KMAS Changes Ownership

It’s official now. The FCC has cleared the purchase of KMAS AM 1030 Shelton from Olympic Broadcasting, Inc. [Dale Hubbard – pictured, with new glasses. Congratulations!] to Ifiber Communications Corporation. Check the new KMAS website for more station info: http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/

Entercom Seattle announced today that “Bourbon & Bacon Fest,” one of the city’s premier tasting events, is returning to the Seattle Design Center on Saturday, March 11th. The smoky smell of bacon from some of the Puget Sound area’s greatest eateries will mingle with the caramel and vanilla notes of… bourbon from select distilleries in an upscale and spacious tasting environment.” ALLACCESS

SINCLAIR continues lay-offs across the nation. As in, “This will continue until morale improves…” It is difficult to carry on when friends in the office/newsroom are sent packing. Corporate execs haven’t got a clue about content and personality.

Newspapers are getting thinner as content moves to the web. In the Puget Sound region, we could see consolidation of papers or cut-backs, such as has happened with the Oregonian, which prints on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.