NERW 2/20/2012: Nick Cannon exits NYC morning drive Feb 20, 2012 In this week’s issue: Cannon departs “Now” morning show – Brockton’s WXBR sold – New talk lineups in Connecticut – Tower down in Vermont – Classical partnership in New Hampshire by SCOTT FYBUSH *It’s been just over two years since Nick Cannon took over morning drive on NEW YORK‘s WXRK (92.3 Now), and now he’s [...]

Site of the Week 2/17/12: A Smattering of Los Angeles Sites Feb 17, 2012 Our April 2010 visit to Southern California really did pack a lot into just a couple of days – not just the studios we showed you last week, and the KRLA 870 site we showed you the previous week, and Flint Peak, as profiled late last year, and KFI, as profiled back in 2010 – [...]

NERW 2/13/2012: Dave Maynard, RIP Feb 13, 2012 In this week’s issue: WBZ’s Dave Maynard dies – Nassau to liquidate – New calls in Connecticut – WLAN becomes WHP simulcast – Phillies renew radio deal with CBS by SCOTT FYBUSH *Of all the big names who graced the airwaves at WBZ (1030 Boston) over the decades, few wore as many hats as gracefully [...]

Site of the Week 2/10/12: Los Angeles Studios, 2010 Feb 10, 2012 Sometimes, our travel for Tower Site of the Week doesn’t go well – connections are missed, engineers are deep in crisis mode, and we find ourselves leaving a market without having managed to see everything we came to visit. But other times, everything clicks into place brilliantly – and so it was in April 2010, [...]

NERW 2/6/2012: Rhode Island PBS funding threatened Feb 06, 2012 In this week’s issue: RI governor threatens WSBE funding cut – Merlin drops NYC all-news PD – Former Scranton owner’s sentence reduced – Format flip in Maine – Greater Media changes leaders in Boston by SCOTT FYBUSH *Less than a year after New Jersey governor Chris Christie handed over operation of the state’s public TV [...]

Site of the Week 12/9/11: Flint Peak, Glendale, CA

Dec 09, 2011 2 Comments by Scott Fybush

The technical history of FM radio in Los Angeles stretches back seven decades now, but much of it can be summarized in one short sentence: every station that could possibly get its transmitter up to Mount Wilson has done so. There’s no question at all: at more than a mile above sea level, with clear [...]

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