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The buzz on who really owns "The Buzz" - it's not CC

> Clear Channel has lost its buzz, or at least it’s going to
> have to pay to keep it in the future.

Hard to believe Cromwell waited nine years to file a suit. Oh, well, just another revenue stream for them. Now they'll have to hope CC don't flip KTBZ else that money disappears.
 
> > Clear Channel has lost its buzz, or at least it’s going to
>
> > have to pay to keep it in the future.
>
> Hard to believe Cromwell waited nine years to file a suit.
> Oh, well, just another revenue stream for them. Now they'll
> have to hope CC don't flip KTBZ else that money disappears.
>

they should have stayed as ROCKET!<P ID="signature">______________
"we are the sons of no one
Bastards of Young!"</P>
 
> > > Clear Channel has lost its buzz, or at least it’s going
> to
> >
> > > have to pay to keep it in the future.
> >
> > Hard to believe Cromwell waited nine years to file a suit.
>
> > Oh, well, just another revenue stream for them. Now
> they'll
> > have to hope CC don't flip KTBZ else that money
> disappears.
> >
>
> they should have stayed as ROCKET!
>
Ironic that any broadcaster can claim a copyright on something like "The Buzz". It sounds like CC was using the term before Cromwell anyway...
 
Wasn't KTBZ the first of the Buzz stations?
I think I remember hearing that somewhere.
Don't know who owned it at the time though.

> > > > Clear Channel has lost its buzz, or at least it’s
> going
> > to
> > >
> > > > have to pay to keep it in the future.
> > >
> > > Hard to believe Cromwell waited nine years to file a
> suit.
> >
> > > Oh, well, just another revenue stream for them. Now
> > they'll
> > > have to hope CC don't flip KTBZ else that money
> > disappears.
> > >
> >
> > they should have stayed as ROCKET!
> >
> Ironic that any broadcaster can claim a copyright on
> something like "The Buzz". It sounds like CC was using the
> term before Cromwell anyway...
>
<P ID="signature">______________
Because you dance to disco but you still like rock.</P>
 
The Buzz moniker came way before Clear Channel got its grubby hands on KTBZ. If I'm not mistaken I believe it was Pat Fant that changed the calls from KRQT and relaunched 107.5 from Rocket to The Buzz when he was GM around 95-96 when it was owned by Nationwide Communications.


> > > > Clear Channel has lost its buzz, or at least it’s
> going
> > to
> > >
> > > > have to pay to keep it in the future.
> > >
> > > Hard to believe Cromwell waited nine years to file a
> suit.
> >
> > > Oh, well, just another revenue stream for them. Now
> > they'll
> > > have to hope CC don't flip KTBZ else that money
> > disappears.
> > >
> >
> > they should have stayed as ROCKET!
> >
> Ironic that any broadcaster can claim a copyright on
> something like "The Buzz". It sounds like CC was using the
> term before Cromwell anyway...
>
 
God, I used to know all the companies in order off the top of my head, but it's been a while. First it was Shamrock when it switched from KZFX to KRQT. I think Secret Communications bought it and brought Pat in who changed it to KTBZ. Then the insurance company bought it and replaced Pat with Ellen Cavanaugh. Jacor was in there somewhere too, and it seems like there was another company that was only an owner on paper for a couple of weeks before Clear Channel.

It's interesting that the rights to call a radio station The Buzz weren't secured a long time ago. There was also a time when the term BuzzFest was also being contested. Apparently some small, local festival had the rights to it, so for a couple of years we had to legally call it Buzz Festival on the air. I'm not sure whether Clear Channel (or one of the other companies) settled with the guy that owned it or figured out he didn't have a chance if he decided to sue them.


> The Buzz moniker came way before Clear Channel got its
> grubby hands on KTBZ. If I'm not mistaken I believe it was
> Pat Fant that changed the calls from KRQT and relaunched
> 107.5 from Rocket to The Buzz when he was GM around 95-96
> when it was owned by Nationwide Communications.
>
>
> > > > > Clear Channel has lost its buzz, or at least it’s
> > going
> > > to
> > > >
> > > > > have to pay to keep it in the future.
> > > >
> > > > Hard to believe Cromwell waited nine years to file a
> > suit.
> > >
> > > > Oh, well, just another revenue stream for them. Now
> > > they'll
> > > > have to hope CC don't flip KTBZ else that money
> > > disappears.
> > > >
> > >
> > > they should have stayed as ROCKET!
> > >
> > Ironic that any broadcaster can claim a copyright on
> > something like "The Buzz". It sounds like CC was using
> the
> > term before Cromwell anyway...
> >
>
 
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