Archive for January, 2007

American Biker Minute Welcomes KFXS-FM as Its Newest Affiliate

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

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Phone: 216-831-3761

Fax: 216-514-4699

Email: rebeccap@envision.com

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(JANUARY 2007) - Envision Radio’s American Biker Minute is proud to announce 100.3 KFXS-FM/ Rapid City, SD, as the newest affiliate to the daily radio vignette.
American Biker Minute is a 60-second infotainment segment about motorcycle enthusiasts and the casual biker lifestyle that can be used as a benchmark feature in mornings or throughout the day.  The program blends timely, pop-culture content with unique sponsorship opportunities for clients looking to reach listeners fascinated by the motorcycle lifestyle.  American Biker Minutes’ interviews, actualities and tidbits make this turnkey imaging product easy for stations to program and sell.

Envision Radio Networks is the largest independently owned affiliate relations company in America with more than twenty-five years of experience in radio syndication. Currently, ERN has affiliates in every major market and format while rapidly expanding its network. Envision represents all types of programming and services for radio including short-form vignettes, comedy services, morning show prep, long-form daily and weekend programming, live morning show syndication, remote broadcasts and event programming, off-air tools and web content, album releases and artist specials.

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WFYN Adds Lex & Terry!

Friday, January 26th, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Rebecca Pixley

Phone: 216-831-3761

Fax: 216-514-4699

Email: rebeccap@envision.com

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(JANUARY 2007) – The Lex & Terry Morning Radio Network, a nationally syndicated morning show, proudly announce their latest affiliate, “Classic Rock 101.5” WFYN-FM/ Greencastle, PA.  WFYN joins KDGE/Dallas, WZZR/West Palm Beach, KHBZ/Oklahoma City, WPLA/Jacksonville and WTKX/Mobile on The Lex & Terry Morning Radio Network.

Lex & Terry is a daily lifestyle program offering advice, humor and on-air community targeted to men ages 18-49.  Hosts Lex Staley and Terry Jaymes mediate the show’s original balance of “guy” advice about relationships and life with listener interaction.  Lex & Terry fills the void between “shock jocks” and traditional drive-time talk shows with its motto, “Disturbing the Comfortable…Comforting the Disturbed.”

Envision Radio Networks is the largest independently owned affiliate relations company in America with more than twenty-five years of experience in radio syndication. Currently, ERN has affiliates in every major market in all radio formats and is rapidly expanding. Envision represents all types of programming and services for radio including short-form vignettes, comedy services, morning show prep, long-form weekend programming, live morning show syndication, remote broadcasts and event programming, off-air tools and web content, album releases and artist specials.

The Rockin’ ‘80s Welcomes WKGO-FM As Its Newest Affiliate

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

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Contact: Rebecca Pixley

Phone: 216-831-3761

Fax: 216-514-4699

Email: rebeccap@envision.com

Web: www.envisionradio.com

(JANUARY, 2007) – The Rockin’ ‘80s is proud to announce its newest affiliate, WKGO-FM/ Cumberland, MD, adding the two hour version of the program to its weekend lineup.
The Rockin’ ‘80’s is the only 80s show with a mix of the best rock from the decade of excess, plus “oh wow” tracks that add spice to the weekly line up.  The show features rarities from the ‘80s “Lost and Found”, an ‘80s “Two-Fer,” spotlighting two contrasting songs from one band played back to back, and much more.  Featured core musical artists include: Guns N Roses, Motley Crue, Van Halen, Rush and AC/DC.

Envision Radio Networks is the largest independently owned affiliate relations company in America with more than twenty-five years of experience in radio syndication. Currently, ERN has affiliates in every major market and format while rapidly expanding its network. Envision represents all types of programming and services for radio including short-form vignettes, comedy services, morning show prep, long-form daily and weekend programming, live morning show syndication, remote broadcasts and event programming, off-air tools and web content, album releases and artist specials.

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The Vulcan Adds Lex & Terry!

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

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Contact: Rebecca Pixley

Phone: 216-831-3761

Fax: 216-514-4699

Email: rebeccap@envision.com

Web: www.envisionradio.com

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(JANUARY 2007) – The Lex & Terry Morning Radio Network, a nationally syndicated morning show, proudly announce their latest affiliate, “105.5 The Vulcan” WENN-FM/ Birmingham, AL.  WENN joins KDGE/Dallas, WZZR/West Palm Beach, KHBZ/Oklahoma City, WPLA/Jacksonville and WTKX/Mobile on The Lex & Terry Morning Radio Network.

WENN Operations Director Tom Hanrahan says “The Vulcan is already on fire! Adding Lex & Terry is like adding 100 gallons of highly flammable liquid to an already potentially fun situation! I am confident they will take us to the next level!”

Lex & Terry is a daily lifestyle program offering advice, humor and on-air community targeted to men ages 18-49.  Hosts Lex Staley and Terry Jaymes mediate the show’s original balance of “guy” advice about relationships and life with listener interaction.  Lex & Terry fills the void between “shock jocks” and traditional drive-time talk shows with its motto, “Disturbing the Comfortable…Comforting the Disturbed.”

Envision Radio Networks is the largest independently owned affiliate relations company in America with more than twenty-five years of experience in radio syndication. Currently, ERN has affiliates in every major market in all radio formats and is rapidly expanding. Envision represents all types of programming and services for radio including short-form vignettes, comedy services, morning show prep, long-form weekend programming, live morning show syndication, remote broadcasts and event programming, off-air tools and web content, album releases and artist specials.

Lex & Terry Ratings Are In!

Monday, January 22nd, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Rebecca Pixley

Phone: 216-831-3761

Fax: 216-514-4699

Email: rebeccap@envision.com

Web: www.envisionradio.com

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(JANUARY 2007) – The Lex & Terry Morning Radio Network, a nationally syndicated morning show, continue to grow in their affiliate markets with the release of ratings from Winter ‘06, including the latest results for their home base of KDGE-FM/ Dallas, TX, where they move up from #9 in the market to #6 with 18-34 men, #16 to #7 with 18-49 men, and #11 to #6 with 18-34 adults.  Lex & Terry dominate in West Palm Beach at WZZR-FM where they have a chokehold on the marketplace scoring #1 18-49 and 25-54 men.   For a complete list of Lex & Terry’s performance by market, contact Rebecca Pixley at rebeccap@envisionradio.com.

 Lex & Terry is a daily lifestyle program offering advice, humor and on-air community targeted to men ages 18-49.  Hosts Lex Staley and Terry Jaymes mediate the show’s original balance of “guy” advice about relationships and life with listener interaction.  Lex & Terry fills the void between “shock jocks” and traditional drive-time talk shows with its motto, “Disturbing the Comfortable…Comforting the Disturbed.”

Lex & Terry’s stellar growth in Dallas and continued dominance in West Palm highlights how well their morning show works in markets across the country,” says President and CEO of Envision Radio Networks Danno Wolkoff, “Their unique relationship with listeners and their ability to connect with them locally in each market makes for really compelling radio.  The latest numbers once again show that Lex & Terry are a viable alternative in morning drive radio.”

Envision Radio Networks is the largest independently owned affiliate relations company in America with more than twenty-five years of experience in radio syndication. Currently, ERN has affiliates in every major market in all radio formats and is rapidly expanding. Envision represents all types of programming and services for radio including short-form vignettes, comedy services, morning show prep, long-form weekend programming, live morning show syndication, remote broadcasts and event programming, off-air tools and web content, album releases and artist specials.

WASHINGTON MONTHLY ON THE RADIO ADDS KTNF-AM

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

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Email: rebeccap@envision.com

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(JANUARY 2007) – Washington Monthly on the Radio proudly announces its latest affiliate “AM 950” KTNF-AM/ Minneapolis, MN.  KTNF joins the growing list of affiliates broadcasting the weekly one-hour talk radio program.

Washington Monthly on the Radio focuses on politics, government and culture with its hosts Peter Laufer and Markos Kounalakis. The show gives a voice to the magazine, for which it is named after, by providing a lively forum for journalists, policy makers and newsmakers to discuss the pressing issues of the day.  Washington Monthly on the Radio originates from the publishing offices of The Washington Monthly in San Francisco.  Contact Rebecca Pixley at rebeccap@envisionradio.com for further details.
            Envision Radio Networks is the largest independently owned affiliate relations company in America with more than twenty-five years of experience in radio syndication. Currently, ERN has affiliates in every major market in all radio formats and is rapidly expanding. Envision represents all types of programming and services for radio including short-form vignettes, comedy services, morning show prep, long-form weekend programming, live morning show syndication, remote broadcasts and event programming, off-air tools and web content, album releases and artist specials.

Talk USA Radio is a talk programming company based in Washington DC.  Talk USA’s President is Tom Athans, former Executive Vice President of Air America Radio and former Founder and CEO of Democracy Radio where he developed and launched into syndication The Ed Schultz Show and The Stephanie Miller Show. 

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SLASH IS CHOP SHOP HALL OF FAME’S NEWEST INDUCTEE

Thursday, January 11th, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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(JANUARY 2007) The Chop Shop Radio Show is proud to announce Slash as January’s inductee to the Guitar Hall of Fame. Slash joins previous inductees Keith Richards, Steve Vai, Carlos Santana, Tony Iommi, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Eddie Van Halen, and more in the Chop Shop’s salute to the ultimate legends of guitar.

“He’s a great rock player, an excellent writer.” says Billy Sheehan (ex-David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Talas.)  Sheehan continues “I think very highly of Slash.”   Slash’s influence continues to be felt by today’s guitar heavy hitters, including Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates, who commented, “”He’s the big #1 to me, the most melodic guy in the world.”"
The Chop Shop host Steve Black adds, “Slash is a true rock star. His look is as identifiable as his distinctive playing.””

The Chop Shop, America’s Guitar Radio Show, honors rock’s best axe men by inviting listeners to vote their favorite guitarist into the “Chop Shop Hall of Fame.”  Each month a new inductee is featured on the website: www.chopshopradio.com.  Fans can download bios, mp3 audio salutes, and original desktop artwork of the featured winner.

Visit http://www.chopshopradio.com/hall_of_fame.html to see artwork featuring all current and previous inductees.  The website includes information pages about each inductee, as well as the upcoming nominees for next month.

Envision Radio Networks is the largest independently owned affiliate relations company in America with more than twenty-five years of experience in radio syndication. Currently, ERN has affiliates in every major market in all radio formats and is rapidly expanding. Envision represents all types of programming and services for radio including short-form vignettes, comedy services, morning show prep, long-form weekend programming, live morning show syndication, remote broadcasts and event programming, off-air tools and web content, album releases and artist specials.

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American Biker Minute Welcomes WABJ/WQTE

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Rebecca Pixley

Phone: 216-831-3761

Fax: 216-514-4699

Email: rebeccap@envision.com

Web: www.envisionradio.com

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(JANUARY 2007) - Envision Radio’s American Biker Minute proudly welcomes WABJ-AM/ and WQTE-FM/ Adrian MI, as the newest affiliates to the daily vignette.
American Biker Minute is a 60-second infotainment segment about motorcycle enthusiasts and the casual biker lifestyle that can be used as a benchmark feature in mornings or throughout the day.  The program blends timely pop-culture content with unique sponsorship opportunities for clients looking to reach listeners fascinated by the motorcycle lifestyle.  American Biker Minutes’ interviews, actualities and tidbits make this turnkey imaging product easy for stations to program and sell.  American Biker Minute host Jeff Ryan maintains a blog about the biking lifestyle, which can be viewed at www.envisionradio.com/abmblog.html.  Contact Rebecca Pixley at rebeccap@envisionradio.com, for more details.

Envision Radio Networks is the largest independently owned affiliate relations company in America with more than twenty-five years of experience in radio syndication. Currently, ERN has affiliates in every major market and format while rapidly expanding its network. Envision represents all types of programming and services for radio including short-form vignettes, comedy services, morning show prep, long-form daily and weekend programming, live morning show syndication, remote broadcasts and event programming, off-air tools and web content, album releases and artist specials.

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PUMP AUDIO ADDS KQXX-FM

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Rebecca Pixley

Phone: 216-831-3761

Fax: 216-514-4699

Email: rebeccap@envision.com

Web: www.envisionradio.com

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(JANUARY 2007) – Envision Radio’s Pump Audio is proud to announce 105.5 KQXX-FM/ McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen, TX as the newest affiliate to the growing Pump Audio network.

Pump Audio is the leading provider of quality independent music to content creators globally. Through its advanced search software and delivery system, called the PumpBox™, Pump Audio provides professional producers with access its catalog of more than 65,000 tracks covering 70+ genres of music, all real songs by independent artists, played by real musicians with real instruments. Pump Audio works with thousands of independent musicians worldwide to deliver fresh, original music for production/imaging directors and radio stations. The robust search engine in the PumpBox allows users to search by genre, mood, tempo, lyric, or instrumental, and features both full track and “stinger” versions of music beds.
Pump Audio
Pump Audio licenses the world’s best independent music to content creators worldwide. Founded in 2001, Pump Audio has established itself as a leading provider of digital music for TV and advertising producers. Now Pump Audio is becoming the soundtrack of the Internet, opening Web access to its catalog of tens of thousands of songs so creators of all types can build music into their video and interactive productions. With Pump Audio, artists can license their music into productions without giving up any ownership, while content creators can discover new music ready for use. Based in the Hudson Valley, Pump Audio can be found at www.pumpaudio.com.

Envision Radio Networks

Envision Radio Networks is the largest independently owned affiliate relations company in America with more than twenty-five years of experience in radio syndication. Currently, ERN has affiliates in every major market in all radio formats and is rapidly expanding. Envision represents all types of programming and services for radio including short-form vignettes, comedy services, morning show prep, long-form weekend programming, live morning show syndication, remote broadcasts and event programming, off-air tools and web content, album releases and artist specials.

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PUMP AUDIO ADDS KQXX-FM

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Rebecca Pixley

Phone: 216-831-3761

Fax: 216-514-4699

Email: rebeccap@envision.com

Web: www.envisionradio.com

Get Envision Radio Networks press releases via RSS: www.envisionradio.com/pressreleases/?feed=rss2

(JANUARY 2007) – Envision Radio’s Pump Audio is proud to announce 105.5 KQXX-FM/ McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen, TX as the newest affiliate to the growing Pump Audio network.

Pump Audio is the leading provider of quality independent music to content creators globally. Through its advanced search software and delivery system, called the PumpBox™, Pump Audio provides professional producers with access its catalog of more than 65,000 tracks covering 70+ genres of music, all real songs by independent artists, played by real musicians with real instruments. Pump Audio works with thousands of independent musicians worldwide to deliver fresh, original music for production/imaging directors and radio stations. The robust search engine in the PumpBox allows users to search by genre, mood, tempo, lyric, or instrumental, and features both full track and “stinger” versions of music beds.
Pump Audio
Pump Audio licenses the world’s best independent music to content creators worldwide. Founded in 2001, Pump Audio has established itself as a leading provider of digital music for TV and advertising producers. Now Pump Audio is becoming the soundtrack of the Internet, opening Web access to its catalog of tens of thousands of songs so creators of all types can build music into their video and interactive productions. With Pump Audio, artists can license their music into productions without giving up any ownership, while content creators can discover new music ready for use. Based in the Hudson Valley, Pump Audio can be found at www.pumpaudio.com.

Envision Radio Networks

Envision Radio Networks is the largest independently owned affiliate relations company in America with more than twenty-five years of experience in radio syndication. Currently, ERN has affiliates in every major market in all radio formats and is rapidly expanding. Envision represents all types of programming and services for radio including short-form vignettes, comedy services, morning show prep, long-form weekend programming, live morning show syndication, remote broadcasts and event programming, off-air tools and web content, album releases and artist specials.

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