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  :// Veteran meteorologist fired  | Tuesday, August 31, 2010  Meteorologist Jon Cash's bio and weather blogs have been wiped clean from the LIN Media websites of WAVY (10/NBC Portsmouth) and WVBT (43/FOX Virginia Beach).Cash states on his Ministries website that indeed he was fired from Channel 10 at 1:30 in the afternoon. He was with the station for 21 years. Editor's note: People continue to comment on Cash's firing at The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press. Facebook's "Bring Back Jon Cash" fan page has over 3,200 likes... (8/31/2010)
| Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Due to "budgetary constraints," Centennial Broadcasting laid-off the entire on-air staff at its Active Rock "97.9 The Planet" WZZU (and WZZI/106.9) (yesterday). The station will go jockless for its entire on-air line-up.
| Monday, August 30, 2010  Just like Cox Radio Richmond did earlier this year with two back-to-back format changes, a second East Carolina Radio station spins the format wheel today (see below for the other one). Active Rock "98OBX" WOBX/98.1 Manteo/Outer Banks is blown up after six years for classic hits dubbed "Nick Radio."After the track "Goodbye" (by Theory Of A Deadman) played, "Nick Radio" debuted with Freddy Fender's "Before The Next Teardrop Falls." More to come... (8/30/2010)
 With more 80's tracks included in its playlist, Main Line Broadcasting's "Big Oldies 107-3" WBBT-FM Powhatan/Richmond (and WARV/100.3 Petersburg) recently ditched "Greatest Hits of The 60s and 70s" in favor of "Richmond's Greatest Hits..." (8/30/2010)
State Supreme Court throws out case of man who sent naked pictures to news anchor | Monday, August 30, 2010 Kevin Lamont Newby sent 15 pictures of himself in various stages of undress to a news anchor in late 2007. Newby, of Surry, included a full frontal nude shot of himself. He added that he played varsity basketball in high school. And he told the anchor — Regina Mobley of WVEC TV-13 — to write him back "if she liked what she saw." (read more - Daily Press)
| Monday, August 30, 2010On the air for nearly four years, East Carolina Radio has dumped Bustos Media's syndicated Regional Mexican "Gran D - La Mas Mexicana" format for Classic Country on its duocast WCNC/1240 Elizabeth City and WZBO/1260 Edenton. The first track just after midnight this moring was John Denver's "Thank God I'm A Country Boy." More to come...
| Sunday, August 29, 2010 Star Radio Group picks Derry London to do afternoons (and Imaging) on its Rhythmic "99-3 The Vibe" WVBX Fredericksburg. London comes to Vibe from Dick Broadcasting's CHR "107-5 KZL" WKZL Winston-Salem/Greensboro where he was doing weekends. He replaces Tony B who left in July.London starts his new gig on Tuesday, September 7.
| Saturday, August 27, 2010Saturday Morning Anchor Andy Fox on LIN Media's WAVY (10/NBC) Portsmouth announced at the end of the newscast, he'll no longer be anchoring weekends after doing it on and off for 15 years. Fox said he's "taking on an important weekday role as a leader in our "10 On Your Side" investigative unit." Fox starts his new role at the duopoly on Monday, August 30.
| Friday, August 27, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Cville’s #1 Hit Music Station, Hot 101.9 is excited to announce the hiring of Pauly Madison for middays on the station. Madison is no stranger to Charlottesville, or to WHTE/Hot 101.9 for that matter. He served as the initial PD when the station originally launched in 2001, and he remained there until 2003.The hire seems like a no-brainer according to current PD, PJ Styles. “Pauly was at the helm when Hot first launched, and I was right there beside him. We helped grow the station together, and this may sound goofy, but Pauly and I have always “gotten each other.” I’m truly excited to team up again and see how far we can take the station…the future at Hot 101.9 and Monticello Media is definitely bright.” Madison shares the same sentiments. “Talk about putting the band back together! To come back to Cville with Steve Gaines back at the helm and to support PJ’s vision for the station is a real gift…and to do it without the restrictions of corporate radio can’t be anything short of a blast!” Madison will take to the airwaves officially on September 1st, replacing current midday man, Erik Murphy, who is vacating the chair after five years with the station.
| Thursday, August 26, 2010Clear Channel Top 40 WZEE (Z104)/Madison, WI night jock Tyler Kruze heads south for afternoon-drive duties at Clear Channel Top 40 WJJS-WJJX (Jammin' JJS)/Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA, where he'll co-host with Nicky. (read more - Allccess)
| Thursday, August 26, 2010 Studio Center Total Production announces the acquisition of Santa Monica sound studio “The Mix”. Studio Center / LA, formerly “The Mix”, is a boutique audio and video Post Studio located in the center of Santa Monica’s editorial and film community. “The Mix” created in 2008 was a new studio born of the original “Latte Mix”. (read more - Studio Center Santa Monica)
| Thursday, August 26, 2010One of my musical heroes, Billy Joel, once lyricized, "Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes." It's a minimal statement that I've shrugged off all these years. But now that it's time to say goodbye... (read more - Richmond Times-Dispatch)
| Tuesday, August 24, 2010How do the 288,945 most heavily trafficked sites on the internet stack up against each other? (read more - Gizmodo) Editor's note: VARTV is in the Top 300,000! Can you find our icon?
| Tuesday, August 24, 2010Hindlin Broadcasting has been running a Spanish format on WVXX-AM Norfolk VA since 11/1/05. Now, with the exercise of a purchase option, it will move to outright ownership of the facility. (read more - RBR.com)
Tennessee-Virginia border well-kept Appalachian secret | Tuesday, August 24, 2010Longevity and continuity go a long way in the so-called Tri-Cities market along the Tennessee-Virginia border. WCYB’s morning man Johnny Wood, who General Manager Jim McKernan describes as “Elvis Presley in the marketplace,” has been on for 42 years. (read more - Broadcasting & Cable)
| Monday, August 23, 2010 Oren Liebermann will join CBS 3 (KYW-TV) and The CW Philly’s (WPSG-TV) Eyewitness News team as a general assignment reporter beginning September 27th, Vice President and News Director Susan Schiller has announced. Liebermann was most recently a reporter for WAVY-TV, the NBC station in Norfolk, Virginia... (read more - LauraNachman.net)
Includes WRLH/35 Richmond and WTVZ/33 Norfolk | Monday, August 23, 2010 Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., one of the nation's largest television groups, and The Country Network (TCN), a country music video television network located on Music Row in Nashville, TN, have entered into an agreement to launch TCN's star-hosted music video programming on the broadcast digital tier in most of Sinclair's markets. (read more - PR Newswire)
| Thursday, August 19, 2010 Virginia Tech Foundation (VTF) recently turned on W223AZ/Richmond (92.5 FM). VTF purchased the low powered translator station (doing just 10 watts) last year for $55,000. VTF is airing its Radio IQ format (BBC News/NPR Talk) from WVTW/88.5 Charlottesville on the new signal.By the way, the closer you are to Lakeside the better the chance of picking them up.
| Thursday, August 19, 2010Millard S. Younts, Managing Member of EnVest Media, has been ordered by the US District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia to take over WDRL-DT Channel 24 Danville VA, serving the Roanoke-Lynchburg DMA. Younts will also try to find a buyer for the property. (read more - TVBR.com)
| Thursday, August 19, 2010Sinclair (Communications) Broadcasting Country (US106) WUSH/(Poquoson) Norfolk, VA MD/afternoon personality Brandon O’Brien has been upped to PD. (read more - AllAccess)
| Wednesday, August 18, 2010Two prominent Richmond Times-Dispatch writers are taking newspaper jobs elsewhere. Reporter David Ress, who wrote business and investigative stories, has left to become local news editor at the News Leader, a daily serving Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County. Pop-music critic Melissa Ruggieri will join the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. (read more - Style Weekly)
Local TV LLC's "NewsChannel 3" WTKR (CBS) Norfolk will move the highly visable "The Ellen Degeneres Show" from 9 a.m. to the 3 p.m. timeslot on Tuesday, September 7... (8/18/2010)
| Monday, August 16, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... CBS 6 News in Richmond, VA is now broadcasting in high definition.The multi-million dollar upgrade makes CBS 6 the only television station in Central Virginia to provide high definition video in the field, in addition to its HD studio cameras and HD weathercasts. (read more - CBS6, WTVR-TV)
Over a half dozen new classified ads have been placed on VARTV this month! Click "Classified Ads" on the left navigation panel for complete details.If your station/organization has any positions available (media oriented), get them on VARTV! You would be surprised who's reading..... (8/16/2010)
| Sunday, August 15, 2010Three Richmond Times-Dispatch editors have been promoted as part of a new organizational structure for the newspaper emphasizing investigative, enterprise and multimedia news reporting. (read more - Richmond Times-Dispatch)
| Friday, August 13, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... WVEC 13 News, Hampton Roads Local News Leader will launch the region’s only local 4:30am newscast beginning Monday August 30th.WVEC 13 News has always been on the forefront of providing viewers in Hampton Roads with the highest quality local news. (read more - 13NEWS, WVEC)
| Friday, August 13, 2010 CBS Radio has been a long term supporter of digital radio as it is one of the three original companies who funded the development of the HD Radio system and has supported improvements to the system that improve reception and functionality. (read more - Radio Business Report)
| Thursday, August 12, 2010FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Get your game face on as FOX43 and the most successful start up college football program in NCAA history team up to debut The Old Dominion Football Show with Bruce Rader and Coach Bobby Wilder, on Friday September 10th. Sponsored in its entirety by Priority Automotive, the weekly show will be broadcast every Friday night at 10:45 pm... (read more - FOX43, WVBT)
| Wednesday, August 11, 2010Local TV LLC's "CBS6" WTVR Richmond is now doing HD news. This includes the studio cameras and in-the-field shots. Channel 6 joins Raycom Media's "NBC12" WWBT doing HD newscasts though Channel 12 only does hi-def from it's studio cameras.
| Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Cox Communications Inc.'s customers will see their monthly rates rise almost 6 percent next week for the most-popular cable television package.The cost for Cox's standard package, now called TV Essential, will climb from $51.95 a month to $54.99 as of Aug. 16. (read more - The Virginian-Pilot) (read more - Daily Press)
| Tuesday, August 10, 2010 The Norfolk Admirals and Red Zebra Broadcasting have reached an agreement that will see the Admirals partner with WXTG Radio (102.1FM/1490AM). With the agreement, "The Game" 102.1 FM and 1490 AM will become the flagship stations for Norfolk Admirals hockey through the 2012-13 season... (read more - Norfolk Admirals)
| Friday, August 6, 2010Joan Meltzer blazed inroads for women during the '60s and '70s in the male-dominated worlds of professional songwriting and underground DJing. When she joined Norfolk's Hot 103 WOWI-FM in the mid-'80s, she was one of few, perhaps the only, white female on-air personalities at a major urban contemporary station. (read more - The Virginian-Pilot)
Six new classified ads have been placed on VARTV the past seven days! Click "Classified Ads" on the left navigation panel for complete details.If your station/organization has any positions available (media oriented), get them on VARTV! You would be surprised who's reading..... (8/6/2010)
Hampton Roads is included | Thursday, August 5, 2010 Sezmi, a highly acclaimed new personalized television service that combines live TV, on-demand movies, Internet video, and DVR capabilities in one seamless experience, today announced its Sezmi Select service package is immediately available in a total of 36 markets across the United States for only $4.99 per month. (read more - BusinessWire)
| Thursday, August 5, 2010FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... From the home of founding fathers’ Thomas Jefferson and James Madison comes another duo determined to reset the concept of; “We, the People” into its proper place in our lives. (read more - Afternoon Constitutional)
| Thursday, August 5, 2010FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... The Apprentice School Athletic Department, in conjunction with Newport News Public Schools Television Channel 47, is proud to announce that the 2010 Apprentice School Football home opener on September 18 with Greensboro College will be televised through tape-delay on Newport News Cox Channel 47 and Verizon FiOS Channel 17. (read more - NNPSTV)
| Wednesday, August 4, 2010 Entercom's Urban AC "95-7 R&B" WVKL is again the most listened to radio station (persons 12+) in Hampton Roads. This is according to latest Arbitron ratings for the market that covered the April 1 thru June 23 time period. Second is Urban "103JAMZ" WOWI/102.9, third is Entercom Rhythmic "Z104" WNVZ/104.5, fourth is Country "97-3 The Eagle" WGH and Sinclair's News/Talk WNIS/790 in fifth.Editor's note: Saga Communications (WNOR/98.7, WAFX/106.9, WJOI/1230), Willis Broadcasting (WGPL/1350, WPCE/1400, WCPK/1600) and Red Zebra (WXTG/1490, WXTG-FM/102.1) do not subscribe to Arbitron so the ratings are withheld from the public...
| Wednesday, August 4, 2010Folks lucky enough to gaze back on a 50-year career typically reminisce about achievements, awards, beloved co-workers. Legendary local (Hampton Roads) disc jockey Joe Hoppel looks back that far and wonders why Mr. T didn't want to put him in a headlock. (read more - Daily Press)
Yet another new classified ad has been placed on VARTV! Click "Classified Ads" on the left navigation panel for complete details.If your station/organization has any positions available (media oriented), get them on VARTV! You would be surprised who's reading..... (8/4/2010)
| Wednesday, August 4, 2010FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... ESPN 950 AM is proud to announce that Greg Burton was voted Best Local Sports Radio Host by readers of Richmond Magazine. This was the 23rd year of the readers’ survey and the third year in a row the ESPN 950 AM’s Local Sports Show won the “Best Of” vote. (read more - ESPN 950, WXGI)
| Wednesday, August 4, 2010Taylor Elliott Irving, Jr., 62, of Farmville, passed away Saturday, July 31, 2010 at his residence. He was born September 11, 1947 in Farmville, a son of the late Taylor Elliott Irving Sr. and Pearle Dunn Irving of Cartersville. (read more - The Farmville Herald)
$33 million earmarked for upgrades | Tuesday, August 3, 2010 Shenandoah Telecommunications said it has completed its acquisition of Jet Broadband's cable operations for $148 million. (read more - Multichannel News)
| Monday, August 2, 2010Rick Gever's weekly newsletter says that Waterman Broadcasting "NBC29" WVIR Charlottesville News Director Neal Bennett is leaving the station to become the Assistant News Director at Scripp's "NewsChannel 5" WPTV (NBC) West Palm Beach FL. Bennett was with Channel 29 for six years. NBC29 is actively seeking a new News Director.
| Friday, July 30, 2010WVTW-FM, the Roanoke-based news and talk station Radio IQ, has expanded its broadcast area to Richmond this month.A Radio IQ antenna in downtown Richmond will receive signals from a transmitter in Charlottesville and will broadcast the station on 92.5 FM. (read more - The Roanoke Times)
| Friday, July 30, 2010Twenty year radio sales vet Karen Cote has resigned her position as General Sales Manager at Monticello Media/Charlottesville, VA. (read more - AllAccess)
| Friday, July 30, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... WAVY News 10, the station On Your Side, is the number one local news station in Hampton Roads at 11 pm in the just completed July Nielsen ratings period. WAVY News 10 also tied for the number one spot in household ratings at 5 am, 6 am and 5 pm. (read more - WAVY-TV 10)
| Friday, July 30, 2010A friendly radio voice, familiar to Tidewater listeners for three decades has been stilled. F. Ambert Dail died on Wednesday, July 27, 2010, at the age of 89. He was employed by WGH Radio for 34 years. He served as General Manager for 23 of those years. (read more - Legacy.com)
| Thursday, July 29, 2010The latest TV Sweeps period has ended. The summer Nielsen ratings covered the Thursday, July 1 thru Wednesday, July 28 time period. For Hampton Roads newscasts (Live+SD):
| Thursday, July 29, 2010WDRL-TV is off the air in Roanoke and Salem while the station faces ongoing copyright and financial disputes with a Missouri cable company. (read more - The Roanoke Times)
| Tuesday, July 27, 2010Clear Channel Urban AC “105.3 Kiss” WKUS Norfolk/Virginia Beach appears to be on the verge of a rebranding or outright flip. Two new domains have appeared on Clear Channel’s servers pointing to a change at the station. (read more - RadioInsight)
| Tuesday, July 27, 2010Clear Channel News/Talk WTAM-A/Cleveland's Matt Patrick takes his talents to Virginia Beach! Patrick will be filling in on Saga Classic Rock WAFX (106.9 The Fox) Wednesday 7/28 and Thursday 7/29. (read more - AllAccess)
| Tuesday, July 27, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Coffee lovers in southeastern Virginia have a new brew to enjoy thanks to a unique partnership between a radio station and one of the nation’s only grower-owned coffee companies. Selecta Blend, created by the region’s Spanish radio station, La Selecta 1050 WVXX, and First Colony Coffee and Tea Company is now available in area Kroger, Fresh World, Kroger and Tienda Jessy’s supermarkets. (read more - Selecta 1050, WVXX) (read more en español - Selecta 1050, WVXX)
| Monday, July 26, 2010 Bible Broadcasting Network's WYFJ Ashland/Richmond has completed its move from 100.1 to 99.9. WYFJ was off the air for three days (starting Wednesday 7/21) in anticipation of the move. Though still licensed as a Class A (max 6kW/328ft) station, it's now broadcasting from the heart of Richmond instead of 15 miles north in Ashland.Last September, Cox Radio moved then Alternative "Y101" WDYL/101.1 Chester to 100.9/Lakeside.
Another new classified ad has been placed on VARTV! Click "Classified Ads" on the left navigation panel for complete details.If your station/organization has any positions available (media oriented), get them on VARTV! You would be surprised who's reading..... (7/23/2010)
| Friday, July 23, 2010Terry Sisisky, the longtime radio voice of the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams affectionately known to fans as the "T-Man," died Thursday night after a battle with cancer. (please read more - Richmond Times-Dispatch) (please read more - VirginiaPreps.com) (please read more - Petersburg The Progress-Index)
| Thursday, July 22, 2010WODI-AM Brookneal, VA is getting a new owner. And since they buyer already owns a trio of stations in another market, this acquisition makes them a group owner, although it is a rather far-flung group. (read more - RBR.com)
| Thursday, July 22, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... The New Hot 100.9 welcomes DJ 2Much who will be on-air for the new station Monday – Friday from 5 p.m. until 11 p.m.“It is great to have his energy here and to bring on board another person with so much passion for radio,” said Fisher, Brand Manager for Hot 100.9. (read more - Hot 100.9, WHTI)
| Wednesday, July 21, 2010 ABC Television's "LIVE! with Regis (Philbin) and Kelly" is having "Women of Radio, Co-host for a Day Search." The show is looking for the top choice to co-host with Regis Philbin starting Tuesday, August 17.Included in the Top 100 finalist list is Autumn Kozer (morning co-host on East Carolina Radio's Country "Dixie 105.7" WRSF Columbia/OBX), Mary Catherine "WooWoo" Wood (morning co-host on Entercom Modern AC "94.9 The Point" WPTE Virginia Beach) and nationally syndicated Kim Iverson (heard evenings on Entercom Modern AC "94.9 The Point" WPTE Virginia Beach). (see more - WVEC)
| Tuesday, July 20, 2010FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Dynamic radio personality Showtime has been hired as the newest on air talent for Radio One's WQOK in Raleigh, NC. A native of Hampton Roads, VA, Showtime has spent many years on the air in his hometown market. (read more - Showtime)
| Monday, July 19, 2010Cox Communications' cable systems in Hampton Roads and Roanoke just announced rate changes to its video, phone and data services to go in effect August 16. Cox will also introduce/promote two new Internet speed tiers, "Starter" priced at $21.99/mo (384Kbps/256Kbps) and "Essential" for $31.99/mo (3Mbps/1Mbps). On the video side, Roanoke customers will either see a negligible increase or a slight decrease in rates.
| Monday, July 19, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... WHOV debut's a new logo at this weeks Norfolk Jazz Festival, new station imaging from Brain Damaged Creative Services in Atlanta (owned by former WOWI Production Director Al B Love), a fiber optic transmission line, launched a new website www.WHOV.org, has begun streaming worldwide and is installing the BE Audiovault Programming sysytem as a part of the stations 12 month rebuild project.Station Manager Jay Lang says, "It's been a 10 month labor of love. Thanks to Dr. Harvey, Dean Whitaker Heck, Dr. Jerrold Roy, engineer Greg Gabrielle and the administration, once we're done, we'll have the most technologically advanced college radio station in the country."
Local TV "NewsChannel 3" WTKR/CBS Norfolk Chief Meteorologist Mike Harvey announced on air this evening that he's leaving the station in September for the chief meteorologist position at Hearst Television's WTAE 4/ABC Pittsburgh... (7/16/2010)
A half dozen new classified ads have been placed on VARTV the past two weeks! Click "Classified Ads" on the left navigation panel for complete details.If your station/organization has any positions available (media oriented), get them on VARTV! You would be surprised who's reading..... (7/16/2010)
| Friday, July 16, 2010Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corp (CPBC) has LMA-ed their 670 Claremont/Hampton Roads signal to the "Heart-n-Soul" Radio Network from Richmond. The same format is heard on Preston T Brown's WCLM/1450 Highland Springs/Richmond (he also owns WHAP/1340 Hopewell). Radio Disney sold its O&O WHKT/1650 Portsmouth and "Christian Talk Radio 1010" WRJR/1010 Portsmouth (LMA with CPBC) back to its original owner, CPBC, back in January for $350,000. Five months later, the Conservative Talk format heard on 670 was simulcasted on WHKT. A month later, the simulcast was dropped (WHKT is now known as "Freedom 1650"), 670 went silent and put up for sale ($500,000). On July 1, the 670 signal swapped call letters with sister 1010 when the "Heart-n-Soul" Radio Network debuted on the new WRJR 670. Though WRJR/670 has a monster daytime signal at a 20K watts (directional) on the low end of the dial from Surry County, it's anemic at night with just 3 watts. To help the night coverage, an experimental synchronous AM station (WR2XJR) was granted by the FCC in 2004 for a directional 700 watts from Portsmouth. At night, the signal from Portsmouth is "synched" with the signal from Surry County.
The oil has stopped! (7/15/2010) (read more - ABC News), (read more - CBS News), (read more - CNN News), (read more - FOX News), (read more - NBC News)
| Thursday, July 15, 2010The FCC recently granted a construction permit for Holy Family Communications to build a new directional Class A radio station on 89.7 in Winchester. The station, when built, will do just 185 watts at 174 feet up on the tower. The owners plan on using EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network) for programming... Educational Media Foundation has now put it's Christian Comtemporary format, K-Love, on it's new signal in Colonial Heights -- 90.1/WKYV. The directional Class A station is doing 560 watts at 282 feet... Pensacola Christian College agrees to sell the constuction permit for a new radio station on 90.1 Gore, VA (15mi NE of Winchester) to Liberty University for $8,000. The directional Class A station plans to do 35 watts at an antenna height of 1,520 feet. Liberty will use the signal to rebroadcast the programming of WRVL/88.3 Lynchburg, quickly snatching the WVRS call letters for the new signal... Hispanic Target Media has signed-on a new Spanish formatted radio station on 96.9 Nassawadox/Exmore -- WFAJ. The Class B1 station is doing 13.5kW at 285 feet. Is it possible for this station to side to the south a bit and clip Norfolk/Virginia Beach? Charter Communications loses it fight to keep Trinity Broadcast Network's O&O WHRE/21 Virginia Beach off of its cable systems in Chincoteague and Tangier Island, VA, and Manteo and Waves, NC. After WHRE provides additional equipment for Charter to receive WHRE at the two cable head-ends (Chincoteague/Manteo), the cable system will have 60 days to add Channel 21 to the local channel line-up... Today, Starnews Corp's Independent WMDV-LD/45 (virtual channel 44) Danville extended its viewable footprint with carriage by Chatmoss Cable in parts of Danville, Pittsylvania County and Henry County. All four subchannels (44.1~4) are currently on the digital tier with the 44.2 signal scheduled to be placed on the analog tier effective Thursday, July 22. We hear a contract has also been signed for carriage on Comcast Cable in a large area of Southside Virginia. In a couple of weeks, the station anticipates being on the digital tier in the cities of Danville, Martinsville, South Boston, Chatham and Altavista, as well as Henry, Pittsylvania and Halifax Counties...
| Thursday, July 15, 2010 Keith Jones, the Daybreak co-anchor on Gray Television's WHSV 3/ABC Harrisonburg, exited yesterday after two years. Jones takes a huge leap to market #23 -- Pittsburgh. He was teamed up with Yuna Lee at Channel 3...Weekend anchor/reporter Mary Pulley, who left the station earlier in the month, has landed a similair position at Local TV's "FOX4" WDAF Kansas City MO, market #32. Pulley was with Channel 3 for three years... Zac Choate, the weekend sports anchor for WHSV, has also left the station. He was expected to leave in the near future but that turned into an immediate exit. No word as to his future endeavors...
| Tuesday, July 13, 2010 Star Radio Group's Country WFLS/93.3 continues to be the most listened to radio station in Fredericksburg according to the latest Eastlan Ratings (Spring 2010, April 1-May 26). Centennial Broadcasting's Hot AC "B101.5" WBQB is second with Bonneville News WTOP/103.5 (and WWWT/107.7 Manassas/Warrenton) in third.The rest of the Top 5 are Centennial's "NewsTalk 1230" WFVA and Telemedia Broadcasting's 70s-60s Hits "SuperHits 95.9" WGRQ. (read more - AllAccess)
Over a half dozen new classified ads have been placed on VARTV the past 30 days! Click "Classified Ads" on the left navigation panel for complete details.If your station/organization has any positions available (media oriented), get them on VARTV! You would be surprised who's reading..... (7/13/2010)
Chuck Martin, previously National Sales Manager at the former CBS O&O "CW27" WGNT/Portsmouth (now owned by Local TV LLC) has been named General Sales Manager at Sky Television's Independent "SKY4tv" WSKY Manteo/Chesapeake... (7/10/2010)
Kristin Nash, previously heard on Telemedia Broadcasting's Country "Thunder 104.5" WGRX Falmouth/Fredericksburg and 70s-60s Hits "SuperHits 95.9" WGRQ Fairview Beach/Fredericksburg, moves to Centennial Broadcasting's Hot AC "B101.5" WBQB for middays... (7/9/2010)
| Friday, July 9, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Six year market veteran Lisa Parker will take over the mid-day slot on (Telemedia Broadcasting's) SuperHits 95.9 WGRQ in Fredericksburg.Starting Monday, the unmistakable voice of Parker will join Dave Adler and Mark Clifford as part of the WGRQ air staff. Parker most recently has been with (Centennial Broadcasting) in Fredericksburg as a primary fill-in for two of their broadcast properties. In addition to Parker, former Comcast Channel 3 Sports Director Mike Neville will take over the 7 - midnight slot on (Country) WGRX Thunder 104.5, a shift that was also occupied by Nash for the last 2½ years.
| Thursday, July 8, 2010Tommy Griffiths, the former longtime co-host on Saga Communications Rock "FM99" WNOR/98.7 Norfolk, is off the beach with a new morning gig at Times-Shamrock's Classic Rock "Rock 107" WEZX/106.9 Scanton, WPZX/105.9 Pocono Pines, WBZX/107.1 Hancock NY. He'll be teamed up with market vets (Mike) Duffy and Shila Nathan. Griffiths did try for the morning spot on Broadcast Company Of The Americas Sports "XX1090" XEPRS Rosarito Mexico/San Diego CA earlier this year that lasted just two days. He faced a huge uphill battle, replacing the very popular sports show "The Scott and BR Show" that was in a contract dispute with the station and doing a sports show on the other side of the country. That Show and the station did later come to terms. Griffiths left FM99 in early August 2009, nearly 20 years at the station. He starts his new job on Monday, July 12.
Hampton Roads Eduacational Telecommunications Association Inc's (WHRO) recently granted 88.5 Gloucester Point/Yorktown signal has taken the call letters -- WHRG. WHRG will simulcast 100% of the programming heard on sister station WHRV/89.5 Norfolk according to FCC documents... (7/8/2010)
| Thursday, July 8, 2010 No need for formalities here: National Public Radio now says it wants to be known simply as NPR.So the Washington-based organization has quietly changed its name to its familiar initials. Much like the corporate names KFC or AT&T, the initials now stand for the initials. (read more - The Washington Post)
Over a half dozen new classified ads have been placed on VARTV the past several weeks! Click "Classified Ads" on the left navigation panel for complete details.If your station/organization has any positions available (media oriented), get them on VARTV! You would be surprised who's reading..... (7/6/2010)
| Friday, July 2, 2010FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... WAVY News 10 and FOX43 are pleased to announce the arrival of award-winning News Director April Samp on July 9. Samp brings nearly 15 years of experience in television news to LIN Media’s NBC / FOX duopoly in Hampton Roads, Virginia. (read more - LIN Media)
| Thursday, July 1, 2010 (Belo Broadcasting) WWL-TV (4/CBS) has hired New Orleans native and veteran broadcaster Wayne Carter to assume the duties of early morning news anchor for the 5 a.m. show. Carter, who has worked at WVEC, the Belo affiliate in Norfolk, Virginia for seven years... (read more - WWL)
| Thursday, July 1, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... The WNOR News and Sports departments were recognized for excellence at The 73rd Annual Virginia Broadcasting AwardsRod Fitzwell was awarded 1st Place for Outstanding Sports Coverage for Large Market Radio. News with Shelley on Rumble in the Morning was award 2nd Place for Outstanding Newscast for Large Market Radio. (read more - FM99, WNOR) News Archives..... |
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