CBS Radio WAOK-AM debuts the return of  syndicated radio talkers Al Sharpton and Warren Ballentine to the Atlanta market beginning Wednesday (4/29). The shows which had been dropped from Radio One Urban AC WAMJ-FM in a series of frequency moves and format flips that left them without a home in the nations 9th largest radio market, will re-appear in the market with Warren Ballentine at 10am followed by Sharpton at 1pm.  Significant protest from Atlanta …

The whispers regarding a return of Syndication One talkers Al Sharpton and Warren Ballentine to Atlanta radio are getting louder. The Atlanta Constitution Journal has been following the rumors of a move to CBS Radio for a few weeks now. The whispers are now screams.

Syndication One announced today that the nationally syndicated Yolanda Adams Morning Show is now airing on Gilliam Broadcasting’s WLOK Memphis and Cumulus Broadcasting’s WGOK Mobile. The two new affiliates bring  The Yolanda Adams Morning Show roster to 37 radio stations nationwide including New York, Houston, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Cleveland. *UPDATE* Eleven Radio One affiliates carrying “The Yolanda Adams Morning Show” raised $840,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “I’m proud [our] listeners are …

Syndication One announces the launch of “CoCo Brother Live”, a weeknight inspirational program that will air beginning this Friday, April 10th, from 7pm -11pm EST . The new program hosted by Corey “Coco Brother” Condrey, who currently hosts the nationally syndicated weekend radio show “The Spirit” and BET’s Sunday gospel music video show “Lift Every Voice”,will combine a unique brand of entertainment, music, testimonials, and inspirational content. Gary Bernstein, Syndication One

After less than a year, the Mo’Nique Show has been cancelled by Syndication One. Details are still coming in but the handwriting was on the wall when after a much heralded debut on KDAY Los Angeles, the show was removed after just four months due to a format shift. The same senario happened in Philadelphia in January leaving the show with less than seven affiliates. Arbitron’s  PPM methodology has not been kind to talk heavy …

Congratulations go out to Syndication One morning host Rickey Smiley, who made Talkers Magazines “Talkers 250″  list even though stablemates Al Sharpton and Warren Ballentine missed the cut. The Rickey Smiley Morning Show appears on the Talkers 250 list in the Hot Talk catagory which by the way, somehow excludes similar syndicated urban hosts such as Tom Joyner, Steve Harvey and Michael Baisden.
 

Syndication One talker Al Sharpton is celebrating the third anniversary of his Superadio distributed “Keepin It Real” daily show. The show airs 1-4 pm est daily and on XM radio. There are pictures here.

*UPDATE* Arbitron’s Portable People Meter methodology is the villain in a petition put together by the Atlanta listeners of Warren Ballentine and Al Sharpton who have been cut at WAMJ-FM. The petition charges that the number of participants in the PPM panel was not representative of the target audience of the two shows and led to the decision to drop the hosts. It also showed a little research on the subject. Here’s the petition. Syndication …

Inside Radio’s Mike Kinosian has a nice piece on Syndication One morning talent Rickey Smiley. The interview covers  a number of topics including Rickey’s early radio influences, (former WAPI Birmingham and longtime KLOS morning team Mark and Brian), his increasing love for politics and his opinions on the death of shock radio. For the complete interview click here.

Buried in the middle of a simple format adjustment story out of  Philadelphia is the news that Syndication One afternoon talent Mo’Nique has been cancelled.  Radio One owned WRNB announced a shift from the traditional Urban AC format to one that focuses on the “R&B of the 90′s and Today” while installing market veteran Lady B as the afternoon talent replacing the syndicated Mo’Nique. Since launching last summer the show has lost two major markets,  …