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Message #12499 of 18360  *NEW* To From Subject Date All BBlast ABC radio going bye-bye 11/11/05, 4:51am This really is a big step. ABC is going to drop most of it's radio stations! Some of these have a certain amount of "influence" in some areas..so it makes you wonder what is going on...internet radio taking over? Are people more interested in blogs or ipods? Hrmmmm from drudge ABC NEARS SALE OF RADIO NETWORK, STATIONS; FINAL BIDS DUE THIS WEEK **Exclusive** DISNEYABC CEO Robert Iger is prepared to sign off on the sale of the network's ABC radio network and ABC radio stations, top sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT. Negotiations between DISNEY and three major suitors have intensified in recent weeks; contenders were asked by bankers representing ABC to meet via phone to discuss their final questions. Final bids are due this week, a top source says, with DISNEY then having a 15 day window to accept an offer. MORE A sale of ABC RADIO, with the network's sensational constellation of 60+ stations, including WABC in New York, the nation's top-rated talkstation; WLS in Chicago; KGO and KSFO in San Francisco; WBAP in Dallas; influential WMAL in DC; WJR in Detroit, and others, is expected to rock and roil the radio industry. EMMIS, ENTERCOM and CUMULUS MEDIA each have their hat in the bidding, sources say. -------------------------------------------------------- "All human arrogance and ego can be expressed in two words. 'You Should'. " - Eat at BBlast's - - Home of the California Brisket Sandwich! www.signatureclaims.net -------------------------------------------------------- • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #12499 • Back to Topics

Message #12508 of 18360  *NEW* To From Subject Date BBlast Larry Levy   Re: ABC radio going bye-bye 11/11/05, 9:37am Wow! I wonder what will happen to my old station at KABC? -------------------------------------------------------- " I lift up mine eyes to the hills, whence cometh my help.", Psalm 121 -------------------------------------------------------- • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #12508 • Back to Topics

Message #12511 of 18360  *NEW* To From Subject Date BBlast Rob Reed   Re: ABC radio going bye-bye 11/11/05, 10:52am My God, man. Does this mean that the world will be without Radio Disney?!?!?!?!?! /glad I don't have kids yet, so that I wasn't held hostage by this station of Satan -------------------------------------------------------- "Treat the Earth not as if it was given to you by your parents, but as if it was lent to you by your children." - Kenyan Proverb "The power of accurate observation is often called cynicism by those that do not have it." - George Bernard Shaw -------------------------------------------------------- • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #12511 • Back to Topics

Message #12520 of 18360  *NEW* To From Subject Date BBlast Thomas Canty Re: ABC radio going bye-bye 11/11/05, 10:27pm >so it makes you wonder what is >going on...internet radio taking over? I can't even remember the last time I listened to an FM radio station. These days it's just CDs, MP3s or XM Radio. -------------------------------------------------------- http://www.ldphotography.net/ -------------------------------------------------------- • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #12520 • Back to Topics

Message #12522 of 18360  *NEW* To From Subject Date Larry Levy BBlast Re: ABC radio going bye-bye 11/12/05, 5:12am >Wow! I wonder what will happen to my old station at KABC? Pretty far reaching implications when you think about it. I mean, ABC radio has been a "standard" for many years and in many markets. But, some of those stations are on the AM dial..which is dying..and indeed, LOTS of radio is seeing less and less listeners (and thus advertisers) because the market is more and more "fragmented". (Meaning that there is a lot of competition for the listener's ears) Who knows where it will end up..but I am glad I am out of that business because I saw the writing on the wall some time ago. Radio, as we know it, is gone and is being replaced by large corporations. In fact, in many markets, an organization can have MANY radio stations. In some markets, they simply use satillite feeds and there IS NO LOCAL RADIO, just the feeds from high above. -------------------------------------------------------- "All human arrogance and ego can be expressed in two words. 'You Should'. " - Eat at BBlast's - - Home of the California Brisket Sandwich! www.signatureclaims.net -------------------------------------------------------- • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #12522 • Back to Topics

Message #12523 of 18360  *NEW* To From Subject Date Rob Reed BBlast Re: ABC radio going bye-bye 11/12/05, 5:13am >My God, man. Does this mean that the world will be without >Radio Disney?!?!?!?!?! > >/glad I don't have kids yet, so that I wasn't held hostage by >this station of Satan As a matter of fact, Radio Disney and ESPN radio are NOT on the block! Those are the two that ABC decided to keep! -------------------------------------------------------- "All human arrogance and ego can be expressed in two words. 'You Should'. " - Eat at BBlast's - - Home of the California Brisket Sandwich! www.signatureclaims.net -------------------------------------------------------- • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #12523 • Back to Topics

Message #12525 of 18360  *NEW* To From Subject Date Thomas Canty BBlast Re: ABC radio going bye-bye 11/12/05, 5:17am >>so it makes you wonder what is >>going on...internet radio taking over? > >I can't even remember the last time I listened to an FM radio >station. These days it's just CDs, MP3s or XM Radio. My point exactly! -------------------------------------------------------- "All human arrogance and ego can be expressed in two words. 'You Should'. " - Eat at BBlast's - - Home of the California Brisket Sandwich! www.signatureclaims.net -------------------------------------------------------- • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #12525 • Back to Topics

Message #12527 of 18360  *NEW* To From Subject Date BBlast Larry Levy   Re: ABC radio going bye-bye 11/12/05, 10:39am Yep, there is no local radio anymore. Sad to see. Even in Indiana, I was only able to find a few local talk shows. Everything else was syndicated. -------------------------------------------------------- " I lift up mine eyes to the hills, whence cometh my help.", Psalm 121 -------------------------------------------------------- • Previous Topic • Next Topic • Reply to Msg #12527 • Back to Topics

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