Monthly Archives: November 2010

Big Business loves Regulation

Why were there only 3 car companies? Why was most steel made in Pittsburgh? Why are most of the radio stations in your town owned by the same media company? Big Business loves regulation, contrary to what Republicans might say. … Continue reading →

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The Invasion of America

What are they eating? Perhaps they like Zebra Mussels?

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“Treason”

We all love the United States and Constitution.   We revere every word given to us by God. What is Treason, and is Wikileaks guilty of it? Section 3. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against … Continue reading →

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Suspect Watch…

Today’s “domestic terror” event involves a student who took his teacher and classmates “hostage”.   Reports (still early) are that he ended up shooting himself and all the students were released. The location of this event was Marinette, Wisconsin about 40 … Continue reading →

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FCC data changes

Up until now, changes approved by the FCC (new stations, call sign changes, ownership transfers, power changes) were applied only once a month. Starting tonight, the process has been automated and all changes should show up overnight. If something breaks, … Continue reading →

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Dr Laura moves to Sirius XM

We knew she was leaving Premiere at the end of the year – now we know the destination. Satellite radio depends mostly on subscriber revenue instead of ad revenue. Dr Laura has several groups trying to shut her down – … Continue reading →

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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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Bustos Media rises from the ashes

The Radio Business is blessed – so far, Tim Geithner and President Obama have not deemed it necessary to “rescue” radio.  Of the “Big Radio Owners” I profiled back in 2008, about half of them have gone through bankruptcy and/or … Continue reading →

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Cholera arrives in the United States

You knew it was “when”, not “if”. A passenger from the Dominican Republic (the other half of the island that contains Haiti) arrived in Miami displaying symptoms of cholera.   Cholera is a baterial infection transmitted by contamination of drinking water with … Continue reading →

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Art Bell’s Radio Station – KNYE-FM

This is really old news, but I hadn’t noticed it before now and found it interesting.   Art Bell has long been the owner of radio station KNYE-FM in his home town of Pahrump, Nevada. If you’ve followed Art Bell’s recent … Continue reading →

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World in Crisis – President Obama hurt playing basketball

The EuroZone is falling apart, North Korea and China are pushing towards war, and our leader is busy playing basketball at Fort McNair. He now has 12 stiches in his lip after being hit in the mouth by an elbow … Continue reading →

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“Ducking” the caller

The other day while testing, I stumbled on a station that was accidentally streaming a conversation between the host and the engineer (or producer… not sure).   They were setting up a new device for the station called a “Telos” and … Continue reading →

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Is Obama a Keynesian?

A YouTube video put out by Second City (the folks from Chicago) went viral several weeks ago.    It was taken at the Union organized rally in Washington DC the weekend prior to the election.   It showed several people commenting on whether they … Continue reading →

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Oleo Margarine and Kool-Aid

Politicians are running around proposing taxes on “sugary drinks” to “protect our health”.   This notion has a similar story in our past and could point to where this idea ends. After the Civil War, folks in France came up with … Continue reading →

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What you probably didn’t know about the Mayflower

The Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower were not planning to go to Massachusetts. The Pilgrims (a name coined for them after the fact) were similar to Puritans – except they had split with the Church of England and fled to the Netherlands to avoid religious … Continue reading →

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