RIP American Comedy Network 1983-2013

[Captain Klutz]

American Comedy Network, one of the best show prep services ever, will be no more after today. Dial Global, the company that took over ACN, has decided to close it down. All subscribers have been transfered to Wise Brothers Media's Delicious Audio. WBM also will provide the Complete Sheet prep, but you've got to subscribe for that. It's still possible another company could come in and purchase ACN to keep it going, but it's not likely.

 

[EJM]

Joel Graham and others from ACN are starting up the new Universal Comedy Network, which may officially go live tomorrow (Tuesday).  The new UCN may be giving former ACN affiliates first crack at market exclusivity.

See more at http://rbr.com/acn-morphs-to-universal-comedy-network, http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/115188/acn-creative-director-to-launch-universal-comedy-n, and http://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n26373.

[jfrancispastirchak]

Anybody have numbers for Denver's 103.1 FM?  The Lincoln Financial station flipped to comedy supplied by 24/7 COMEDY last October.  I'm not impressed myself, then again my age puts me in a market more suited for L.F.'s AM affiliate, Cruisin' Oldies 950 AM.   

[EJM]

Anybody have numbers for Denver's 103.1 FM?

According to the Denver Post's new feature on the station (at http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_22741376)...

The latest ratings report from industry watcher Arbitron placed Comedy 103.1 as seventh in the Denver market for men 18-34, beating "heritage" stations such as Denver's 92.5 The Wolf.

That said, an All-Comedy station or format is quite a bit different from audio-heavy prep services, like ACN/UCN.  Getting back to UCN itself, it signed an agreement earlier this week with USRN for distribution and sales; see http://www.unitedstations.com/about/press.asp?r=UCN.