2010-10-18

The Rickey Smiley Morning show adds CBS Orlando's 102 Jamz

story by Frequency News

The nation's fastest growing morning show continues to break new ground by adding 20 stations this year fueled by the undeniable comedic talent of Rickey Smiley (photo left).

Syndication One announced yet another significant expansion of the Rickey Smiley Morning Show to include CBS Orlando's WJHM - 102 JAMZ effective today. This marks the 20th station already added this year, arguably making the program the fastest growing syndicated morning show in radio today.

"I am very proud of the hard work that Rickey and his team have put forth to achieve absolutely unprecedented success both in terms of ratings and new stations," says Gary Bernstein, President of Programming for Syndication One. "The show is on fire and with the number of new stations looking to sign on, plus the unparalleled work ethic of the entire team, I fully expect this extraordinary story of rapid affiliate expansion to achieve even greater heights in the months ahead."

According to the latest PPM 3-Book average (Source: Arbitron July, August, September 2010 Adults 18-34), the Rickey Smiley Morning show has been on a major roll: #1 in Miami on WEDR with an 8.5; #1 in Baltimore on WERQ with a 9.9; #2 in St. Louis on WHHL with an 8.1; and #3 in Atlanta on WHTA with a 6.9. These are notably high performing numbers in a format and demographic that has proved very challenging in PPM.

The Rickey Smiley Morning Show can now be heard on more than 45 stations across the country and has recently added a three hour weekend program called "The Weekend Jump Off." Smiley is also currently preparing for a national TV special which will be taped at the Atlanta Civic Center on October 23rd. Additionally, he is travelling the country as part of a HBCU Comedy Tour to many of his affiliate markets.

The Rickey Smiley Morning Show replaces the Steve Harvey Show in Orlando and hopes to be airing in over 50 markets by the close of 2010.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Rosemary Babcock said...

Although I love Rickey Smiley as a comedian, I preferred Steve Harvey's morning show. It saddens me that we lost Steve Harvey and his crew but I am happy for Rickey and his success.

11/02/2010 05:33:00 pm  

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