CNet, AMFM Plan All-Tech, All-Day Radio

CNet Inc. and broadcaster AMFM Inc. have teamed up on a bet that the public’s growing fascination with the Internet will support a new radio format: all tech, all day. San Francisco-based CNet will provide the programming for the venture, CNet radio, which will debut on KNEW-AM (910) in San Francisco and may be tried in other markets later this year. The format will include a mix of breaking news about technology, reviews of new products and interviews with major industry figures. Analysts said the format might be a huge success in the Bay Area, home to Silicon Valley, but they were divided on its broader appeal. Shares of Dallas-based AMFM slipped $2.69 to close at $74.44 on the NYSE; CNet closed down 63 cents at $60.81 on Nasdaq.