Indiana RadioWatch: January 3, 2004
Northeast
Artistic Media Partners' Standards/WSHI (106.3fm, Columbia City) completes
its annual run of all-Christmas music (mostly via Westwood One syndicated
programming) and flips format to AC, as of 6am Monday morning (12/29).
WSHI will retain calls and moniker ("Sunny 106"), but is now "The Brighter
Side of Music." Kenny Edwards remains OM/PD and the on air lineup is now:
Mornings: Bob & Sheri (debut*)
Middays: Misty Dawn (unchanged)
Afternoons: Ron Gregory (unchanged)
Nights: Mark Alexander
* Bob & Sheri last appeared on this frequency (then WDJB) from September
25, 1996 (as part of a format flip from CHR to Modern AC) to April, 1997,
when WDJB was sold, and the format changed to standards.
Where Are They Now? Former N-T/WOWO (1190am, Fort Wayne) GM Jane Bartsch
is now GM at WJBR in Wilmington, Delaware.
Northwest
The auction of N-T/WJOB (1230am, Hammond) and N-T/WIMS (1420am, Michigan
City) has been delayed by a judge for 60 days to allow advertising of the
sale. Bids will now be accepted through 30 January 2004 and the winner
announced on 18 February 2004.
Central
Thanks to IRW reader Keith Maddox for this tip: Today, veteran
Alternative/WRZX (103.3fm, Indianapolis) afternoon DJ Adam Ritz (real
name: Robert Adam Ritz) was arrested on a preliminary charge of rape. Tom
Spalding's article on The Indianapolis Star website says that the arrest
resulted from a complaint by a 22 year old caregiver to Ritz's children.
Ritz was on vacation today from WRZX and is scheduled to host a New Year's
party at a local club tomorrow night. No word on if he will host the
event. Clear Channel Radio executives gave no comment to The Indianapolis
Star, saying they were unaware of Ritz's arrest, and they gave no
indication if Ritz would be hosting tomorrow night's event.
Where Are They Now? Former CHR/WNOU (93.1fm, Indianapolis) MD/midday lady
Jana Sutter is now PD at WZNY in Augusta, Georgia.
Southeast
R&R Online reports that Earl Jones, VP/Market Manager of Clear Channel's
Louisville cluster add responsibilities as Regional VP for the company's
Kentucky stations.
Southwest
As tipped to us by an IRW reader: After flipping to Christmas music from
before Thanksgiving through December, Classic Rock/WYXY (107.1fm,
Boonville) stuns Evansville by changing formats to Contemporary Christian.
As The Rick Dees in the Morning show is ending syndication through Clear
Channel's Premiere Radio Networks, Clear Channel station CHR/WDKS
(106.1fm, Newburgh/Evansville) replaces Dees with sister Clear Channel
KUBE (Seattle, Washington) morning man T-Man ("The T-Man Show").
Happy New Year!
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