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NERW 5/13/2013: Oneonta loses a radio voice

May 13, 2013 4 Comments by

In this week’s issue…Backyard Broadcasting sells – Oneonta noncomm silenced – Morning show for Nash? – Auction yields new Erie FM By SCOTT FYBUSH *Seven years after an upstate NEW YORK state college entered the public radio business, it has abruptly shut down its station, leaving behind plenty of questions about a newly open space [...]

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NERW 5/6/2013: Local TV newscasts shuttered

May 06, 2013 4 Comments

In this week’s issue…WBIN cancels local news – New signal for New York’s WQXR -  WEEI shifts overnights – NERW Bookshelf: “New York City Radio” By SCOTT FYBUSH *Conventional wisdom says we’re living right now in a time of transformative media change, as established news sources come under siege from newer, more nimble ventures. In [...]

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NERW 4/29/2013: CBC’s Kitchener-Waterloo License Goof

Apr 29, 2013 4 Comments

In this week’s issue…CBC pulls Kitchener-Waterloo local feed – Maritimes FM shuttered – Pats pick Santos replacement – Barnhart back at WROC – Translators vie for slots in Manhattan, Philadelphia – Format flip in Rhode Island By SCOTT FYBUSH *Radio regulation in CANADA can be a funny thing sometimes. Just ask the CBC, which abruptly [...]

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NERW 4/22/2013: Boston Media’s Nightmare Week

Apr 22, 2013 9 Comments

In this week’s issue… Boston stations scramble to cover huge news week – Maine’s Dielectric to exit antenna business – “Breeze” shifts at Jersey shore – Translator applicants make big plans By SCOTT FYBUSH *Let’s get one thing out of the way right at the beginning of this week’s column: if you’re expecting perfect objectivity [...]

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NERW mid-week update: Boston radio, TV bombing roundup

Apr 16, 2013 11 Comments

*It’s a good thing that our colleague Lance Venta over at RadioInsight put up an early roundup Monday evening of what he was hearing and seeing from Boston’s radio and TV stations, just a few hours after a pair of bombings rocked the Back Bay on perhaps the biggest news day the city has seen [...]

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