February 7, 2003

Mega Communications Sells One Philly AM

Mega Communications, whose FM 104.9 and AM 1310 serve the Philly-South Jersey Market in Spanish from Egg Harbor City and Camden, has sold its Philly AM WURD to Levas Communications.  The station is 1000 watts days and 40 watts nighttime. The station was presenting an Urban Talk and Information format for the last year.  Mega decided to concentrate on its core Spanish format and received a reported $4,250,000 for the Philly AM.

Billings For Radio Strong

According to Gary Fries, President and CEO of the RAB, Radio is 98% of the way back in billing. Fries, speaking at the RAB Friday Breakfast said December radio figures, when added to the rest of 2002 shows a 4% gain in local and a 13% up in National for a total of $19.6 billion. He called it a “remarkable recovery”. 2002 finished up an average of 6%.

Third Largest RAB Attendance

1600 sellers and sales managers from all over the country attended the RAB in New Orleans. The secret of getting this great attendance was Fries convincing major group owners to hold their company sales meeting just before the RAB and in the same place. Many simply stayed over for the RAB. The educational efforts were outstanding, and the food and fun were good too. A truly great meeting!

Musical Transmitters

When Millennium Broadcasting purchased the stations of Press Communications, they converted the New Jersey 101.5 simulcast on WBSS Millville to Mix AC, WIXM. They placed the South Jersey part of the signal on the old WFPG-AM in Atlantic City. That’s all changed now. The new South Jersey home of NJ 101.5 is the old WKOE-FM Ocean City.  Each Millennium Station now carries a 2 or 3-minute statewide newscast and then locally originated station specific news.

NJ CAP Recognizes NJBA's Amber Alert Efforts

The NJ Child Assault Prevention Regional Training Center has selected the New Jersey Broadcasters Association as a recipient of the 2003 CAP Award.  In announcing the award, Pat Stanislaski, NJ CAP executive director said, "We are proud to recognize the NJBA for the efforts you have made to encourage the safety of children and to lessen the threat of abuse.  In honoring the NJBA, we send a message to our state and our nation -- children are, indeed, our most precious resource."  The NJBA Amber Alert program was nominated by Detective Sgt. Robert Hoever, NJ State Police, and selected by a 10-member sub-committee of the CAP Advisory Board.

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