http://www.insideradio.com/sectional.asp?id=32061 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:08:36 GMT Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:08:36 GMT MediaSpan Online Site Administrator en-us Inside Radio http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-rss20/ After a week of stunting as "All-Beatles 107.3," Convergent Broadcasting's AC "Star 107.3" KRSR, Corpus Christi launched adult hits "107.3 Jake FM" Friday morning at 9am Central with a "we play everything" slogan. It's one of several format flips underway or expected over the holiday weekend. MORE. http://www.insideradio.com/article.asp?id=1940917&spid=32061 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:13:14 GMT http://www.insideradio.com/article.asp?id=1940917&spid=32061 No country radio personality is better known – or has more industry awards – than Gerry House. After close to 30 years in mornings at Clear Channel's "the Big 98" WSIX, Nashville, House says his "House Foundation" will air its final show December 15. House says he wants to devote more time to the other major writing projects he's involved with. http://www.insideradio.com/article.asp?id=1939374&spid=32061 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:08:36 GMT http://www.insideradio.com/article.asp?id=1939374&spid=32061 Based on the tenor of his latest on-air rant, Howard Stern doesn't appear to be close to signing a new deal with Sirius XM. Stern said Thursday he's "pretty sure" he'll be leaving when his five-year contract with the satcaster expiries at year-end. What's not among his "Plan B" options? Terrestrial radio. http://www.insideradio.com/article.asp?id=1940216&spid=32061 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:07:06 GMT http://www.insideradio.com/article.asp?id=1940216&spid=32061 In the latest chapter in CEO Jeff Smulyan's $90 million bid to take the company private, Emmis Communications has extended its stock buyout offer to 5 pm Eastern on September 8. For the eighth time, a scheduled shareholders meeting has been postponed and rescheduled, this time for September 8. http://www.insideradio.com/article.asp?id=1940215&spid=32061 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:01:31 GMT http://www.insideradio.com/article.asp?id=1940215&spid=32061 With Hurricane Earl climbing up the Eastern Seaboard today and tomorrow, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has activated the FCC's Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) for 13 North Carolina counties. MORE http://www.insideradio.com/article.asp?id=1940218&spid=32061 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:09:39 GMT http://www.insideradio.com/article.asp?id=1940218&spid=32061 A year ago, when companies were downsizing and mandatory furloughs were implemented by some, there wasn't a lot of talk about taking time off. But this summer's tale is somewhat different. More than seven-in-ten Inside Radio readers report they took at least one day off over the past few months. MORE http://www.insideradio.com/article.asp?id=1940226&spid=32061 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:04:29 GMT http://www.insideradio.com/article.asp?id=1940226&spid=32061 The Armed Forces Radio Network will get a line-up of progressive talk shows in a new format built by Dial Global. The "PowerTalk" station will feature talk personalities Neal Boortz, Ed Schultz, Bill Press, Thom Hartmann, and Stephanie Miller. MORE http://www.insideradio.com/article.asp?id=1940227&spid=32061 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:14:09 GMT http://www.insideradio.com/article.asp?id=1940227&spid=32061 Las Vegas air personality Dennis Mitchell will mark his 1,000th "Breakfast with the Beatles" broadcast this weekend. The program is heard on dozens of stations in the U.S., Canada and internationally. Mitchell says to mark the occasion he's produced a two-hour retrospective of Beatles history and the basis for his show. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:14:36 GMT The Ad Council has begun distributing public service announcements to radio and television stations urging people to make donations to relief agencies helping the millions affected by the flooding in Pakistan. The floods have impacted more people than the Haitian earthquake and 2004 Asian tsunami combined. MORE http://www.insideradio.com/article.asp?id=1940231&spid=32061 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:16:54 GMT http://www.insideradio.com/article.asp?id=1940231&spid=32061