RadioInsight for Sunday 3 July 2016
 

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FCC Report 7/3: WALR-FM Atlanta To Make Significant Downgrade

Posted: 03 Jul 2016 12:00 PM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/blog/headli...ant-downgrade/



After losing its battle to return Urban AC Kiss 104.1 WALR-FM
Palmetto/Atlanta GA to its previous Class C0 status, Cox Media has applied
to downgrade it.
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Cumulus Snags Fayetteville AR Morning Team To Launch Radio Jon/Deek

Posted: 03 Jul 2016 09:00 AM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/blog/headli...radio-jondeek/



Jon Williams and Derek Deek Kastner have exited Butler Broadcasting
Alternative 104.9 The X KXNA Springdale/Fayetteville AR and are jumping to
Cumulus crosstown cluster.

94.9 KRMW Cedarville will flip from Classic Country 94.9 Nash Icon to Adult
Alternative on Friday, July 15 as Radio Jon/Deek prior to the duos debut on
July 18. The Nash Icon brand and morning host Big Dan Hentschell have
already slid down to what was 94.3 Nash-FM KAMO-FM Rogers.

Northwest Arkansas Business describes the upcoming Radio Jon/Deek as a
mixture of classic and adult rock with The Police, Pearl Jam, Rolling
Stones, Tom Petty, Mumford Sons, Coldplay and The Black Keys listed as
artists they will play. Williams and Kastner will air from 6-10am with
portions of their show replayed throughout the day.

INSTANT INSIGHT: While it will help build early exposure to define where to
find the show, when has a terrestrial station named after their star
personalities succeeded? In recent history weve had Bubba 98.7 in Tampa and
multiple Rush Radio Conservative Talkers. CBS had operated Howard 93.7 in
Sacramento until Stern announced his departure for Sirius.



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New York Times: Pillars of Black Media, Once Vibrant, Now Fighting for
Survival

Posted: 02 Jul 2016 03:20 PM PDT
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/bu...orld.html?_r=0





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AP: iHeartMedia, creditors reach debt restructuring impasse

Posted: 02 Jul 2016 02:50 PM PDT
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/cab01...turing-impasse