Category Archives: Internet Streaming

Sports Improvements

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Art Stone

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

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Art Stone

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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Kiss that baby goodbye!

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Art Stone

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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How Google could improve Search

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Art Stone

Google is about to (may have?) roll out another new way to “improve” the search results that it returns.   This has nothing to do with whether or not my site places well. I have a really really big wish list … Continue reading →

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It’s one of those Sekrit Codez!

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Art Stone

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

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Taxing the Internet!

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Art Stone

I poked my head into Usenet for probably the first time in a year, and reminded me of something to pass along.   It touches on Radio, Federalism and the coming budget crunch. If you used the Internet about 15 years … Continue reading →

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Michael Savage – military strategist

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Art Stone

So the Savage solution to pirates in Somalia… Send in 5000 paratroopers from planes launched from aircraft carriers. Let’s build a list of questions using Mr Socrates What is the largest airplane that can launch from an aircraft carrier? How … Continue reading →

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Daytona 500 streaming

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Art Stone

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

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Art Stone

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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WJR muscles Mark Steyn

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Art Stone

WJR-AM, the Citadel/ABC station in Detroit demanded that Rush Limbaugh never use Mark Steyn again as a guest host. If you have lived in or near Detroit, WJR was a total flack for GM and the city of Detroit – … Continue reading →

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Citadel/ABC negotiating terms of surrender

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Art Stone

The NY Times is reporting that Cumulus is in serious negotiations to take over Citadel (the combination of Citadel and ABC Radio). While I’m not thrilled that Cumulus might take over Citadel, this is generally a good thing.     The Citadel bankruptcy … Continue reading →

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A typical weekday

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Art Stone

They say a picture is worth 1,000 words (Eastern Time)

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David Stein’s odyssey

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Art Stone

Writing about David Stein was on my “todo” list – something like “This is the strangest sports show I’ve ever heard”.   David Stein is heard on the Sporting News radio network in the middle of the night. Not being a … Continue reading →

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“We’re stunned by the demand for it!”

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Art Stone

That’s the “pull quote” from the announcement that Talk Radio Network has accelerated the rollout of another 3 hours of America’s Radio News Network – adding in 3pm-6pm (ET) (beginning March 28th) toward its goal of 15 hrs/day of all … Continue reading →

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It’s NASCAR season

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Art Stone

The snow no longer covers Daytona Beach, so it’s time to race. Tom Taylor’s newsletter points out there may be trouble in NASCAR land, at least as far as radio is concerned.   That’s not a surprise to me. NASCAR has … Continue reading →

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