Long-time radio veteran Charlie Morgan is leaving his post heading up broadcasting for Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indy
Racing League to lead Emmis Communications Corp. radio stations in Indianapolis.
After 3-1/2 years, Russ Dodge has exited as general manager of WSYW-AM 810 and WEDJ-FM 107.1. Both stations, which are
owned by California-based Continental Broadcast Group LLC, air Hispanic music and programming.
The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis inspires passion for classical music across central Indiana through broadcast programming
and outreach.
Emmis Communications Corp. struggles to contain expenses and minimize debts due to radio advertising shortfalls.
Longtime sports/talk station WNDE-AM 1260 has beaten back newcomer WFNI-AM 1070 in a critical listener demographic despite
WFNI’s extensive promotion of hosts Eddie White and Indianapolis Star sports columnist Bob Kravitz.
Numerous format changes late last year caused a major shake-up in the first-quarter survey results of central Indiana’s radio-listening
habits.
The local radio market’s biggest shake-up in more than a decade has almost every commercial station in central Indiana scrambling
to attract the thousands of listeners and millions of advertising dollars suddenly up for grabs. Emmis Communications Corp.
said Oct. 8 it will move WIBCAM 1070 programming to the FM frequency previously occupied by WNOU-FM 93.1, which it will kill.
Industry experts said the fallout will continue to rain down throughout the fourth quarter and well into 2008. “There’s lots…
Local officials for Georgiabased Cumulus Media Inc. have taken another risky leap, launching central Indiana’s first commercial
news-talk format on the FM dial.
