Though there's absolutely no word (or even strong rumor) about the fate of a big Northeast Ohio Clear Channel station spun off into the "Aloha Station Trust", another of the company's stations in Western Ohio is indeed headed for a new owner.That would be WBUK/106.3 Ottawa, the Findlay-Lima market rimshot that picked up the oldies "Buck" format from the Lima market's 107.5 (now rock WZRX/107.5 Fort Shawnee "X107-5").But WBUK has most recently been classic rock "The Fox", a moniker and format it … [Read more...]
Cluttered Wednesday
Posted on September 17, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Like the various tree limbs, leaves and such still left behind in Ohio after the "remnants" of Hurricane Ike hit us on Sunday, this one's a bit cluttered, too. More on that storm and its effects in a bit...ON THE LIST AGAIN: A brief foray out of our electronic media world, to the print media world.We stumbled upon this item literally by accident, but it appears the latest round of cuts at the Akron Beacon Journal has put the job of sports columnist Patrick McManamon in the crosshairs - again.On … [Read more...]
Ingraham Lands On WEOL
Posted on September 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment
It looks like Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting talk WEOL/930 Elyria will be the new home of Talk Radio Network's Laura Ingraham in the Cleveland market.This, from a list of new affiliates now found on Ingraham's official website:Cleveland WEOL AM 930 5-7pm M-FYes, it's a delayed clearance for the show - which would clip an hour from ABC/Premiere's Sean Hannity on the WEOL schedule, and apparently leave a live 9-11:45 AM clearance for Premiere's Glenn Beck on the Lorain County station.So far, … [Read more...]
Big Monday
Posted on September 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment
No time to chat...time to get busy, with all these items on our Monday plate.And perhaps on our lunch plate later today: a footlong chili cheese dog from the Sonic drive-in set to open for the first time today in Streetsboro...THE WHY OF LAURA: We've kept you up to date over the weekend on the departure of Talk Radio Network syndicated mid-morning host Laura Ingraham from all 17 of her Salem affiliates, including the comapny's talk WHK/1420 Cleveland.Salem's own Mike Gallagher will slide into … [Read more...]
Predicting Laura’s Home
Posted on September 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment
An update to our earlier item:Various trade reports confirm that Talk Radio Network host Laura Ingraham has aired her last show on all of her affiliates owned by Salem, and that those stations will indeed turn to Salem's own Mike Gallagher to replace Ingraham starting Monday. The 17 stations making that switch include Salem's Cleveland market talker, WHK/1420.And in a Friday release announcing several new affiliates for Ingraham, TRN says seven more new Ingraham stations in former Salem markets … [Read more...]
Bye, Laura?
Posted on September 12, 2008 · Leave a Comment
We provided extensive coverage when Talk Radio Networks midday host Laura Ingraham was away from her microphone earlier this year - when the host and syndicator had a contract dispute.Another such dispute could mean the end of Ingraham's show on nearly a dozen-and-a-half stations, including her Cleveland affliate, talk WHK/1420.Chicago Sun-Times radio/TV guru Robert Feder reports that WHK owner Salem is dumping Ingraham's show from its Chicago station, WIND/560, among others:Starting Monday, she … [Read more...]
Wave Changes Confirmed
Posted on September 12, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Our earlier item regarding on-air changes at Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Cleveland market smooth jazz WNWV/107.3 "The Wave" has been confirmed by a new station schedule posted online.Though now-former afternoon driver Richard Greer is still listed on front of "The Wave's" website for whatever reason, the station's "Programming/On-Air" schedule page has the changes we detailed in our earlier item.In addition to confirming the move of midday host Mark Ribbins to afternoon drive, the page shows us … [Read more...]
WMVX Looking For Programmer
Posted on September 10, 2008 · Leave a Comment
When Kevin Metheny was still heading up the cluster programming ship at the Clear Channel World Domination HQ at Oak Tree, he also (eventually) held day to day programming duties at the company's hot AC outlet, WMVX/106.5 "Mix 106.5".Metheny's replacement, new operations manager Keith Abrams, is now looking to bring on a new program director for WMVX.Abrams tells AllAccess.com:We are searching for a 'been there, won that' PD who is consumed with continuing to grow the ratings, revenue and … [Read more...]
Wave Changes
Posted on September 10, 2008 · Leave a Comment
OMW hears that Cleveland market smooth jazz outlet WNWV/107.3 is making some lineup changes.We're told that "107-3 The Wave" is saying goodbye to long-time afternoon driver Richard Greer. Midday host Mark Ribbins will take the vacated afternoon drive chair, with newly-minted WNWV program director Angie Handa going on the air middays.No, we don't know why Greer is no longer at the Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting-owned station.But at least, as far as we know, the station isn't budging from its perch as … [Read more...]
And Some More For Tuesday
Posted on September 9, 2008 · Leave a Comment
We're trying to break out of the sports-related items, honest...MOVING TO THE DT: This isn't actually a sports item, though it involved a sporting event.Raycom Media CBS affiliate WOIO/19 Shaker Heights/Reserve Square Basement/Cleveland moved CBS' coverage of the men's U.S. Open tennis final off of its main channel Monday, and aired it on its digital subchannel (WOIO-DT 19.2 "WeatherNow").As far as we know, it's the first time WOIO has bounced regularly scheduled CBS programming off the main … [Read more...]
