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Monthly Archives: September 2012
If you doubted that AM radio is dying…
Radio Free Europe is shutting down its Medium Wave (AM) service targeting Moscow. http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2012/09/22/us-broadcaster-to-cease-some-moscow-radio-service/ Europe has been a couple years ahead of US in pulling the plug on AM radio stations.
Posted in Radio Biz
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What’s up for New York?
The purchase of WOR-AM by Clear Channel is still pending. I vaguely remember reading that Clear Channel might start its operations under a lease (called an LMA) October 1st. I just read the LMA at the FCC and it says … Continue reading
Posted in Radio Biz, Station Sales / Transfers
1 Comment
Streaming Listening by 3 hour block (ET)
There graphs are updated daily. You may want to bookmark the page 🙂 Note that the Mid-6AM graph is Monday-Friday (like for RedEye Radio), not Tues-Saturday for Coast to Coast…
Posted in Radio Biz, Talk Radio
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Big Changes in Atlanta on Monday
Neal Boortz is losing the final bonus hour of his show to make room for Rush Limbaugh on WSB AM/FM. Â Boortz is retiring in January and has strongly hinted on air that he wishes Cox would let him retire now … Continue reading
Posted in Radio Biz, Rush Limbaugh, Talk Radio
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WLS’s Don Wade had brain surgery Thursday
Oddly, I haven’t turned on WLS since I moved back to Chicago.  I enjoy Don Wade and Roma.  Don had a seizure about a week ago.  Doctors found a brain tumor.  Don Wade is 71. http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/chicago-media-blog/15723376/outpouring-of-support-for-don-wade-‘overwhelming’ I miss Tom … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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Michael Savage has left TRN
http://www.wnd.com/2012/09/find-out-why-michael-savage-is-off-the-air Maybe two weeks ago, I predicted with TRN losing a big chunk of revenue with Cumulus Radio dropping most of their TRN programs, TRN might be very receptive now to ending their contract. Â Reverend Moon dying may also dry … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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Rome going to CBS
The rumo[u]r is officially true – sports radio broadcaster Jim Rome is headed to the new CBS Sports Radio network. Â He currently works for Premiere, owned by Clear Channel. CBS still knows how to make money in radio, in … Continue reading
Posted in Radio Biz, Talk Radio
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Annie Dookhan: “I messed up bad”
Over the past 9 years, Annie Dookhan has done tests for 31,000 criminal cases, which is an astounding quantity of work. Â That would be about 10 tests a day, not counting the time appearing in court to testify if … Continue reading
Posted in Collapse of America
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Armstrong & Getty on unplanned vacation
http://www.armstrongandgettyradio.com/ If you don’t know who they are, they’re two popular hosts in California, currently heard on three stations. They showed up “on vacation” today. Â They did a bit yesterday encouraging listeners to create commercials featuring the Religion of Peace. … Continue reading
Posted in Global Instability
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The Chicago Way
Let’s say you have a house in Chicago and you want to have a driveway (or why anyone with sense has moved to Texas) http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/cdot/supp_info/driveway_permits.html Fill out application Pay $10 Get $250,000 liability insurance policy naming the city as coinsured … Continue reading
Posted in Art's Big Adventure
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