You ask, "why do I need a calendar in 2013 at all, when there's one right on my smartphone?" Does your smartphone, even your tablet, include in its calendar full color, full size glossy pictures of some of the most interesting radio and television tower and transmitter sites, and broadcast facilities in North America and beyond? Does it note famous dates in broadcast history, anniversaries and other dates of interest? And you just try putting a nail through your smartphone or tablet's screen … [Read more...]
Letting Some Out
Posted on November 18, 2012 · 2 Comments
This may be one of our final blog updates of 2012, though we will continue to update our social media presence with breaking media-related news. No, not actual breaking news, as some of our E-mailers (not readers) haven't figured out... CLEVELAND RADIO HISTORY INTO HISTORY: As we write this, early Sunday morning, the storied Cleveland media address "One Radio Lane" is no longer occupied by, well, any radio stations. CBS Radio's local operations in Cleveland have been split between two … [Read more...]
Press Release Theatre (Vol. 8), The Ghoulardi Edition
Posted on October 22, 2012 · 1 Comment
The intersection of this blog's readers, and those interested in the following event, is probably pretty large. Not only that, it features several OMW readers. Here we go with details on the annual "Ghoulardifest" event, coming up early next month in Parma... ----- GHOULARDIFEST 2012 RETURNS TO PARMA BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER! (For Immediate Release) Cleveland's giant pop culture celebration, Ghoulardifest returns with a star studded weekend November 2, 3 &4 honoring the greats of … [Read more...]
A Wide Variety Of Items
Posted on October 20, 2012 · 2 Comments
No clever theme, just a Wide Variety of Items this time around. As usual, some have already been seen on Twitter, and others are brand new...or at least, running first in this post... ALLIE'S DEPARTURE: We learned at the end of last week that Local TV LLC Fox affiliate WJW/8 "Fox 8 News" was losing another popular personality. This time, it was sports reporter/anchor Allie LaForce heading "to California", to a TV destination that was not revealed last Friday when she said her on-air goodbyes … [Read more...]
All Over The Map
Posted on October 10, 2012 · 4 Comments
UPDATE 12:10 AM 10/11/12: Jim Davison tells OMW that he will continue as operations manager of WHTX/1570 Warren, which will continue in its current standards format as "The Fabulous 1570" and retain its current staff and features. Jim also confirms that WYCL/1540 Niles has changed from classic country to a Spanish-language format as of Tuesday afternoon... ----- We're catching up again with a wide variety of media items, both in kind and location... DISH DEAL: Viewers to Gannett NBC … [Read more...]
From Sports To TV To New Radio
Posted on October 3, 2012 · 3 Comments
The title says it all. And as usual as of late, some of these are brand new, and some are catching up over the past few days... INDIANS STAYING ON WTAM: So, we hinted about this both on our social media presence and earlier this week right here on the blog, on an item we posted last week: "Before we dive into this item, one note: Don’t print those “92.3 The Fan/Indians” bumper stickers just yet..." We got a little "back patting" flack pointing back to this on Twitter, but really, we were far … [Read more...]
Press Release Theatre, Vol. 7
Posted on October 1, 2012 · 3 Comments
The releases are piling up. But we'll start, as always, with Ann's Corner, from long-time Friend of OMW Ann VerWiebe...promotions and marketing guru for Kent State University's WKSU/89.7-and-its-many-simulcasters. There's even a picture as a bonus! ----- WKSU LAUNCHES STREET-SIDE STUDIO IN ITS AKRON NEWS BUREAU WKSU is pulling back the curtain and putting its news production on view in downtown Akron. The street-side studio in the United Building fronts South Main Street with a view of the … [Read more...]
A Savage Exit
Posted on September 28, 2012 · 2 Comments
As we quipped when liberal talk radio network Air America died, this would have been a much bigger story here a few years ago. But with syndicated talk show host Michael Savage making his "triumphant" exit from syndicator Talk Radio Network now, we believe that only affects a single station in the OMW immediate coverage area. Savage declared victory in his contract battle with the Oregon-based TRN, as he was seeking to be released from his deal to pursue deals with other syndicators. From the … [Read more...]
Press Release Theatre (Vol. 6, The Kate And Travis Edition)
Posted on September 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment
A mix of items, with today's new releases and yesterday's favorites...well, not quite. The below items are in no particular "copy and paste" order, and as the title suggests, come from Fox Sports Ohio's Kate Buddenhagen and Time Warner Cable's Travis Reynolds. Before we dive into this item, one note: Don't print those "92.3 The Fan/Indians" bumper stickers just yet... ----------- FOXSportsOhio.com Announces EXTRA POINTS Online show featuring NFL & Browns discussion hosted by Zac Jackson … [Read more...]
WCLV Going Non-Commercial
Posted on September 26, 2012 · 1 Comment
Classical WCLV/104.9 Lorain, the Cleveland market's commercial classical music station, is joining its new sister stations in noncommercial land beginning January 1, 2013. The status change is part of the transfer of WCLV to Ideastream, owner of public radio outlet WCPN/90.3 and PBS affiliate WVIZ/25. WCLV moved its studios to the Idea Center before that announcement was made. Cleveland Classical Radio, with management led by WCLV president/co-founder Robert Conrad (an OMW reader, by the way), … [Read more...]
