Thanks to the popularity of last year’s well-received Big 89 Rewind, WLS-AM is doing it again this Memorial Day, with an all-new edition. Here is the scheduled line up… 5am-6am: Kickoff Show6am-9am: Chuck Knapp9am-Noon: Larry Lujack with Lil’ Tommy EdwardsNoon-3pm: Fred Winston3pm-6pm: Bill Bailey6pm-10pm: John Records Landecker10pm-12:00 Jeff Davis WLS news alumni will also be on hand, including Les Grobstein, […]
After the last few days, it’s great to announce a hiring for a change! WMAQ-TV meteorologist Brant Miller is returning to his roots at the frequency he used to work show. Miller has been hired as morning personality at Oldies outlet WZZN-FM (94.7) starting Monday, where he will hold down the 6 to 10 a.m. shift (Miller will continue in […]
Today’s feedback in Robert Feder’s column in today’s Sun-Times was about the recent corporate cutbacks at Citadel’s WLS-AM and WZZN-FM. Among the universally critical letters of Citadel were three former WLS staffers – one of which (Jake Hartford) was fired Friday. If the Citadel firings are any indication, the radio business has taken a major step backwards (again) and has […]
Robert Feder of the Sun-Times wrote a pretty good article today, analyzing WLS-AM and WZZN-FM’s firing spree on Friday, in which fourteen people lost their jobs – a dead-on piece that pretty much sums up the state of the media business today, especially radio. And that’s not all: On top of that, Feder reported that four employees at CBS-owned WBBM-TV […]
This occurred as parent company Citadel Broadcasting posted a whopping $848 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2007. The personnel layoffs include: Jennifer Keiper, news director ; Bill Cameron, city hall reporter; David Jennings, reporter; Christina Filiaggi, traffic reporter; Nate Clay, talk host and Jake Hartford. Meanwhile, Citadel has laid off two at WABC in New York; WPLJ (also […]
From the Sun-Times’ Robert Feder (and rightfully so.) But he also praised the coverage of WBBM-AM and WGN-AM – as well as NextMedia’s west suburban classic hits outlet WERV-FM (95.9 FM, a.k.a. “The River”) for their continuing coverage of the tragedy.
Because there’s more to life than Chicago and Milwaukee… Peoria: It’s a trifecta for Triad as the radio station owner holds the top three spots with Country outlet WXCL-FM leading the way. Regent’s Rhythmic outlet (WZPW-FM) finished fourth. The biggest loser here was Regent’s Active Rock station (WIXO-FM) which fell from first place in the Spring book to eighth. Ouch! […]
Here are your radio Fall Arbs (+12) for: Chicago Quick analysis: Tribune’s WGN is first, but stumbled. Clear Channel’s Urban Contemporary WGCI is back in second place, while sister Urban AC WVAZ fell from fifth place to eighth (they announced a huge schedule change today – more on that later, so watch the blog.) CC’s WLIT surged to fifth place*, […]
The second set of trends for the Arbitron fall book for Chicago radio stations are out, and there is some movement on the chart among several radio stations. Thoughts… – It looks like WGN is going to be #1 for the foreseeable future. – WGCI rebounded to third place this trend, perhaps silencing critics (such as yours truly) -WLS-AM rebounded […]
My apologies for just getting around to these stories, but a belated happy trails to two notable Chicagoans: Jimmy P. Stagg, a discjockey who worked at the old WCFL in the 1960’s and 1970’s, who helped shape Chicago’s Top 40 wars with WLS back in the day. He passed away last week from cancer at the age of 72. He […]
Both down a full point since last summer, while WGN blows out the competition (like the Colorado Rockies, WGN may never lose a book again!) For the complete results, click here. Update (10-16-06): No Feder today for some reason, so the daypart breakdowns will have to wait. In the meantime, here’s a Tribune story on the numbers, which contains some […]
We usually don’t report on the trends (the Summer book doesn’t come out until October), but this is worth noting – Citadel’s talk outlet WLS-AM dropped to fourteenth place with a 2.8 – the lowest rating in more than a decade. Let’s not read too much into this – keep in mind that WLS is still stronger now than it […]
WLS-AM is rewinding back on Memorial Day for a trip back to the days when it was “The Rock of Chicago.” The Big 89 Rewind will feature former jocks Larry Lujack, Tommy Edwards, John Landecker, Fred Winston, Chris Shibel, and Jeff Davis (hey, where’s Brant Miller?) The event will start at 5a.m. and will end at midnight. WLS-AM was the […]
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