel, Adele, Hall Oates, Selena, Starship, and REO Speedwagon. Cindy is presented as the host of the station and an Albuquerque native. The new format gives an AC competitor to Cumulus 99.5 Magic-FM KMGA, which ranked fifth in the Albuquerque market with a 3.6 share in the Spring 2017 Nielsen Audio ratings. The post Cindy Brings Soft Hits To Albuquerque appeared first on RadioInsight. /////////////////////////////////////////// Two Song Mysteries Down, One To Go Posted: 03 Oct 2017 08:00 AM PDT http://radioinsight.com/blogs/ross-o...teries-one-go/ From RadioInsight Of the three outstanding song mysteries featured in last week’s Ross On Radio column,**I had thought that two of them might remain unanswered forever. Instead, the first song was figured out within minutes; the next one within a day. (A fourth mystery in the column was presented to you already solved.) That leaves just one, from a Ross On Radio reader, that I hope we’ll figure out this week. If you scroll down to the comments in last week’s column, you can see the two correct guesses. But here’s a summation of the two songs we’ve figured out, and the one we’re still waiting on. Mystery No. 1: The Illusion, “Together” This was the one I didn’t expect to get. I was open to the possibility that it might not have been an actual song. Instead, this mystery was solved almost immediately. These were the clues: Late-‘60s style sunshine pop with an ethereal feel Heard in summer 1976 on automated Top 40 WAQY (Wacky 102) Springfield, Mass. The repeated word (and seeming title) “together.” So unlike the other hit music of the time that I was expecting to find out that it was a TM custom song jingle. WOFX (the Fox) Cincinnati PD Marty Bender thought it might be “Lorelei” by Styx,*with its refrain of “Lorelei, let’s live together.” I didn’t know that song in 1976, but I’ve heard it many times since, and would have had to really mis-remember the song I was looking for. WAKS Cleveland APD Java Joel did a search for “together, together” and “sunshine pop” and came up with “What A Day” by Euphoria.*It was certainly the right feel and tempo, and if I didn’t already have a winner, I would have thought that might be it. Two different people raised the possibility that it might have been the Fifth Dimension’s 1972 “Living Together, Growing Together,” a decent sized hit at the time that might have still been in a gold library four years later. But it was the Illusion, the progressive rock band with bubble-gummy underpinnings from producer Jeff Barry, a year after their better-known “Did You See Her Eyes.” *Once I knew my mystery song was their 1970 #80 charter “Together,” I found out that it had been top 5 in Hartford and at least top 20 in Springfield. So it was an odd thing to hear on the radio in 1976, but not an entirely random one. Rich Appel, who made an appearance in my first column on song mysteries, chimed in within minutes. Rich knows a lot of songs, but in this case, it was because Connecticut radio veteran Bob Radil had played it on his Friday night online oldies show. Another personal friend, Dan O’Neil, chimed in with the same answer a few minutes later. I recognized “Together” as the correct song immediately. And here’s the weird part. I didn’t know “Did You See Her Eyes” as a current, but once I discovered it—at least a few years after 1976—I bought a bunch of other singles by the Illusion, none of which made as much of an impression. I can picture the label of the “Together” single. So did I see it repeatedly in the collectors’ bins and not buy it? Did I buy it and never get around to listening? The mysteries of half-remembered songs are the mysteries of the brain. And I must have come close to solving this one many years ago. Mystery No. 2, “The Psychoanalyst” by Ace Diamond* These were the clues: A late ‘60s/early ‘70s novelty song (and Irish jig) about psychiatry On a plain orange label with no mention of a record company I remembered one side as “The Analyst” and the other as “The Psychotherapist” (or the psycho-something) By Ace somebody, and there was a joke within the name somehow The first response from a reader was “good luck finding that one.” But I went back to the comments the next day and Radioinsight board member “Rickb” had written, “Tell your friend that the record was ‘The Psychoanalyst’ b/w ‘The Patient’ by Ace Diamond.” (Because I was asking about “The Psychoanalyst” for, you know, a friend.) The commenter linked to a year-old discussion at 45cat.com, where I had unsuccessfully searched for “The Analyst” before. That person had found the song in a D.C. thrift store many years earlier; he knew what it was, he was just equally mystified. I thought I had found the song in New York, but having grown up in D.C., I’m now guessing that I discovered it there. Perhaps some record store or distributor had dispersed an unwanted box of them throughout the area. I’d thought that as an adult, I might finally get the jokes in “The Psychoanalyst,” but it’s largely incomprehensible at any age. Even once I made out most of the lyrics after a few listens, it was literally psychobabble. (Although, technically this, is literally “Psychobabble.”) But it did make me smile (briefly) to hear it again. Mystery No. 3: Still Up For Grabs This one came to me from New York radio veteran Anita Bonita, who heard it in February 2015, while on the job for MediaMonitors and listening to Urban AC WSRB (Soul 106.3) Chicago, which was unable to identify it either. (Of course, compared to how long some people have been carrying their mystery songs around, 2-1/2 years is nothing.) The clues we The hook, “make my day” But not the 1980s R&B hit with that title by Lakeside. (Or the 1970s UK hit by Labi Siffre) Quirky, midtempo, male R&B which could have been from the mid-to-late ‘80s or, as easily, retro-soul from anytime in the last decade Sounded a little like Ray Parker, Jr. It talks about listening to the radio in the morning, making me wonder (again) if it’s a personality’s custom jingle or show intro—one reason there would be no footprint in Mediabase or any of the music recognition apps There haven’t been a lot guesses on this one. That may be in part because I didn’t make it apparent enough that Bonita had posted a link to the audio. So here it is. * The post Two Song Mysteries Down, One To Go appeared first on RadioInsight. /////////////////////////////////////////// Bob Lays Off The Boss In Springfield IL Posted: 03 Oct 2017 07:36 AM PDT http://radioinsight.com/headlines/12...pringfield-il/ From RadioInsight Neuhoff Media Classic Rock Boss 96.7 WCVS-FM Virden/Springfield IL flipped on Monday to Variety Hits 96.7 Bob-FM. Utilizing the syndicated network distributed by Kroeger Media and Envision Networks, the move shifts WCVS away from a direct battle with Saga Classic Rock 100.5 WYMG and closer to their Classic Hits Cool 93.9 WQQL. The market had been without a Variety Hits outlet since Saga flipped 101.1 W266BZ from Abe-FM to Classic Country in January 2016. The entire WCVS airstaff is out with the change as is the syndicated Bob Tom show. This is the second format change at Neuhoff Springfield this year following CHR 99.7 Kiss-FM WXAJ becoming Hot AC 99.7 The Mix in March. Envision Networks® and Kroeger Media Inc. are excited to welcome Neuhoff Broadcasting Corporation’s WCVS-FM/Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, IL as the latest station to join the BOB FM™ family. With the launch of 96.7 BOB FM, the station joins over 125 affiliates on the Envision 24/7 Network. “We shopped around for the best Adult Hits Format for WCVS,” said Mike Shamus, Vice President of Programming for Neuhoff Media. “It became very clear that working with Envision Networks® BOB-FM was going to be the easiest to use, the best branding and overall the best product out there. The whole team has been great to work with every step of the way. We are excited to bring “BOB” to Springfield.” You may know BOB FM™ as the original template from which the entire “name” formats originated including BOB’s little brothers HANK FM® and DUKE FM®, the country variety-based format that is also syndicated by Envision Radio Networks®. BOB FM™ was the first Variety/Adult Hits based format of its kind to launch in North America. With a song library consisting of over 1100 titles that is made up of rock, pop and adult contemporary music, BOB’s unique mix is best described as one big mix tape for adult listeners who are too young to be considered full-fledged baby boomers and too old to be considered as part of generation X. Beyond the music, the BOB FM™ brand is known for its out of the box presentation where the station becomes a personality and listeners are on a first name basis with their favorite radio station. BOB FM™ offers three levels of programming service for both cash and barter and accommodates stations that are looking for a complete turnkey, 24/7 solution. The best way to get to know BOB FM™ is to listen for yourself! Stream the BOB FM™ demo he www.BOBFormat.com. Stations interested in the BOB FM™ format can contact Amber Wade at 216-831-3761 or for more details. The post Bob Lays Off The Boss In Springfield IL appeared first on RadioInsight. /////////////////////////////////////////// Tim Hill Rises To WNKT Program Director Posted: 03 Oct 2017 07:13 AM PDT http://radioinsight.com/headlines/12...gram-director/ From RadioInsight Cumulus Sports 107.5 The Game WNKT Eastover/Columbia SC has promoted morning host Tim Hill to Program Director. Hill joined WNKT in 2016 as midday host and quickly moved to mornings with Bill Gunter. He spent 13 years as sports anchor for WOLO-TV in the market and had also hosted a show on iHeartMedias 1400 The Team WCOS from 2006-2008 with now SportsCenter anchor Matt Barrie. Cumulus Media announces it has promoted sportscaster Tim Hill to Program Director for sports radio station 107.5 The Game (WNKT-FM) in Columbia, SC. Hill joined WNKT last year and continues in his role as Host of The Early Game morning show, which airs weekdays from 6am-9am on 107.5 The Game. Hill’s career spans over 20 years in sports broadcasting, including over 13 years heading sports coverage for ABC affiliate WOLO-TV in Columbia, SC. Rick Prusator, Vice President/Market Manager, Cumulus Media-Columbia, said: Tim has shown what experience, enthusiasm and passion can add to not only The Early Game morning show but how the entire radio station and Cumulus cluster in Columbia has benefited from Tim Hill being here in the past year.” Brent Johnson, Operations Manager, Cumulus Media-Columbia, said:*I am a big Tim Hill fan, dating back to when he was Sports Director for a Columbia TV station. Since coming on board, he has really grown his morning show with Bill Gunter.*He has such a huge knowledge of the South Carolina sports scene and so many great ideas. Hill said: I am having a blast doing the morning show on 107.5 The Game and look forward to helping the station grow however I can.*Cumulus is a great company to work for, and I hope to add to a culture that already aspires to be the best. The post Tim Hill Rises To WNKT Program Director appeared first on RadioInsight. |
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