Category Archives: American Politics

Illinois Governor’s Race

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Race is the operative word County by County map of Illinois from politico.com. Cook County is still counting dead people.

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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

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

Are you John Galt?

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Fred Stiening

The third and final film of Ayn Rand’s book “Atlas Shrugged” opens this weekend. Keep an eye out for former radio host Rusty Humphries. If you go, be careful not to aim your cellphone toward the screen, or face felony … Continue reading →

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Burnie Thompson gets his freedom

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Magic Broadcasting in Florida has liberated Burnie Thompson from their lineup. https://www.myfreedomradio.com/

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The progress of conservative talk radio

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Today was the Nielsen radio PPM ratings from the top markets. While Salem radio does not participate, and we cannot see their ratings – most of the rest of the commercial stations do subscribe. New York City continues to be … Continue reading →

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The new spineless SiriusXM

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Fred Stiening

SiriusXM has almost no sponsors to boycott and no FCC rules about indecent content. The 25+ million subscribers pay for the service and know what they’re buying. Recently, SiriusXM replaced their programming director who had been Mel Karmazin’s sidekick since … Continue reading →

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America with a C

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Somewhat on the spur of the moment, I decided to go see the Dinesh D’Souza’s movie “America” The premise of the movie is – somewhat like “It’s a wonderful life” with Jimmy Stewart – how would the world be different … Continue reading →

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How the Internet is changing the world

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Tom Taylor’s newsletter today is full of interesting news – advertising money is quickly moving to target mobile users, with people spending almost 3 hrs/day on Facebook – radio people think web advertisers are inflating their numbers by counting fake … Continue reading →

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