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<title>Shuffling the Deck at 92.3 NOW FM</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-77421" title="NOW FM" src="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/files/2013/02/NOW-FM.jpg" alt="" width="259" height="194" />WNOW/92.3 NOW FM is making changes to its weekday lineup. Program director <strong><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/Rick-Gillette-profile.html">Rick Gillette</a></strong> is switching everyone with the exception of morning host <strong><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/Ty-Bentli-profile.html">Ty Bentli</a></strong>.</p>
<p>After that you need a scorecard to keep track. <strong><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/Micki-Gamez-profile.html">Micki Gamez</a></strong> is back in the midday slot, which she temporarily relinquished for afternoons when former <strong><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/Nick-Cannon-profile.html">Nick Cannon</a></strong> got ill.</p>
<p>&#8220;She’s the perfect foil to go up against the Seacrest syndicated debacle in middays across the street,&#8221; Gillette tells FishbowlNY.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/Zann-profile.html">Zann</a></strong> moves into the afternoon drive spot. He had been on evenings since last June.</p>
<p>&#8220;We moved Zann because she&#8217;s a breath of fresh air, and New York needs some fresh air in afternoons,&#8221; Gillette says.  &#8220;She&#8217;s the obnoxious chick who&#8217;s going to bully her way on the already packed number 2 train headed for Brooklyn every late afternoon.&#8221;</p>
<p>The station&#8217;s reworked 6 to 10 p.m. shift is led by <strong><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/Toro-profile.html">Toro</a></strong>, previously on  from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Toro is a Nuyorican born in the projects overlooking Coney Island.</p>
<p>&#8220;Renowned and well paid in the tri-state for his amazing DJ/mixing skills, [Toro] has no future in radio outside of New York because he is just SO New York,&#8221; Gillette says. &#8220;92.3 NOW is <em>so</em> all about New York [so] we had to let this native son out of his cage a little earlier every day, allowing him to entertain the masses in the early evening and then prowl the late night club scene after his show every night.&#8221;</p>
<p> <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/shuffling-the-deck-at-92-3-now-fm_b77420#more-77420" class="more-link">continued&#8230;</a></p>
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<dc:creator>Jerry Barmash</dc:creator>
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<title>June PPMs: WLTW Keeps Top Spot, WHTZ Moves into Second</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-63775" title="wltw_2010_200x90" src="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/files/2012/07/wltw_2010_200x90.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="90" />Without any fanfare, it&#8217;s a typical month for WLTW/Lite FM. The Adult Contemporary giant was number one in the just-released overall PPM ratings for June.</p>
<p>Lite FM saw its huge numbers dwindle from May (8.1 to 7.7).  But the station maintained its 5,600,000 cume (audience).</p>
<p>A surprise at number two, where WLTW sister station WHTZ/Z100 made a nice .5 leap.</p>
<p>Despite only slipping .1 for June, WCBS-FM fell from its usual second-place perch. The Classic Hits format, now under the direction of longtime WLTW programmer <strong><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/Jim-Ryan-profile.html">Jim Ryan</a></strong>, finds a home in third.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s the second ratings book for WBLS since the Urban station gave a voice to several displaced KISS FM/WRKS personalities following ESPN&#8217;s takeover of the 98.7 frequency.</p>
<p>WBLS had a fourth-place showing, with only a minimal drop off to 5.6.</p>
<p>As for ESPN/WEPN, the all-sports station lost .2 to 1.6 in the overall ratings. By contrast, rival WFAN improved slightly to 3.3.</p>
<p>More ratings insight after the jump</p>
<p> <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/june-ppms-wltw-keeps-top-spot-whtz-moves-into-second_b63752#more-63752" class="more-link">continued&#8230;</a></p>
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<title>Signs in Air for WFAN to Make FM Jump</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-63561" title="wfan_new" src="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/files/2012/07/wfan_new.gif" alt="" width="235" height="262" />Coming off its silver anniversary celebration, WFAN, the most powerful all-sports station in America, may be positioning itself for a dramatic dial switch to FM.</p>
<p>Several factors are at play for WFAN to make that leap of frequency: First and foremost is last month&#8217;s announcement that CBS Sports Radio is being created. Original 24-hour programming will air on stations throughout the country starting in January. But as early as September, CBS Sports Radio will provide updates to affiliated stations.</p>
<p>One of those stations poised to take some of the network content is WFAN. Operations manager <strong><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/Mark-Chernoff-profile.html">Mark Chernoff</a></strong> remains steadfast in the future of 660 AM.</p>
<p>&#8220;WFAN is locally programmed, no change.&#8221;</p>
<p>But there is much more to this story.</p>
<p> <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/signs-in-air-for-wfan-to-make-fm-jump_b63522#more-63522" class="more-link">continued&#8230;</a></p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>NOW FM Midday DJ Leaves for Dallas as Eutopia Joins Station</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Did you hear the one about the DJ who went on maternity leave&#8211;and never returned? That&#8217;s what <strong><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/Lisa-Paige-profile.html">Lisa Paige</a></strong> decided to do. Paige was a charter member of NOW FM as their midday jock.</p>
<p>All Access reports Paige chose to return to radio after giving birth, but not in New York. Instead, she is headed for Dallas, although details of the exact job weren&#8217;t known.</p>
<p>WXRK flipped to NOW FM in March 2009.</p>
<p>Paige&#8217;s decision comes as CBS Radio hired <strong><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/Eutopia-profile.html">Eutopia</a></strong> a.k.a. Eunice Franklin for part-time work at NOW.  Franklin has had stops at the Internet version of Pulse 87 and Long Island&#8217;s Party 105/WPTY.</p>
<p>But assistant program director/music director <strong><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/Rob-Wagman-profile.html">Rob Wagman</a></strong> tells All Access that the station is still searching for its next midday host.</p>
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<dc:creator>Jerry Barmash</dc:creator>
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