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Must Read: Radio Done Right

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The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) is meeting in Philadelphia this week, and with the recession and general media discouragement pervading our field, they decided to put together a positive message — much needed!  The result is a booklet called Radio Done Right, which you can read online by following the link.   I highly recommend it.  It will  remind you of what you already know and will bring you back to some sort of balance if you’ve been making knee-jerk decisions.  We all need help maintaining the courage of our convictions.

Bravo, Boston! Here’s the Whole Press Release

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Public media leader WGBH to acquire WCRB Radio

Will preserve and strengthen classical music service for region

Boston, MA — Public service broadcaster WGBH today announced plans to acquire New England’s leading all-classical music station WCRB 99.5fm from Nassau Broadcasting Partners of New Jersey. The terms of the agreement have not been disclosed pending filing with the FCC.

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Boston’s WCRB Sold to WGBH

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Wow!  Just wow. From Radio Info.com: Price: $14 million. Seller Nassau Broadcasting is doing a debt-for-equity swap with lender Goldman Sachs, and the biggest single station in its portfolio is commercial-classical WCRB (99.5), licensed to Lowell, MA. Now Goldman steers it to public radio/TV broadcaster WGBH, which already operates news/classical WGBH-FM (89.7) and WGBH-TV. It’s not yet clear whether WGBH will run it as a non-commercial station, or continue its operation as a commercial station through a subsidiary. Brokers: Patrick Communications for seller Nassau, and Public Radio Capital for buyer WGBH. More … Continue Reading

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