Clear Channel has increased the workload of Rob Miller. The WKTU program director has been named Hot AC brand manager. It’s a format he is no stranger to, having work at sister AC station WALK for 18 years.

Darren Davis, Clear Channel’s EVP of national programming, tells All Access, “Rob has a very diverse programming background and a broad musical knowledge and is someone the senior vice president of programming team has tapped many times for consulting duties across many different formats.”

Miller was named KTU programmer in 2006.

Connoisseur Media has lost on its claim with the FCC. Connoisseur was fighting the sale of Buckley’s WOR Radio to Clear Channel. The media company also complained about the WHTZ/Z100 license renewal.

At issue for Connoisseur was that Clear Channel and its Aloha Station Trust had not divested all of the stations placed in trust when Clear Channel went private, All Access reports. Additionally, Connoisseur contends, Clear Channel’s bid for one of the Trust stations would violate the Commission’s order.

Connoisseur asked the FCC to set a six-month deadline for divestiture.

In response, the Commission noted that the Trust is not a party to either the WOR deal or the Z100 renewal and that the evidence does not show improper influence nor control of the trust stations by Clear Channel. Furthermore, Radio Online reports, it found that Clear Channel is qualified to hold the WOR and WHTZ station licenses and that the grant of the Assignment Application is consistent with the public interest.

In today’s world, mega events are televised via pay-per-view, usually at a steep price.

This time, however, we’re all in luck.

The concert for Sandy relief was organized in the days after the devastating superstorm. It takes place on the symmetric December 12, 2012–12/12/12–and is benefiting the Robin Hood Relief Fund.

An estimated 2 billion people worldwide will have live access to the show from Madison Square Garden. MSG Network is among the 34 outlets in the U.S. giving viewers a front-row seat.

WCBS will air the star-studded event on its sister station, WLNY–TV 10/55. WNET/Channel 13 is also scheduled to simulcast the show.

There are multiple other locations for fans, including HBO, Bloomberg, AMC, and IFC.

For those not able to watch the telecast, Clear Channel is the radio home of the 12-12-12 concert. Listeners can take their pick of any New York Clear Channel station (Z100/WHTZ, Lite FM, WLTW, Power 105.1/WWPR, Q104.3/WAXQ, and 103.5 WKTU).

The concert will also be shown live and free in select movie theaters that in the heart of Sandy.

The show starts Wednesday night at 7:30, and is expected to run at least four hours.

Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, The Rolling Stones, and The Who are just a small list of headliners on the program.

Last night Clear Channel and the Empire State Building lit up the New York sky to demonstrate the building’s new LED light system. It was the first-ever light show put on by the ESB, and it featured a performance by Alicia Keys.

Keys — along with radio personalities Elvis Duran (Z100); DJ Clue (Power 105); Helen Little (106.7 Lite fm); and Cubby, 103.5 KTU — set things off at 9:00 pm.

Above is a video of the lights along with the accompanying music.

The big news of the August PPM is all about WBLS. The Urban Adult Contemporary station is finding new life since the ESPN/KISS FM deal in April. WBLS, now the only game in town for that format, jumped to number two, up .4 to 6.3.

Despite the great WBLS showing, WLTW continues to rule the radio roost. The Clear Channel heavyweight added a .1 to 7.0, but Lite-FM lost a chunk of its lead to ‘BLS in the latest Arbition figures.

WBLS’ good fortune means a backtracking for perennial number two, WCBS-FM. The Classic Hits station slipped into a third-place tie with WHTZ/Z100. However, the two stations got there in slightly different scenarios. CBS-FM gained .2, while Z100 lost .2 for the month.

The homecoming of WRXP to Merlin Media’s Alternative Rocker at 101.9 reaped the rewards. The station shot up a full ratings point to a 1.6.

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Here’s a look at what FishbowlNY stories made the most buzz this week.

1. Z100 Names New Co-Host (left) for Elvis Duran‘s Morning Show, August 10
2. Fareed Zakaria Definitely Plagiarized The New Yorker, August 10
3. New York Times Public Editor Says Lolo Jones Piece Was Too Harsh, August 9
4. Clear Channel to Purchase WOR Radio, August 13
5. Helen Gurley Brown, Iconic Editor, Dead at 90, August 13
6. Kelly Ripa Gets $20 Million A Year to Act an Idiot, August 9

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A change is coming to the highly-rated Elvis Duran and the Morning Zoo, based at New York’s Z100/WHTZ and syndicated to Clear Channel stations nationwide.

Carolina Bermudez, a veteran of the show since January 2005, announced today she’s leaving the high-profile gig at the end of June for a future in television.

She arrived at Z100 after a stint at Y100 in Miami.

As part of the job posting for Bermudez’s replacement, Clear Channel seeks candidates who are ”fun, outgoing, be willing to expose their lives on air and be a legitimate team player.”

The ad also wants people very familiar with pop culture.

Clear Channel Media has announced that Kevin Dorsey has been named president of the company’s traffic, navigation, and mobility units. Based in Manhattan, Dorsey will oversee the continued integration of Metro Traffic with Clear Channel’s Total Traffic division. He will manage and further develop innovative programs including broadcast traffic reporting, online traffic mapping, custom routes and personalized mobile navigation.

As we reported, Clear Channel acquired Shadow/Metro from Westwood One in April. Within six months, the vaunted Shadow/Metro names were retired and several notable traffic reporters and managers were let go as the integration was well underway.

“We are the leading source of traffic information which continues to be an important factor to our audience, and we deliver the highest quality broadcast traffic reports and real-time, accurate traffic data to more than 200 million consumers each week,” said John Hogan, president and CEO of Clear Channel Media and Entertainment. “We now have the opportunity to grow and further expand our reach, delivering even better and more comprehensive 24/7 traffic information to consumers and greater innovation in product development, service and digital technology.”

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has been hired by Clear Channel to head the New York unit’s digital division. Hall will oversee the strategy and integration of all digital platforms to promote audience and ratings growth.

Colby Hall

Hall will direct Clear Channel New York’s Intergrated Media Programming Department and oversee all social media activity.

He will also be responsible for creating digital product that is unique and exclusive.

“Digital has long been a core component of Clear Channel Radio New York’s industry-leading brands,” says Cadillac Jack, operations manager, Clear Channel Radio New York. “Colby has a track record as an innovator and I’m excited to have him work alongside our program directors to further develop these brands in the digital space. The digital DNA of our brands paired with the explosive growth of iHeartRadio gives Clear Channel Radio New York an ability to connect with consumers that no other media group can match.”

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You may not have heard the last about layoffs at the former Metro/Shadow Traffic’s New York division, now part of the Clear Channel’s Total Traffic Network.

We reported on October 26 and 27 that several staffers, including veteran traffic reporter Lori Blanchard and Metro television president and GM Fred Bennett were cut.

Now, FishbowlNY has learned that the end could be near for Metro VP of Programming and Operations, Crys Quimby.

In April, Clear Channel acquired the Westwood One Metro traffic division, leading to the recent layoffs, and a melding of talent with their Total Traffic unit. Thats apparently happening in upper management as well.

On the morning of the layoffs last month, unbeknownst to them, two Clear Channel employees were overheard near the elevators saying, ‘Why do we need two directors of operations?’” a source with knowledge of the situation tells FishbowlNY.

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