August 2nd, 2010
joel
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Rick Snavely is willing to try.
The NorthEast Radio Watch reports today what the FCC released Friday (HT to P&T faithful commenter Jim Griffey) that the non-profit that Snavely runs, Family Life Ministries, Inc. is purchasing WNAE-FM/Clarendon, PA from Iorio Broadcasting for $400,000 in a sale that is contingent upon FLM successfully achieving a community of license transfer from Clarendon to Wattsburg, PA to broadcast the commercial Class A at 102.7 FM.
This would be FLM’s first full-power signal in the Erie market, where they currently operate translators in Erie and Corry, and will be constructing a new NCE station in Cambridge Springs. The Clarendon purchase is part of an overall strategy to blanket Northwest PA with the Family Life Network’s “middle-of-the-road” Christian format of music and teaching. The map below from the ministry’s website illustrates the concept.
Family Life Network
As Scott Fybush reports, the petition to move for WNAE-FM has yet to be filed. As Jim Griffey indicated in his comment, this development can only mean more competition for local Christian AC WCTL/106.3.
We’ll keep you updated as more news develops.
https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101373351&formid=314&fac_num=164188
July 26th, 2010
joel
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How do you manage Facebook friends?
In our P&T poll last week about the Erie ad climate, I guess I went into that post a bit more optimistic than our readers are. Over half of our respondents say that the advertising climate is at least as bad as last year or even worst. A decent percentage did say that modest gains are being made over last year. Maybe the people saying that we are still in the toilet need to work harder to get some of the sales that the people who are seeing improvement are getting!
I recently marked my 500th Facebook friend on my profile. I’m actually down a few today, either due to people bailing out of the social network, or just defriending me. Anyway, I’d like to get your take on how you manage friends on Facebook. Below are multiple ways I’ve heard people request and accept Facebook friends.
What about you? You can click multiple answers as they apply to your opinion.
How do you manage Facebook Friends?
- I only friend current friends and acquaintances plus former friends, like classmates and coworkers (43%, 18 Votes)
- I don't do Facebook (36%, 15 Votes)
- I need to have at least a conversation with someone before I friend them (12%, 5 Votes)
- I keep my Facebook friends tight, only to real current friends that I have a relationship with (12%, 5 Votes)
- I'll friend people who will benefit me strategically for my business (5%, 2 Votes)
- I try to friend high profile people in order to raise my profile/make me feel good (2%, 1 Votes)
- I'll friend anybody who wants to friend me (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 42
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July 25th, 2010
joel
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Andrew Breitbart and his extensively edited YouTube video of Shirley Sherrod is the latest example of social media leading the “old” media around by the nose. Maybe it’s because of the mixing of entertainment into the newscast, or the budget cutbacks of real journalists, or even an inferiority complex and envy of the new viral media, but major vetting procedures were missed this week in the rush to judgment by Fox and the government. A whole lot of people messed up.
In Erie, its cutbacks and the economy which causes us to endure less than stellar picture quality from our TV stations, the same DJ voicetracking on multiple radio stations of different formats, and single reporters covering the entire local beat on the weekends for the newspaper. Lots of opportunities for messing up.
We can’t go back to the old days, but as media consumers we can demand better. Let your voice be heard hear on this open forum; leave a comment below, send me an e-mail or Tweet (don’t forget to follow @pressandtower).
Embrace the chaos!
July 23rd, 2010
joel
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Selena Wiles
WORKING…
Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone.
Confirming reports that I received last week, Nexstar-Erie is advertising for a new anchor for 6 & 11 to replace the departing Selena Sunshine Wiles, given the nickname “Sunshine” when appearing on Tri-Cities television in Tennessee and Virginia. According to sources, Wiles is heading back to her home state of West Virginia.
P&T has requested comment from WJET and Ms. Wiles.
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July 22nd, 2010
joel
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New Family Life Network station in Cambridge Springs, PA
After a complicated and far-flung settlement agreement that stretched across nearly 100 miles of Lake Erie shoreline, the big winner of the October 2007 Non-Commercial/Educational filing window for our area appears to be Family Life Ministries of Bath NY.
The Christian broadcasting and arts ministry, which owns stations and translators across the “twin-tiers” of NY & PA from Erie to Binghamton, has applied for a 8,000 watt B1 on 89.9 FM, WERG/Gannon’s old frequency. In addition, as part of the settlement, FLN will get a new directional B1 in Silver Creek, NY on the Chautauqua/Erie County NY border to more effectively cover the Buffalo south towns.
Also clear from the settlement is that Erie will get a new NCE FM at 89.5. However we don’t know who will be victorious once the FCC works out the elaborate point system for the still mutually-exclusive stations.
The big local losers in this settlement, who would have shut out on points anyway, include LECOM, the Seventh Day Adventist church, Greg Schlueter’s Vision IDX Catholic programming, and Inspiration Time/WCTL. I’ll try to get reaction from the winners and losers of this highly competitive quest of spectrum in later posts.
You can read my original coverage of this filing window and download who the original filers were within 50 Km of Erie on my Radio Free JoJo blog.
July 20th, 2010
joel
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Blue Streak - Conneaut Lake Park
To get $250,000 for the Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation, it took a huge community-wide effort fueled by enthusiastic support by Erie’s traditional and new media.
After a two-month break from voting, it looks like the area is ready to get behind another “idea” for the Pepsi Refresh project: the relaunching of the classic Blue Streak roller coaster at Conneaut Lake Park in Crawford County. The trustees of the park have entered the coaster, built in 1938, in the competition for a $50,000 award this month, with the goals of:
•Raise funds to proceed with restoration
•Replace timbers, realign track, restore trains
•Reopen coaster
•Support local economy by attracting more visitors to the area.
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Deep Background for August 1-7, 2010
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