Category Archives: Internet Streaming

Testing update

First, thank you to those of you who have been testing for the guide. You may have noticed that the testing process has changed in the last few weeks.   Because the iPhone has no commercials to cause delay and streams start faster, … Continue reading →

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IOS 4.2 released today

In addition to giving the iPad multitasking and folders, your iDevice can now print to a printer and use AirPlay to relay the streaming on your iDevice to another AirPlay enabled device like a set of speakers or an Apple … Continue reading →

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Testing Log

Below the Volunteer lists, there is a link now to make it easier to access the “Testing Log”, which shows the recent tests performed.   There is a checkbox to ignore the “Editor”. If the background is light blue, that means that … Continue reading →

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Rusty Humphries goes Local

Tom Taylor is reporting that Rusty Humphries has accepted a job in Atlanta, working evenings for WGST (owned by Clear Channel).  WGST-AM goes to 1000 watts after the sun goes down, which still covers most of the Atlanta Metro area.   … Continue reading →

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KVI – “No Apologies”

KVI-AM in Seattle, Washington has as its slogan “Conservative Talk…No Apologies!”. As of next Monday, KVI is dropping Conservative Talk to switch to AM “oldies” music. So Sorry.

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O’Donnell to WDEL-AM – We will crush you

Christine O’Donnell is the Tea Party’s choice for U.S. Senator in Delaware.   WDEL-AM is the locally owned news/talk station in Wilmington and the highest rated (WILM-AM is owned by Clear Channel). WDEL’s programming is all locally produced until the sun … Continue reading →

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Cost of Living increase is a right, right?

Rush slipped in a very disturbing item in his list today of “bad things the Democrats have done”….   He bemoaned that for two years there has been no cost of living increase, and that’s the work of the Democrats. First, … Continue reading →

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Minimum Testing Times

The problem:  people not really doing a test, but just clicking “It Worked” because they want to be helpful.   This is especially destructive when a brand new volunteer wants to make a good impression and completes 35 tests in the … Continue reading →

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Where did Neal Boortz go?

He went to Disneyland! Last week, I reactivated the Libertarian category – Larry Elder is back, and Free Talk Live is picking up a lot of affiliates.   Let me know of any I’ve overlooked – the criteria is they call … Continue reading →

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WRKO Blogger Contest

WRKO in Boston is holding a “Political Blogger” contest. The first step of the process is to submit an example of something you’ve written that is 500 words or less. What should I submit? [The reward for “winning” is a … Continue reading →

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It’s baseball playoff season

If you’re listening or testing in the evenings – and you hear an unexpected program that isn’t shown on the station schedule – it’s a pretty safe bet the station is carrying the playoffs / World Series. Major League Baseball … Continue reading →

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I can save you 100% off your tax relief service bill!

I’m not a big government guy, but if I was king one of my edicts would be to make radio station owners more directly liable for the products that are advertised on their stations. American Tax Relief shut down by … Continue reading →

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Addicted to polls?

So you find 1,452 “polls” a bit of a challenge to read through? The “List all Polls” now has a category type that you can only select one type of poll (“Polls about food”, “Polls about Obama”) to keep the … Continue reading →

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ASCAP & Streaming Radio

Just when you hope that the streaming royalty issue is settling down, we might be headed back to start all over. Radio Ink News Story A little explanation – This is NOT the “performance tax” issue. Radio has always had … Continue reading →

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Savage’s Book Tour

Michael Savage’s book “Trickle Up Poverty” is scheduled for release October 5th, 2010. Unlike most of his recent self-published books, this book is being sold through conventional channels – the publisher is William Morrow (a division of Harper Collins). You … Continue reading →

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