Monthly Archives: October 2009

H1N1 update – guest on Steve Malzberg says based on what happened in Australia, the H1N1 flu is a very weak strain – but it will displace and take over the normal “seasonal flu”, which means we probably will have … Continue reading →

Northwest pilots were using laptop computers when they lost track of time… were they playing WoW perhaps? Given they weren’t listening to their radio traffic or watching their corporate supervisors trying to get their attention, I wonder how much fuel … Continue reading →

WQXR-FM – the classical station recently sold by the NY Times to WNYC is playing Chopin’s Funeral March…. read into that whatever you like.

Dave Ramsey bigger than Savage? Dave just retold the history of his growth, and made the assertion that he and Savage are now fighting over who is #3… Ramsey claims to have 400+ affiliates, which may be true. What that … Continue reading →

Iran / Pakistan border – the next problem area. While Iran and Pakistan are generally on good terms, the situation is deteriorating. Iran apparently sent its troops across into Pakistan to try to catch the people responsible for a suicide … Continue reading →

Today in the NY Times – Medical marijuana, gay marriage, and having women return to hanging out their laundry on clothes lines to “save the planet”. Now that’s what America wants to know about.

Fairpoint Communications files for bankruptcy – after Bell Atlantic and GTE merged in 2000 to form Verizon – in 2007 large swaths of local phone service in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine (which were acquired by Bell Atlantic from the … Continue reading →

If you have an SBA loan, can the pay czar tell you how much money you’re allowed to make? What if you had a student loan to get through college? an FHA mortgage? An FDIC insured bank account? Where does … Continue reading →

Clunker Quagmire – auto recylers are drowning in dead cars – cars killed prematurely by the Obama administration for some vague goal of stimulating the economy or because they weren’t as efficient as young cars. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33470165/ns/business-autos/ The recyclers only have … Continue reading →

Capmark has filed for bankruptcy as expected…. how are they able to get judges to work on Sunday? Capmark is the commercial lending arm of what was GMAC KKR – the private equity firm that controls Capmark just finished “going … Continue reading →

San Jose student beating…. when something is recorded on a cell phone camera, is it “correct” for the LA Times to refer to it as a “videotaped beating”?

Ben Ferguson & Townhall.com – I’ve been unable to find anything to confirm that Ben is/was the “Chief Political Analyst for Townhall.com” so I’ve removed that from the program description.

Top 50 “independent” radio stations streaming This list is very much skewed by the ratings process of this web site – penalizing stations for playing prestream video ads, etc… so it has little to do with “real” radio ratings – … Continue reading →

Top 10 Radio Companies doing streaming: +———+———————-+ | count | parentname | +———+———————-+ | 1218981 | Local owned | (38.5%) | 437830 | Clear Channel | (13.8%) | 387695 | Cumulus | (12.3%) | 248041 | CMP / Susquehanna | … Continue reading →

Top 10 HD2/HD3 streams: +——–+————-+————————+————+ | lcount | streamname | formatname | CityName | +——–+————-+————————+————+ | 744 | WDRV FM/HD2 | Classic Rock / Hits | CHICAGO | | 596 | WAMU FM/HD2 | Folk/Bluegrass/Ballads | WASHINGTON | | 290 … Continue reading →