October 27, 2011
Cory SchoutenSeveral local radio employees lost their jobs this week in a round of layoffs by San Antonio-based Clear Channel, the parent
company of WRZX-FM 103.3, WFBQ-FM 94.7 and WNDE-AM 1260.
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October 13, 2011
Anthony SchoettleIndianapolis-based Emmis Communications Corp. announced Thursday that second-quarter revenue slipped from last year and losses
nearly quadrupled. However, the sale of three radio stations for $120 million, a reduction in debt and increases in advertising
give executives hope.
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September 2, 2011
IBJ StaffThe day before closing on a $120 million sale of three radio stations, Emmis was warned about non-compliance with NASDAQ's
minimum-price rule for the third time in two years.
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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.
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July 20, 2011
Anthony SchoettleDuring the quarter ended May 31, ratings at Emmis Communications' four local stations greatly outpaced other stations in the
market.
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July 13, 2011
Scott OlsonFor the quarter ended May 31, Emmis suffered a loss of $4.5 million, or 12 cents a share, compared with a loss of $3.9 million,
or 10 cents a share, in the same period last year.
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June 25, 2011
Greg AndrewsEmmis' sale of two stations in Chicago and one in New York City will allow the company to chop more than $100 million
off its $331 million in long-term debt—clearing the way for it to arrange a refinancing under favorable terms.
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June 21, 2011
IBJ StaffEmmis Communications Corp. has reached an agreement to sell three big-market radio stations to a partnership involving a private
equity firm and a prominent media executive, the company disclosed Tuesday morning.
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May 10, 2011
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis-based media company said an improving economy helped it cut its losses as revenue from radio operations grew
4.3 percent. Still, the company continues to struggle with a heavy debt load.
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May 3, 2011
Scott OlsonRupert Boneham has created a casino table game and is searching for investors to help market it. A portion of the game's revenue
will benefit his Indianapolis charity, Rupert's Kids.
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April 22, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinPublic radio station WFYI will be comfortably ahead of its fundraising goal when an on-air drive wraps up Friday evening.
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April 21, 2011
Francesca JaroszThe Indiana Chamber of Commerce, which has overseen the Economic Club of Indiana for the last three and a half years, will
end its relationship with the group after May's luncheon.
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March 28, 2011
Emmis Communications Corp. is accusing Alden Global Capital, which once backed Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan's attempt to take the
company private, of violating the "short-swing rule." This is the third suit involving the parties since Smulyan called off
the move last year.
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March 26, 2011
Anthony SchoetleSmall Franklin station has survived loss of ESPN affiliation, emergence of better-funded competitors.
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February 24, 2011
Scott OlsonBoost Media & Entertainment's MyStationApp targets independent radio stations such as WTTS-FM 92.3 in Bloomington, which is
having success with the product.
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February 18, 2011
J.K. WallIn uncommonly sharp language, attorneys for New York-based Alden Global Capital accused Emmis' board of “a blatantly
self-dealing transaction” that allows Smulyan to “pursue a personal litigation vendetta” against Alden.
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February 11, 2011
Scott OlsonStock in the Indianapolis-based media company closed above the necessary threshold of $1 per share for 10 consecutive business
days on Thursday, meaning it should be back in compliance with NASDAQ rules.
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February 9, 2011
Mason King
How is talk-radio host Abdul-Hakim Shabazz like the Wizard of Oz? Were his barbs about an IPS official "over the
top"? Does he really have the governor's ear? He's taking your calls.
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February 7, 2011
Scott OlsonAlden Global Capital, a firm Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan is suing for backing out of a deal to finance his efforts to take Emmis
private, charges that a $200,000 loan Emmis made to pay his legal fees violates the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
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February 1, 2011
IBJ StaffAtlanta-based Cumulus Media Inc. said late Monday it has agreed to acquire its partners' interest in a venture that owns 32
radio stations in nine cities, including three in Indianapolis. No local changes are expected.
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January 26, 2011
Scott OlsonAfter an eight-day trading stretch in which its shares traded above $1 each, Emmis stock fell to 97 cents on Tuesday, below
an important NASDAQ exchange threshhold.
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January 13, 2011
J.K. WallEmmis Communications’ share price soared 42 percent on Wednesday, a day after the company reiterated that it is “actively
pursuing” the sale of some assets. CEO Jeff Smulyan says it's impossible to call a station sale imminent, but shares
gained another 13 percent on Thursday.
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January 11, 2011
The Indianapolis-based media company suffered a loss in the fiscal third quarter despite a 3-percent rise in revenue.
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November 7, 2010
IBJ StaffEmmis Communications Corp. spent much of last year in danger of being delisted from the NASDAQ stock exchange. Now, it's back
in the same precarious position.
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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.
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It's also across the street from Fogo de Chao and Morton's....
Yep, the haters are trying to make good news bad. I guess it is hard to get people to believe the series is dying when they are gaining new sponsors.
David Copperfield! I remember watching his specials on TV when I was little.
Don't forget this is next to an MMA gym, a pawn shop, and some abandoned spaces.
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