Radio

Radio vets Cosby, Stuck among Clear Channel layoffs

October 27, 2011
Cory Schouten
Several 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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Emmis finds silver lining despite deep losses in 2Q

October 13, 2011
Anthony Schoettle
Indianapolis-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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Struggling Emmis faces NASDAQ delisting again

September 2, 2011
 IBJ Staff
The 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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'Abdul in the Morning' show to end Friday

August 11, 2011
J.K. Wall
Abdul-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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Emmis' local radio stations get big lift from new ratings system

July 20, 2011
Anthony Schoettle
During the quarter ended May 31, ratings at Emmis Communications' four local stations greatly outpaced other stations in the market.
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Emmis reports larger quarterly loss, higher revenue

July 13, 2011
Scott Olson
For 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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Smulyan says Emmis ready 'to go back on offensive'Restricted Content

June 25, 2011
Greg Andrews
Emmis' 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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Emmis selling three major radio stations

June 21, 2011
 IBJ Staff
Emmis 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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Emmis reports smaller annual loss on higher revenue

May 10, 2011
Scott Olson
The 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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'Survivor' star looking for investors for casino game

May 3, 2011
Scott Olson
Rupert 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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WFYI sets on-air fundraising record

April 22, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlin
Public radio station WFYI will be comfortably ahead of its fundraising goal when an on-air drive wraps up Friday evening.
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Economic Club of Indiana getting new manager

April 21, 2011
Francesca Jarosz
The 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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Another suit filed in Emmis, financier dispute

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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WXLW beats odds to stay in sports-talk radioRestricted Content

March 26, 2011
Anthony Schoetle
Small Franklin station has survived loss of ESPN affiliation, emergence of better-funded competitors.
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Local firm making noise with app for radio stations

February 24, 2011
Scott Olson
Boost 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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Financier in botched deal sues Emmis over loan to Smulyan

February 18, 2011
J.K. Wall
In 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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Emmis likely escapes NASDAQ-delisting danger

February 11, 2011
Scott Olson
Stock 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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LEADING QUESTIONS: Abdul airs take on punditry, influence

February 9, 2011
Mason King
Shabazz_WatchVideoHow 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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Emmis decision to pay CEO legal fees illegal, financier says

February 7, 2011
Scott Olson
Alden 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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Cumulus Media to buy out radio partners for $740M

February 1, 2011
 IBJ Staff
Atlanta-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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Emmis still facing NASDAQ-delisting danger

January 26, 2011
Scott Olson
After 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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Emmis surges as industry anticipates radio sale

January 13, 2011
J.K. Wall
Emmis 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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Emmis reports $1.6 million quarterly loss

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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Emmis faces NASDAQ delisting danger again

November 7, 2010
 IBJ Staff
Emmis 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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New tool shuffles radio ratingsRestricted Content

October 23, 2010
Anthony Schoettle
A 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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