Category Archives: Syndicators

Cumulus takes the Axe to Billy Bush

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Fred Stiening

If you don’t know, Billy Bush is a 43 year old entertainment reporter who hosts Access Hollywood. His father is the brother of George H W Bush, making him George W Bush’s cousin. His radio show was syndicated by Dial … Continue reading →

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Dr Daliah is no Dean Edell

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Dr. Daliah does Emergency Medicine in Las Vegas and practices family medicine. She is syndicated by GCN from noon to three PM ET She was talking about accidentally amputating your finger and dealing with the problem of dialing your phone … Continue reading →

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NPR rolls out changes Monday

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Fred Stiening

If you are a fan of Morning Edition and All Things Considered, you are in for a rude awakening tomorrow (Nov 17, 2014) Both shows are going to start to sound a lot more like commercial radio. Both shows are … Continue reading →

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Howie Carr’s New Home – WMEX-AM

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Howie has sent out the official notice that he will be on WMEX–AM 1510 starting on Monday. No word yet about the syndication. As of today, WMEX-AM 1510 doesn’t exist. The station is currently using the call sign of WUFC-AM, … Continue reading →

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Darryl Parks on the death of syndicated talk

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Fred Stiening

http://darrylparks.com/2014/10/27/nyc-talk-radio-ratings-not-good/ To appreciate the significance of this, you need to know who he is. Clear Channel (now iHeart) has one news/talk station that is very different than the rest. While most Clear Channel stations news talk stations are drifting down … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, IHeart Media, Premiere (IHeart), Radio Biz | 5 Comments

IRN/USA network fading fast

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Fred Stiening

This morning I was attempting to confirm that IRN’s Daybreak USA show is still even being distributed.    A couple months ago, I carried the item that the “network” was being “sold” to a “Christian” “news” service. The one station … Continue reading →

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What if Premiere Radio shuts down?

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Bob Pittman, who runs Clear Channel, is a lifelong major donor to Democratic candidates. He would like few things more than being the guy who “got” Rush Limbaugh off the air – if he can convince the investment bankers who … Continue reading →

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Do you miss Neal Boortz?

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Donald Trump protege Andy Dean left his nationally syndicated Radio show to start up a podcasting service. According to the Atlanta Journal and Constitution (owned by Cox Media, the owner of WSB-AM in Atlanta, where Boortz’s show was produced), Neal … Continue reading →

Posted in Libtertarian Politics, Syndicators | 12 Comments

IRN/USA radio network throws in its hand

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Fred Stiening

This is not a huge shock. Independent radio syndication by satellite is dead. http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/133707/cross-platform-media-acquires-irn-usa-radio-networ Jeff Weber, President of competitor Business Talk Radio and Lifestyle radio networks gave up last week. IRN/USA has a very minimal cadre of affiliates for its … Continue reading →

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Monica Crowley gone from WABC

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Monica Crowley is still syndicated by the just barely alive Talk Radio Network. Since TRN sued their own national rep firm and distributor Dial Global (now owned by Cumulus), it’s not shocking that Cumulus is shedding every single TRN program … Continue reading →

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