We guess you could say that items have been piling up again. But we have another full menu for you this late Tuesday evening, and it's chock full of TV, radio and other stuff... NOT THE HELP THEY WERE LOOKING FOR: A recent FCC filing is bound to disappoint some over-air TV viewers in the immediate Akron/Canton area. OMW uncovered two recent filings by signal-challenged Local TV Fox affiliate WJW/8 "Fox 8", to add low-power digital translators to improve the station's reception in some … [Read more...]
The Big Update
Posted on November 23, 2010 · 3 Comments
"We're slipping," as a reader said. Just days after our big return, your Primary Editorial Voice(tm) became scarce, and we did not invoke our Secondary Editorial Voice(tm), though we notice he was busy with some items "off stage". So, it's a Thanksgiving feast of items, some of them courtesy of our second... EARLY CAST: Scripps ABC affiliate WEWS/5 is joining a growing trend in local TV news across the country - pre-5 AM newscasts. GM Sam Rosenwasser notes, in a memo that floated out of … [Read more...]
The Metheny Post-Mortem
Posted on November 12, 2010 · 8 Comments
From all the reaction coming out after a certain piece of big radio news from Chicago last night, you'd think Kevin Metheny had killed a man. As you've probably heard by now, Metheny "exited" (was pushed out the door, etc.) as program director of Tribune talk WGN/720, just weeks after his former Clear Channel colleague and Cincinnati-area resident Randy Michaels left as CEO of Tribune. Out the door with Metheny is WGN's newly installed evening host Jim Laski, a long-time powerful local … [Read more...]
A Week’s Worth Of Stuff
Posted on November 9, 2010 · 1 Comment
We've been hanging onto most of this, but one just happened today... HO, HO, HELLO: There have already been early Christmas music flips, even though Thanksgiving is still a few weeks off. Cleveland got on the Holiday Music Sleigh Ride today. And the first entrant in the sweepstakes isn't a traditional Christmas music convert...with Clear Channel hot AC WMVX/106.5 "Mix 106.5" jumping into Radio Jingle Bells sometime today. (We'll assume it happened shortly after the "Valentine in the … [Read more...]
Goin’ Bowling With Rado
Posted on November 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Former WTAM/1100 afternoon producer/co-host Paul Rado is now a very busy fellow. Not only will he be a co-host on Digital Sports Network/Cleveland.com's new afternoon drive program (alongside Harry Petsanis and former Fox Sports Radio host/actor/comedian Chuck Booms), Rado has a new television game show that will debut on local television starting in December. It's "The Star Frame Bowling Challenge," a weekly bowling competition reminiscent of the iconic late 70s' franchised game show "Bowling … [Read more...]
The Really Big Announcement
Posted on November 4, 2010 · 5 Comments
...and, we've known about this for weeks, and even hinted about it once or twice, but it's apparently now official. OMW hears that Cleveland sports media personality Tony Rizzo announced on his "Really Big Show" on Good Karma sports WKNR/850 "ESPN 850" that he'll stop burning the sports candle at both ends. And no, he's not giving up radio. Rizzo will exit his TV job at Local TV Fox affiliate WJW/8 "Fox 8" at the end of his contract, which ends later this year. An OMW reader tells us he made … [Read more...]
Two Quick Hits
Posted on October 28, 2010 · 5 Comments
Some stuff we forgot earlier, or want to spend a little time with now... ESPN/TWC: One effect of the recent deal between the ESPN networks and Time Warner Cable has taken hold. Starting Monday, Time Warner subscribers gained access ESPN and ESPN3.com oniine from any Internet connection. We've tried it from a tethered cell phone, and though we wouldn't recommend it due to bandwidth issues, it did work - give a take a pause or ten, and some pixellation. You don't need to be a Time Warner Cable … [Read more...]
More News From CBS: Toohey to AM Drive on WQAL
Posted on October 27, 2010 · 1 Comment
Monday will be a big day at CBS Radio's Cleveland cluster. On the heels of classic rock WNCX/98.5's announcement that it will put "The Maxwell Show" in morning drive, sister hot AC WQAL/104.1 "Q104" has announced who will replace exiting morning co-host Rebecca Wilde, who is leaving the station to embark on travel. And it's probably no surprise to anyone that Q104 afternoon driver Jen Toohey will make the move to morning drive, starting that same day, November 1st. That move had been expected … [Read more...]
THIS JUST IN: Maxwell To WNCX
Posted on October 27, 2010 · 1 Comment
UPDATE 10/27/10 11:47 AM: WNCX's full press release on the Maxwell hiring is below... -------- CBS Radio Cleveland classic rocker WNCX/98.5 has just announced its pickup of a former personality at Clear Channel rock/talk WMMS/100.7. WNCX is announcing the radio return of Maxwell, who occupied the WMMS afternoon slot for several years until not reaching contract renewal terms with Clear Channel. Oak Tree replaced Maxwell with Alan Cox, whose mostly-talk afternoon drive show still airs on the … [Read more...]
New Sports Talk Competitor
Posted on October 26, 2010 · 2 Comments
Good Karma sports WKNR/850 "ESPN 850" and its low-powered brother station, WWGK/1540 "KNR2" have always had at least some sports talk competition in Cleveland...just not much on the radio. And, even less since Clear Channel talk WTAM/1100 deemphasized sports talk after canceling the weekday edition of "Sportsline", in favor of a mix of topics on non-game nights with evening host Bob Frantz, not to mention afternoon host Mike Trivisonno's move to more non-sports topics. Starting November 1st, … [Read more...]
