An update on two big Cleveland items, one TV, one radio related... THE RS SHOW: Local TV Fox affiliate WJW/8 "Fox 8" has replaced "The Robin Swoboda Show" with..."The Robin Swoboda Show", at least for now. As expected, the station aired a repeat of a previous "RS" show on Monday, and OMW hears that it will do so again on Tuesday. Starting Wednesday, we're told, a live, local 10 AM show will resume, with WJW entertainment reporter David Moss expected to be a fill-in host. We don't know how … [Read more...]
Playing The Game At 106.5
Posted on January 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment
So, we're less than a day from the launch of 90s music station "GenX 106.5" in Cleveland. Or, are we? We've been considering the possibilities, conferring with other radio industry watchers, and thinking about it. And for us this Sunday, all the chatter we're hearing about a new "GenX" music format on the former "Mix 106.5" seems...well...almost staged. Planted. It's TOO perfect. Maybe folks connected to Oak Tree are "playing the game" with us. (And no, we're not suggesting that 106.5 … [Read more...]
The Next Batch
Posted on June 29, 2010 · 8 Comments
News seems to be coming in batches, so here's our next one... CBS MOVES CARVER: Steve Carver literally didn't have enough time to unpack in Northeast Ohio. Not long after CBS Radio announced he was taking the job of VP/market manager at the company's Cleveland cluster (AC WDOK/102.1, hot AC WQAL/104.1, classic rock WNCX/98.5 and alt-rock WKRK/92.3), he's leaving town...according to numerous trade reports, he'll take oversight of CBS' cluster in West Palm Beach FL. Taking over the four CBS … [Read more...]
New And Followup
Posted on June 7, 2010 · 1 Comment
We start the week with some follow-up items, a rumor or two, and at least one new actual news item... NEW VOICE: A few OMW readers have asked about this, and now the announcement has officially been made. Radio One urban WENZ/107.9 "Z107.9" Cleveland has replaced its previous syndicated morning show with another syndicated program. It's "The Rickey Smiley Morning Show" replacing syndication vet Russ Parr in the Z morning slot. AllAccess quotes Radio One Cleveland OM Colby Colb: “He’s going … [Read more...]
Clear Channel Cleveland’s Second Job Cut Wave
Posted on April 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
UPDATE 9:26 AM 4/28/09: Reliable OMW sources at Oak Tree confirm that WMVX's Brian and Joe have indeed left the building, and were let go earlier this morning...------------On Inauguration Day this past January 20th, radio giant Clear Channel cut some 1,800 employees nationwide...part of its effort to pay less money to less people, due to its financial situation, the economy, advertising revenue falling through the proverbial floor, a heavy debt load, and so forth.Among those shown through the … [Read more...]
NBC Leads With Its Chin
Posted on December 9, 2008 · Leave a Comment
It's not a local media story, but it's big enough to be displayed prominently on the website of the Cleveland station that'll be most directly affected by it.The not-yet-confirmed news is spreading like wildfire among the various national TV writers this Monday evening.NBC's late night talk show king Jay Leno, who is scheduled to step down from his post hosting the network's "Tonight Show" next year, won't be leaving that network after all.The New York Times' Bill Carter is one of many reporting … [Read more...]
Maybe Nothing To These – Yet
Posted on November 25, 2008 · Leave a Comment
A couple of rumors, reports and such that may or may not mean anything to Northeast Ohio... yet:CLEAR CHANNEL/CBS SWAP: A note in Monday's "Taylor on Radio-Info" E-Mail newsletter caught our attention.Columnist Tom Taylor reports word that CBS Radio chief Dan Mason spent Monday in Houston, reportedly working out details a rumored swap that would have Clear Channel sending two stations to CBS Radio there.As part of Clear Channel's recent privatization deal, the U.S. Department of Justice … [Read more...]
A Service To Our XM Subscribers
Posted on November 11, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Other than one small part, this isn't connected to Ohio radio.But we figured if the folks at Sirius XM won't do it, we'd give our readers who subscribe to XM Satellite Radio the heads up...the service's music lineup changes, drastically, tomorrow.We won't get into the details, but we found a new leaked (PDF format) lineup here, and a leaked (PDF format) FAQ about the XM lineup changes here.The links are from an unofficial fan site run by XM users, where users are discussing the changes here.The … [Read more...]
And Even More Silent
Posted on February 22, 2008 · Leave a Comment
There's still no confirmation of what we reported here earlier - the move of now-former WKRK/92.3 "K-Rock" morning host Shane "Rover" French to Clear Channel rock WMMS/100.7, scheduled to start on April 1st.We haven't heard much in the past day or so, aside from rumblings from within Clear Channel's Oak Tree World Domination HQ that engineers are busy - reconfiguring the WMMS studio to Rover's specifications.But there is one more small thing.The note put up by Rover the other day on … [Read more...]
More Barking From Rover
Posted on February 19, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Now-former CBS Radio alt-rock WKRK/92.3 "K-Rock" morning host Shane "Rover" French is saying a LITTLE more about his situation with the station's owner, CBS Radio, on his website.But...not much more.In a blog post titled "Uncharacteristically Quiet", the host known to his family as Shane French says he can't talk about the ongoing situation between the show and CBS Radio for one big reason.At this time the show is still under contract to CBS. They've told us we can't talk about it, nor can we … [Read more...]
