There's one change on the radio side in Toledo, and one change coming related to TV in that market.OMW readers tell us that Matrix talk WNWT/1520 Rossford has indeed abandoned the talk format in favor of a simulcast of co-owned WNKL/96.9 Wauseon's "K-Love" Christian contemporary music format.The two stations are in the process of being sold by Matrix, the broadcast arm of Toledo's Cornerstone Church, to "K-Love" owner Educational Media Foundation. WNKL has been running the "K-Love" format under … [Read more...]
Wednesday’s Radio And TV Openness
Posted on April 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We've got a couple of corrections in the hopper.But first, some FM radio on-air changes... at least one of which has been actually been discussed openly with listeners. Now, there's a change...FISH MOVES: When a radio station is forced to consolidate its staffing and lineup - usually leaving at least one person out of work - management isn't exactly forthcoming about the moves.Leaving personalities often leave with what gets called a "Soviet-style purge" from station websites and promotional … [Read more...]
Tuesday’s Normal
Posted on April 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment
An interesting mix this morning, including a couple of updates to radio items we've had recently...HORROR TURN: Like when most radio people end up involuntarily headed for unemployment, it seemed like former CBS Radio Cleveland classic rock WNCX/98.5 morning co-host Mike Oleszewski disappeared like a character in a horror movie.As it turns out, that's exactly what he'll be this summer.An alert OMW reader points out that "Mike O" will be in the cast of the horror movie "The Dead Matter", which … [Read more...]
No Connection Monday
Posted on April 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment
It's pretty much All Quiet on the Media Front, with not much to pick up for this Monday update. But we wanted to let our readers know that we're around...somehow...SAVAGE VISIT: When talk WNIR/100.1 "The Talk of Akron" evening host Tom Erickson goes on vacation, the Akron market station will plug in one of its syndicated offerings...most of them usually consigned to regular late night/weekend clearances due to the full-time local talk schedule on WNIR.Until Westwood One dropped his show, Lars … [Read more...]
Returns And Changes
Posted on April 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Some assorted stuff in our Thursday update...PUBLIC EYE RETURN: When long-time CBS Radio AC WDOK/102.1 morning co-host Robin Benzle found herself not waking up Cleveland with Trapper Jack on the station's popular morning show, she lamented that it'd be difficult to find her way back onto the air...as stations seemed to be interested in female hosts who were - as she put it to Plain Dealer media columnist Julie Washington - "giggle queens".There's no such worry about the Internet, where Benzle … [Read more...]
Dino Costa And Us
Posted on April 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment
So, it turns out Google's search capabilities are working fine...and sports talk radio host Dino Costa ("DenverSportsRadio.com") has found us after a few gentle pokes at him over the years.Costa, who was heard by at least a few people in his brief stint on the short-lived local sports talk format on now-silent WATJ/1560 "SportsRadio 1560" out of Chardon, took the time to write back in the comments section to Tuesday's item.And we took the opportunity to write back, with a comment we are pulling … [Read more...]
Tuesday’s Mixed Bag
Posted on April 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment
This time, we promise we're not going to inadvertently insert ourselves into contract negotiations...DAVE AND JIMMY MINUS DAYTON: We don't spend a lot of time watching the Dayton radio market these days, particularly with the attention now paid to Southwest Ohio by Jeremy Moses' Tri-State Media Watch out of Cincinnati.But this one affects Columbus, one of our secondary markets.Radio-Info.com columnist Tom Taylor picks up word that Clear Channel Dayton top 40 outlet WDKF/94.5 is apparently … [Read more...]
That WKDD AllAccess Ad
Posted on April 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment
UPDATE 4/13/09 10:55 PM: WKDD program director Keith Kennedy has a statement on the below item, which we're reprinting here:-----Obviously, Matt is the fabric of WKDD and my hope is he’ll continue to host mornings on WKDD for a very long time to come. You can’t think of WKDD without thinking of Matt. The re-invention of WKDD mornings in recent months with the addition of Krissy Taylor has brought new life into WKDD, and we’re thrilled with the results. Matt is and continues to be the star of … [Read more...]
Picking Back Up
Posted on April 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Our apologies for the lengthy absence...aside from the Christmas-to-New Year's break we usually take, or an occasional planned hiatus, we're not usually gone that long.But one of our regular phrases here is "Life Intervenes". (If someone uses that for a book or movie title, we want a cut!)So, remember that if we don't update often enough for you...feel free to ask for a pro-rated adjustment to your subscription...WVIZ'S PLANS: Ever since the earlier news that the new WKYC/3 antenna tower was … [Read more...]
Assorted Wednesday Stuff
Posted on April 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment
With the snow melting, we're gonna get this out of the way, head outside and pretend it's early April again.We may have missed some stuff...but you get the Primary Editorial Voice(tm) output you pay for...AND THE CLASS B WINNER IS: In an item just below this, we noted an online notice from a station broker offering up a class B Cleveland AM signal for sale, complete with a "new transmitter".We then went through a list of Cleveland-based AM class Bs, and picked 'em off pretty much one by one, … [Read more...]
