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A Mass Appeal Monoliths AC, Classic Hits Reach New Ratings Peaks.

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Christmas brings AC radio a huge cume infusion – the tricky part is trying to retain some of that ratings rocket boost, while luring back listeners that found a new favorite station when the Yule music was playing 24/7. Based on a new analysis of first quarter listening data, AC programmers have cracked the ratings code, delivering the format’s best numbers in seven years.

The usual scenario sees AC fall back to earth after the Holiday book ends and the influx of new listeners tails off. “This year has been different, however, with AC surging to one of its best starts to the year (post-holiday) that we have seen in PPM measurement, particularly with Millennial audiences,” Nielsen says in a new analysis released Wednesday. In fact, in the PPM markets, AC posted its highest first quarter share of 18-34 year-olds in any year since Nielsen began tracking national format trends in 2011.

AC cracked an 8.0 share among Millennials for the first time,
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Latest Edison Study: AM/FM Radio Grabs 50% ‘Share Of Ear’ In.

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AM/FM radio continues to dominate a rapidly expanding audio universe in the U.S., accounting for half the time Americans spend listening to audio. AM/FM grabbed a 50% “share of ear” according to new first quarter 2018 data from Edison Research – more than triple that of streaming audio. The new numbers include both AM/FM radio delivered over the air and via online streaming. But broadcast radio receivers are far and away the top device for listening to audio.

Since its inception four years ago, Edison’s quarterly Share Of Ear studies have become the de facto way to stack various audio sources up against one another to see how Americans allocate their audio time. With AM/FM, streaming and podcasts each measured by different measurement providers, using different methodologies, Share Of Ear has emerged as the definite single-source barometer for all things audio.

At 50%, the amount of time Americans 13+ spend with AM/FM is more than triple that for streaming audi
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The CRB/CRS Executive Director Bill Mayne To Step Down Next Year.

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After leading the Country Radio Broadcasters/Country Radio Seminar since 2011 as executive director, Bill Mayne will leave his post in May 2019. Mayne will oversee the organization through the 50th Anniversary CRS set for next February and help in the search for his successor. Prior to his position as executive director, Mayne served on the organization’s board of directors.

“It will be the end of an era, really. That’s how much impact Bill has had on country music while at CRB,” CRB board president Kurt Johnson said. “It’s impossible to adequately express our thanks for his extraordinary leadership. And the good news is, Bill is working with the brilliant CRB staff to create a once-in-a-lifetime CRS this coming February.”

A search committee has been established by the CRB board who will oversee the process to find Mayne’s replacement.

“I’ve been so blessed to spend almost half of my adult life involved in CRB, followed b
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The New SCBA Series Aims To Educate Radio Sellers About Digital.

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With digital advertising surpassing television as the richest ad medium, radio sellers need to stay on top of the fast growing digital ad space and how it impacts radio. To help educate the industry, the Southern California Broadcasters Association (SCBA) has published a series of brief essays on all aspects of digital advertising.

The trade group says its new Digital Information Series is designed to assist members in understanding digital and how to position radio and its own digital platforms as “an important and essential partner to clients.” Each installment in the series is devoted to one subject and provides information “to engage and provoke creative thinking” for sellers in their meetings with clients and new prospects.

“The need for our member sales teams to have a solid working knowledge of non-radio digital platforms is critical to radio’s future,” SCBA president Thom Callahan said in a release announcing the series.

Th
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An Anonymous Listener Leaves $10 Million To Seattle’s KEXP.

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KEXP-FM Seattle (90.5) has received one of the largest ever bequests to an individual public radio station. An anonymous listener, identified only as Suzanne, left nearly $10 million to the trend-setting adult alternative station.

The station says the surprisingly generous donation will be used for a number of music and media education programs, to help fund KEXP’s digital content strategy and to allow the station to expand and experiment with radio and online music programming. Inspired by the donation, KEXP has also created a new planned giving initiative, the Reverb Society.

The donor was celebrated with a special set of programming during KEXP chief content officer Kevin Cole’s afternoon program. “We intend to honor her legacy in every step we take in stewarding these funds,” Cole said. “Suzanne’s love of music, her support for artists, her sense of philanthropy and service to the community, and the joy she found in exploration and disc
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Riebeek-Kasteel JAN BLOHM and BAND

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Jan Blohm and band will entertain guests at our place with a rustic feel…for adults and kids … where parents can relax and enjoy the best of what Riebeek valley has to offer, while the children are entertained fed and very happy right next door.

Date:- 20 April 2018

Time:- From 13:00 until 22:00

Price:- R140

We only have 70 seats at tables, 8 seats at the bar and 4 seats at the Bruid’s table for the adventurous theatre enthusiast. If you do not want to miss out on this incredible show..plz rsvp and book in advance.

There is also a childrens side/Theatre with a light meal, sweeties,drinks, entertainment, full time supervision and lots of fun for R100.

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The NAB Show 2018 Wrap-Up: The Digital Revolution Rules.

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It wasn’t so long ago that the radio industry was collectively shuffling its feet as in-car listening—AM/FM’s bread and butter—was subsiding amid a threatening new technology called “streaming,” as at-home and at-home tune-in were also declining. Well, look at us now. While traditional over the air AM/FM remains the mothership, broadcasters at the 2018 NAB Show this month made clear that the industry has now created its own digital revolution.

During the National Association of Broadcasters convention last week in Las Vegas—which brought together 94,000 attendees from 161 countries and 1,800+ exhibitors—station streaming has become a given. Add proprietary websites and social media, and the likes of mobile apps, smart speaker skills, podcasting, ROI and geo-fencing.

Indeed, all of this dizzying change is, in fact, prompting broadcasters to reimagine what business they’re in, Entercom senior VP, Corporate Business Development Tim Murph
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NAB Show: Digital Experts Share Smart Device Strategies.

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It’s no secret that a wild, wondrous array of smart devices, voice-activated speakers and mobile apps are unlocking newfound potential to connect with radio audiences, while potentially plumping stations’ bottom lines. The challenge now for broadcasters is trying to keep up with these rapidly evolving platforms, even when that sometimes means starting from scratch—again.

At the Wednesday NAB Show session, “Maximizing Smart Devices and Mobile Apps for Radio,” executives from Beasley Media Group and Hubbard Radio shared their efforts to stay ahead of the curve.

Steve Meyers, Executive VP of Digital for Beasley, explained that his company has made the leap to a new mobile app platform for each of the company’s 63 stations in 15 markets, with a focus on next-generation features—which he admits continue to evolve. The media company began the design phase six years ago, working with jācappps.

Recognizing that more than 70% of its audien
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Stanley Cup Playoff Hockey To Air On Westwood One.

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The quest for Lord Stanley’s Cup gets underway tonight with Westwood One providing live play-by-play coverage beginning with the drop of the puck as the Vegas Golden Knights host the Los Angeles Kings in Game One of their Western Conference series and culminating with the crowning of the 2018 Stanley Cup Champion.

In conjunction with NBC Sports and NBC Sports Radio, Westwood One will broadcast several playoff games throughout the next few weeks, including Game 3 between the Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks on Monday, April 16 and Game 4 between the Nashville Predators and the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, April 18. Other playoff games in the first two rounds will be announced at a later date. Coverage will continue with the audio broadcast of every game of both Conference Finals as well as the Stanley Cup Final.

Kenny Albert will handle play-by-play duties alongside analyst Joe Micheletti. The duo will will serve as the lead broadcast crew for We
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IHeart And Youngstown State Athletics Extend Agreement.

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iHeartMedia and Youngstown State University Athletics have extended their agreement keeping YSU football and men’s and women’s basketball on “NewsRadio 570” WKBN and “The Sports Animal” WNIO (1390) Youngstown, OH through the 2020-21 season.

“YSU is a cornerstone of our community and we are very proud to continue our partnership with them,” iHeartMedia market president Robert Hotchkiss said. “We’ve expanded our coverage of YSU Athletics over the years and recently decided to feature additional coaches and student-athletes on the weekly programs.”

iHeartMedia Youngstown has broadcast YSU football and basketball games since 2002 with football and men’s basketball games airing on WKBN and women’s basketball games carried on both stations. Additional YSU Athletics programming includes the football and basketball coaches show, “Penguin Playbook,” which airs Monday nights on WNIO and the “Fifth Quarter Call-In Show,
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