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Larry Wilson's L & L Broadcasting Purchasing Six Stations from YMF 
L & L Broadcasting of Portland, Oregon, announces "a definitive agreement" to purchase six radio stations in Jackson, Mississippi, from YMF Media -- Urban AC "Kixie 107" WKXI-FM, Urban "99 Jamz" WJMI-FM, Sports Talk "105.9 The Zone" WRKS-FM, News Talk WJNT-AM, Gospel WOAD-AM and Oldies WJQS-AM. Larry Wilson, Chairman of Alpha Broadcasting and L & L Broadcasting, will add the Jackson cluster to the current 24 stations under the L & L Broadcasting umbrella bringing the total to 30 stations owned by L & L. On July 1, L & L sold six stations that it acquired from Triad Broadcasting in May. Says Wilson, "The YMF Media cluster in Jackson will be a great addition to our Mississippi footprint. As the state capital, Jackson is an energetic and thriving city with endless opportunities for growth. We're excited to bring these heritage stations into the L & L family." ("L & L" stands for "Live and Local.") YMF Media President/COO Charles Warfield, Jr., tell us, "We are proud of our 13 year relationship with these great stations and committed staff. Under the leadership of L & L Broadcasting, the stations will continue their outstanding service to Jackson and its communities." Effective immediately and pending FCC approval, the YMF stations will be operated by L & L pursuant to a local marketing agreement. Clear Channel Announces 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival Line-Up 
Clear Channel today announced the artist line-up for the iHeartRadio Music Festival, taking place in Las Vegas on September 20 and 21. This year's line-up includes Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, J. Cole, Elton John, Muse, Tiësto, Chris Brown, Keith Urban, fun., Miguel, Bruno Mars, Phoenix, Zedd, Maroon 5, Tim McGraw, Ke$ha, Thirty Seconds to Mars and Benny Benassi, plus a rare live appearance by legendary rock band Queen + Adam Lambert, this year's Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star winner, The Summer Set and other special surprise guests to be announced later. Ryan Seacrest, host and producer of the nationally syndicated Los Angeles morning show - "On Air with Ryan Seacrest" on Clear Channel's KIIS-FM - will return for a third year to host the Festival, kicking off the two-day event on the evening of Friday, September 20 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. The Festival will broadcast live across Clear Channel radio stations in 150 markets nationwide, and this year will air as a two night special on The CW Network on Sept. 30 (night one) at 8-10pm ET/PT and Oct. 1 (night two) at 8-10pm ET/PT, to launch the network's fall season.
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Jorge Sedano Leaving Miami's 'Sports Radio 560' WQAM-AM 
Beasley "Sports Radio 560" WQAM-AM, Miami, Program Director and afternoon host Jorge Sedano will leave the station for ESPN. Several reports from the market say Sedano will leave the station to accept a multi-platform position at ESPN. We have confirmed that he's informed the station's staff of his impending departure. He's expected to start at ESPN in the fall. Sedano, a longtime staple of South Florida Sports Talk radio, moved from "790 The Ticket" WAXY-AM to WQAM-AM last August. The Sun Sentinel notes that Sedano's "year at WQAM saw a few major changes: Sedano fired midday host Dan Sileo in March after the former Miami Hurricane found national notoriety behind his UM football rants and sexist tweets towards Fox Sports broadcaster Erin Andrews. Sedano brought John Renshaw back to South Florida to fill Sileo's time slot." Last month, Sedano and WAXY-AM's Jon "Stugotz" Weiner guest hosted ESPN's FirstTake. Sedano, we've learned, will also exit his job at Sun Sports as the Miami Heat studio host for road broadcast games. Bob Kernan Named VP/COO of jacAPPS 
Internet business veteran Bob Kernen joins jacAPPS in the new position of VP/COO. Kernan has held digital and mobile management positions at Sharecare, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, and A&E Television Networks. "Since its inception in 2008, jacAPPS has been on a consistent, upward trajectory," says jacAPPS President Paul Jacobs. "As our company nears its fifth anniversary, we needed a visionary with the right blend of media and web experience - and Bob’s the guy." Says Kernen, "I am excited to be joining jacAPPS and coming back to Motown at a time of such intense creativity and innovation. The jacAPPS team clearly saw over the horizon with the mobile app boom, and has built an amazing business in a short time. I am eager to work with this great team, and help them take it to the next level." Kernen, a Detroit area native, joins jacAPPS "after successful stints helping major brands develop and execute their digital strategies," says a news release. "He served as VP of Product Development and Data for Sharecare, creating a digital database, mobile applications, and a comprehensive back-end data system. Prior to that, he was the Co-Founder of GrokMusic, oversaw digital product development for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, developed emerging media platforms for A&E Television Networks, and helped develop the digital strategies for Hearst’s Women.com and Microsoft’s Web TV Networks." jacAPPS is a sister company to Jacobs Media. NuVoodoo Media Services Launches 'Real Research' 
NuVoodoo Media Services, founded by Carolyn Gilbert, announces the rollout of a new national music research product called "Real Research" -- which, we're told, offers radio stations "research and programming intelligence -- not consolidated or 'rolled up' from disparate station research." Says Gilbert, "The old days of callout music research are long gone, and today, the playing field is completely different. Stations should know exactly what they are getting. There are companies out there delivering what they call 'research for barter.' The deliverable is a set of fancy tables comparable to request lines on steroids (opt-in panels of contest pigs and record people)." Real Research is available on a barter basis in all rated markets on a format exclusive basis, by Arbitron-rated MSA. NuVoodoo is launching six mainstream formats, starting with Top 40, which will be available to stations on August 1. Country will be available September 1, with additional formats rolling out through year-end. We're told that NuVoodoo Real Research uses passive, outbound methodology conducted online 45 of every 52 weeks, tapping into national and regional databases and tens of thousands of respondents. NuVoodoo provides stations with Real Research data for download every Thursday via proprietary web site. Programmers can hear the hooks tested, create their own custom sorts, and sort by region, as needed. Ron Hartenbaum and Deb Greenbaum’s WYM Media will be handling affiliate relations for NuVoodoo. Gilbert adds, "Other research companies are struggling to get half a sample to 'roll' and small databases are used over and over again. Add that to the fact that station budgets are much tighter. It's an equation that puts stations at risk. NuVoodoo Real Research offers stations a genuine solution and a real alternative to what's out there. We couldn't be more excited to arm our clients with the data they need to program their stations with confidence and win in their markets." For more information about Real Research, contact Liz Laud at liz@wymmediamanagement.com. Chicago Media Reporting Feud Heats Up for Summer? 
We've tried to stay neutral in the longstanding "bad blood" between two of our favorite sources of Chicago radio and media news -- Robert Feder and Chicagoland Radio and Media. In fact, this may be the first time we've mentioned the situation. But for the first time (that we know of), there's a direct public confrontation between CRM's Larz and Feder.
Behind the Microphone: The Ins and Outs of Radio Urban Oldies WJBE-AM, Knoxville, names Jerry "Jay Boogie" Mason as its new General Manager. Mason most recently was Operations Manager for WMPR-FM, Jackson, Mississippi, and is the creator of "The Boogie Report" - which is "dedicated to the preservation of the original true American musical art form The Blues, specializing in Southern Soul Blues Music" ... Candice Agree joins Classical WFMT-FM, Chicago, as 3-7pm host, a shift that's been vacant since the recent exit of George Preston, who went to the GM position at KCME-FM, Colorado Springs. Since 1999, Agree has been an announcer for CBS News ... Former Cox Country KCYY-FM, San Antonio, Music Director and afternoon host Brian Hatfield checks in from Denver, where he's joined LFM Country KYGO-FM, as APD/MD and afternoon host ... Mimi Wheeler is in as evening host at Clear Channel CHR-Top40 "93.9 Kiss FM" WKSL-FM, Raleigh ... Classic Rock KLOS-FM, Los Angeles, midday host Cynthia Fox exits after 10 years with the station. A market veteran, she started as night host in May 2003, before moving to middays five months later ... Clear Channel "106.1 FM Talk" WTKK-FM, Raleigh, Program Director Brian Taylor adds PD duties for Classic Rock clustermate WRDU-FM. Previously, Taylor has also handled programming at co-owned Classic Hits "100.3 The River" WRVA-FM and the former AC "Sunny 93.9" WRSN-FM (now "Kiss" WKSL-FM.
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From Mark Harris Broadcast Consulting
Monday, July 15, 2013
Monday's Radio & Media News - July 15, 2013
We've previously not seen either quote or cite a report from the other, but Feder -- now "homeless" since his exit from Time Out Chicago, but posting reports at 
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