Category Archives: Radio Owners

Jim Bohannon gets to sleep late

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Jim Bohannon is ending his participation on America in the Morning tomorrow. He will continue to do the Larry King replacement show he inherited on Mutual Broadcasting -> Westwood One -> Cumulus Media. Dirk Vann just recently retired from doing … Continue reading →

Posted in Cumulus Media, Radio Biz, Westwood One | 4 Comments

Giving Florida Seniors “The Biz”

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Fred Stiening

The unwinding of the AM Radio Disney empire continues. Salem Broadcasting ended up buying the stations that were not “red hot” – for about 1/3 to 1/4th of what Disney paid 15 years ago. Salem got the keys today for … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz, Salem Radio | 6 Comments

Geraldo declares war on Cumulus

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Facebook Rant At least at the moment, his local show has not been removed from the WABC web site

Posted in Cumulus Media | 9 Comments

Sumner Redstone promises to live forever

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Fred Stiening

http://news.yahoo.com/media-giants-suspense-over-fate-92-old-boss-022012684.html 92 year old Sumner has controlling ownership of both Viacom and CBS (including CBS Radio). He has stopped attending conference calls with Wall Street analysts – this is viewed as an indication his health is failing. He has made … Continue reading →

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The End for Rdio

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Fred Stiening

One of the last major decisions of the Dickey brothers at Cumulus was an agreement to switch their online streaming to Rdio. The announcement came out of nowhere and the sudden conversion of the Cumulus websites went poorly – the … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Cumulus Media, Mobile Streaming | 5 Comments

Cumulus writes off $542 million…

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Well, Mary Berner had her day in the sun Thursday. The company wrote off $542.2 million in worthless investments – RDIO and Westwood One. The company’s total market capitalization is down to about $50 million. Turnover is 48%. Sales are … Continue reading →

Posted in Cumulus Media | 2 Comments

New Radio Format – Gay Pride

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Fred Stiening

The new format is listed under the category “Oppressed Voices”, although there is little evidence LGBT people face discrimination in the culture of the United States. LGBT folks have substantially higher incomes than the US average, as they are mostly … Continue reading →

Posted in About the Guide, American Politics, IHeart Media, Music Radio | 7 Comments

Thursday is Cumulus Drop Dead Day

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Thursday will be the first official earnings call by new Cumulus CEO Mary Berner. While she has no responsibility for those numbers, it is publicly laying out the playing field. The listeners on that call will be people with a … Continue reading →

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What if Carlos Slim bought Cumulus?

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Carlos Slim is one of the richest men in the world. He is a citizen of Mexico, a country that has worked hard to buy up control of US radio and TV stations for unknown(!) reasons. An FCC rule originally … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Collapse of America, Cumulus Media, Radio Biz | 1 Comment

Don Imus bells the cat

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Don Imus doesn’t have a lot to lose – he has prostate cancer, in case you hadn’t heard. Don Imus has been around in radio forever – he was working at WNBC-AM in New York when a young buck in … Continue reading →

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