Tuesday, January 23, 2007 by SDRadio.

KLSD hits the beach

Join Progressive Talk KLSD on Wednesday night. The party starts at 6 p.m. on top of the W Hotel at 421 West B. Street. See the KLSD web site for more info.

Also noted: Jon Elliott hits the mics local and live every night at 7 p.m.

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Tuesday, January 23, 2007 by SDRadio.

Phil Manning heads to 91X

Heads to Sunny San Diego

Welcome to Phil Manning, who’ll take over as program director of 91X. He is heading down after a successful stint at 107.7 “The End” in Seattle, Washington. Phil starts at 91X on Monday.
President and COO of Finest City Broadcasting said, “We are very excited to welcome Phil Manning to 91X and FINEST CITY BROADCASTING. We were looking for someone with a unique and creative vision for the future, along with the experience to make it happen. It was great to see that here are a number of very talented programmers out there, but Phil really rose to the top.”
Prior to his lengthy stint in Seattle, Manning was the PD at alternative stations in Los Angeles (Y107), Pittsburgh and Cleveland. He began his career with a six-year run (’88-’94) as the programming chief of Cincinnati’s WOXY, another of the fabled first generation of independent “modern rockers”.
Finest City Broadcasting is a privately held San Diego-based company founded in 2005. FCB also operates Z90.3 (XHTZ-FM) and Magic 92.5 (XHRM-FM)

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Tuesday, January 23, 2007 by SDRadio.

Clear Channel to plug Vegas Resorts

Actually long form commercials

Clear Channel Radio announced today that they will expand the “unique advertising campaign it created with Consolidated Media, a Las Vegas-based vacation resorts operator.” Expect more media celebrity interviews that are disguised to be a sales pitch for a “Las Vegas resort.” The current promotion has featured Tonya Roberts talking with various hosts such as George Noory and several local hosts in the area.
The “interview” is slated for two minutes and offers the listeners a chance to “be a high-roller” if they call toll free number.
With the expansion of this campaign, Consolidated Media is expecting an increase in call volume of six times, to 600 calls per spot.
“Clear Channel Radio is committed to offering advertisers all types of effective advertising solutions, from very short spots to long-form ads. We’re not locked into any one solution,” said Greg Ashlock, Regional Vice President for Clear Channel Radio. “Radio has always been a medium that offers a broad range of creative, promotional opportunities and we’re interested in taking advantage of all of them for our partners.”
Some short form examples are teasers for an upcoming television show from FOX. These two second blip-verts can expand to any length of time.
Clear Channel programs KOGO, KLSD, Channel 933, US 95.7, Star 94.1, 101.5 KGB, and Rock 105.3.
Stay digitally tuned!

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