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Mark Mays: 'We Will Succeed Together'
SAN ANTONIO -- January 2, 2009: Clear Channel CEO Mark Mays sent a letter to employees yesterday, saying focus, resilience, and determination will bring the company through a recession that will present obstacles that will "beat many" colleagues and competitors.
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Pyle Named VP/Market Manager For CC/Greensboro
GREENSBORO -- January 2, 2008: Kim Pyle has been picked as the new VP/Market Manager for Clear Channel's five-station Greensboro cluster.
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Arbitron: Black, Hispanic PPM Targets Exceed Benchmarks In December
NEW YORK -- January 2, 2009: With the PPM now commercialized in 14 markets, Arbitron said it exceeded its sample target by 6 percent for black persons 6+ and beat its Hispanic 6+ sample target by 14 percent in the December survey month.
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Album Sales Plummet In '08, Download Sales Rise
WHITE PLAINS, NY -- January 2, 2009: Nielsen SoundScan reports that overall album sales fell by 8.5 percent in 2008, while digital track sales were up by 27 percent and digital album sales rose by 32 percent.
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Digital Stations Show Up In PPMs
NEW YORK -- December 31, 2008: Fourteen streams made the minimum reporting standards in the December PPMs, including the streams for WAOK-AM/Atlanta, KVIL-FM/Dallas, and WAMU-FM/Washington in new PPM markets.
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PPM Goes Live In Four More Markets
NEW YORK -- December 31, 2008: The first PPM numbers, for the December survey period, are out in Dallas; Atlanta; Washington, DC; and Detroit.
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New Total Traffic Network Website Debuts
SAN ANTONIO -- December 31, 2008: Clear Channel Radio has launched a new website for the Total Traffic Network, with expanded info on products and services.
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Martin Exits Clear Channel/L.A.
LOS ANGELES -- December 30, 2008: Michael Martin has resigned his post as VP/Programming for Clear Channel/Los Angeles and PD of the cluster's KYSR.
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FCC Issues EEO Notices
WASHINGTON -- December 30, 2008: Cumulus, Dickey Broadcasting, and Urban Radio are among the broadcasters who have received notices of apparent liability from the FCC for alleged violations of EEO rules.
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Coming Monday: New RadioInk.com, New Headlines
WEST PALM -- Dec. 31: Radio Ink's Headlines will return Monday with a new look, as we debut our next-generation Headlines and website, with fresh designs and new interactive features. Have a safe, happy New Year's, and we'll see you Monday at the new RadioInk.com!
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Hayes Named Cox Enterprises CEO
ATLANTA -- December 30, 2008: President/COO Jimmy W. Hayes has been promoted to CEO of Cox Media Group parent Cox Enterprises, succeeding James Kennedy, who remains Chairman.
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 Tate Saluted By Fellow Commissioners
WASHINGTON -- December 30, 2008: Republican FCC Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate is being lauded by her fellow commissioners as she prepares to depart. Tate has served on the FCC since 2005, and Tuesday's open meeting was her last.
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Saga Board OKs Reverse Stock Split
GROSSE POINTE FARMS, MI -- December 30, 2008: Saga's board of directors has approved a reverse split of the company's class A and class B common stock, at a ratio of not more than 1-for-4.
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Register Now For Radio Ink's Convergence
SAN JOSE -- Dec. 30: Guy Kawasaki, "Mr. Silicon Valley," and Pandora CEO Joe Kennedy will keynote Radio Ink's Convergence '09, set for Feb. 9-10 in San Jose. Registration is open now. Don't miss this one-of-a-kind gathering.
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Miller Added On Salem's WNYM/New York
NEW YORK -- December 29, 2008: Salem Communications' News/Talk WNYM (The Apple)/New York adds Dennis Miller in middays.
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Genesis Launches 'Mega Memories' On WHBO/Tampa
TAMPA -- December 29, 2008: Genesis Communications has taken WHBO from Sports to "Mega Memories," with ABC Radio's Timeless Music format.
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RIAA Can't Appeal Mistrial In File-Sharing Case
BRAINERD, MN -- December 29, 2008: A Minnesota judge has denied the RIAA's request to appeal his earlier decision to order a retrial in the only one of thousands of peer-to-peer lawsuits that has gone to trial.
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Journal Grants 'Retention Awards' To Execs
MILWAUKEE -- December 29, 2008: Journal Communications has granted two-year "retention awards" to five executives, including CEO Steven Smith, in the form of restricted class B stock that vests and becomes non-forfeitable after two years.
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Geico Leads National Spots
WHITE PLAINS, NY -- December 29, 2008: Insurance giant Geico ran the most radio spots the week of December 22-28, reports Media Monitors, with the HD Digital Radio Alliance right behind.
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