Category Archives: Radio Biz

“Zsa Zsa Gabor is still kicking”

Just heard on KTPI-AM in Mojave, CA… Probably the hosts on the satellite feed, not local people.  The station is carrying Music & Memories, a cross between Oldies and Nostalgia music. So was that just a stupid slip of the … Continue reading →

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How to exaggerate your presence in syndication

Neal Boortz is syndicated by Dial Global and produced by Cox Radio / WSB in Atlanta. His syndicators have an affiliate list online here National advertisers want to reach the big markets. Let’s poke our heads into what stations in … Continue reading →

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Fred Thompson’s last week

Former Senator Fred Thompson slipped in that “this is my last week on the radio” on today’s show. Westwood One is bringing a fellow named Doug Urbanski next week which will replace Mr Thompson.   His show never had a chance.    … Continue reading →

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TRN shows its hand

TRN will be debuting its big gamble next week.   TRN will be taking on Rush Limbaugh head to head with an “all news” show, similar to the one they currently produce from 6-9 AM called “American’s Morning News”.   TRN currently … Continue reading →

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Shaytard is DEBT FREE!

One of the old poll questions asks what a Shaytard is.  The answer is that it is one of the most popular channels on Youtube – it is a guy, his wife and his family of four children as they grow … Continue reading →

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What does streaming bandwidth cost?

The question came up a few days ago of what it costs for a radio station to stream.   If the station streams music, they have to pay the composers and lyric writers, and (unlike over the air radio) have to … Continue reading →

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And so it starts…

It isn’t a big secret that many people in the Radio business despise Conservative talk radio – the only reason it is on the air is they are more greedy than principled. So don’t be surprised when station owners use the events … Continue reading →

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Progressive Radio cities

The defunct Air America only had viable ratings in two markets – Portland Oregon, and Phoenix Arizona. After Air America failed, the Nova M network that temporarily hired the folks from Air America was headquartered in Phoenix Arizona until its owner … Continue reading →

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While you were eating fruit cake

Welcome back to those of you that have a family and/or a job :) While you were off on holiday, I was busy messing up, ruining, destroying, etc… the web site. To understand what is going on and why, please read … Continue reading →

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The Millennials

George Noory’s “best of” show that was running on WRGA-AM @ 12:23 AM (and other stations) had a guest named Neil Howe, author of “The Fourth Turning: An American Phophcy” talking about the problems of different generations Looking at the … Continue reading →

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The FCC’s AM Radio failure

The AM band in the continental United States has 117 possible frequencies between 540 kHz and 1710 kHz. I live in an urban area in the Northeast, yet at night there is only one local AM station that has a … Continue reading →

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Michael Savage <3 Governor Jerry Brown

Pay close attention to anything Michael Savage says about the new Governor of California, Jerry Brown (or if he refuses to talk about it). The reason I’m bringing this to your attention is that in 2006, Michael Weiner (Savage’s real name) gave … Continue reading →

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The Kiss of Death

Chris Stigall has arrived at WPHT-AM in Philadelphia, which is owned by CBS Radio. He is replacing the morning show that had been done by Michael Smerconish as a syndicated show (Smerconish is moving to the afternoons on January 17th) Chris … Continue reading →

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Halo Burger says Goodbye

This means nothing to almost everybody, but since I just happened to stumble on it by accident… News Story Another story History of Halo Burger Halo Burger is a local hamburger chain around the Flint, Michigan area since 1923. Bill … Continue reading →

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How to lose a lot of money in the radio business

By all accounts, K Earl Durden was a Very Good Person. He dabbled in a lot of business ventures, like all good Rich Republicans. One of his more successful ventures was Rail Management Corporation, which owned and operated a number … Continue reading →

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