Category Archives: Radio and Race

If you believe radio emissions have a race, then this is for you!

Betting on the future

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Art Stone

This is a followup to the “Why Talk is Moving to FM” post about a week ago. I’m actually going to encourage you right wing nuts (and you know who you are!) to read the Huffington Post, specifically HERE.  Tamara … Continue reading →

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The New Faces at the FCC

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Art Stone

Several of the FCC commissioner posts have been unfilled for a while, since nobody President Bush would have nominated would have been approved by the U.S. Senate, so he didn’t try. President Obama has his new team on board as … Continue reading →

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The Obamafication of Clear Channel begins

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Art Stone

A curious announcement today in the San Antonia Biz Journal Read it here Clear Channel is “donating” 4 AM radio stations to the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council, which has pressured the FCC for over 20 years to give preference … Continue reading →

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Radio Owner – Bustos Media

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Art Stone

You’re a peasant from Mexico and you come to America with a dream.   You work doing hard farm labor and and clean schools as a janitor. You have two sons with even bigger dreams.   One son goes to Berkeley and … Continue reading →

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Radio Owner – Davidson Media Group

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Art Stone

There is an old joke in the stock business: Q: How can I make a small fortune on Wall Street? A: Start with a huge fortune Davidson Media Group was started in 2004 with the goal of Serving Underserved Hispanic … Continue reading →

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Radio Owner – Border Media Partners

Posted on July 18, 2009 by Art Stone

Border Media is in the news today because of industry reports that Goldman Sachs (the bank that reported record profits yesterday) and the other lenders are about to seize the company for non-payment of interest on their loans. The company … Continue reading →

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Radio Owner Profile – Multicultural Radio Broadcasting

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Art Stone

You’re a young man in Taiwan in the 1950s.  You have a dream – you want to be a Radio DJ and come to America.  Arthur Liu is that man.  He made his way to New York in 1972 and … Continue reading →

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Radio Owner – Entravision

Posted on May 24, 2009 by Art Stone

Nothing in this document or the web site should be construed as investment advice. It is intended to familiarize visitors with the companies that own radio stations in the United States and their situation as regarding the 2008/9 global economic … Continue reading →

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Radio Owner Profile – Univision

Posted on May 23, 2009 by Art Stone

Univision is the perfect company to study if you’re into conspiracies.   Everywhere you turn, there is another “dot to connect”. Univision TV started in the early 1960s as a network of Spanish language TV stations in the United States – … Continue reading →

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