UPDATE 6/11/07 8:01 PM: Well, not so much. Details on the update to this story are at this link, which is the item just above this on the regular scroll. Here's what we posted Sunday night...--------------On its way out the door in Ashtabula, Clear Channel is filing for a frequency swap between that area and Youngstown.The company has filed to move 97.1 FM - the long-time home of AC WREO "Star 97.1" - to McDonald, a small village in Trumbull County.In turn, 106.1/Niles, the current oldies … [Read more...]
Midweek Teasers
Posted on May 16, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Well, mostly teasers, as it's a motley collection of semi-developed items and rumblings...with SOME very solid news...FAREWELL SOON: OMW was the very first place where the impending retirement of WJW/8 "FOX 8"'s Big Chuck and Lil John was reported in October 2006, much to the chagrin of, well, management on South Marginal Road.Just one day later, Plain Dealer entertainment/media writer Julie Washington talked to "Big Chuck" Schodowski, who told her that he was considering retirement...oh, right … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: Ashtabula CC Pickup A Local One
Posted on May 8, 2007 · Leave a Comment
In our continuing coverage of the disposition of the Clear Channel small market clusters in Ohio, we've noted that the company's Ashtabula cluster was one that is apparently NOT going to GoodRadio.TV, the company started by former PAX-TV/ION Networks president Dean Goodman out of Florida.It turns out that we were correct. And the identity of the buyer may be quite an interesting surprise for local media types.AllAccess reports that Clear Channel's Ashtabula stations are being sold to a new … [Read more...]
Not Quite A Week Ending Post
Posted on April 26, 2007 · Leave a Comment
...unless we take Friday off, at least in the world of your Mighty Blog of Fun(tm). Which, we might...TOWER'S NEW MORNING SHOW: We last paid attention to the morning show at Cumulus top 40 WTWR/98.3 in the Toledo market when "Tower 98-3" sent Toledo market veteran Johny D and his crew packing.We're not even sure what "Tower" ran in mornings since, but we know what they're running now.An item on Wednesday's AllAccess Net News scroll tipped us that WTWR has become the latest affiliate of "Kidd … [Read more...]
