Archived News and Articles - August 2006
Archive Date - August 31 , 2006
TO PODCAST OR NOT TO PODCAST
Mark Ramsey – Hear 2.0
One of the issues some radio stations have about podcasting is this: Where's the line between introducing new folks to our station by sprinkling samples of it online and substituting listening to our station by removing current and/or potential listeners from it?
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Archive Date - August 31 , 2006
DIGITAL PLAYERS & SATELLITE RADIO
All Access
According to the latest consumer survey by BRIDGE RATINGS, the number of songs stored on MP3 players varies by the amount of weekly radio listening. The study found that for persons aged 12-64, the average amount of time spent listening to radio (terrestrial, satellite, and internet) per week is 34 hours.
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Archive Date - August 31 , 2006
WHEN WE WAS FAB
Paige Nienaber – Fun ‘N Games for Clifton Radio and CPR
Pirates. Buried treasure. Castles and knights. Headless horsemen. Robin Hood. U-100. Legends that are the stuff of lore. And no, U-100 was not a submarine. It was a radio station in the Twin Cities in the 70’s. Every market had one. A station that transcended the medium and became if only for awhile, cool.
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Archive Date - August 31 , 2006
RADIO ENJOYS FLASHBACK
Grant Robertson – Globe and Mail
Canada's radio industry is quietly thriving. In fact, the last time the sector had it this good, George Michael and Tiffany were topping the charts.
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Archive Date - August 31 , 2006
CRTC APPOINTS ASSOC. EXEC. DIRECTOR, BROADCASTING
Broadcaster
Len Katz, Executive Director, Broadcasting and Telecommunications is pleased to announce that Scott Hutton has accepted the position of Associate Executive Director, Broadcasting in the Broadcasting and Telecommunications sector of the CRTC effective 6 September 2006 until 31 March 2007.
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Archive Date - August 31 , 2006
TALK PERSISTS OF NEED TO MERGE XM, SIRIUS
Paul Bond – The Hollywood Reporter
Pull up the six-month performance of companies making up The Hollywood Reporter/Bloomberg 50 Entertainment Stock Index and a tiny pattern emerges: Dead last is XM Satellite Radio, and third from last is Sirius Satellite Radio.
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Archive Date - August 31 , 2006
SATELLITE RADIO FACING BANKRUPTCY?
NewsMax.com
Satellite radio companies have been suffering heavy losses – and plunging stock prices – even as they continue to add subscribers. And a front-page story in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal warns that the worst may be yet to come.
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Archive Date - August 24, 2006
COMPLAINT THAT "CHUM IS IN VIOLATION OF LICENCES"
Broadcaster
Chum Limited is in violation of its TV station licences and the CRTC should call an inquiry into the issue and require that the broadcaster fulfill its licence obligations and commitments, says Canada's largest media union.
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Archive Date - August 22 , 2006
STATSCAN 2005 REPORT ON RADIO BROADCASTING
Broadcaster
2005 Previous release Airtime sales by private radio broadcasters jumped by 8.7% in 2005, to $1.3 billion, the largest annual increase since 1988.
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Archive Date - August 22 , 2006
CRTC RESPONDS TO CAB'S 2005-06 REPORT ON DIVERSITY
Broadcaster
In a letter sent last week, the CRTC responded to the CAB's first annual Report on Diversity in Broadcasting. The Commission commended the CAB's initiatives to address diversity, including the development of the Diversity in Broadcasting website, the ongoing commitment to focus on diversity at the CAB's annual Convention, the promotion of a range of Gold Ribbon Awards celebrating diversity in programming, and the review of the industry codes.
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Archive Date - August 16, 2006
MEDIABASE REPORTING PLATFORM CONTINUES TO GROW
On The Move
All Access
As you know, MEDIABASE and R&R parted ways after the latter was purchased by VNU.
So, on AUGUST 6th, MEDIABASE debuted a new reporting platform for monitored and non-monitored stations, which includes 22 airplay charts. These charts are already appearing on Mediabase.com, AllAccess.com as well as a number of industry and consumer publications and websites.
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Archive Date - August 16, 2006
XM TUNES INTO FCC TROUBLE
The satellite radio company's stock gets hit after some of its plug-and-play radios fail to pass muster again
Catherine Holahan – Business Week
Investors have not liked the noise surrounding XM Satellite Radio. On Aug. 11, XM (XMSR ) shares declined 3%, to $10.84, after the company revealed that the Federal Communications Commission had requested additional information about its plug-and-play radios. The company has suspended production and shipment of eight radios, including the Sportscaster and MyFi series, until it can bring the devices into compliance.
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Archive Date - August 15, 2006
JEFF FILLION COMES TO XM CANADA
Broadcaster
Bad boy radio host Jeff Fillion announced this morning in Québec a five-year exclusive agreement with XM Canada. The morning program hosted by "The Pirate of the Airwaves" will air on XM Satellite Radio service's French channel.
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Archive Date - August 14, 2006
LISTENERS AWAIT RADIO'S NEW WAVE
Nick Lewis and Theresa Tayler – Calgary Herald
Four new stations squeezed themselves onto Calgary's FM radio dial this week, but it remains to be seen if Calgarians will enjoy a greater breadth of music programming because of it.
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Archive Date - August 14, 2006
RADIO ADS DRIVE DOMESTIC AUTO SALES
FMQB
A new study conducted by The Media Audit, along with its research partner Ipsos, has shown that domestic auto makers may be more effective in stimulating sales if they increased their advertising on the radio. The study of 17,395 adults planning to buy a vehicle in the next year showed that better than 1 in 5 of them are heavy radio listeners. The Media Audit also found that heavy radio listeners are skewed towards domestic vehicle purchases while heavy Internet users are skewed towards foreign vehicles. The chart below illustrates that of all the major media, radio had the highest proportion of planned vehicle purchasers.
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Archive Date - August 11, 2006
SATELLITE RADIO STOCKS FALLING TO EARTH
Grant Robertson - Globe and Mail
It's been more than a month since Mel Karmazin poured some badly needed fuel on the flickering flame known as satellite radio stocks by single-handedly prompting takeover speculation within the industry. But the weeks since then have not been kind to investors.
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Archive Date - August 10, 2006
CC LOBBIES FOR OWNERSHIP RULES CHANGE
Ron Orol – The Deal
Despite the certainty of another high-profile battle with opponents of media consolidation, Clear Channel Communications Inc. has quietly floated a plan that would allow the radio giant and other station owners to boost their holdings in the largest U.S. markets.
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Archive Date - August 8, 2006
BROADCASTING HEARING CRTC 2006-321
CRTC Release
Harvard Broadcasting Inc., Calgary, Alberta. APPROVED - New English-language commercial FM radio station in Calgary. The licence to be issued to Harvard Braodcasting Inc. will be effective 1 September 2006 and will expire 31 August 2013.
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Archive Date - August 8, 2006
BROADCASTING HEARING CRTC 2006-322
CRTC Release
Rawlco Radio Ltd., Calgary, Alberta. APPROVED - New English-language, commercial specialty FM radio station in Calgary. The licence to be issued to Rawlco Radio Ltd. will be effective 1 September 2006 and will expire 31 August 2013.
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Archive Date - August 8, 2006
BROADCASTING HEARING CRTC 2006-323
CRTC Release
Newcap Inc., Calgary, Alberta. APPROVED IN PART - New English-language, commercial FM radio station in Calgary. Subject to certain limitations, the licence issued to Newcap Inc. will be effective 1 September 2006 and will expire 31 August 2013.
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Archive Date - August 8, 2006
BROADCASTING HEARING CRTC 2006-324
CRTC Release
CHUM Limited, Calgary, Alberta. APPROVED IN PART - New English-language commercial FM radio station in Calgary. Subject to certain limitations, the licence issued to CHUM Limited will be effective 1 September 2006 and will expire 31 August 2013.
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Archive Date - August 5, 2006
BROADCASTING HEARING CRTC 2006-325
CRTC Release
Tiessen Media Inc., Airdrie and Cochrane, Alberta. APPROVED IN PART - New English-language, commercial FM radio station in Airdrie, with a transmitter in Cochrane. Subject to certain limitations, the licence issued to Tiessen Media Inc. will be effective 1 September 2006, and will expire 31 August 2013.
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Archive Date - August 5, 2006
BROADCASTING HEARING CRTC 2006-326
CRTC Release
Various applicants, Calgary and Airdrie, Alberta. DENIED - Various applications proposing radio service for Calgary and Airdrie, Alberta, as noted in the appendix to the decision.
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Archive Date - August 5, 2006
BROADCASTING HEARING CRTC 2006-327
CRTC Release
Golden West Broadcasting Ltd., Lethbridge, Alberta. APPROVED – Acquisition from Spirit Broadcasting Ltd. of the the assets of radio station CJTS-FM Lethbridge. APPROVED – Technical change, as noted in the decision.
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Archive Date - August 5, 2006
BROADCASTING HEARING CRTC 2006-328
CRTC Release
1182743 Alberta Ltd., Lethbridge, Alberta. APPROVED – New English-language, commercial FM radio station in Lethbridge. The licence to be issued to 1182743 Alberta Ltd. will be effective 1 September 2006 and will expire 31 August 2013.
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Archive Date - August 5, 2006
BROADCASTING HEARING CRTC 2006-329
CRTC Release
Various applicants, Lethbridge, Alberta. DENIED - Applications proposing radio services for Lethbridge, Alberta, as noted in the appendix to the decision.
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Archive Date - August 5, 2006
BROADCASTING HEARING CRTC 2006-330
CRTC Release
Golden West Broadcasting Ltd., High River/Okotoks, Alberta. APPROVED – New English-language, commercial FM radio station in High River/Okotoks, Alberta. The licence will expire 31 August 2012.
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Archive Date - August 3 , 2006
CALGARY ADDS FIVE RADIO STATIONS TO FM DIAL
Grant Robertson - Globe and Mail
Alberta's oil boom is now a radio boom. In the latest example of how record oil prices are driving virtually every aspect of that province's red-hot economy, federal broadcast regulators decided yesterday to allow five new FM radio stations in the Calgary area, increasing the number of local commercial stations on that dial to 14.
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Archive Date - August 3 , 2006
DESPITE MTV'S BOOM, RADIO PICTURE IS BRIGHT
David Hinckley - Daily News
Twenty-five years after MTV signed on the air with the Buggles' satiric "Video Killed the Radio Star," it's pretty obvious that didn't happen. Radio is a far bigger business today than on Aug. 1, 1981 - a multibillion-dollar industry increasingly run by national corporations.
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Archive Date - August 3 , 2006
CRTC WILL OPEN CHUM COMMENTS TO POLICY DEBATE
All Access
The CRTC review of BELL GLOBEMEDIA's purchase of CHUM LTD. is becoming a forum of sorts for public concern about media consolidation, with the GLOBE AND MAIL reporting that the review will allow for a broad debate on media ownership issues.
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Archive Date - August 3 , 2006
CRTC ISSUES 2006 TELECOM MONITORING REPORT
CRTC Release
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released today its sixth annual Telecom Monitoring Report. This year’s report shows that the development and adoption of new technologies continued to impact the industry by reducing costs and enabling the delivery of traditional services by non-traditional service providers such as cable broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs).
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Archive Date - August 3 , 2006
MEDIABASE AND ALL ACCESS EXPAND RELATIONSHIP
Mediabase 24/7 Partners With AllAccess
All Access
MEDIABASE, the airplay monitoring and research division of PREMIERE RADIO NETWORKS, and ALLACCESS.COM, the number one Internet destination for the radio and music communities, announced today (7/27) that the relationship between the companies will be expanding.
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Archive Date - August 3 , 2006
EMI/WARNER MUSIC: DEAD DEAL ... FOR NOW
All Access
EMI GROUP PLC has announced that it is dropping its $4.6 billion bid for WARNER MUSIC GROUP "for the time being." The WALL STREET JOURNAL reports that the decision follows a EUROPEAN Court ruling critical of the SONY MUSIC/BMG merger that effectively "clouds the already murkey waters" surrounding such deals. However, EMI did leave the door open a bit for future consideration, saying, ''The board will review this position in the light of future developments.''
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Archive Date - August 3 , 2006
AFTER CHUM DEAL, SUITORS COURT STANDARD
Grant Robertson and Sinclair Stewart - Globe and Mail
Suitors have begun approaching Standard Broadcasting Corp. Ltd. to gauge the company's interest in a possible deal, a sign the Canadian media industry could be poised for an accelerated round of consolidation following Bell Globemedia's $1.4-billion acquisition of CHUM Ltd. earlier this month.
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Archive Date - August 1 , 2006
RADIO THE TOP SOURCE FOR NEW MUSIC DISCOVERIES
Adam Jacobson – Radio and Records
According to a new study from Bridge Ratings, 45% of 2,500 randomly surveyed Americans learn about new music from listening to traditional radio stations. While that's well above the percentage of those who said P2Ps and Internet radio stations gave them the knowledge of new music before any other source, more than 50% of those surveyed in Bridge's previous survey said traditional radio was their No. 1 source for new music.
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