iHeart Radio grabbed two pieces of interesting media attention recently. It appears that the radio company's strategy to pounce on the failings of legendary Los Angeles alternative rocker KROQ are paying off. iHeart rebranded its ALT 98.7 frequency and played the exact music as Entercom's KROQ, which has been firing long-loved air personalities. Now the iHeart station has nearly doubled the ratings over the once-dominant KROQ using a former KROQ programmer. The slipping KROQ is now lead by a programmer that was by iHeart. Variety tells the switcheroo story in a long read but radio fans will love reading about the inside maneuvering. There's lots of accurate reporting on radio management decisions based on demographics vs. sales, and the issue of whether
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Matt Jones knows where his bread is buttered, politics will have to wait
Happy for my broadcast brother @KySportsRadio š Matt is a quality human being who wants to improve our world. Nonetheless, Iām selfishly delighted to have him stay with @iHeartRadio. Our chat is linked below. šš¾šÆ https://t.co/VZpuNaOm9e— Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) November 15, 2019 Radio/TV personality Matt Jones popped by my studio today to discuss his decision to stay out of the 2020 senate race. We also talked about the invaluable commitments of family and colleagues in making professional decisions. Eventually we talked about UK's topsy turvy football season and #1 Kentucky's embarrassing loss to mid-major Evansville in Rupp Arena. Everyone wins with the Matt Jones decision. There won't be a brutal and embarrassing political campaign against Semate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's
Trump stumps in Cincinnati following Dem debates, promises to rally for Bevin in Kentucky
Thank you Cincinnati, Ohio. Together, we are going to KEEP AMERICA GREAT! https://t.co/sKPAW8e8qN— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2019 President Donald Trump visited Cincinnati following two nights of Democrat debates. He opened with comments pertaining to his early work in the Cincinnati area and immediately swerved into the debate aftermath. Democrat Primary debate in Detroit has decided their 2020 candidate pic.twitter.com/tnFtqPWIrP— Wojciech Pawelczyk šµš±šŗšø (@PolishPatriotTM) August 3, 2019 Trump's crowd avoided the controversial SEND HER BACK chants aimed at Rep. Ilhan Omar and other members of The Squad. A reference to Hillary Clinton did generate a round of LOCK HER UP chants from the crowd. Trump's major themes to battle Democrats through the 15 months leading up to the 2020 election