[BC] Terrestrial Radio fights back

[Bailey, Scott]

Paul,
   WSM-AM is controlled by Cumulus Media, although the licensee is still
Gaylord Entertainment, Inc.  Cumulus has first bids on WSM's license,
due to they have a LMA on it right now. 
   There is no need for the country music artist to worry about WSM's
faith. Cumulus is not about to let the Opry go anywhere. Lou Dickey has,
president of Cumulus has made this statement many times. Cumulus wants
to keep the Grand Ole Opry alive and expand it.
   As a matter of fact, over the past 2 years, since Cumulus has taken
over the programming of WSM, the Classic Country format has gotten
better! I like what they are doing.

Scott

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From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Paul Smith W4KNX
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 3:25 PM
To: Broadcasters' Mailing List
Subject: RE: [BC] Terrestrial Radio fights back

Sooner or later, one of the big groups is going to make WSM an offer
they
wont refuse, and it will just become another sports or talk outlet.
What
needs to be done is to get all those country artists together to buy the
station, and keep the programming as is, and turn it into a 50KW TIS
station.  If WSM goes away and the Opry, Nashville will suffer like they
have with so much of country going to Branson MO.  Like CMTV no longer
plays
country music and has country oriented programs.  CMTV did a lot for
Nashville's tourism ans so does WSM.

Paul Smith
W4KNX
Sarasota, FL

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net]On Behalf Of Robert Meuser
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 2:23 PM
To: Broadcasters' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [BC] Terrestrial Radio fights back


Well not everyone. My first impression of Nashville was listening to Joh
R on WLAC and hes was plugging Ernie's Record Mart in your home town.

R


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