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More Cuts at CC Cincinnati?
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EngineerGeek
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If "the Legend" does in Columbus what he did to Dayton, Saga will be looking for one soon too. 
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Engineers_Rule
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EngineerGeek said:If "the Legend" does in Columbus what he did to Dayton, Saga will be looking for one soon too.
Care to elaborate? Who brewed the Kool-Aid you're sipping from?
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radiofriend1
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always ironic that every job cut at clear channel gets made into some big gloom n' doom thing
but has anybody noticed record company guys getting axed left & right? NOBODY makes a federal case out of that or if cumulus, cbs, abc, citdel etc make cuts. or nbc's huge cuts recently.
cc is not much different than any other media company xcept they have the bigger bullseye on them
it's showbiz-it happens
but has anybody noticed record company guys getting axed left & right? NOBODY makes a federal case out of that or if cumulus, cbs, abc, citdel etc make cuts. or nbc's huge cuts recently.
cc is not much different than any other media company xcept they have the bigger bullseye on them
it's showbiz-it happens
Well, except...this is way, way different.
Did anyone go back and check Kiesewetter after this first started coming out?
CC Cincy has cut *19* people at 8 radio stations. That number, by the way, does not include Jerry Springer's producer...who's gone separately as a result of the show ending.
19 people! That's more cuts than some clusters even employ in full! (Not counting back office staff and those not related to on-air or production.)
Clear Channel always gets the bullseye on this, of course. I agree. They're the "big bad radio company target", and perhaps Cincinnati had more to cut because it has historically had a large staff relative to the market size. (I'd imagine one could trace that back to the Randy days, when Cincinnati was basically the HQ of CC Radio.)
And other radio companies large and small have made cuts, some of them deep. (Check up I-71 in Columbus for more evidence there - with Wilks Broadcasting's acquisition of three CBS signals there.)
But there's more behind this Clear Channel thing than just seasonal budget cuts or adjustments. Clear Channel is in the process of going into the hands of private equity funds, and they have cut a LOT of people all over the nation - not counting the pending sale of most of the company's 100-plus market stations. (Though there have been some pre-emptive cuts there, too, we hear.)
It would appear CC is "trimming the fat" (and then some!) in an effort to cut costs, to make it more attractive for the pending acquisition. THAT, alone, would be Clear Channel. (And anyone who reads OMW knows I'm generally fair with my assessment of radio companies large and small, and am not on a "CC s*cks" kick.)
Did anyone go back and check Kiesewetter after this first started coming out?
CC Cincy has cut *19* people at 8 radio stations. That number, by the way, does not include Jerry Springer's producer...who's gone separately as a result of the show ending.
19 people! That's more cuts than some clusters even employ in full! (Not counting back office staff and those not related to on-air or production.)
Clear Channel always gets the bullseye on this, of course. I agree. They're the "big bad radio company target", and perhaps Cincinnati had more to cut because it has historically had a large staff relative to the market size. (I'd imagine one could trace that back to the Randy days, when Cincinnati was basically the HQ of CC Radio.)
And other radio companies large and small have made cuts, some of them deep. (Check up I-71 in Columbus for more evidence there - with Wilks Broadcasting's acquisition of three CBS signals there.)
But there's more behind this Clear Channel thing than just seasonal budget cuts or adjustments. Clear Channel is in the process of going into the hands of private equity funds, and they have cut a LOT of people all over the nation - not counting the pending sale of most of the company's 100-plus market stations. (Though there have been some pre-emptive cuts there, too, we hear.)
It would appear CC is "trimming the fat" (and then some!) in an effort to cut costs, to make it more attractive for the pending acquisition. THAT, alone, would be Clear Channel. (And anyone who reads OMW knows I'm generally fair with my assessment of radio companies large and small, and am not on a "CC s*cks" kick.)
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radiofriend1
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but neither U are I know if they were 19 people or 12 or whatever people OVER staffed
a biproduct of all the consolidation-most radio groups ATTEMPTED to quell uneasiness by keeping as many bodies as the could and have spent the past 4-5 yrs slowly reducing force
a biproduct of all the consolidation-most radio groups ATTEMPTED to quell uneasiness by keeping as many bodies as the could and have spent the past 4-5 yrs slowly reducing force
I wouldn't use the term "overstaffed", but I did allude above to the likelihood that CC Cincinnati wasn't as lean as other clusters historically...due to the nature of the cluster.
And yes, the record company cuts have been all over. Some even happened at a record company where a former girlfriend of mine worked
But the fact remains that the recent CC cuts are larger and more systematic, more than likely triggered to the wholesale changes in the company's ownership and operation.
And yes, the record company cuts have been all over. Some even happened at a record company where a former girlfriend of mine worked
But the fact remains that the recent CC cuts are larger and more systematic, more than likely triggered to the wholesale changes in the company's ownership and operation.
Funny thing about WCIN today (12/9/06):
I only listen to Wilbert Longmire's Jazzflight from noon-4PM on a regular basis. I don't like their other programs (Midday Cafe sometimes excepted). Their signal was very good during Wilbert's show. I was in the car, from Hamilton to Fairfield to Mason to Lebanon to Goshen and finally home in Amelia. Strong all the way. Tonight, when I left for church, about 6:20 PM and clearly in their nighttime pattern, I actually had a "decent" signal from Amelia, all the way in to downtown. I WAS SHOCKED! Hopefully, this nighttime signal is the normal nighttime signal from now on.
Sorry, this does not belong under the CC cuts topic matter, but it does follow a comment directed to me. Thanks.
I only listen to Wilbert Longmire's Jazzflight from noon-4PM on a regular basis. I don't like their other programs (Midday Cafe sometimes excepted). Their signal was very good during Wilbert's show. I was in the car, from Hamilton to Fairfield to Mason to Lebanon to Goshen and finally home in Amelia. Strong all the way. Tonight, when I left for church, about 6:20 PM and clearly in their nighttime pattern, I actually had a "decent" signal from Amelia, all the way in to downtown. I WAS SHOCKED! Hopefully, this nighttime signal is the normal nighttime signal from now on.
Sorry, this does not belong under the CC cuts topic matter, but it does follow a comment directed to me. Thanks.
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