Category Archives: Radio Biz

Sports Improvements

Due to overwhelming demand, I’ve been tweaking the way sports affiliations are done. The point is not that people are going to stream sports on radio, since most stations aren’t allowed to stream sports – the purpose is to alert … Continue reading →

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WTDY drops Glenn Beck

Why is that significant? WTDY-AM is located in Madison, Wisconsin. Glenn was not exaggerating when he said “I’m surprised we lasted this long”. The show wasn’t even carried live, giving the station the opportunity to have “technical problems” to quietly … Continue reading →

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Is Ham Radio doomed?

The AARL is the “special interest” group that defends the “rights” of amateur radio operators to have dedicated spectrum for a variety of non-commercial uses. The AARL’s rationale for defending the areas of spectrum available for amateur radio is based … Continue reading →

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Kiss that baby goodbye!

As you all know, America measures time by the passage of the sports seasons. Baseball spring training (and college baseball) is about to start. The period of the year when talk stations actually have talk shows is about to end. … Continue reading →

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It’s one of those Sekrit Codez!

  Well, actually two. Someone stop me before it’s too late!

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The Poster Child for ending Government funding of public radio

Radio Bilingual (KBBF) hits hard times “…Despite limited financial support, poor facilities, internal power struggle, and increasing competition from commercial Spanish language radio stations” “KBBF’s downward spiral began about three years ago when it was revealed that station manager Jesus Lozano … Continue reading →

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“Latin America”

Overnight, Phil Hendie snagged an interesting caller.  His premise was something along the lines that we should stop calling things using foreign names, like tacos and tortillas and teriyaki sauce. The caller identified herself as being born in America, and … Continue reading →

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How long is too long?

Cumulus Broadcasting owns an FM station license in Crystal Beach, Texas (KSTB-FM 101.5). Crystal Beach was a direct hit by Hurricane Ike on September 13th, 2008 and destroyed most of what was on the land there.  The eye hit Galveston, TX and … Continue reading →

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You have the right to remain silent.

Well, actually you don’t…. if you run a radio station. You need a reason “beyond your control” that caused the radio station to go off the air (hurricane, earthquake, involuntary bankruptcy, transmitter explosion, local NIMBYs got a judge to destroy your antenna).    … Continue reading →

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“Method of Moments”

Just when you think you understand how things work…   The FCC maintains an official list of AM and FM radio stations that have requested to remain off the air, have been granted permission and have been silent for at least … Continue reading →

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Sheila Jackson-Lee and the “Flag on Mars”

The “right wing echosphere” has been bouncing this around the last few years – I came close to repeating it but decided to check out if it was actually true – the claim is that Ms Jackson-Lee asked someone at … Continue reading →

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Dr Michio Kaku’s fractured history

Dr Kaku was discussing how Jules Verne predicted in 1863 what the world would be like in 100 years. Dr Kaku described the world of 1863 as being that people only got around by horse and when it rained, roads … Continue reading →

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Daytona 500 streaming

The big day is here for NASCAR fans – the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup racing season begins today with the Daytona 500 – but if you’re a NASCAR fan you already know that!  The race begins at 1 PM (ET), but … Continue reading →

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The Detroit Free You-Know-What

Back in the 1980s, the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News were engaged in a battle to death.   The Detroit News mocked their competitor in ads as the “Detroit Free You Know What”, letting people use their imagination what … Continue reading →

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Who would pay $3 million cash for a 1kw AM station?

While doing my routine maintenance, I stumbled on the sale of KRTX-AM (in 2008), a station located in Rosenberg, Texas – a town SW of Houston – it mostly covers the city of Houston, but not very thoroughly… there is a … Continue reading →

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