In this week’s issue… FCC FM auction draws action – Former LI GM sentenced – Upstate NY morning hosts move on – Saga makes shifts in New England
By SCOTT FYBUSH
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The auction opened Tuesday and continues today, at least for the handful of permits where there’s still competitive bidding going on. (The big prizes so far? A class B frequency in Sacramento, where iHeart led at the end of Friday’s bidding with just over $5 million, and a class C3 north of Dallas, at over $3 million.)
REMEMBERING JIM SANTELLA…
As you’ll read in this week’s NERW column, Buffalo has lost one of its most beloved radio voices.
Later on, he was once again a staple on WBFO, hosting weekend blues shows and “Theater Talk” until his retirement in 2012.
Jim’s stories of his colorful radio career, including his famous 1972 on-air departure from WPHD, were staples of Buffalo radio get-togethers, and they live on in his book, Classic Rock Classic Jock.
We have just a few copies left of this great volume, in which Jim shared his memories of his radio career, which landed him in the Buffalo Broadcasters and Buffalo Music halls of fame.
We hope you’ll add one to your library, along with our other great books in the Fybush Media Store.