Continuing the ongoing saga of the Cleveland market affiliation of Talk Radio Network host Laura Ingraham:OMW did hear Ingraham make her debut on Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting talk WEOL/930 Elyria this Monday evening, after the 6 PM news.Yes, we said "6 PM"...and the front page of WEOL's website now welcomes Ingraham to the schedule "Weeknights at 6:00". (She's still not on the WEOL schedule page, though.)The show's clearance on WEOL was first announced on Ingraham's website as being from 5-7 PM … [Read more...]
No Laura – Yet
Posted on September 19, 2008 · Leave a Comment
We've kept track of the affiliation moves of Talk Radio Network mid-morning host Laura Ingraham, caused because of a dispute between the TRN folks and Salem Communications. Until this week, Ingraham aired on 17 Salem talkers across the country, including Cleveland's WHK/1420.OMW reported Monday that the show now lists Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting talk WEOL/930 Elyria as Laura's new Cleveland affiliate, with a delayed clearance from 5-7 PM weekdays.Well, not yet.Tonight, we heard WEOL still … [Read more...]
Ingraham Lands On WEOL
Posted on September 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment
It looks like Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting talk WEOL/930 Elyria will be the new home of Talk Radio Network's Laura Ingraham in the Cleveland market.This, from a list of new affiliates now found on Ingraham's official website:Cleveland WEOL AM 930 5-7pm M-FYes, it's a delayed clearance for the show - which would clip an hour from ABC/Premiere's Sean Hannity on the WEOL schedule, and apparently leave a live 9-11:45 AM clearance for Premiere's Glenn Beck on the Lorain County station.So far, … [Read more...]
Big Monday
Posted on September 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment
No time to chat...time to get busy, with all these items on our Monday plate.And perhaps on our lunch plate later today: a footlong chili cheese dog from the Sonic drive-in set to open for the first time today in Streetsboro...THE WHY OF LAURA: We've kept you up to date over the weekend on the departure of Talk Radio Network syndicated mid-morning host Laura Ingraham from all 17 of her Salem affiliates, including the comapny's talk WHK/1420 Cleveland.Salem's own Mike Gallagher will slide into … [Read more...]
Bye, Laura?
Posted on September 12, 2008 · Leave a Comment
We provided extensive coverage when Talk Radio Networks midday host Laura Ingraham was away from her microphone earlier this year - when the host and syndicator had a contract dispute.Another such dispute could mean the end of Ingraham's show on nearly a dozen-and-a-half stations, including her Cleveland affliate, talk WHK/1420.Chicago Sun-Times radio/TV guru Robert Feder reports that WHK owner Salem is dumping Ingraham's show from its Chicago station, WIND/560, among others:Starting Monday, she … [Read more...]
A Follow-Up Or Three
Posted on July 29, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Followups, clarification and other stuff...THE SAVAGE FALLOUT: When we passed along word that Salem Cleveland talk outlet WHK/1420 was dumping Talk Radio Network host Michael Savage over recent remarks about autism, we didn't know what the station would do in the 9-11 PM time slot until August 4th, when it announced it would start a new lineup.Friday, WHK aired Savage's show as normal, and the station did so again on Monday night.WHK/Salem Cleveland general manager Mark Jaycox announced last … [Read more...]
A Thursday Smorgasbord
Posted on May 22, 2008 · Leave a Comment
We''l stop in Columbus, first, before ending our trio of notes all about talk radio with a curious Cleveland item...COLLINS OUT: Everyone's being kind of mum about it, but Clear Channel talk WTVN/610 Columbus program director Bruce Collins is out.The veteran programmer (Oklahoma City, Nashville, Atlanta, all at Clear Channel talk stations) tells the folks at Radio & Records that he basically won't say anything about his departure, but will say "are you hiring?" to a prospective new … [Read more...]
Rover About To Lose A Market?
Posted on May 6, 2008 · Leave a Comment
When he exited CBS Radio alt-rock WXRK/92.3 "K-Rock" in his home market of Cleveland, Shane "Rover" French's "Rover's Morning Glory" show retained two affiliates that were once owned by CBS, in Memphis and Rochester.The stations continued to broadcast repeats of "RMG" until the Rover Crew set up shop in an leased studio at their new Cleveland home, the Oak Tree compound housing their now-current flagship, Clear Channel rock WMMS/100.7, weeks before that station took over as Rover's Cleveland … [Read more...]
EXCLUSIVE: Details On Matt Patrick’s AM Talk Show
Posted on April 21, 2008 · Leave a Comment
As first reported here last week, long-time Clear Channel Akron/Canton hot AC WKDD/98.1 morning co-host Matt Patrick will pick up an afternoon talk radio gig on sister AM talker WHLO/640.We've now uncovered the details we didn't have last week...with an early version of a press release that floated out on the wind out of a Freedom Avenue window."The Matt Patrick Show" premieres on Monday, April 28th on WHLO from 5-7 PM.No, Mr. Patrick isn't giving up his WKDD morning perch next to co-host Angela … [Read more...]
A Decision To Make
Posted on April 14, 2008 · Leave a Comment
In what would have been much bigger news around the Buckeye State a couple of years ago...Even if you're no longer within earshot of a liberal talk station, you've probably heard of all the hot water syndicated host Randi Rhodes got into recently...after what's been called a "profanity-laced" tirade about Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, and others, at what amounted to a stand up comedy/personal appearance on behalf of her San Francisco affiliate, KKGN/960 "Green 960".The … [Read more...]
