Category Archives: Internet Streaming

NPR funding ban, part #2

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Art Stone

Tom Taylor’s newsletter points out that the “NPR” ban will also hit PRI and American Public Media.    If you had read my first post on the subject, I described who the main sources of programming content are to Public Radio. … Continue reading →

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USS Ronald Reagan and Japan

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Art Stone

Michael “Savage” Weiner is getting more and more dangerous with his tyrades based on emotion, not facts.   I would not feel any sense of loss if he vanished from the radio airwaves. This week he called “for the head of … Continue reading →

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Bill Handel undergoing Heart Surgery today

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Art Stone

Tom Taylor’s newsletter at radio-info.com report’s that KFI’s Bill Handel, host of the syndicated Handel on the Law is having open heart surgery today to replace his aortic heart valve. Bill suggests that instead of wishing him well, that you wish … Continue reading →

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The 1-7 scale for nuclear safety incidents

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Art Stone

The IAEA Web Site The criteria for the various levels – Fukushima #1 is now at 6+ The manual explaining the scale is available here

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Gayle King says “no mas” to Radio

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Art Stone

Unless you don’t watch TV and are a hermit, you probably know who Gayle King is.   She’s a close friend of Oprah Winfrey – rumors persist that they are VERY close friends….

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Portland Oregon is in shock

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Art Stone

If you put together a list of the top 5 most liberal cities in America, Portland, Oregon would have to be on that list.  NPR’s station is the #2 in the market.   Portland was one of the first cities to … Continue reading →

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John Batchelor “gets it”

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Art Stone

I just listened to last night’s show (9 pm-1am ET).  He was basically covering the same news events I was blogging, live on the air.   John had relevant reporters and exports on the line, and was watching Twitter from reputable … Continue reading →

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Derry Brownfield has died at age 79

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Art Stone

If you recognize the name, you’re probably a farmer, or live in a place with a lot of farmers. Derry Brownfield has been on the radio for over 40 years, speaking “common sense” to middle America. Much of his “Common … Continue reading →

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Wondering why I sent your computer to RadioTime?

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Art Stone

If you click a Listen link and and instead of hearing the stream, you suddenly wind up at RadioTime (my “competitor”) – that means that your computer has been asked in excess of 50 times to indicate if a stream … Continue reading →

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Mark Dayton & the Three Generation Rule

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Art Stone

George Draper Dayton (born 1857) bought a department store in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1902 after making money in banking.    George Draper Dayton had two sons – David Draper Dayton (born 1880) and George Nelson Dayton (born 1886).    Generation #1 George Draper was quite … 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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Allen Hunt gets new syndicator

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Art Stone

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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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