17735. Radio One Case Study 201025. This paper provides an analysis and a case solution to a popular Harvard Business School case study (201025) by Richard S. Ruback and Pauline Fischer on Radio One (NYSE: ROIA and RIOAK), the largest radio group targeting African-Americans in the country. The case analysis focuses on the financial and strategic evaluation of two proposed acquisitions (involving a total of 17 additional stations including 12 from Clear Channel Communications). The paper includes a summary of the problem, analysis of key external forces, analysis of internal forces, summary SWOT analysis, identification and evaluation of alternatives, and recommendations with specific suggestions for implementation. TAGS: Harvard business school case study radio one financial analysis african americans black radio strategic management roia acquisitions management case solution. APA Style. 9 pages, 15 footnotes, 8 bibliographic sources. 2,177 words. About Berkeley Research Case Solutions: Berkeley Research has offered authoritative case solutions to Harvard Business School case studies since 1984. We also feature solutions to case studies from other leading graduate business schools including Stanford, Darden, Wharton and Ivey. Our case solutions feature in-depth analysis drawing on appropriate analytical tools including S.W.O.T., P.E.S.T. and Five Forces analyses, and include secondary references from scholarly journals and leading business periodicals. We do not offer student-written essays; all of our case solutions are professionally written by MBA and DBA –degreed writers with proven aptitude and long experience in writing insightful case solutions. Unlike other case solutions made available on the Internet without competent evaluation of their merits, Berkeley Research case solutions are peer reviewed by a panel of case analysts prior to being offered on our website. The strongest and most gratifying endorsement of the quality of our case solutions comes from our customers: over two-thirds of our case study sales are made to repeat customers, graduate students and executives enrolled in some of the most distinguished and selective graduate business programs, and who necessarily set a high bar for analytical rigor and expository clarity. The Berkeley Research case study solution is a premium product intended for a discerning audience.