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In Brief - February 7, 2006
February 7, 2006

WBHT and WBHD/Wilkes Barre Mark McKay exits. AJ, APD/MD/morning host, is appointed acting PD.

Adult Hits KPKX (98.7 The Peak)/Phoenix PD Joel Gray adds additional responsibilities as VP at the station.

XM will carry all thirty-nine games of the upcoming World Baseball Classic beginning March 3 from the Tokyo Dome in Japan to the final game on March 20 at San Diego's PETCO Park. The games can be heard on XM's Major League Baseball channels 176-189.

Steve Gomez segues from mornings to afternoons at KHTN/Modesto. Gomez also acquires the Production Director and AMD title.

Steve Lee joins Clear Channel-Dallas as Marketing Director for its five Dallas/Ft. Worth radio outlets: KXPS-FM, KEGL-FM, KDGE-FM, KDMX-FM and KHKS-FM. Lee most recently worked for Susquehanna Radio-Dallas where he was Promotion Director at KLPX.

WLUP-FM/Chicago weekday morning mouth Jonathon Brandmeier will now spread to Saturday mornings with Bits of Brandmeier, a highlight recap from the past week's shows. The Loop also has weekly podcasts available of Johnny B.'s current and classic stuff posted every Friday at www.wlup.com, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.

Most Requested, the weekly syndicated radio show hosted by Carson Daly, has been cancelled. The show will air for the last time on March 31. The show's syndicator, Premiere Radio Networks, is planning a relaunch of a new show which Daly will host that puts the focus on new and emerging artists.

Apple has released a new 1GB Nano iPod for $149 and dropped the prices on its iPod Shuffle.

In addition to announcing the Citadel merger yesterday, Disney posted its quarterly financial report. Their broadcasting division saw a nine percent increase in revenue to $1.8 billion, as operating income shot up 87 percent, thanks to ABC TV charging higher advertising rates for shows such as Lost and Desperate Housewives.

Mancow's Morning Madhouse adds KSTN-AM/Stockton as its latest affiliate.

WUEV, the radio station at the University of Evansville, is facing the possibility of being sold. A website has been set up for people who are trying to convince the school not to sell the station at www.savewuev.com.

ASCAP has signed a licensing deal with ad-supported legal P2P file-sharing service LTDnetwork, allowing for the collection of artists' royalties for songs traded through the service.




 
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