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Kraddick Launches Radio Syndication Network
Syndicated morning show host Kidd Kraddick has announced that he has acquired full ownership of his show and its syndication and has launched “Yea Network,” a multi-product syndication network.
Kraddick said this has been in the works for a long time. “It’s always been my dream to own my show. The folks at Clear Channel realized this is something I really wanted and they bent over backwards to make it happen.”
In tandem with taking over control of his show, Kraddick inked a new multi-year deal with KISS-FM Dallas. “That was one of the main goals of this process,” Kraddick said about the extended agreement with his flagship station. “If I ever retire, I want it to be in the KISS-FM jersey. Knowing my future is set there was a big part of this.”
According to Yea Network Operations Manager Josh Medlock, “Kidd is a dedicated radio guy who has created an incredible brand in Dallas and five years into his syndication, it’s starting to happen nationwide. Now we’ve got the chance to put those skills to work to build other products. We’re all thrilled that this was able to come to fruition.”
Commented JD Freeman, president/market manager, Clear Channel Dallas, “I’m thrilled that we have entered into a long term agreement with Kidd at KHKS in Dallas. The show’s ability to deliver unmatched ratings performance in morning drive is the envy of many broadcasters.”
Opie & Anthony Virus Looks To Spread Within Weeks
FMQB
Will Citadel Broadcasting be the next company to cut a deal and help spread the Opie & Anthony virus on terrestrial radio's airwaves? Bob Eatman, the Los Angeles-based agent for Opie & Anthony, is handling all syndication deals for the program and it looks like a deal might be closed within the next couple weeks that could put O&A on another half-dozen stations, on top of the seven they grabbed in the deal with CBS Radio...
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Opie & Anthony are close to adding more terrestrial stations—and that was always the plan
INSIDE RADIO
Agent Robert Eatman tells Inside Radio "we provided for that in their contract" with XM. &npsp;The satcaster has the right to squash a deal with a terrestrial broadcaster But on the heels of last month's syndication to seven CBS stations—that's less likely Eatman says he's had "endless" calls and tells Inside Radio they are close to announcing deals with "over a dozen" stations He says "we are talking to everybody," including small groups that would put Opie & Anthony on one or two stations There's also a "deal on the table" with Citadel—but the terms are still being knocked out Back in December 2004 (and with Farid Suleman's blessing) Citadel's Syracuse rocker "95X" was O&A's first terrestrial try-out Eatman says the timing is now right for their return with a "confidence of morning show availability." Not just with Stern's departure, but also because of the growing number of FM talk stations
Opie & Anthony Hit Syndication Snag
BILLBOARD RADIO MONITOR
Already heard on 11 CBS Radio stations, the O&A virus is about to spread to a handful of non-CBS stations, Billboard Radio Monitor has learned. However, XM Satellite Radio and agent Bob Eatman, who syndicates the show, are not yet in harmony on syndication terms for non-CBS-owned stations
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