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Radio Ratings
Station that switched to sports-talk strikes out in first inning
May 3, 2013
Chris O'MalleyWXNT-AM says the mass exodus of its news-talk listener base was to be expected during transition to CBS Sports radio content.
MoreQuirky campaign aims to win new listeners for WFYI
March 2, 2013
Anthony SchoettleNational Public Radio is spending $750,000 on an aggressive advertising campaign designed to boost its audience in four test
cities, including Indianapolis, by pointing out the wide variety of people who listen to public radio.
MoreListener surveys are routine, WIBC says
December 22, 2012
Conservative talk radio station says it won't turn to more moderate programming, though some stations have adjusted their
mix.
MoreBold challenge to country giant WFMS paying off for Hank
June 30, 2012
Anthony SchoettleAfter more than two decades as one of the Indianapolis market’s top ratings- and revenue-generators, country radio station
WFMS-FM 95.5 is getting some serious competition from relative newcomer WLHK-FM 97.1—popularly known as Hank.
MoreWheat out as local Cumulus market manager
May 2, 2012
Atlanta-based Cumulus has eliminated its local market manager position. Locally, Cumulus operates top-10 radio stations WJJK-FM
104.5 and WFMS-FM 95.5.
MoreThe Fan winning sports-talk radio war by wide margin
December 17, 2011
Anthony SchoettleRadio station WFNI-AM 1070 is challenging some FM music stations in the battle for male listeners.
More'Abdul in the Morning' show to end Friday
August 11, 2011
J.K. WallAbdul-Hakim Shabazz said his morning radio show on WXNT-AM 1430 will be replaced by the syndicated "Wall Street Journal
Report" on Monday in a cost-cutting decision by Entercom Communications Corp.
MoreWXLW beats odds to stay in sports-talk radio
March 26, 2011
Anthony SchoetleSmall Franklin station has survived loss of ESPN affiliation, emergence of better-funded competitors.
MoreNew tool shuffles radio ratings
October 23, 2010
Anthony SchoettleA new method of measuring radio listening habits has shaken up local station ratings, sending radio operators scrambling to
re-evaluate formats and ad pricing.
MoreEmmis' Smulyan wants FM radio tuners in cell phones
September 11, 2010
Anthony SchoettleCongress is expected this fall to debate the idea of mandating the inclusion of tuners, a move that could boost the struggling
radio industry.
MoreJMV already boosting The Fan's ad revenue
June 15, 2010
Anthony SchoettleEven before ratings arrive, WFNI-AM 1070 officials said they have signed two major advertisers this month due to the recent
hire of new afternoon host JMV.
MoreLocal Hispanic newscaster launching radio show
June 9, 2010
Scott OlsonMarco Dominguez turns to WNTS-AM 1590 after the Hispanic daily television news program he launched last year folded.
MoreNew electronic radio ratings system rattling nerves
February 20, 2010
Anthony SchoettleLocal radio operators are bracing for a potential ratings shake-up. The introduction of Arbitron Co.'s Portable People Meter
in the Indianapolis market this summer is expected to tighten the ratings race and could dramatically affect how much advertisers
are willing to pay for radio spots.
MorePatrick's return may reshuffle sports-talk ad spending
January 9, 2010
Anthony SchoettleLocal advertisers and media buyers said they’ll keep a close eye on the first half of 2010 to see
how Patrick, who launched his show Jan. 4, matches up against WFNI-AM 1070’s afternoon drive time
show.
MoreRadio station WNTR-FM launches interactive format
December 29, 2009
Anthony SchoettleWNTR-FM 107.9 has scrapped "The Track" format and tries new approach with an emphasis on listener requests.
MoreBob & Tom keep Q95 on a roll even as classic-rock format shows age
November 14, 2009
Anthony SchoettleQ95's Tom Griswold and Bob Kevoian have maintained their lofty ratings, keeping the Clear Channel Radio station near the top
of the Indianapolis radio market.
MoreLocal radio ratings race tightening
October 19, 2009
Anthony SchoettleThe latest Arbitron Inc. radio ratings show the central Indiana market is becoming far more competitive, with the top
stations separated only by fractions of a point. WFMS-FM slipped, but remained No. 1, while urban stations WHHH-FM and WTLC-FM
climbed into the next two spots.
MoreNew Emmis exec Charlie Morgan faces big challenges as he re-enters radio
October 3, 2009
Anthony SchoettleWhen local radio industry veteran Charlie Morgan stepped down as president of Indianapolis Motor Speedway Productions last
month, it could’ve appeared he was trying to escape the daunting problems of open-wheel racing. Unless you considered
where he was going.
MoreWNDE holds off sports-talk upstart in ratings despite marketing push, high-profile co-host
August 18, 2008
Anthony SchoettleLongtime sports/talk station WNDE-AM 1260 has beaten back newcomer WFNI-AM 1070 in a critical listener demographic despite WFNI's extensive promotion of hosts Eddie White and Indianapolis Star sports columnist Bob Kravitz.
Changing radio formats changes ratings results
May 12, 2008
Anthony SchoettleNumerous format changes late last year caused a major shake-up in the first-quarter survey results of central Indiana's radio-listening
habits.
MoreNew gadget may alter radio biz
October 29, 2007
Anthony SchoettleIf it lives up to the hype, the Portable People Meter could revolutionize radio advertising by providing a more accurate look
at who's listening to what. The pager-size device tracks radio-listening habits in real time, rather than relying on ratings
survey participants to remember what stations they tuned in during the course of a day.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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