In this week’s issue… What next for Bittner’s stations under new owner? – CBS-FM shifts lineup – FCC begins granting, dismissing LPFM apps – Remembering Buffalo’s Wallack
By SCOTT FYBUSH
*The most unusual radio station in MASSACHUSETTS is getting a new owner – and he’s one of the most distinctive and memorable radio guys in the region’s history.
John Garabedian, the impresario who put music videos on UHF TV back in the 1980s on “V-66” (WVJV) and founded and hosted “Open House Party” for three decades, is buying WJIB (740 Cambridge) and its translator on 101.3, W267CE, from the estate of the late Bob Bittner, who died last May.
Garabedian’s RCRQ Inc. is paying $575,000 for the 250-watt AM daytimer (with five watts at night) and an additional $10 for the translator – but there’s a lot more going on with this deal, and we’ll try to clear up a lot of confusion about it below the fold.
The landmark 24th edition of the world-famous Tower Site Calendar is in production, and your support will determine whether it will be the final edition.
It’s been a complicated few years here, and as we finish up production of the new edition (including a cover reveal, coming later this week!), we’re considering the future of this staple of radio walls everywhere as we evaluate our workload going forward.
The proceeds from the calendar help sustain the reporting that we do on the broadcast industry here at Fybush Media, so your purchases matter a lot to us here – and if that matters to you, now’s the time to show that support with an order of the new Tower Site Calendar. (And we have the new Broadcast Historian’s Calendar for 2025 ready to ship, too. Why not order both?)
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