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Jacobs Media Summit 11: "24 Hours To The Future"

On Tuesday, September 19 and Wednesday September 20 in Dallas, Texas, Jacobs Media once again unveiled their annual Rock Summit. This year’s event focused a keen eye on the future of radio as it relates to new media and succeeding in an iPod and YouTube age. [more]

Radio is at a crossroads in many aspects of its business today. The multi- media landscape has changed rapidly and presents a barrage of challenges to the medium on virtually a weekly basis. Owning and operating radio stations in this highly competitive environment calls for intelligence, performance and infrastructure above and beyond the call of duty. This would appear to be the recipe for success for the 1200 station Goliath known as Clear Channel Radio. At the helm of this $3.5 billion empire is radio lifer John Hogan. [more]  

Multi-format consultant Mike McVay correlates ratings and revenue while exploring three NTR premium opportunities. [more]

Effective Promotion Tactics… Programmers Toby Knapp, Rich Davis, Dave McKay, Jon Zellner and Chris Edge discuss the essentials of maintaining productive and constructive label relations. [more]

Erik Bradley’s reputation and track record in our business is both well respected and well documented. After all, the mere mention of his name to many industry peers evokes feelings of admiration, and the countless awards he’s won is further testament to this high regard. He joined B96 in October of 1993 as APD/MD and continues to apply the same degree of passion today as he did back then. Navigating around the Windy City with one of Chi-town’s true treasures, Bradley faces the challenges of programming in an ever-changing Rhythmic marketplace. [more]
  

As a fourteen-year veteran of radio in Houston, former KTBZ PD/morning co-host Steve Robison has reveled in and lived through most of what this format and modern terrestrial radio has to offer. We caught up with him in the midst of his latest endeavor, taking over the programming chair at WRAX/Birmingham. [more]
 

Alice Cooper’s so-called “nightmare” certainly isn’t the same these days as it used to be. The man’s persona has changed quite a bit over the years, from his beginnings as a pioneering shock rocker to his current days as a radio show host. The program, which is syndicated by United Stations Radio Networks and airs five nights a week on almost 100 Classic Rock outlets nationwide, shows a different side of Alice than fans of his live performances are used to. [more]
 

What community services is your station involved with? [more]

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Playing Havoc With Video On Demand
A Look At Indie Music And Action Sports VOD Platform, havocTV

Video On Demand is a platform many have gravitated toward in today’s instant gratification culture. All you need is a satellite or digital cable box and/or a broadband internet connection to order up media that suits whatever mood you’re in. One such service, havocTV, is riding a tidal wave of in-home exposure to their niche, and branching out their medium to any platform that’s ingraining itself into the 18-34-year-old lifestyle. At its root, havocTV is a cross platform media channel delivering the best indie music, action sports and related lifestyle content. [more]

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Consultant Alan Burns & The Movin’ Format

There's a new format that’s been popping up in markets from L.A. to Seattle to Las Vegas. Simply known as “Movin’,” the new Rhythmic/Adult music mix created by longtime radio consultant Alan Burns targets women 25-44 and mainly focuses on ‘80s and ‘90s music with current songs added to the mix. FMQB recently caught up with Burns to talk about the format’s conception, where it’s headed and the keys to its success. [more]

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State Of Adult Contemporary

Mike McVay, founder and President of McVay Media, breaks down the latest challenges facing the Adult Contemporary format, while offering up some viable solutions to enable the health of the format to continue to get stronger. [more]