Less than a week after Citadel Broadcasting announced it may soon be exploring "the possibility of seeking relief through a Chapter 11 filing," one prominent online columnist explains why he thinks Regent could be in a similar situation. Both companies own stations in Central New York.
UTICA/ROME -- Two personalities who exited Kiss-FM (WSKS/WSKU) within two days of each other in September have found new jobs in radio. Former middayer Jesse Jordan has been hired for the same daypart in a significantly larger market down the Thruway, while former night jock "Intern Dave" drops his nickname to fill some shifts at the Regent cluster across town.
Citadel Broadcasting could be forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early next year, unless it can form a deal with creditors by mid-January. The owner of more than 200 radio stations -- including four in Syracuse -- admitted that possibility in a quarterly filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.
OSWEGO -- It may be considered an "off year" compared to last year's presidential election or next year's mid-term elections, but Election Night is still one of the biggest nights of the year for newsrooms across the country. And while things may have been ho-hum in many parts of the country, there was plenty of excitement in CNY.
SYRACUSE -- You can expect to hear some new imaging on two Foxfur Communications stations. MOViN 100.3/96.5 (WMVU/WMVN) and New Country WOLF 105.1 have both signed on with Arkansas-based JJ Ryan Audio Productions. Ryan, also an air talent in that state, has ties to Central New York.
TOWN OF CLAY -- A number of guest appearances on the show he used to produce apparently didn't help Dan McIntyre's campaign. The former Jim Reith Show producer lost his bid for Town of Clay Supervisor on Tuesday night, according to unofficial results posted by the Onondaga County Board of Elections.
ITHACA -- From the "better late than never" file, there's a slight change in the ownership of ROI Broadcasting, the owner of standalone CHR-formatted Z95-5 (WFIZ) and translator W299BI.
SYRACUSE/UTICA -- Once again, the first Monday in November means the beginning of 24/7 Christmas music on the radio in Central New York. As of midnight, Galaxy Syracuse AC Sunny 102 (WZUN) and Utica-Rome Hot AC Mix 102.5 (WUMX) started playing holiday hits.
SYRACUSE -- Nationwide industry magazine Radio Ink says Mimi Griswold is one of the top 10 programmers in radio. That's according to the magazine's October 19th edition. More details from Mark Bialczak's "Listen Up" blog on syracuse.com. (We'd normally link directly to Radio Ink, but the article isn't available online.)
SAN ANTONIO -- Randall Mays is no longer President and CFO of CC Media Holdings, according to a document filed this morning with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Randall's brother Mark, the company's CEO, is now also serving as interim CFO until a permanent replacement is named.