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>> FRANK SAXE [email protected] >> PAUL HEINE [email protected] (800) 275-2840 THE MOST TRUSTED NEWS IN RADIO MORE NEWS >> INSIDERADIO.COM PAGE 1 Hyper-niche formats give listeners new reasons to dust off their old AM radio. Classical in Los Angeles, bluegrass in southeastern Virginia, and a free-form format in the Washington suburbs. These specialized niche formats are helping breathe new life into a beleaguered AM dial. Apart from the small number of big, lucrative spoken word brands found in most cities, operators say it will take more unique destination formats like these to keep the AM band alive. The latest hyper-niche AM started in an engineer’s basement. That’s where Hubbard Broadcasting-Washington’s Dave Kolesar rigged up an automated internet station to stream music from his oversized music collection. Hearing it, SVP/general manager Joel Oxley was impressed enough that in December 2011 he put it on the HD3 channel of news WTOP-FM (103.5). Spanning music from the ‘40s to today, “The Gamut” lived up to its name and generated more reaction than any of the cluster’s other HD side channels. That’s why the eclectic format with 10,000 songs in active rotation now also airs on 820 AM in Frederick, VA and on all of the cluster’s HD side channels. Few stations on any band segue from the Clancy Brothers to Wilson Pickett to Robert Palmer and that’s the point. “The Gamut is so unusual that it might be amenable for AM in the sense that people will seek it out,” Kolesar says. “Destination formats tend to be a good fit for disadvantaged signals.” At the opposite end of Virginia, New River Interactive Media’s WNRV, Narrows-Pearisburg (990) plays to the rich musical heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains as the area’s only 24/7 Bluegrass station. Across the country in L.A., Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters’ “K-Mozart” KMZT (1260) is building a small but fiercely loyal following on AM serving a market largely forgotten by commercial FM operators: classical music. “People will tune to AM if they can get content they can’t get anywhere else,” president Saul Levine says. “They just want to hear the music we’re presenting.” Beyond engineering fixes, content seen playing a role in saving AM. With a growing majority of listeners tuning exclusively to FM, broadcasters are grappling with what to do with AM frequencies. As news and sports formats migrate to FM, AM operators are challenged to develop new destination formats that will fill specialized niches, from foreign language spoken word formats to music genres ignored by FM. “The AM band is not dying but there are AM stations that are dying,” CBS Radio SVP of programming Chris Oliviero says. “It’s not the band that’s killing them, it’s the product.” More experimentation is needed to create unique formats, broadcasters say, similar to how FM signals were handed over to renegade disc jockeys and programmers in the mid-to-late ‘60s, spawning underground radio that ultimately helped transform what was then an FM wasteland. “AM is still a good distribution model that’s in pretty much every car in America,” Hubbard Broadcasting SVP Joel Oxley says. “But we’ve got to be bold and try some new ideas.” It will also take investment in equipment upgrades. “AM radio can be saved,” Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters president Saul Levine says. “The primary problem is a lack of interest on the part of operators to secure independent programming and the lack of investment in improving facilities with state of the art equipment.” Both L.A.’s KMZT and Washington’s “The Gamut” WTOP-HD3 use AM as part of a cross-platform play. KMZT’s online stream promotes the AM station for easier in-car listening. The AM markets its higher fidelity availability online and on HD. Likewise, “The Gamut” encourages listeners to experience the station in better sound quality by buying a HD Radio. Smartphone manufacturers disconnect radio’s entry into the Windows Phone. In a setback for the radio industry’s effort to make FM standard in mobile phones, Microsoft has removed a radio tuner as a base feature from its latest model. The Windows Phone 8 has instead begun showcasing Pandora, offering handset buyers an advertising-free version of the music app through the end of the year. Microsoft says an FM tuner is now an “optional >> Genachowski preps an FCC departure news INSIDE >> Friday, March 22, 2013

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>> FRANK SAXE [email protected]

>> PAUL [email protected]

(800) 275-2840

THE MOST TRUSTED NEWS IN RADIO

GET MORE NEWS & UPDATES @ INSIDERADIO.COM

MORE NEWS >> INSIDERADIO.COM PAGE 1

Hyper-niche formats give listeners new reasons to dust off their old AM radio. Classical in Los Angeles, bluegrass in southeastern Virginia, and a free-form format in the Washington suburbs. These specialized niche formats are helping breathe new life into a beleaguered AM dial. Apart from the small number of big, lucrative spoken word brands found in most cities, operators say it will take more unique destination formats like these to keep the AM band alive. The latest hyper-niche AM started in an engineer’s basement. That’s where Hubbard Broadcasting-Washington’s Dave Kolesar rigged up an automated internet station to stream music from his oversized music collection. Hearing it, SVP/general manager Joel Oxley was impressed enough that in December 2011 he put it on the HD3 channel of news WTOP-FM (103.5). Spanning music from the ‘40s to today, “The Gamut” lived up to its name and generated more reaction than any of the cluster’s other HD side channels. That’s why the eclectic format with 10,000 songs in active rotation now also airs on 820 AM in Frederick, VA and on all of the cluster’s HD side channels. Few stations on any band segue from the Clancy Brothers to Wilson Pickett to Robert Palmer and that’s the point. “The Gamut is so unusual that it might be amenable for AM in the sense that people will seek it out,” Kolesar says. “Destination formats tend to be a good fit for disadvantaged signals.” At the opposite end of Virginia, New River Interactive Media’s WNRV, Narrows-Pearisburg (990) plays to the rich musical heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains as the area’s only 24/7 Bluegrass station. Across the country in L.A., Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters’ “K-Mozart” KMZT (1260) is building a small but fiercely loyal following on AM serving a market largely forgotten by commercial FM operators: classical music. “People will tune to AM if they can get content they can’t get anywhere else,” president Saul Levine says. “They just want to hear the music we’re presenting.”

Beyond engineering fixes, content seen playing a role in saving AM. With a growing majority of listeners tuning exclusively to FM, broadcasters are grappling with what to do with AM frequencies. As news and sports formats migrate to FM, AM operators are challenged to develop new destination formats that will fill specialized niches, from foreign language spoken word formats to music genres ignored by FM. “The AM band is not dying but there are AM stations that are dying,” CBS Radio SVP of programming Chris Oliviero says. “It’s not the band that’s killing them, it’s the product.” More experimentation is needed to create unique formats, broadcasters say, similar to how FM signals were handed over to renegade disc jockeys and programmers in the mid-to-late ‘60s, spawning underground radio that ultimately helped transform what was then an FM wasteland. “AM is still a good distribution model that’s in pretty much every car in America,” Hubbard Broadcasting SVP Joel Oxley says. “But we’ve got to be bold and try some new ideas.” It will also take investment in equipment upgrades. “AM radio can be saved,” Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters president Saul Levine says. “The primary problem is a lack of interest on the part of operators to secure independent programming and the lack of investment in improving facilities with state of the art equipment.” Both L.A.’s KMZT and Washington’s “The Gamut” WTOP-HD3 use AM as part of a cross-platform play. KMZT’s online stream promotes the AM station for easier in-car listening. The AM markets its higher fidelity availability online and on HD. Likewise, “The Gamut” encourages listeners to experience the station in better sound quality by buying a HD Radio.

Smartphone manufacturers disconnect radio’s entry into the Windows Phone. In a setback for the radio industry’s effort to make FM standard in mobile phones, Microsoft has removed a radio tuner as a base feature from its latest model. The Windows Phone 8 has instead begun showcasing Pandora, offering handset buyers an advertising-free version of the music app through the end of the year. Microsoft says an FM tuner is now an “optional

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component” of the Windows Phone hardware specs, which allows handset manufacturers including Nokia and Huawei to decide whether or not to include broadcast radio. “None of the new devices announced to date include an FM tuner,” a spokeswoman confirms. The company declined to say what motivated the shift. The Windows Phone Store is still offering apps to accommodate people who own the Windows Phone 7 and can access the built-in tuner. But it also warns users of the latest model they won’t work on their handset. Microsoft Phone 8 users can still access broadcast radio, but they’ll have to tap into a webcast to do so. TuneIn has updated its app to work on the new model, although it doesn’t include a feature offered on the previous version which let users toggle between online and over-the-air broadcasts to preserve battery life and cut down on data costs. Meanwhile, Clear Channel is developing a new version of the iHeartRadio app. Microsoft’s decision isn’t likely to have much of an impact on radio listening since comScore says Windows phones make up just 3% of the smartphone market — and most of that currently comes from Windows Phone 7s that included FM as standard equipment. Microsoft’s move comes as the radio industry has secured a deal with Sprint to rollout FM into at least 30 million Android-powered smartphones over the next three years.

Pandora creates parental controls for Windows Phone. Pandora has been developing its app for Windows 8 phones for the past six months and it includes some novel features not available on other smartphones. When the app is launched inside Microsoft’s “Kids Corner” feature, it only allows family-friendly content so that any songs served by Pandora will filter out explicit content during that session, airing edited versions of songs. A Microsoft pitch video featuring a mother positions the feature as allowing parents to hand their smartphone to their kids “without worrying about them adding a new four-letter word to their vocabulary.” Users can also pin their favorite Pandora stations directly to the start screen on their phone, a feature not including on the app’s Android and iPhone versions.

Reports: Julius Genachowski ready to exit the FCC. The question on the lips of Washington players hasn’t been if Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski would step down, but when. The answer has apparently arrived with multiple reports saying Genachowski will confirm today he’ll leave the agency. There’s been no confirmation from the FCC however. Genachowski’s departure had been expected since President Obama won re-election last November. In recent decades the unofficial protocol has typically led whoever was leading the FCC to step aside after a first term. Genachowski has demurred when asked about leaving several times in recent months. Earlier this week he told reporters there was “no news to report” about his plans, saying the spotlight should be on Republican commissioner Robert McDowell, who said Wednesday he would leave the FCC “in a few weeks.” Genachowski has led the Commission since June 2009, winning the appointment after working on the Obama campaign in 2008. The two men have known one another since law school. While Genachowski’s tenure was less contentious than that of his predecessor, Kevin Martin, the FCC did come under fire from Congress on issues such as regulation of the internet. Depending on how soon he’ll exit, it’s possible Genachowski will leave the FCC before a vote is taken on the pending media ownership proceeding. Free Press president Craig Aaron says he’s happy Genachowski pushed to put broadcast political files online. Acknowledging there were “high hopes” about his tenure, Aaron mostly thinks Genachowski “squandered” many opportunities. That includes proposing similar media ownership rule changes as Martin floated in 2007. “Instead of acting as the people’s champion, he’s cratered to corporate interests,” Aaron says.

Upstart translator brand Powers-up urban battle in Jacksonville. In what may be an industry first, an HD-fed translator has catapulted to No. 1 among 18-34 year-olds in Jacksonville in two months. Cox Media Group’s urban “Power 106.1” launched in early January using the translator W291CI and relaying an HD2 channel from classic hits sister “96.9 The Eagle” WJGL. “Power” posted a 3.4 in the demo in January before exploding to an 11.9 in February, tied for first place with heritage CHR sister “The Big Ape” WAPE (95.1). The start-up edged past Clear Channel’s perennial urban leader “The Beat” WJBT,

Genachowski

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helping WAPE pull into the top spot in 6+ Against a competitor with an all-talk morning show (Premiere’s Steve Harvey) and a mix of hip-hop and R&B, “Power” positioned itself as the market’s “Tru Hip-Hop station” with a clean and tight presentation. “We felt a narrowly focused hip-hop station with a focus on the music, the artists and the listeners would do well,” CMG-Jacksonville VP of programming Todd Shannon says. The station broadcasts at 225-watts at just over 900-feet in a market where 22% of the population is African American, according to Arbitron. “Power” was commercial-free for its first three weeks but was airing commercials during the latest book — and it currently runs just one stop-set an hour with no personalities. The launch included an aggressive “Flip The Switch” social media campaign and on-air sweepers and promos designed to expose its competitor’s perceived weaknesses. While the ratings burst exceeded Cox’s expectations, it’s too soon to know whether “Power” can sustain its early success and evolve into a long-term player.

NRB begins search for a new president. National Religious Broadcasters will close 2013 with a different president than it began the year with. After 10 years, NRB president Frank Wright has announced he’ll retire from the association later this year. “I have prayerfully concluded that my season of service at NRB is drawing to a close,” he wrote in a letter delivered to the board this week. His last day as the NRB’s chief will be October 4th. Wright has been the NRB’s president since he was installed at the organization’s 2003 convention, following a year-long national search. “We have every confidence that the work of the NRB will continue smoothly and effectively during this six-month time of leadership transition,” NRB chairman Richard Bott tells members in a letter. He’ll be appointing a search committee from members of the board and executive committee to begin the process of finding Wright’s successor. Bott says the NRB’s mission to “protect religious freedom of speech at home and abroad has never been greater.”

Inside Radio’s News Ticker…Online radio TSL up sharply…Self-reported time spent listening to all forms of online radio grew by more than two hours per week since last year, according to new data from Arbitron and Edison Media. Participants in the firms’ annual Infinite Dial survey say they spend 11 hours 56 minutes per week listening to AM/FM station streams and internet-only audio, up from 9 hours 46 minutes last year…Beer brands uses humor in new ad effort…Newcastle Brown Ale will use a bit of humor as part of its new “No Bollocks 2013” cross media ad campaign, which includes radio. The creative pokes fun at other beer commercials that imply hand-crafted workmanship and hand-selected ingredients are unique to certain beers. The goal of the radio spots, according to a company release, is simple: “sell more beer.” The new marketing campaign coincides with Heineken taking the brand nationwide. The effort also includes TV spots, digital, out of home and in-bar signage…People Moves…A Milwaukee program director exits. Read People Moves HERE.

Philadelphia sale gets a second FCC thumbs-up. The FCC has ruled that the Media Bureau did not make a mistake in 2011 when it cleared Marconi Broadcasting’s sale of WHAT, Philadelphia (1340) to Aztec Capital Partners. The sale of the station that had long served the market’s African American community drew criticism among some in the city. But the FCC says a petition for reconsideration filed by attorney and Philadelphia political player Leon Williams to undo the Media Bureau’s decision “failed to demonstrate that the Bureau erred” and concludes “the Bureau properly decided the matters raised.” Williams had sought to undo the transfer, alleging Marconi failed to provide the required public notice of the pending sale. Williams earlier protested the sale of the station in 2007 from Inner City Broadcasting to Marconi Broadcasting. Aztec flipped the station, which had been airing adult standards under Marconi’s four-year ownership, to Spanish CHR “El Zol 1340” in September 2011.

Inside Radio Deal Digest —Minnesota — Red Rock Radio files to add its fourth station in the Brainer Lakes region with a deal to buy KLKS, Pequot Lakes (100.1) from Minnesota Christian Broadcasters for $250,000. The station has been silent since last September when MBC shifted its contemporary Christian “The Pulse” format to its newly-acquired WZFJ, Breezy Point (104.3). Red Rock also owns the talk simulcast of “3WI” WWWI-FM & AM (95.9, 1270) and classic rock “KQ-101.5” KFGI in the area. Brokers: Dale Davis, Preeminent Media and Steve Moravec, Phoenix Media Group (for MBC) and Alan Quarnstrom (for Red Rock).

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1 KYGO-FM(LincolnFin.) 128,165 20.5 49.0 167 39,807 6.4 52.7 179 31.1 2 KBCO-FM(ClearChannel) 107,211 17.1 47.3 161 33,672 5.4 39.1 133 31.4 3 KOA-AM(ClearChannel) 106,241 17.0 39.5 134 38,631 6.2 36.0 122 36.4 4 KTCL-FM(ClearChannel) 100,661 16.1 32.9 112 32,229 5.1 50.3 171 32.0 5 KCFR/KCFC(COPublic) 84,097 13.4 45.4 154 47,279 7.5 47.9 163 56.2 6 KALC-FM(Entercom) 73,780 11.8 47.1 160 6,479 1.0 20.8 70 8.8 7 KOSI-FM(Entercom) 72,480 11.6 27.4 93 28,788 4.6 27.3 93 39.7 8 KRFX-FM(ClearChannel) 70,129 11.2 47.9 163 31,618 5.0 64.9 221 45.1 9 KIMN-FM(WilksBcstg.) 57,590 9.2 48.5 165 19,444 3.1 49.6 169 33.8 10 KXKL-FM(WilksBcstg.) 53,080 8.5 40.4 137 9,217 1.5 33.8 115 17.4 11 KQMT-FM(Entercom) 49,208 7.9 42.4 144 13,781 2.2 42.3 144 28.0 12 KWOF-FM(WilksBcstg.) 43,259 6.9 44.6 152 12,763 2.0 52.7 180 29.5 13 KBPI-FM(ClearChannel) 41,541 6.6 30.0 102 26,135 4.2 35.5 121 62.9 14 KQKS-FM(LincolnFin.) 37,828 6.0 15.4 52 6,638 1.1 6.4 21 17.5 15 KKFN-FM(LincolnFin.) 36,808 5.9 30.3 103 17,887 2.9 26.1 89 48.6 16 KPTT-FM(ClearChannel) 36,427 5.8 19.0 64 21,302 3.4 19.5 66 58.5 17 KHOW-AM(ClearChannel) 31,137 5.0 27.4 93 19,082 3.0 34.0 116 61.3 18 KDSP-FM(FrontRange) 24,470 3.9 56.3 192 22,221 3.5 79.8 272 90.8 19 KNUS-AM(Salem) 22,914 3.7 34.2 116 4,035 0.6 23.4 79 17.6 20 KYGO-HD2(LincolnFin.) 22,574 3.6 27.6 94 2,347 0.4 5.9 20 10.4 21 KLDV-FM(Educ.Media) 22,341 3.6 22.2 75 12,894 2.1 24.4 83 57.7 Top5Clusters— 1 CLEARCHANNELRADIO 362,363 57.9 36.1 123 211,795 33.8 37.3 127 58.4 2 LINCOLNFIN.RADIO 216,066 34.5 32.1 109 71,267 11.4 24.0 82 33.0 3 ENTERCOMRADIO 181,179 28.9 35.4 120 50,620 8.1 26.3 89 27.9 4 WILKSBRCSTG.RADIO 149,288 23.8 46.9 160 41,425 6.6 45.7 155 27.7 5 COLORADOPUBLICRAD. 99,639 15.9 38.9 132 53,635 8.6 36.4 124 53.8

DENVER,CONovember,2012-January,2013

AnnualHouseholdIncome—$75,000Plus29.3%ofadultsinDenverhaveAnnualHouseholdIncomesof$75,000+.NotethatTheMediaAuditincludesnon-comsinitsrankings.

ConversionRatioisthefinalcolumnatright.ConversionRatio=“MostOften”RatingDividedByCumeRating --CUME-- --MOSTOFTEN--Rank ClusterorStation Persons Rating Comp. Index Persons Rating Comp. IndexConv.Ratio

Data provided by The Media AuditCopyright2013TheMediaAudit

1 KTCL-FM(ClearChannel) 163,058 16.3 53.3 113 39,678 4.0 61.9 132 24.3 2 KOA-AM(ClearChannel) 159,046 15.9 59.2 126 57,943 5.8 54.0 115 36.4 3 KYGO-FM(LincolnFin.) 153,478 15.4 58.6 125 46,088 4.6 61.0 130 30.0 4 KBCO-FM(ClearChannel) 150,372 15.0 66.3 141 55,727 5.6 64.7 138 37.1 5 KOSI-FM(Entercom) 135,363 13.5 51.1 109 56,186 5.6 53.3 114 41.5 6 KCFR/KCFC(COPublic) 121,033 12.1 65.3 139 74,310 7.4 75.3 160 61.4 7 KALC-FM(Entercom) 100,720 10.1 64.3 137 13,553 1.4 43.4 92 13.5 8 KRFX-FM(ClearChannel) 99,696 10.0 68.1 145 41,535 4.2 85.3 182 41.7 9 KIMN-FM(WilksBcstg.) 93,351 9.3 78.6 168 32,939 3.3 84.0 179 35.3 10 KQKS-FM(LincolnFin.) 86,520 8.7 35.2 75 21,034 2.1 20.3 43 24.3 11 KXKL-FM(WilksBcstg.) 82,681 8.3 62.9 134 13,786 1.4 50.6 108 16.7 12 KPTT-FM(ClearChannel) 65,916 6.6 34.4 73 26,584 2.7 24.3 51 40.3 13 KHOW-AM(ClearChannel) 63,344 6.3 55.8 119 34,294 3.4 61.1 130 54.1 14 KBPI-FM(ClearChannel) 62,116 6.2 44.9 96 40,084 4.0 54.5 116 64.5 15 KKFN-FM(LincolnFin.) 56,512 5.7 46.5 99 27,079 2.7 39.5 84 47.9 16 KQMT-FM(Entercom) 53,849 5.4 46.4 99 15,570 1.6 47.7 102 28.9 17 KWOF-FM(WilksBcstg.) 50,604 5.1 52.1 111 15,201 1.5 62.8 134 30.0 18 KVOD-FM(COPublic) 38,463 3.8 48.3 103 19,762 2.0 45.7 97 51.4 19 KYGO-HD2(LincolnFin.) 36,771 3.7 45.0 96 12,337 1.2 31.0 66 33.6 20 KLDV-FM(Educ.Media) 36,300 3.6 36.1 77 24,004 2.4 45.4 97 66.1 21 KNUS-AM(Salem) 36,120 3.6 54.0 115 5,361 0.5 31.1 66 14.8 Top5Clusters— 1 CLEARCHANNELRADIO 543,703 54.4 54.2 115 309,019 30.9 54.4 116 56.8 2 LINCOLNFIN.RADIO 320,074 32.0 47.6 101 111,126 11.1 37.5 80 34.7 3 ENTERCOMRADIO 266,457 26.7 52.0 111 89,086 8.9 46.3 99 33.4 4 WILKSBRCSTG.RADIO 208,034 20.8 65.3 139 61,927 6.2 68.3 146 29.8 5 COLORADOPUBLICRAD.150,710 15.1 58.8 125 95,194 9.5 64.5 137 63.2

AnnualHouseholdIncome—$50,000Plus46.8%ofAdultsinDenverhaveAnnualHouseholdIncomesof$50,000+.NotethatTheMediaAuditincludesnon-comsinitsrankings. --CUME-- --MOSTOFTEN--Rank ClusterorStation Persons Rating Comp. Index Persons Rating Comp. IndexConv.Ratio

DENVER,CONovember,2012-January,2013

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POWERHOUSE NEWS/TALK STATION SEEKS PDJournal Broadcast Group’s legendary WTMJ-AM/Milwaukee is recruiting for a rare PD opening. We are the market leader and are looking for a PD who knows what that means and what it takes to keep us growing. In addition to local news and talk, we are the flagship of the Brewers, Packers, Bucks and Badgers. If you are a forward-thinking programmer who can appreciate both our station’s rich history and our bright future, we’d like to hear from you. Tell us about your programming vision, your leadership skills and how you’d use interactive platforms to grow our business and serve our audience. Letters of interest and resumes to:

Beverlee BranniganVP/Programming Journal Broadcast Group 720 E. Capitol Dr.Milwaukee, WI 53212 Email: [email protected] No calls, please. Equal Opportunity Employer

MARKET MANAGERCONGRATULATIONS to our Springfield, IL

General Manager, Mitch Smith, on his upcoming wedding.

Unfortunately, though, he needs to move to Arkansas to be with his bride-to-be, so we need to find our new “bride or groom” to join our Saga radio family in Springfield, Illinois. To be a

good “match” for our five station cluster we need a passionate broadcaster. In addition, our

“perfect match” should also be smart, stable, a skilled leader and manager, strong in both

sales and product, and capable of making decisions without undue corporate oversight.

Send resume and cover letter in confidence to:

Warren Lada, Executive Vice President: [email protected]

Equal Opportunity Employer

DOS - INDIANAOasis Radio Group in Ft. Wayne, IN is seeking a Director of Sales to lead its three station radio cluster. This highly lucrative position is for those with the talent to take the helm and lead this growing sales operation in a competitive marketplace. If you are ready for a bigger market, new challenges, and are ready to work hard, this could be the career for you. Applicants must have recent, relevant media sales experience and have a proven performance record in sales or sales management. Send resume and salary requirements immediately to:

[email protected] to: 260.482.8655

Attention: Susan MullenEOE

NETWORK SALES - SUN BROADCAST GROUPSun Broadcast Group is searching for a sales star to assist in growing our Spanish Language Divsion. The ideal candidate must have national and/or network radio sales experience with focus on the spanish market. Sun Broadcast is a fast growing national radio network with general market and Spanish products servicing major agencies and brands across America. This position can be located at either our South Florida or Midtown New York office. This position pays a highly competitive salary plus the best commission in the industry, plus medical, dental, vision, life insurance and a very generous vacation schedule. Minimum qualifications: • Three years or more of sales experience• National advertising agency and direct sales experience• A proven track record of success• Bilingual (English/Spanish)

If you’re ready to work hard but have lots of fun with an amazing, very different kind of company, please send your resume, cover letter and salary requirements to: [email protected]. EOE

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LOCAL SALES MANAGER - NEW JERSEY 1O1.5The pioneer in FM News/Talk, New Jersey 101.5/WKXW, is looking for a GREAT LSM. Are you passionate about a spoken word format? We only want those leaders who can thrive in an environment of opportunity and challenge. Someone who is always looking for more. To you, satisfaction isn’t making budget or beating the market, it’s annihilating it, and running up the score. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to grow and manage a direct sales force and be part of our “best in class” sales management team.

We are a Townsquare Media brand, which means you have on air and online radio, robust digital assets and live events in your portfolio to help build our clients’ businesses. We provide world class, multi-product sales training to our managers and AEs. Our LSMs have unlimited potential earnings through salary, commissions and bonuses.

Please email your resume to Annette Petriccione: [email protected] Media is an EOE. Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S.

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qual SALES MANAGER - STUART FL

Horizon Broadcasting of Florida is a throwback…..a family owned and operated radio company with single stations that are great performers in each of its markets. We have an opening for a Sales Manager at our station in Stuart, 101.3 The Coast. We are looking for a proven leader with a track record of sales success. If you are tired of red tape, tired of corporate dictates and long for the old days when the title of Sales Manager had real meaning, then we would like to hear from you. Send your interest and your resume to:[email protected]. Also send some references and if we like what we hear, we’ll send you some of ours...our managers in our other markets. That’s how great a place Horizon Broadcasting is to work. We are, of course, an Equal Opportunity Employer not only because it’s the law, but because we are seeking the very best people with the very best ideas. Please enter “Sales Manager” in the subject line of your email. Compensation: based on experience.

qual DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING - JUNEAU, AKThe CoastAlaska Director of Engineering is both the engineering manager and hands on repair and problem solving person for a 5 community, 7 station public media organization in southeast Alaska. This position is a key member of the management team. The successful candidate would enjoy working in a supportive, community-oriented workplace; an interesting and creative environment. Be able to balance multiple projects involving various people with competing demands. Change-oriented, innovator. Must be able to travel.

HOW TO APPLY: Livingston Associates is assisting CoastAlaska in this search. Please visit the full job posting and apply online at: www.livingstonassociates.net. Deadline: 04/15/13. EOE.

SALES - METRO ATLANTANorth Metro Atlanta 100,000 watt South 107 is looking for experienced reps to help take a growing Country formatted station to the next level. For Account Executives with a passion for sales, and a background in direct selling in medium/major market radio sales, this is an excellent opportunity to join a company with expanding market partnerships. This is an ideal position for those tired of “corporate radio” to work in a “local decision making environment” and to have some fun doing it!

A detailed job description and application can be found at south107.com/jobs.com

Send your resume to: [email protected]

An Equal Opportunity Employer

SALESEXPERIENCED

SALESPERSON NEEDED! The Conclave has a great opportunity for a superior

salesperson. Work with the leaders of the radio industry, showing them the benefits of The Conclave conference.

Enjoy a great commission plan selling sponsorships and events

related to Conclave 38!

Can you tell our story? If so, call Executive Director

Bob Shannon at 972.927.4487 or send your credentials to:

[email protected]