Category Archives: Radio Biz

Syndication and Major news events

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Art Stone

Today’s events point to a big problem with syndication.   If Joe Pags on Glenn Beck talks about the Tsunami about to hit the west coast, when non-live affiliates carry the show this afternoon and evening will have a huge problem … Continue reading →

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Today’s Savagism

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Art Stone

So Savage was talking about the Peter King hearings and was irate that CSPAN wasn’t covering the hearings – that the left wing “shrimp” Brian Lamb won’t allow it. Savage urged that we demand the defunding of CSPAN CSPAN gets … Continue reading →

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All your Radio Stations are belong to us

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Art Stone

They’ve dotted all the T’s and Crossed all the I’s.   Barring a DoJ antitrust problem, Cumulus will be acquiring Citadel for $2.5 billion in cash and Cumulus Stock. There are 4 distinct pieces to the proposed Cumulus / Citadel radio … Continue reading →

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Telegraph’s top 100 most influential lists

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Art Stone

You may remember the London Telegraph paper making a media splash publishing the list of the top 100 most influential American Conservatives and Liberals. I was anticipating that they would publish an updated list for 2011 now that the Tea … Continue reading →

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“Premiere on Call” & Hannity

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Art Stone

I spotted this over the weekend and was reluctant to write about it because it wasn’t well sourced and the people talking about it were drawing probably incorrect inferences.  (Tom Taylor covered it in his newsletter this morning) The story … Continue reading →

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Play ball!

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Art Stone

The Boys of Summer are limbering up their pitching arms as the first weekend of Spring Training is underway…. So for those who insist on still trying to test on weekends, here is the list of things that are probably … Continue reading →

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It’s high school basketball playoff time

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Art Stone

For the next few weeks, stations that don’t even normally carry high school basketball will be covering their State high school basketball playoffs (at least until their team loses)… so if your radio station stream is down, that’s a likely … Continue reading →

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What is a Sovereign fund?

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Art Stone

Contrary to what the Fox News rodeo clown said this morning, the United States does not have a sovereign fund. Sovereign funds are very important, but you need to understand them before you start ringing every alarm bell in your … Continue reading →

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Glenn Beck and Bear Stearns

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Art Stone

Glenn said something around 11:40 ET that I’ve thought for a long time, but thought it not responsible to state as a fact. In the context of the Pentagon report about the conspiracy to destroy the financial system, Glenn said … Continue reading →

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Hannity steps into the trap

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Art Stone

One of the big reasons I don’t like Hannity is he is constantly operating as a megaphone amplifying the message of his adversaries.    If some former host of MSNBC said that he heard George Bush had killed a camel and … Continue reading →

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Allen Hunt gets new syndicator

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Art Stone

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What do Americans do 1,721 hours per year?

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Art Stone

Census Department Report It isn’t sleeping, it isn’t listening to radio, it isn’t thinking about sex, it isn’t working….. it’s the average amount of time Americans watch TV.   That’s a little less than 5 hours a day. You might be … Continue reading →

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AP suddenly interested in the truth

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Art Stone

Story Search google news or your favorite news site for huckabee and WOR. They didn’t mention which show, but the logical one is Steve Malzberg. Huckabee (according to the AP) said that Barack Obama hates the US because he grew … Continue reading →

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“Liberal talk doesn’t work, period”

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Art Stone

That’s the quote from the General Manager of KHRO in El Paso, Texas. (reported in Tom Taylor’s Newsletter) That’s even though most of the daily lineup was local people who were working for free (The station is owned by Entravision, … Continue reading →

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Joy Browne’s 15 minutes of fame

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Art Stone

Graph Dr Laura left radio at the end of the year, and people wondered if Joy Browne would pick up the audience of Dr Laura, since they both are women doing personal advice shows. The answer is a resounding “NO”. … Continue reading →

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