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Wide support for national EAS test.

It’s not often the radio industry, engineers and even cell phone companies all come down on the same side of an issue. But the FCC’s proposal to begin conducting annual national EAS tests is one of those rare consensus-building issues. Some groups are even telling the FCC what time they’d like the test to be conducted.

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Michael Savage banned again.

Even some on the left may agree with the conservative talk show host that this one may go a step too far. Savage says his new television commercial promoting his show on Pappas Radio’s “Xtra Sports 860” KTRB, San Francisco was rejected by local TV stations. In the spot, he tells viewers, “Don’t be a schmuck, listen every day.”

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Survey: Wide majority says keep webcasts free.

By a three-to-one margin, Inside Radio readers believe radio stations should keep their webcast available to listeners free of charge. Nearly three-quarters (73%) say radio has always been the free audio medium and a move to charge a streaming fee would only send listeners to Pandora and other online services.

No staff leads to $30,000 in fines.

FCC field agents visited Birach Broadcasting’s two Grand Rapids, MI stations — WMJH (810) and WMFN (640) — in April 2005 and found no Birach employees. When the FCC asked for an explanation, owner Sima Birach said he was overseeing the operations. But the Enforcement Bureau notes his office is in Rockford, MI – about two hours away.

Yankees flagship signs Spanish deal.

CBS Radio’s all-news WCBS, New York (880) has struck an agreement with Univision’s WADO (1280) for the Spanish news/talker to carry the Spanish-language play-by-play for Yankees baseball. The multi-year deal gives WADO rights to all 162 regular season games as well as any post-season games. Beto Villa and Francisco Rivera continue as announcers. MORE

Claritas data error doesn’t impact ratings.

Arbitron is alerting customers that some “front of the book” type data supplied to the company by Claritas was incorrect. Only a handful of markets were affected, including New York, Long Island, Providence and Portsmouth-Dover-Rochester, NH. Claritas data covers such marketplace breakouts as income, education and retail sales. MORE

Harris outsources sales to SCMS.

As Harris sees signs that broadcasters are once again ready to consider spending money to improve their stations, the Florida-based company signs a deal making SCMS the exclusive sales broker for its studio and console business in the U.S. Harris will continue to provide the majority of field service and technical support for its radio broadcast customers. MORE

Hayworth closes gap with McCain.

Former “News Talk 550” KFYI, Phoenix afternoon drive personality J.D. Hayworth has made progress in his race against incumbent Senator John McCain (R-AZ). The latest Rasmussen survey finds McCain now leads Hayworth by just seven points (48%-41%). McCain had a 22-point lead in January. Rasmussen says Hayworth even leads among male primary voters. The Arizona GOP primary is August 24.

New format for Blue Star Media Group.

The parent company of Business TalkRadio Network and Lifestyle TalkRadio Network is rebranding itself Blue Star Media Group. “The new holding company better represents the direction the company is taking as we prepare to launch a third national network,” says CEO Michael Metter. The company’s not yet disclosing what its third network will be. Blue Star Media also owns stations in Boston, Las Vegas, Pittsburgh and Stamford, CT, where the company is based.

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