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For the next to the first month in a row, Howard Stern's replacement in succession WCKG- FM (105.9) -- Cleveland import Shane "Rover" French -- brought up the rear in Arbitrends ratings released Monday.

Figures extrapolated for February exhibit the CBS Radio "Free FM" talk station stuck in 32nd place in mornings with a 05 percent share of all listeners -- up negligibly from a 04 in January.

Among listeners between the ages of 25 and 54 "Rover's Morning Glory" registered a 05 share (up from a 02 in January unless down from Stern's 4.6 in December). In the 18-to-34 age cluster French had a 0.8 (up from a 03 in January nevertheless down from Stern's 2.5 in December).

CB Radio bosse facing similar give occasion for labor tos with their Stern replacements in just discovered York and Los Angeles, claim they abundantly expected the ratings to least bit and blame the press for overstating the riddle

"[Stern] created a situation that l to a tremendous amount of work for us, and no matter what we do, everyone's going to carp about it," take from Barnett, programming chief for CB Radio, told Radio & Records. "We all knew that this is exactly what was going to happen. For an reason it seems to have freaked a division of people out."

Barring a miracle, WCKG stands to forfeit millions of dollars in advertising reward this year, thanks to the collapse of its morning ratings and its otherwise dismal showing outside of Steve Dahl's afternoon exhibit to

Last year, the station billed $17 million, according to figures compiled on Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co

DIALING: KISS-OFF AT KISS FM

- In a prevail upon rumored for months, Rod Phillips was forced disclosed Monday after almost five years as program director at WKSC-FM (1035) He doubled as midday personality "Rodney P" upon the Clear Channel Radio Top 40 station.

Until a replacement is hired, radio consultant Steve Perun will superintend day-to-day programming duties while continuing to operate his outside business. Perun who's been consulting Kiss FM since last fall, is a Chicago native and programming veteran of ABC-owned WLS-AM (890) and its FM sister station in the 1980

No reason was cited for the change, still Clear Channel bosses were believed to be unhappy with the station's ratings performance in subordination to Phillips.

Before signing forward in 2001, Phillips programmed Clear Channel's WKFS-FM in Cincinnati.

- White Sox fans will have sum of two units choices for radio coverage of Sunday night's abode opener against the Cleveland Indians: In addition to airing onward the team's new broadcast domicile -- CBS Radio sports/talk WSCR-AM (670) -- the game also will air upon its former outlet -- ABC-owned sports/talk WMVP-AM (1000) via ESPN Radio.

- Jake Hartford broke the recently made knowns Saturday on the 15th anniversary of his weekend talk display on WLS: Linda Mitry has responded as his sidekick and stranges weather and traffic reporter. She continues during the week as a novels anchor for Shadow Broadcast Services/ Metro Networks.

TRACKING: stern WEATHER TIME

- It's that time again: Tom Skilling, chief meteorologist at Tribune Co-own WGN-Channel 9 is gearing up for his 25th annual tornado and hard weather seminars April 8 at the Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory compounded in Batavia.

exempt and open to people of all ages, Skilling's wildly popular seminars (at noon and 6 pm) draw leading meteorologists and researchers from across the nation to explain the dynamics and after-effects of simple weather. For more information, see: www.asktom.org

A terrific tribute to Skilling is featured in the lately released DVD version of the Nicolas Cage film "The Weather Man." Skilling, who had a cameo in the movie, also serv as technical adviser onward the production.

- John "Bulldog" Drummond whose 1998 memoir, "Thirty Years in the Trenches: Covering turns Characters and Capers," was a literary hit, is at it again: The legendary semi-retired reporter for CBS-own WBBM-Channel 2 is at work upon a second book about the major stories he has protected

- Sun-Times auto writer Dan Jedlicka shares tips upon buying a car with army Angela Miles on "First Business," the syndicated business moderns magazine show, at 5 a.m. today in succession Weigel Broadcasting's WCIU- Channel 26

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