ABC FM News
Encyclopedia
ABC FM News is an Internet
-delivered news radio
network distributed by Cumulus Media Networks (through Cumulus Media
) and licenses the ABC
branding from its former owner The Walt Disney Company
(which produces the network's programming via its ABC News Radio
unit). It draws a music audience between the ages of 25-54 with the latest news interlined into the individual affiliates' music playlist.
According to a survey taken, 73% of the listeners were interested in news and many were mostly interested in hard news over lifestyles and headlines
over in-depth reporting. http://abcfmnews.com/demo/ABCFMNews.ppt
is distributed hourly on thousands of AM radio affiliates, the FM news unit was discontinued
in early 2007. However shortly after the ABC/Citadel
merger, the "FM" network was reactivated. Depending on the current affiliates, times may vary.
Each newscast ends with the "ABC News" branding.
Internet
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-delivered news radio
All-news radio
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network distributed by Cumulus Media Networks (through Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
) and licenses the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
branding from its former owner The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
(which produces the network's programming via its ABC News Radio
ABC News Radio
ABC News Radio is the radio service of ABC News, a division of the ABC Television Network. Formerly known as ABC Radio News, ABC News Radio feeds, through Cumulus Media Networks, newscasts on the hour to its more than 2,000 affiliates...
unit). It draws a music audience between the ages of 25-54 with the latest news interlined into the individual affiliates' music playlist.
According to a survey taken, 73% of the listeners were interested in news and many were mostly interested in hard news over lifestyles and headlines
Headlines
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over in-depth reporting. http://abcfmnews.com/demo/ABCFMNews.ppt
History
When The Walt Disney Company still owned ABC Radio, it launched the ABC FM News on a dozen affiliates in 2006 with the news beginning at :15 past the hour, but due to low ratings and the fact that ABC NewsABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
is distributed hourly on thousands of AM radio affiliates, the FM news unit was discontinued
Dark (broadcasting)
In the broadcasting industry, dark is a term used to describe a radio station or television station that has gone off-the-air for an indefinite period of time, or as defined by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission , a "silent" station...
in early 2007. However shortly after the ABC/Citadel
Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting Corporation was a Las Vegas, Nevada-based broadcast holding company. Citadel owned 243 radio stations across the United States and was the third-largest radio station owner in the country...
merger, the "FM" network was reactivated. Depending on the current affiliates, times may vary.
Each newscast ends with the "ABC News" branding.
Current Affiliates
- WALV-FMWALV-FMWALV-FM is known as "105.1 ESPN Chattanooga" and is a radio station serving Chattanooga, Tennessee. The station is an affiliate of ESPN Radio.- History :...
(Dayton, TennesseeDayton, TennesseeDayton is a city in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,180 at the 2000 census. The Dayton, TN, Urban Cluster, which includes developed areas adjacent to the city and extends south to Graysville, Tennessee, had 9,050 people in 2000...
) - WQMT (Decatur, TennesseeDecatur, TennesseeDecatur is a town in Meigs County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,395 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Meigs County.The local pronunciation of the name is duh▪KAY▪ter .-Geography:Decatur is located at...
) - WDRQ-FMWDRQWDRQ is an FM radio station in Detroit, Michigan. The station is branded as 93.1 Doug FM. Doug FM broadcasts from the Fisher Building just north of downtown Detroit and transmits its signal from an antenna 669 feet in length located at the intersection of Ten Mile and Greenfield Roads in suburban...
(Detroit, MichiganDetroit, MichiganDetroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
) - WRQX-FMWRQXWRQX is an American commercial radio station licensed to serve the community of Washington, D.C.. The station broadcasts a hot adult contemporary music format to the Washington Metropolitan Area...
(Washington D.C.) - WXBN (Berryville, VirginiaBerryville, VirginiaBerryville is an incorporated town in and the county seat of Clarke County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,963 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
)