Monthly Archives: December 2009

WTKK-AM now requires registration with personally identifying information (Date of Birth, Phone Number, Address). To be consisten with how I handle WRKO, that means no schedule listings – even though the existing stream link still works (for now)

iPhone autocorrect sucks – it’s my biggest complaint so far. It looks for misspelled words, typically based on pressing the key next to the one you intended. The problem is it autocorrects without an audible warning, and the default is … Continue reading →

Clear Channel to solve its $20 billion debt problem by borrowing another $2.5 billion, according to the WSJ. Clear Channel Outdoors is their subsidiary that is putting up all those digital billboards and much of the transit advertising in Europe … Continue reading →

“My Dinner with Savage:” Michael Savage had to bow out of the third hour of his Friday show to have dinner with a potential POTUS candidate. He refused to divulge any details, save for the fact that (s)he will likely … Continue reading →

Who is the customer? My opinion: without the constraints of limited competition ensured by FCC licensing, listerners are no longer cattle to be packaged and sold to advertisers. The listeners are the radio station’s customer, not the advertisers. If you … Continue reading →

The “bipartisan president” once again is meeting with the Democrats to discuss Health Care, and locks out the Republicans from participating. By 2012, we’re either going to have a defactor dicatorship, or a massive defeat of the Democratic party..

Better ooTunes integration – if you’re using the iPhone, you can now just click on the ooTunes link in Safari to listen to the streams – no need to start the ooTunes app first. It’s new, so there might be … Continue reading →

Washington Post finally reports on ClimateGate (on a Saturday)…. graphic along with the article shows the thing about the hottest years in recorded history being in the last 10 years attributed to NOAA. Washington Post must have missed the memo … Continue reading →

Mission Accomplished. President Obama’s handlers instructed that the military remove the F-22 airplane at a photo op in Alaska, because President Obama fought to kill the F22 airplane weapon system. And the beat goes go…

Removing Sirius/XM listings… it appears nobody is interested in testing them, and the only comment/email about them is one “I’m not complaining” complaint that I wasn’t listing XM channels, too… I might keep a few around that I’m interested in … Continue reading →

Let the ass kicking begin Monday would be a good chance for Glenn Beck to demonstrate that he is about right and wrong, not Republicans and Democrats by bringing up Elliott Broidy and the systemic issue it represents with political … Continue reading →

7000 troops from 44 counties – do the math. It means maybe 50 troops from most of the countries. Speaking different languages, having different weapons,different diet requirements, no cohesive command, and uncertain loyalty to the mission. It will be a … Continue reading →

FDIC Friday – another 6 banks, the main one being AmTrust of Cleveland whose parent filed bankruptcy this week. FDIC fund balance now -$8 billion

Slavery in 2009 – how to make yourself a slave in a few easy steps: Go to Dubai Turn over $100k and borrow another $50k to make a down-payment on a yet-to-be-built $500,000 2 bedroom apartment in the middle of … Continue reading →

FCC wants power to hold secret meetings. The most transparent administration in the history of civilization wants the power of the FCC to hold meetings that are not open to the public. Yes, President Obama is pretty transparent at what … Continue reading →