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Gello Show Bounces Out Of Detroit

Posted: 27 Mar 2021 07:00 AM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2...ut-of-detroit/



Deongello Gello Vanorsby is out as morning host at Beasley Media Classic
Hip Hop 105.1 The Bounce WMGC Detroit.

Vanorsby joined WMGC as afternoon host in December 2016 shortly following
the formats launch. He and former co-host Joanna Tuttle moved to mornings
in November 2018. Prior to coming to Detroit, Gello hosted mornings at
Sierra H Hip Hop “101.1 The Beat� KNRJ Cordes Lakes/Phoenix AZ and also
hosted nights and mornings at Riviera Broadcasting Rhythmic CHR “Power
98.3� KKFR. He has been tracking middays at KKFR again since last July.




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FCC Grants Conditional Approval To Recent iHeartMedia Acquisitions Due To
Pending Global Investment

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 03:23 PM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2...al-investment/



The FCC has granted three recent acquisitions by iHeartMedia with
conditions.

The acquisitions of Multicultural Radios 1320 KXYZ Houston, Mortenson
Broadcastings 970 KHVN and 1630 KKGM Fort Worth, and Sun and Snow Station
Trusts 100.3 KSNR Fisher MN were approved with conditions on Globals stock
purchase of the company.

The purchase of 8.7 percent of iHeartMedias voting interests by Global
placed the company in non-compliance with the ruling on foreign ownership
granted to the company last year, but because the purchase was done on the
public stock market and iHeart timely complied in notifying the FCC, the
agency states that the public interest will be served by grant of the
Applications with the following conditions, which are designed to insulate,
to the extent possible, the new foreign interests while the remedial PDR
seeking specific approval of such interests is pending.

While awaiting approval of Globals stock purchase, iHeart must suspend all
voting rights associated with any stock held by Global or its primary
trustees. No Global investor has the right to serve on iHeartMedias Board
of Directors, attend a meeting of the board, have any role or communicate
with iHeart regarding day-to-day management or station operations, or have
a role in any station sale or purchase. All dividends paid to Global must
go into escrow until the FCC grants approval to hold more than 5 percent
equity in the company.

iHeartMedia has seven days to submit a declaration that it is in compliance
with those conditions. The full ruling by the FCC can be read here.

iHeart released the following press release regarding the FCCs decision:

iHeartMedia, Inc. (Nasdaq:IHRT) today issued the following statement
regarding approval of iHeartMedia’s pending applications to acquire certain
radio stations, and the temporary shareholder restrictions required by the
FCC to be imposed upon Global Media Entertainment Investments Ltd (“GMEI�)
in connection with those approvals:

“iHeartMedia values its shareholder relationships and we welcome all new
shareholders to iHeartMedia. However, because GMEI is a foreign
shareholder, its recent investment was inconsistent with the FCC’s foreign
ownership rules and created an operating issue for us under the FCC’s
regulatory framework.

As background, GMEI’s purchase of an 8.7% position in our Class A Common
stock, as reported in its Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on February 5, 2021, caused a violation of the FCC’s
foreign ownership regulations and the FCC’s November 5, 2020 declaratory
ruling related to the company’s foreign ownership, both of which limit a
foreign investor in GMEI’s position to 5% without prior FCC approval. To
address this issue, over which iHeartMedia had no prior knowledge or
control, we filed a remedial petition for declaratory ruling requesting FCC
approval for GMEI to have the ability to increase its ownership to up to
9.99% (the ‘Petition’).

Notwithstanding the GMEI investment, the FCC has approved iHeartMedia’s
acquisitions of certain stations, including stations for BIN: Black
Information Network. However, the FCC has required that the company impose
temporary shareholder restrictions on GMEI as a condition of approving
those radio station acquisitions.

To comply with the FCC order, iHeartMedia’s Board of Directors resolved to
take action consistent with the FCC’s conditional requirements. These
actions include imposing temporary voting and other shareholder
restrictions on GMEI which will apply during the pendency of the Petition
and which are described in detail in the FCC’s decision which can be found
at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-21-360A1.pdf and in our 8-K
filed Friday, March 26, 2021.

iHeartMedia respects the FCC process and will, as a matter of consistent
policy, ensure the company’s compliance with the FCC’s foreign ownership
and other regulations.�



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WEPN-FM Moves Michael Kay Show Up An Hour

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 02:35 PM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2...ow-up-an-hour/



98.7 ESPN WEPN-FM New York is moving The Michael Kay Shows start time up an
hour.

Starting Monday, March 29 the program will run from 2-6:30pm as opposed to
its current 3-7pm start time. The move puts the show on in the same
timeslot as Entercoms 660 WFAN/101.9 WFAN-FMs Carton and Roberts. Evening
host Chris Carlins show will now run from 6:30pm until 10pm.

The New York Post noted earlier this week that the national Max Kellerman
Show trailed WFAN in Men 25-54 by a 6 share point difference with Kellerman
holding a 1.7 share in the prime demographic as opposed to WFANs 7.7 share.
In the 3-7pm slot the difference narrowed to 4.8 for WFAN and 4.4 for
WEPN-FM. The battle between the two afternoon shows will spread to
television in May as SNY adds a simulcast of Carton Roberts from 4-6pm to
match YES Networks airing of The Michael Kay Show from 3-6:30pm.

STARTING MONDAY 3/29! @TMKSESPN will start at 2PM and take you to 6:30P.
@ChrisCarlin pick it up at 6:30 until 10P. @maxkellerman will still be
available on 1050AM from 2-4P LISTEN ON 98.7 FM, TuneIn, ESPNApp,
https://t.co/PggpKrrgEV and “98.7 ESPN� on smart speakers
pic.twitter.com/4vJAy1wf5G

- 98.7FM ESPN New York (@ESPNNY98_7FM) March 26, 2021





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Jubal Sues Hubbard For Wrongful Termination

Posted: 26 Mar 2021 02:00 PM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/2...l-termination/



EXCLUSIVE: iHeartMedia CHR Hits 106.1 KBKS Seattle morning host Jubal Fresh
is suing former employer Hubbbard Radio for wrongful termination.

In a suit filed in June 2020, Fresh alleges that Hubbard sent him a letter
in January 2020 stating that the company had grounds to terminate his
employment for cause due to his “inappropriate, unprofessional, offensive,
and insubordinate conduct including posts he made on Facebook and YouTube.
He was terminated in April 2020 from the syndicated Brooke & Jubal show at
CHR Movin 92.5 KQMV after nine years at the station with Fresh stating that
the for-cause provision was pretextual and he was really fired to having to
avoid paying his salary following the advertising downturn brought on by
the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fresh claims Hubbard also sent a letter to his lawyers attempting to
enforce his non-compete despite the fact the company terminated his
contract. He is seeking unknown injunctive and declaratory relief.

Jubal would join iHeartMedias KBKS in late July 2020 after a preliminary
injunction was granted. He since began syndicating his new The Jubal Show
morning show in October.

A trial date has been set for June 21, 2021.