Monthly Archives: June 2009

Going through all of the Costas on the R…

Going through all of the Costas on the Radio entries to see what stations have replaced him with. Feel free to post updates if you know

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“Buy American” – President Obama got a…

“Buy American” – President Obama got a lot of heat during the election. When he pandered to the UAW and other labor unions to “Buy American”, Canada and Mexico cried “foul”. He sent an envoy to Canada to tell them … Continue reading →

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Howard Johnson’s and Radio… back in …

Howard Johnson’s and Radio… back in the 1960s, if you traveled on a turnpike, you probably remember being trapped by a Howard Johnson’s. In exchange for an exclusive government license to operate the only restaurants on the turnpike, the traveler … Continue reading →

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Should the Federal Reserve be audited? R…

Should the Federal Reserve be audited? Ron Paul is getting close to getting enough House Members to force an Audit (Bernanke basically told Congress to screw themselves when then asked him to provide information on which banks he was lending … Continue reading →

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Who uses SRGuide? Quancast is a free w…

Who uses SRGuide? Quancast is a free web traffic measuring serivce that tells a lot about the type of people who visit a web site: http://www.quantcast.com/streamingradioguide.com You can put in any web site you want and see who visits. From … Continue reading →

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Monday is D-Day. The Indiana Pension f…

Monday is D-Day. The Indiana Pension funds filed an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, which has until 4 PM Monday to slam on the brakes. Will the final Constiutional check and balance protecting our economic freedom stand up … Continue reading →

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$100 Billion to the IMF…

The Dems have tacked on a measure giving $108 Billion to the IMF in the bill that is supposed to fund the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Republicans are saying “No”. http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?print=yes&id=32163

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Cyberline is talking about the Performan…

Cyberline is talking about the Performance Royalty “Tax” and what it could mean to radio if it passes

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GE and Nielson Media are in a bitter dispute…

GE and Nielson Media are in a bitter dispute from something I read. The account I read said that GE (parent of NBC and Telemundo) has pulled all its ads and prohibited any contact with Nielson’s reporters (who publishes the … Continue reading →

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Courts have given the FCC the green ligh…

Courts have given the FCC the green light to protect Low Power FM (LPFM) stations ahead of the interests of the full power FM stations. A low Power FM station can be heard a maximum of 5 miles and must … Continue reading →

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WOWO’s web site is “down for maintenan…

WOWO’s web site is “down for maintenance”. I wonder what that’s all about

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Wall Street Journal has a piece about ho…

Wall Street Journal has a piece about how Clear Channel Outdoor’s stockholder may be about to get screwed by the lenders forcing the parent company to implode.

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I hate weekends on radio, and it’s gett…

I hate weekends on radio, and it’s getting worse. Herbal cure treatment infomercials, and reruns from the weekdays, and sports preemptions. Almost nothing is live. If it isn’t live, why wouldn’t people just listen on a podcast?

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