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Casey Kasem's Done Counting

This may be old news to some, but we just first heard about it in this morning's Tom Taylor on Radio-Info e-newsletter -- Casey Kasem's last new countdown will air on Independence Day weekend.

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Former WIBX Board Op Dies at 32

UTICA-ROME -- Former WIBX board operator R. Clark Witt, IV, passed away on Sunday, following a long illness.  He was 32 years old.  Writing obituaries is never pleasant -- but this one is especially tough for your editor -- we were co-workers at Regent Broadcasting from 1999 until about 2002-ish, when Clark graduated from Utica College […]

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Regent Loses $32.5M in First Quarter

Regent was one of two major broadcasting companies to give its first quarter financial statement on Friday, and the news was not good.  The company posted a $32.5 million loss for the first three months of the year, compared to a $3.0 million loss in the same period of 2008.

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Regent Proposes Reverse Stock Split

Following a move similar to what Saga did in January, Regent Communications is reportedly proposing a reverse stock split.  It's an effort to help boost the company's stock price, which stood at 15 cents as of 9:20am Friday.

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POTW: It's All About the Kids (2009)

UTICA-ROME -- "It's all about the kids."  Those five, simple words are the unofficial motto behind everything that happens at Lite 98.7 (WLZW)'s annual radiothon to benefit the Children's Miracle Network.

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Reports: Regent Facing Default?

Several sources say Regent Communications, the owner of four stations in the Utica-Rome market, could be very close to defaulting on $195 million in debt on loan from Bank of America.  The reports were triggered by Regent's latest SEC filing.

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Lite 98.7 Radiothon Nets $24K for Kids

UTICA-ROME -- Mohawk Valley listeners called in more than $24,000 in pledges during the ninth annual Children's Miracle Network Radiothon on Lite 98.7 (WLZW) over the past two days.

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Lite 98.7 CMN Radiothon Underway

UTICA-ROME -- Regent AC Lite 98.7 (WLZW) is in the midst of its 9th annual Children's Miracle Network Radiothon. They're live at St. Luke's Hospital today and tomorrow, raising money to benefit hospital's pediatric and maternity services.

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Utica-Rome Ratings: Lite 98.7 Falls to #2

UTICA-ROME -- The Arbitron Persons 12+ numbers for the Fall 2008 ratings period are out.  Regent's Big Frog 104 (WFRG) and Lite 98.7 (WLZW) still own the top 2 ranks, but the duo traded ranks as Lite loses nearly 3 ratings points since the spring.

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Regent Signs With Radiolicious

Regent Communications has signed a deal with Radiolicious, making it the first major radio group to make all of its web streams accessible to users of Apple iPhone or iPod Touch devices.

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