Clear Channel announced this morning they were giving four AM radio stations to a minority group...here's their press release with release from NAB following...
Clear Channel Radio today announced that it will donate stations and
equipment to the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC)
through a program called the MMTC-Clear Channel Ownership Diversity
Initiative.
Earlier this year, the Company donated a transmitter to the MMTC and now
plans to donate several AM stations, starting with the following:
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KYHN in Fort Smith, AR
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WTFX in Winchester, VA
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KMFX in Rochester, MN
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WHJA in Laurel, MS
“In cooperation with the NAB Education Foundation’s Broadcast Leadership
Training Program, MMTC will use the stations for training and to
incubate new minority and women broadcast owners. Clear Channel Radio’s
generosity and support creates an enormous opportunity not only for our
own training programs, but for minority and women broadcasters who would
not otherwise have the means to operate their own stations,” said David
Honig, President and Executive Director of MMTC. “We look forward to
working with Clear Channel through this ongoing program to promote
diversity in radio broadcasting.”
“We applaud the MMTC for creating a program that helps minority
broadcasters develop the skills and experience necessary to become
successful broadcasters,” said John Hogan, President and CEO of Clear
Channel Radio. “We’re pleased these resources can help develop the next
generation of broadcasters.”
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WASHINGTON,
DC - The NAB Education Foundation today applauded a new partnership
forged between the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC)
and Clear Channel Radio aimed at promoting diversity in radio
broadcasting. As announced today
at MMTC's annual conference in Washington, Clear Channel Radio is
donating several AM radio stations, which will be used by MMTC in
partnership with NABEF's Broadcast Leadership Training program, to give
minorities and women in broadcasting enhanced station management
opportunities.
"Today's
announcement provides a great boost to NABEF's mission of increasing
diversity in broadcasting," said NABEF President Marcellus Alexander.
"NABEF's Broadcast Leadership Training program has helped more than 150
radio and television broadcasters strengthen the skills necessary to
acquire stations and advance their careers. The MMTC-Clear Channel
Ownership Diversity Initiative will further that cause by providing our
radio graduates with hands-on leadership experience."
Established
in 2001, the NABEF Broadcast Leadership Training program is designed
for senior level broadcast radio and television managers seeking to
advance as group executives or station owners. The program boasts an
impressive track-record: More than one in three graduates have either
been promoted to upper-level management or launched their own media
company.