Glen Macnow Returns to 94 WIP With New Deal in Hand

Glen Macnow returned to his Saturday morning football show with Ray Didinger today and sounded upbeat and chipper as the two discussed the upcoming Eagles/Bears Sunday Night Football. Macnow had been off the air since December 9th. Macnow voluntarily left the afternoon show with co-host Anthony Gargano while contract negotiations were in limbo.

Macnow's new contract with CBS Radio will have him doing pre-game shows for the Eagles broadcasts on WIP and for the Phillies on sister station 1210 WPHT during baseball season. In January, he will also be heard on another CBS owned station KYW Newsradio 1060’s afternoon broadcast of “Reporter’s Roundup,” and during football season with Harry Donahue on the station’s morning sports reports at a quarter of and a quarter after the hour.

Michael Smerconish Leaves WPHT for Sirius XM Channel POTUS

[FROM FMQB] SiriusXM Radio announces that it will now be the exclusive radio home to veteran Talk radio host Michael Smerconish, who is a nationally syndicated radio host,MSNBC contributor, bestselling author and Philadelphia Inquirer columnist.

On April 15, The Michael Smerconish Program will end on terrestrial radio, including Smerconish’s longtime home of WPHT-AM/Philadelphia, and air on SiriusXM ” in an expanded format that builds on Smerconish’s spirited discussions of government, politics, and current events without predictable left/right bias.” Smerconish is currently heard on over 80 affiliates nationwide.

Larry Mendte is Out at IQ106.9, Does it Mean Possible Sale of the Station?

Merlin Broadcasting WWIQ, 106.9 FM (the home of the former Family Radio WKDN), has axed former embroiled CBS 3 TV news anchor Larry Mendte as the station's morning host.

This move is fueling rumors that the station may be up for sale. Merlin's Chicago station (WIQI 101.1 FM) is currently up for sale while it's former New York FM station at 101.9 was recently sold to CBS Radio. That station is the FM home of Sports Radio 66 WFAN. In those markets owner Randy Michaels tried an all-news formats on FM which failed miserably. In Philly of course he went with a talk format, which has been somewhat successful.