Category Archives: Radio News

Howie Carr blah blah

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Fred Stiening

You probably know somebody who gets a divorce and then can’t stop themselves from wanting to go back and having sex with their “ex”. People on the Howie Carr mailing list already know this, but Howie is taking his football … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio News | 4 Comments

Say Goodbye to Wall Street Journal Radio, Howie Carr

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Today’s Tom Taylor newsletter is full of bad news. Dow Jones has pulled the plug on Wall Street Jornal this morning and related programming. The program was distributed by Compass Media Networks, who is making noises about putting together a … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Radio Biz, Radio News | 7 Comments

Radio Disney pulls the plug

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Fred Stiening

the story Radio Disney has always been unorthodox. They run a significant network of potentially valuable AM stations in major markets. The stations are targeted specifically at children, up through early teenagers. I think they exclusively play music from artists … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz, Radio News, Station Sales / Transfers | 9 Comments

Geoff Edwards dead at 83

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Fred Stiening

I remember him as host of several TV game shows in my youth. He also had a radio career at KFI-AM in Los Angeles and several other stations. Tom Taylor recalls in his newsletter that Tom Leykis was responsible for … Continue reading →

Posted in Dead Things, Radio Biz, Radio News, Rush Limbaugh | 4 Comments

Cumulus is a buyer in Chicago

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Fred Stiening

The huge mistake called Merlin Media – which talked a PE firm into buying radio stations to go head to head against CBS in the All News business – has turned over the keys to their last two stations. Merlin … Continue reading →

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Jesus calls Harold Camping home

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Tom Taylor reports that Harold Camping has died at age 92. He was so sure he knew the exact date Jesus was going to return that he mortgaged his network of Family Radio stations to plaster the entire country with … Continue reading →

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Death throes at TRN

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Fred Stiening

A wild animal is never more dangerous than in the last few moments of life. Tom Taylor reports this morning that TRN has filed a lawsuit against Jerry Doyle for allegedly trying to talk Rusty Humphries into leaving TRN Laura … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz, Radio News, Talk Radio | 5 Comments

It’s a deal! Cumulus to acquire Dial Global

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Fred Stiening

The Wall Street Journal has the deal. In essence, Cumulus gives Townsquare 53 stations in small markets and Cumulus takes the cash and gives it up to buy Dial Global, giving most of the cash right back to Oaktree Capital, … Continue reading →

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Cumulus to buy Dial Global / Westwood One (?)

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Fred Stiening

This is the big rumor in my inbox this morning from Tom Taylor. It sounds 100% logical. Dial Global has been on the edge of going under for several years, in part because they are burdened by the debt they … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz, Radio News | 11 Comments

Sirius/XM extends contract with MLB until 2021

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Just a few days ago, I wrote that I was noticing that radio station ratings seem to be less and less affected by baseball – I had attributed that to people watching the games on TV. Up until now, XM … Continue reading →

Posted in America Loves Sports!, Mobile Streaming, Radio Biz, Radio News | 26 Comments