KFMB has made great strides in News/Talk Radio over the past 2 years. Finally surpassing KOGO in many dayparts & demos. KFMB has never been content with our programming, continually seeking a fresh approach to delivering the spoken word. True to KFMB, we are always seeking better CONTENT in our programming. That said, KFMB is proud to announce the Getty & Armstrong Morning Show effective Monday, June 3rd. Mike Slater will replace Glenn Beck and Glenn Beck will replace Mark Levin in their respective dayparts. In typical KFMB fashion, an extensive advertising campaign will be launched to promote KFMB’S New Line-up. We are excited about this new addition to the KFMB Family.

MONDAY-FRIDAY

LMA Marketing and Advertising announces that they are working with two Political Action Committees for the November 2012 election. LMA President Laurie Fisher says they will be working with the San Diegans for Reform-a committee to oppose Bob Filner in the San Diego mayor’s race. LMA is also working with the San Diego County Voters For Progress and Reform. This PAC is associated with the District 1 City Council race.

LMA will be working with the PAC’s on the placement of media for the November 6th election. “We are very excited about our relationship with these initiatives and look forward to working with a lot more of the political candidates and PACs in the coming elections as well,” according to Fisher.

For more information about LMA’s involvement in this election please call LMA at 858-537-9600.

                                       “SAN DIEGO’S ENERGY 103.7” LAUNCHES TODAY, MARCH 29, AT 5PM

                                                                CBS RADIO Top 40 Station To Have Mass Appeal

Today at 5:00PM, PT, San Diego listeners will be introduced to CBS RADIO’s newest radio station, Energy 103.7.  Featuring today’s Top 40 hits, Energy 103.7 will combine the power of its on-air position with myriad online and digital applications creating a full 360 degree audio and visual experience for teens and Adults 18-34.

Available on-air at 103.7 and online at www.energy1037.com , Energy 103.7 will debut with artists such as Katy Perry, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Drake, LMFAO, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Kanye West, Usher, Britney, and Adele among others.

Complementing the station will be an array of events and concerts, an extensive online destination with blogs, music videos, widgets, photo galleries, celebrity gossip reports, in-depth artist pages, embeddable and multi-functional streaming player, and a platform to create artist centric radio stations.  Fans of the station can also stay connected through instant messaging, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and other social networking sites, as well as wirelessly via texting, and applications for the iPhone, iPad and Android devices.

“We’re thrilled to be launching San Diego’s next great radio station,” said Bob Bolinger, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, CBS RADIO San Diego.  “Today’s charts are dominated by energetic and upbeat Top 40 hits and the fans of this popular music are among the most engaged and digitally focused listeners.  Using a powerful combination of over the air and online will produce a superior product and great results for brands that support the station.

Programming and presentation of Energy 103.7 is being guided by Charese Fruge, Program Director and Kevin Weatherly, Senior Vice President, Programming, CBS RADIO.

About KSCF-FM

Owned and operated by CBS RADIO, Energy 103.7 isSan Diego’s new hit music radio station. CBS RADIO, one of the largest major-market radio operators in theUnited Statesis a division of CBS Corporation. CBS RADIO operates 130 radio stations, the majority of which are in the nation’s top 50 markets. InSan Diego, CBS RADIO also owns and operates KYXY-FM.

San Diego's Energy 103.7

On January 11, 2012 LMA, Managing Partner’s Jeff Fisher, talks about the latest changes in the media industry with Allison Maslan on her new show Allie & You on Wazillo TV.

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For the first time in 85 years on the air, San Diego’s AM600 KOGO is making a historic change in operations by becoming San Diego’s first News-Talk station to simulcast on FM radio at 95.7 FM, bringing more reach and value to the San Diego community. The simulcast begins Monday, November 7, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. PST. KOGO’s new name and slogan is “FM News and Talk 95.7 and AM 600 KOGO. We are San Diego”.

“AM 600 KOGO has an incredibly strong brand in San Diego with its award winning News and Talk format. The simulcast of KOGO on 95.7 FM allows us to provide complete expanded signal coverage of KOGO’s market leading news and talk programming to better serve our local community as well as our advertisers,” said Debbie Wagner, Clear Channel San Diego President / Market Manager.

“KOGO reaches nearly 300,000 listeners in an average week, yet many members of the San Diego community have not visited the AM band. In the interest of best serving our community, the benefit of simulcasting on a 50,000 watt FM signal is pronounced,” said Clear Channel San Diego Operations Manager / Director of Programming Jimmy Steele.

Since its launch in 1994 with the News/Talk format, KOGO has become the “go to” source for news and information. Whether on-air or online at KOGO.com, KOGO is the radio station San Diegans rely on when disaster strikes…from wildfires and earthquakes to the most recent blackout where 900,000+ listeners tuned in for non-stop information. “We’re grateful for the support of our many loyal KOGO-AM listeners through the years and we’re excited that we now can serve even more people in the county,” said KOGO Program Director, Cliff Albert.

With San Diego’s #1 choice for news and talk expanding to FM, KOGO is also expanding its local talk programming and providing listeners with even more choices. The new local programming lineup at “FM News and Talk, FM 95.7 and AM 600 KOGO,” includes San Diego’s most popular talk personalities, including Chip Franklin, Ladona Harvey and George Chamberlin, all of whom reflect the San Diego lifestyle, along with the most pronounced national hosts, including Rush Limbaugh.

Joining the KOGO weekday lineup are Bryan Suits, a true veteran of talk radio, having served in the military in Operation Desert Storm, Desert Shield and the War in Iraq; and Bob “Sully” Sullivan, a San Diego native and former local FM radio personality and creator/co-host of the nationally-syndicated “Big Biz Show”.

In addition to KOGO, Clear Channel Media and Entertainment in San Diego, offers it’s San Diego listeners five other stations, Star 94.1, XTRA Sports 1360 AM, Rock 105.3, 101.5 KGB, Channel 933 and the Total Traffic Network.

760 KFMB is proud to announce the addition of The Roger Hedgecock Show! San Diego’s Radio Mayor will make his KFMB debut on Monday, January 2, 2012.

“I am excited to join the KFMB family that has been a staple of the San Diego community for so long,” said Roger Hedgecock. “I’ve been planning to bring our show to multiple platforms, and KFMB will make the perfect partner for doing that.”

“KFMB has always been about mirroring our community, and Roger is synonymous with San Diego. No host reflects the views and concerns of San Diegans better than Roger”, stated KFMB Program Director Dave Sniff.

KFMB Radio’s General Manager Gina Landau said, “As we get closer to the 2012 election, we’re thrilled to have Roger lead the conversation and coverage on 760 KFMB.”

Roger’s presence on 760 KFMB helps to complete an already potent line-up that includes Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck and Mike Slater.

Roger is widely known as “The Radio Mayor” because of his term as Mayor of the City of San Diego, which he served after six years on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. Combined with almost a lifetime living in San Diego, Roger brings a unique perspective to local, state and national issues resonating with people who live in the region.

Radio stations are receiving a surprisingly strong signal from audiences and the financial markets this year, even as they face intensifying competition from satellite and Web-based audio services including Sirius XM Satellite Radio XM and Pandora.

An average of 241.6 million people 12 and older listened to conventional radio stations each week last year, an increase of 2.1 million over 2009 — and up 4.9% vs. 2005, according to an annual study that media and marketing research company Arbitron released Monday.

“Radio is much stronger than the general perception of it has been,” says Carol Hanley, Arbitron’s executive VP of sales and marketing.

The report follows the announcement this month of the biggest radio deal in years: Cumulus Media, the No. 2 station owner, agreed to buy No. 3 Citadel Media for cash and stock that values Citadel at $2.4 billion.

Cumulus will have 572 stations if federal antitrust officials approve the union. That would trail industry leader Clear Channel, with more than 850 stations.

The industry still faces challenges. From 2000 through 2010, teens and young adults cut their radio-listening time in half as they became infatuated with the Internet, cell phones and video games, Edison Research reported.

Yet stations appear to be getting a lift from their ability to adapt to local tastes. Radio owners “can shift their programming very quickly,” says Howard Bass, senior media and entertainment partner with consulting firm Ernst & Young. “That’s why they’re so resilient.”

That has helped radio appeal to the growing Hispanic population. The number of Hispanic radio listeners increased 1.1 million last year, Arbitron says, as stations picked up on programming formats for Spanish-speaking audiences.

For example, Texas now has 154 Spanish-language stations, up from 25 in 2000.

The Hispanic audience “has grown immensely,” Bass says. “Clearly the listenership has followed the trends.”

Meanwhile, radio is benefiting financially from this year’s stronger-than-expected market for local ads. Radio’s biggest customers, automakers and dealers, are introducing 65 models in 2011, up from 60 last year and 40 in 2009, Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker says.

“As these local dealers become more (economically) sure-footed, you’re just going to see incremental growth in that category,” Cumulus CEO Lewis Dickey told Wall Street analysts last week.

The auto industry accounted for $1.8 billion of radio’s $17.3 billion in ad sales last year, according to the Radio Advertising. The industry total was up 6% vs. 2009.

(Source: USA Today, 03/22/11)

CBS RADIO’s Soft Rock KyXy 96.5 announced today that iconic morning radio personalities, Jeff Detrow and Jerry Cesak a.k.a. the Jeff & Jer Showgram have been named as the new morning team for the heritage mainstream adult contemporary station.  The four-hour program will be broadcast on-air and online at www.kyxy.radio.com from 6:00-:10:00AM, PT beginning on Monday, Jan. 24.  Additionally, listeners can connect with the station via applications for a variety of mobile devices.

Together for almost three decades, Detrow and Cesak are radio veterans, having worked in Detroit and Chicago before arriving in San Diego nearly 23 years ago.  Jeff & Jer have consistently been market leaders in San Diego at KKYY ‘Y95’ (1988-90) KFMB-FM ‘B-100’ (1990-93), KKLQ ‘Q106’ (1993-97), KFMB-FM ‘Star 100.7’ (1997-2005) and KMYI ‘Star 94.1’ (2005-09). The Jeff & Jer Showgram cast includes well known staples producer Tommy Sablan, Laura Cain and Randy Hoag.

 “I’m thrilled to welcome the Jeff & Jer Showgram to KyXy,” said Bob Bolinger, Market Manager, CBS RADIO San Diego.  “Teaming up one of America’s premier morning shows with a leading music station is a formidable combination. The show is a perfect fit for KyXy and in joining Sam, Sonny, Susan, Kevin, Gene and Ralph, they give us what is an amazing daily line up.” 

 Added Jerry Cesak, “Joining KyXy is a natural progression for the Jeff & Jer show. Our content matches up perfectly with KyXy’s audience. We’re all excited to be part of the CBS RADIO group.”

The Jeff & Jer Showgram team is highly regarded both locally and nationally for their tireless commitment to important causes. Cesak’s personal and professional dedication to animal protection has lead to his recent appointment to the board of directors of the Humane Society of the United States. Sablan has been heavily involved with the families of child abduction victims Amber Dubois and Chelsea King and also became a leader in the prevention and education of prescription drug abuse in our San Diego schools.

 Sonny West, Susan DeVincent and Kevin Dean will move to afternoons Mon-Fri 3-7pm and Gene Knight will move to evenings (M-F 7p-12m) also beginning on Jan. 24.

About KYXY-FM
KYXY-FM is owned and operated by CBS RADIO, one of the largest major-market operators in the United States with stations covering news, sports, talk, rock, oldies, country, adult contemporary and urban formats, among others.  A division of CBS Corporation, CBS RADIO offers audiences an enhanced and customized listening experience through the combination of on-air, online and new media platforms and maintains exclusive agreements with AOL Radio and Yahoo! Music through which CBS RADIO powers their online radio services and distributes their stations to its network of listeners. For more information on CBS RADIO, please visit www.cbsradio.com.

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Press Contact:

Stephanie Estrada      858-467-4111      sestrada@kyxy.com

(SAN DIEGO) Broadcast Company of the Americas and Compass Radio’s KPRI join forces to create a new joint sales venture called Radio San Diego. The new local radio sales cluster comprises four radio stations: 102.1 KPRI, 105.7 The Walrus, XX1090 Sports Radio, and 1700 AM ESPN Radio. In addition, the cluster’s XX1090 is the official voice of the San Diego Padres. Compass Radio is the joint venture’s managing partner.

 Radio San Diego Director of Sales Patrick Osburn, citing a just completed study of Arbitron ratings by the nationally renowned firm Research Director, Inc., says: “On a weekly basis, Radio San Diego reaches 37% of all San Diego adults age 25-54.”¹ Osburn adds: “Not only is the audience sizeable, it’s desirable. When you consider household income, home ownership, and investments – it is clear that Radio San Diego delivers the upscale portion of the San Diego market.”²

 Osburn continues: “Advertisers now have a choice. Compared with even the biggest corporate stations, Radio San Diego as a group outperforms all of them, ranking a solid # 1 in Adults 25-54 in each and every daypart Mon-Fri and Weekends 6AM-12Mid.”³

 Osburn continues: “In addition to offering broad reach delivering a high quality audience, each of the Radio San Diego stations has its own special geographic, demographic, and life style attributes.  Whether it’s the entire group, a combination of two or more, or a single station – we can’t wait to explore our potential with smart-minded San Diego advertisers.”

 Mr. Osburn will oversee combined station sales for the Radio San Diego cluster while developing sales strategies for each individual station. Both BCA and KPRI emphasize there will be no format changes.

 Broadcast Company of the Americas is a San Diego based broadcasting company founded in 2003 and principally owned by the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians, and JMI, a San Diego based private equity firm. Compass Radio, founded in 1991, is also based in San Diego and is independently owned and operated by Jonathan Schwartz and Robert Hughes.

SOURCE: Research Director Inc. study of Arbitron, Inc. data. (1) Data © 2010 Arbitron Inc., July-September 2010, San Diego Metro. (2) Data © 2010 Arbitron Inc., Scarborough MSA, Mon-Sun 6a-Mid, Release 1 2010 February 2009-January 2010. (3) Data © 2010 Arbitron Inc., July-September 2010, San Diego Metro.