What kind of Kool-Aid is the radio industry drinking?
CBS Radio does a swap with Beasley to further consolidate two major markets.
While laying off more people right now than Cumulus and iHeartMedia combined!
Caught cutting ad rates by 50% in LA, Chicago, Dallas and Detroit to name a few markets.
And you still think CBS Radio will remain an operator?
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- What happens now to the other 25 or so CBS stations Les Moonves has promised to get rid of.
- How Moonves thought he stuck it to Beasley while Beasley is getting the last laugh.
- Now will KYW Newsradio in Philly finally get its FM simulcast.
- What CBS employees think Les Moonves is up to -- the most troubling thing about his sudden interest in trading up.
- Why would CBS want to stay in radio when they are furiously reducing their staffs even at so-called essential major market stations?
- And the question CBS employees want answered! Are their jobs finally safe now?
The answers start here.
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