DCRTV Front - NYC - Contact Us - Mailbag - Advertise - Support DCRTV Clear Channel Buys FNX's 101.7 Signal - 5/16 - The Phoenix is reporting that Boston area alternative rocker WFNX, 101.7, is being sold to Clear Channel. WFNX's intellectual property - including the call letters - are being retained by Phoenix Media Communications Group. It looks like a new format for 101.7, with WFNX ending up as an online outlet. More from fmqb.com..... Kiss Tops Boston - 5/16 - Contemporary hit Kiss 108, WXKS-FM, tops the Boston radio ratings for April..... Phipps To WXRV - 5/11 - Boston adult alternative rocker WXRV, the River, has named Matt Phipps as music director and afternoon drive host. He'd been morning traffic host on WHDH-TV and once did the morning show at adult alternative rocker WBOS..... Laurenti To WODS - 5/3 - New England radio veteran John Laurenti becomes morning show co-host of CBS's classic hits WODS, 103.3 FM, in Boston. He will team with Karen Blake..... 12 Shares Weather With Journal - 4/30 - Providence's Channel 12/WPRI and the Providence Journal have launched a multimedia weather partnership. WPRI's Live Pinpoint Doppler 12 weather team will be the source of weather information for the newspaper's online and print editions..... Sison To 4 - 4/27 - Bree Sison joins Channel 4/WBZ as a reporter, after six years as the morning news anchor at Pensacola FL's WEAR-TV..... WCTK & WRCH Top Radio Ratings - 4/20 - Country WCTK tops Providence and adult contemporary WRCH tops Hartford. In the latest batch of radio ratings for March..... Kiss 108 Tops Boston - 4/18 - Clear Channel's contemporary hit WXKS, Kiss 108, tops the March monthly radio ratings for Boston..... Boston's 4 & 5 Knocked Off Air - 4/10 - From bizjournals.com: Over-the-air signals were cut off Sunday at Channel 4/WBZ and Channel 5/WCVB two other Boston area stations. The problem stemmed from faulty broadcast equipment at a Needham tower site, according to statements from the two stations. In addition to the two network affiliates, over-the-air signals were also out of commission at Channel 38 and Channel 44..... WRCH Tops Hartford - 3/23 - Adult contemporary WRCH tops the February radio ratings for Hartford..... 4's Jack Williams Reduces Workload - 3/21 - Channel 4/WBZ anchor Jack Williams will reduce his evening anchor duties. Starting March 26th, he will no longer anchor the CBS station's 11 PM newscast. But he will continue to anchor the 6 PM newscast with Lisa Hughes. "This was my idea," Williams says. "They told me I can work as long as I want. They've been very gracious to me"..... Kiss 108 Tops Boston - 3/21 - Clear Channel's contemporay hit WXKS-FM, Kiss 108, tops the Boston radio ratings for February..... Lisa Garvey Leaves WXRV - 3/13 - Afternoon personality Lisa Garvey gets cut from Boston's adult alternative WXRV, 92.5 FM, "The River"..... Washington & Piro Join WVIT - 3/9 - Two new hires at NBC-owned Channel 30/WVIT in Hartford. Audrey Washington comes from Channel 10/WJAR in Providence. And Todd Piro comes from KPSP-TV in Palm Springs CA..... Bosworth Leaves WTIC-TV - 3/8 - Jennifer Bosworth leaves Hartford's Channel 61/WTIC to join Back9Network, a golf channel started by her husband. Since September, Bosworth has been the Fox station's weekend new anchor. She joined WTIC in 2007..... Bower To Hartford's 97.9 - 3/8 - Clear Channel's new Hartford sports talker, WUCS, 97.9 FM, adds Mike Bower for afternoon drive. His resume includes stints in Detroit, Denver, Seattle, Boston, Fresno, Pensacola, and at SiriusXM..... Don Kelley Leaves Greater Media - 3/5 - FMQB tells us that longtime Greater Media-Boston vice president of programming and program director at adult contemporary WMJX, Magic 106.7, Don Kelley exits as his contract is not being renewed. Until a permanent replaced is found, Kelley's programming duties will be in the hands of vice president vice president/program development Buzz Knight..... Gingras Leaves WVIT - 3/2 - After two years as a reporter at Hartford's NBC-owned station, Channel 30/WVIT, Brynn Gingras is leaving. No new gig to announce yet, but he says he's relocating to NYC..... Fox Sports To WPOP - 2/24 - Clear Channel switches Hartford sports talker WPOP, 1410 AM, to Fox Sports Radio and adds Dan Patrick..... WRCH Tops Hartford - 2/24 - CBS's adult contemporary WRCH holds onto a big lead in the Hartford radio ratings..... Gary Girard Dies - 2/23 - Gary Girard died February 22 of cancer in Florida. He was 68. Girard was an on-air personality on Hartford's WPOP-AM for 20 years. He also worked at WHCT-TV, WNLC-AM, and WTYD..... Shots Miss WVIT News Van - 2/21 - A news crew for Hartford's Channel 30/WVIT was covering a shooting in New Haven on Monday when bullets just missed their news van. Following a robbery at a convenience store, where thieves fired two shots into the ceiling as they stole roughly $300, the WVIT news crew was sitting in a marked news van near the store. No one was hurt in the incident. More at nbcconnecticut.com..... Terzi Leaving Hartford's 3 - 2/21 - From the New Haven Register: Al Terzi, the dean of Connecticut TV anchors who has been in broadcasting for more than a half-century, will leave Channel 3/WFSB. WFSB General Manager Klarn DePalma and Terzi, 69, said they could not reach agreement on a new contract, and he will leave at the end of his contract, February 24, which is also the end of the important February sweeps ratings period..... Diana Rocco To Philly's 3 - 2/20 - Diana Rocco, who leaves Boston's Channel 7/WHDH after just three months, joins Philadelphia's Channel 3/KYW as a general assignment reporter..... PRO Yanks "CTC" - 2/17 - Providence talker WPRO-AM replaces the overnight "Coast To Coast" show with "Red Eye Radio," which is syndicated by the station's owner, Cumulus..... WBZ Veteran Dave Maynard Dies - 2/10 - From boston.cbslocal.com: Longtime WBZ host Dave Maynard died Thursday in Citrus Hills FL after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 82 years old. Maynard was a ?xture in Boston television and radio for 48 years. He began his career in 1952 at WHIL radio [now WXKS] and then moved on to WORL radio, working as a rock ‘n’ roll disc jockey at both stations.In 1965 he began hosting Community Auditions, a talent showcase that ran on WBZ-TV for 21 years and highlighted amateur Boston talent. In 1979 he began doing talk radio on the night shift. One of Maynard’s most memorable on-air moments was one summer night when he kept a suicidal caller on the air for over an hour, saving the man’s life by tracking down his whereabouts. One year later, Maynard was offered the position of WBZ radio’s morning man..... Baghdady Re-Signs With WTNH - 2/1 - Anchor Sonia Baghdady has signed a new contract with Hartford's Channel 8/WTNH, following a period of negotiations that included the station posting a job opening for her position..... WWLI & WRCH Top Ratings - 1/30 - WWLI tops the Providence radio ratings and WRCH tops Hartford in the latest batch of numbers..... CC Flips Hartford's 97.9 To Sports - 1/27 - Clear Channel launches Sports 97.9 in Hartford, bringing the format over from WPOP-AM, 1410. The FMer had been country WPKX, which can now be heard on 100.9 FM..... DirecTV To Continue Carrying 7 - 1/27 - Boston NBC affiliate Channel 7/WHDH's owner Sunbeeam and DirecTV have reached a carriage agreement which guarantees that the satellite TV providers' local subscribers won't face Super Bowl blackout on February 5th..... 25 Ups Wroblewski - 1/27 - Sarah Wroblewski joins Fox-owned Channel 25/WFXT as weekend meteorologist. Wroblewski joined the station last year as a fill-in meteorologist and environmental reporter. Prior to joining WFXT, Wroblewski spent five years at CBS's Channel 4/WBZ, where she was a weather reporter and weekend morning meteorologist..... WODS Tops Boston - 1/26 - Fueled by Christmas tunes, WODS topped the Boston radio ratings for the "holiday" period. More at radio-info.com..... DirecTVers Face Bowl Blackout - 1/25 - From TVSpy: As the New England Patriots prepare for the Super Bowl, DirecTV subscribers in Boston are fretting over a potential blackout of the game. Sunbeam Television, which owns Boston NBC-affiliate Channel 7/WHDH, is currently locked in a retrans battle with DirecTV and has pulled its stations from the popular satellite service until a new agreement is reached. Now the stakes have been significantly raised for the negotiations with the Super Bowl less than two weeks away..... Carabeo To 64 - 1/25 - Jan Carabeo will joins Hartford Fox-affiliate Channel 64/WTIC. She cmes from WSYR-TV in Syracuse, where she has been a general assignment reporter since 2010..... Salem Sells WBZS - 1/19 - Salem sells the Providence area's business news talker WBZS, 550 AM, to Starboard Media, which plans to put a Catholic-oriented religious format on the station. The reported sale price is $750,000..... Mel Goldstein Dies - 1/19 - From the Hartford Courant: Dr. Mel Goldstein had plans for the weeks ahead, cancer or no cancer. They included giving his daily weather reports on two radio stations and organizing a radiothon to benefit Connecticut Hospice in Branford. But on Wednesday, the 66-year-old former WTNH-TV meteorologist died at Yale-New Haven Hospital, 16 years after being diagnosed with multiple myeloma..... Man Hit By WHDH SUV - 1/17 - From TV Spy: A Channel 7/WHDH photographer hit a 25-year-old man while driving a station SUV early Tuesday morning. The man, who was trying to run across the highway when he was hit, is now in serious condition. The accident occurred around 2:30 AM on Tuesday as the WHDH photographer was on duty. The man apparently exited his disabled vehicle, which was parked in the breakdown lane, and attempted to cross the highway when he was struck by the WHDH SUV..... WXCT Simulcasts WSPR - 1/17 - Radio-Info.com tells us that Hartford-market WXCT, Southington CT, 990 AM, is now simulcasting sister station WSPR, Power 1270, out of Springfield MA. That means the Spanish Christian format is off WXCT, and it's simulcasting Springfield-market Spanish tropical WSPR..... 30 Expands Weekend Newscasts - 1/12 - NBC owned Channel 30/WVIT in Hartford is adding 90 minutes to weekend newscasts. Both the Saturday and Sunday morning newscasts on WVIT will now begin at 5:30 AM..... Globe To Print & Deliver Herald - 1/9 - The Boston Globe will print and deliver the Boston Herald, starting this month, as the tabloid seeks to cut costs and prepares to move from its headquarters in the South End, the two newspapers said. Under terms of the deal, the Herald will pay the Globe an undisclosed sum to print and distribute its editions in the Boston area, enabling the Herald to eliminate the jobs of 53 truck drivers and other delivery personnel through layoffs and buyouts. More at boston.com..... Wilbur Leaves XRV - 1/4 - Catie Wilbur leaves her program director and music director duties at Boston's adult alternative WXRV - a reported budget cut. Denver-based Mike Henry will take over music duties at the station..... Kim Carrigan Leaves 25 - 1/4 - Kim Carrigan is out of her morning anchor gig at Boston's Channel 25/WFXT after seven years. Her contract is not being renewed..... XKS Tops Boston - 12/29 - Contemporary hit WXKS-FM, Kiss 108, continues to stay on top of the Boston radio heap for the month of December. More at radio-info.com..... 7 Settles With Union - 12/28 - The union that represents the on-air personalities at Boston's Channel 7/WHDH has reached a contract agreement with the station after more than two years of contentious negotiations. The three-year deal will phase out fees paid to anchors and reporters for on-air appearances - a hotly contested issue during negotiations - in exchange for a 2 percent increase in their base salaries. More at boston.com..... Rockstroth To WLNE - 12/22 - Bob Rockstroth gets hired as the news director at Channel 6/WLNE in Providence. He resigned last February as the news director at Hartford's Channel 61/WTIC..... Jackie Bruno To NECN - 12/21 - Jackie Bruno, formerly Miss Massachusetts USA in 2008, becomes a news anchor at New England Cable News..... WPRO Tops Hartford - 12/6 - WPRO-FM tops Providence and WRCH tops Hartford in the November monthly radio ratings..... Kiss 108 Leads Boston Radio Ratings - 12/2 - Contemporary hit Kiss 108, WXKS-FM, tops the Boston radio heap for the month of November. More at radio-info.com..... Globe's Slack To Politico - 11/29 - Washington-based Donovan Slack leaves the Boston Globe, where she's been covering the White House, to join Politico to handle the Politico 44 blog, which covers President Obama..... Nassau Heads To Bankruptcy Court - 11/29 - The licenses for Nassau Broadcasting's 39 radio stations throughout the northeast have been "accepted for filing" by the FCC, giving the Princeton NJ-based firm "debtor-in-possession" status. TRI's Tom Taylor tells us that Nassau and its creditors seem to have quit wrestling over its fate, and they're all back in Judge Kevin Gross' federal bankruptcy court on December 20 to handle business like approving Rothschild as an advisor and investment banker..... Williams Voices NECN - 11/16 - Ted Williams, that homeless radio jock discovered in Columbus OH a while back, is now doing voiceover work for New England Cable News..... WODS & WROR Goes XMAS - 11/14 - Boston's WODS and WROR have both flipped to all-Christmas tunes..... 10 & 12 To Start 4:30 AM News - 11/11 - Channel 10/WJAR and Channel 12/WJAR in Providence move up the start of their weekday morning newscasts to 4:30 AM beginning November 28th..... Original WBZ Tower Come Down - 11/7 - The original broadcast towers for WBZ NewsRadio 1030 along I-91 in Springfield were taken down on Saturday. The towers sat on top of the old Westinghouse plant in Springfield for 90 years. New owners of the former Westinghouse buildings have been clearing the plant property making way for a redevelopment. More at boston.cbslocal.com..... Cox Sells 2 AMers To Sacret Heart - 11/1 - Cox sells two southern Connecticut AMs to Sacred Heart University. Sacred Heart will convert WSTC, 1400 in Stamford, and WNLK, 1350 in Norwalk, to non-commercial status. The two currently simulcast a commercial talk format. SHU already owns news/talk and classical WSHU-FM, 91.1 in Fairfield, and non-commercial WSHU-AM, 1260 in Westport. No price has been announced for the transaction..... NBC Sports To CT - 10/23 - NBC Sports has agreed to move from New York City to Stamford to take advantage of tax breaks, adding to a growing film and TV presence in the southwestern Connecticut city. AP has more..... 10 Sorry For Story Swipe - 10/23 - Media General's Channel 10/WJAR in Providence apologizes for swiping a story from the Providence Journal. More at turnto10.com..... Man Killed In Fall From Tower - 10/13 - An Iowa man has been killed in a 500-foot fall from a Boston-area radio tower. The 1,300 feet high structure houses the antennae for a number of Boston area FMers, including WBUR, WBZ-FM, WKLB, and WJMN. The man fell from the 500-foot level. He was a contract employee for American Tower Corporation. The Boston Globe has more..... Charlie Bagley Dies - 10/12 - Charlie Bagley, longtime Hartford TV weatherman for Channel 3/WFSB for 23 years until his retirement in 1994, died Sunday at his home. He was 82. More from the Hartfordite..... News Net For 50 - 10/11 - Channel 50/WZMY in Derry NH, which covers the Boston TV market, drops its My TV affiliation and goes independent with a news format. Carlisle One Media recently purchased the station and has given it the WBIN calls with a feed from the Iowa-based Independent News Network..... JBJ Leaves BMX - 10/10 - Jay Beau Jones leaves his program director gig at CBS's hot adult contemporary WBMX, 104.1 FM, in Boston..... WPRO Tops Providence, WWYZ Tops Hartford - 10/7 - WPRO-FM tops the Providence radio ratings for September. And WWYZ is tops in Hartford..... Jim Lokay To 5 - 10/6 - Jim Lokay gets hired by Boston's Channel 5/WCVB to be a weekend morning news anchor and weekday reporter. He comes from KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, where he was a traffic and transportation reporter..... Hearst Study: Local TV Big During Hurricane Irene - 10/5 - All Access reports that a Hearst survey shows that local broadcast television was the primary source of hurricane information when Irene hit the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast in late August. The study, which looked at the Boston, Baltimore, and Burlington NH markets where Hearst owns stations, showed that local TV was the source for first news on Irene for 39%, trailed by the internet with 16%, and all other sources, including radio, with 11%. Among the 40% of responding households that lost power, "A large portion of respondents indicated that, while they were without power, they turned to the radio for information," with 16% listening to a TV broadcast on the radio. But when power was restored, 50% said they returned to local TV as their information source, with 14% turning to the internet..... Kiss 108 Tops Boston - 10/5 - Once again, Kiss 108, WXKS-FM, tops the Boston radio ratings. The September monthly numbers are at radio-info.com..... Classical New England Debuts - 10/3 - From Tom Taylor's TRI newsletter: At Boston’s WCRB, the re-branding is “Classical New England”, and not much “WCRB.” Its parent says it “moves into the new season and beyond with a new name: Classical New England.” That comes as the Boston-based regional net expands into the Providence area thanks to a deal with Bryant University’s WJMF, Smithfield, RI at 88.7 (June 3 TRI). Now “Classical New England” can be heard on 99.5 (Boston-market WCRB, Lowell), the HD2 channel of WGBH (89.7), the Providence-market 88.7, and also signals in Beacon Hill and Nantucket. There’s a new lineup – Laura Carlo in mornings, followed by Alan McLellan, Cathy Fuller, and James David Jacobs. They’re slotting in “Performance Today” from American Public Media at 7pm. Cheryl Willoughby joins as music director, from Vermont Public Radio..... Pittman To Head Clear Channel - 10/3 - CC Media Holdings, the owner of radio giant Clear Channel Communications, names Bob Pittman as chief executive officer. Pittman is he co-founder and former CEO of music channel MTV, joined CC Media in November 2010 as an investor and the chairman of media and entertainment platforms. More at businessweek.com..... Copyright Dave Hughes/DCRTV.....

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