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- Fred Stiening said The Austin Statesman is announcing that the FCC is fining the owner of an unlicensed FM Pirate station in Austin (TX) $15,000 for unlicensed operations. They describe it as the Alex Jones flagship...
- CC1s121LrBGT said Its strange. I remember as a kid learning that the worst “curse word” or “cuss word” you could say was the “F word”. Now the F word is everywhere and not one blink...
- Fred Stiening said I wonder if there is a recording of Trump saying the B word.
- CC1s121LrBGT said A day or so ago, President Trump called Ms Omarosa Manigault Newman a “dog” in a tweet. The liberal press went nuts over this calling it racism for the President to call her a dog. That a...
- Fred Stiening said We must protect diversity of opinions.
- CC1s121LrBGT said The social media platforms have to censor Alex Jones in order to protect Free Speech. 😉 “I’ve abandoned free market principals to save the free market system.” Republican Preside...
- Fred Stiening said Twitter has joined the movement to pretend Alex Jones doesn’t exist. They suspended his personal account for seven days for urging action to combat censorship. Did Jones mention the Falun Gong...
- Fred Stiening said And he invented the Perl programming language. Another motivation was to change the dietary preferences away from their traditional food supplies to high quality grains. Who will go back to eating bu...
- CC1s121LrBGT said Noam Chomsky is a fascinating guy. When I read him a few decades ago, he came across as more of a communist than a liberal, but he is still right on many points and criticisms. One that has really st...
- Fred Stiening said Noam Chomsky weighs in https://www.infowars.com/free-speech-icon-noam-chomsky-says-big-tech-was-wrong-to-ban-infowars/
- Fred Stiening said 75 year old talker John Lanigan on WTAM-AM in Cleveland Ohio pulled the plug in the middle of the show. He retired to Colorado and was doing the show remotely. From his initial hello, it was clear...
- CC1s121LrBGT said Prior to that, I think that the best deal around is https://tv.youtube.com/welcome/start/ Not a fan of Google, but I hope and expect them to eat Verizon’s lunch. For $40 per month, you get live...
- Fred Stiening said Is multicast digital TV over 5G going to eviscerate coax delivered “Cable” TV? T-Mobile has the answer on August 15th.
- Fred Stiening said For the first time in a long time, WBEB slipped from #1 in the ratings. The prior owner was very focused on the advertisements – testing them to see if listeners liked them. He viewed the lis...
- CC1s121LrBGT said BTW- When you mentioned “Mignon Clyburn” I took you totally seriously. Had you said “Milburn Drysdale” or “Mignon Clydesdale”, I would have known you were horsing a
- CC1s121LrBGT said What was an awful pun that you uncorked, but who am I to whine about it? 😉
- Fred Stiening said My cousin in Boston had the same question. In order to rebuild the streetcar / Light Rail on the Longfellow Bridge, they used a shoefly to relocate the tracks during the 2 year long construction proj...
- TheJerseyDevil said That was Hank Johnson of Georgia, Parrott. Believe it or not, I subsequently saw him on C-SPAN as a guest interviewer! When Clyburn’s daughter quit the FCC, there was speculation her father migh...
- CC1s121LrBGT said I’ve got an old friend in the DC area that keeps reminding us that we are overdue for a visit… that is probably the halfway point. We could set up something on https://www.meetup.com/ i...
- CC1s121LrBGT said Interesting wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darrell_Zimmerman He has a pattern of doing unauthorized trades that could make him a personal fortune if they were successful but lost and someon...
- Parrott said Ha Ha Anyhoo , I thought we were going to have a SRG reunion at the K&W in Statesville NC ? parrott
- CC1s121LrBGT said Since I was a child, I always wondered “What is a shoefly?” Now, that’s to yesterday’s LA Time’s, I finally know. Unfortunately, my elementary school music teacher was a...
- foyle said Parrott, on the other hand… “Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy” — lyric from R.E.M. ‘What’s the frequency, Kenneth?’ — a tune which takes...
- Fred Stiening said When I was working at the CBOT in 1992, a rogue trader named Darrel Zimmerman nearly destroyed the exchange. Look at what he is up to 23 year later (after 2 years in prison) https://youtu.be/_lWyEh9Hb...
- Fred Stiening said Time for a group hug
- Parrott said Excellent points Chairman. I guess all of the ‘normal’s and ‘ALex’ had to get in bed with Youtube, iTunes , and ‘Gooberbook’ ( F) to make sure the defense of...
- TheChairman said Even then, they simply refuse to see their hypocrisy… i.e. a mental disorder. I know I’ve posted this quote before, but it seems time to repeat it. This was on the placards of some liber...
- CC1s121LrBGT said How about a multi-million dollar federally funded study to enlighten the white privledged view. Thesis : “Black and Hispanic people listen to more radio on average ” BECAUSE they have ...
- Fred Stiening said Entercom is selling 8 former CBS and Entercom stations in San Francisco’s to Bonneville for $141 million. Bonneville is the for-profit Radio and TV corporation owned by the Salt Lake City based Latte...
- Fred Stiening said Or Oprah When it comes to Radio, Black and Hispanic people listen to more radio on average. Of course, the less than average disposable income makes them less attractive to advertisers…
- CC1s121LrBGT said First they came for us in the TV sitcoms, but we didn’t do anything because we didn’t watch TV sitcoms….
- TheChairman said Saw the source article last week, but it was much more in depth. I will try to find the link. Anyway, I immediately thought of your posts regarding the Kenyan rail system last year. Somehow, the outc...
- Fred Stiening said The news before it is news https://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2018/08/04/china-is-treating-africa-the-same-way-european-colonists-did/amp/
- Parrott said Is Clyburn the one who thought Guam would tip over if they put to many troops and shipping containers on the island ? He asked the joint-chiefs during a congressional hearing. I can’t remembe...
- CC1s121LrBGT said Ya ain’t seen nothing yet – Wait until more elected offices have “term limits”. I would bet that more people lost their welfare benefits last year that were fired from any leve...
- Fred Stiening said I totally accept the notion that the “intelligence” community starts gathering a dossier on every person who might someday have influence and hold it to blackmail leaders. Perhaps a US a...
- CC1s121LrBGT said This didn’t get a lot of MSM press coverage at the time or even now, but wacko John Brennan also spied on Feinstein… and her entire committee: “When it was first suspected that Brenn...
- Fred Stiening said And she became wealthy from her husband’s business transactions. This is getting depressing. Did I post yet about the woman The NY Times hired for the editorial board who fantasizes about killing all...
- TheChairman said Yeah, sure. Like he didn’t have access to the vehicle to conceal listening devices, knowledge of her contacts, schedule, location, etc. Nothing to see here…
- Fred Stiening said A news story getting nowhere the coverage it deserves… Senator Diane Feinstein of California, member and former chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee has had an official real Chinese s...
- TheChairman said He should co-host a show with the Black Avenger… call it Conservative Colors.
- CC1s121LrBGT said Over the years we have had a lot of conversation on health and the medical establishment. I found a fascinating podcast from a Harvard PhD economist, now a professor in Colorado on what he has found...
- CC1s121LrBGT said Herman had faded – I hadn’t seen heard from him in years but he was on Fox News Channel in NYC just this week. I wonder if he was interviewing for a job there….. he was dressed to t...
- Fred Stiening said Herman Cain’s career fades to black… The failed presidential candidate, former pizza executive and radio broadcaster is 72. He replaced Neal Boortz on Westwood One (originally Jones), an...
- CC1s121LrBGT said Stay woke, people. Stay woke. 😉
- CC1s121LrBGT said …as long as they can come close…. i’ve heard that that is often good enough when it comes to horse shoes 😉
- Fred Stiening said Which blog would you like to be the editor for?
- Fred Stiening said And people born 10 years ago could not replace the shoe on a horse if their lives depended on it
- Fred Stiening said Assorted Stock items Michigan based Saga, probably the best managed radio company left, is moving from the NYSE to NASDAQ Cumulus is trading again and on the same trajectory downward. With no dividen...
- CC1s121LrBGT said The reviewjournal link is good for SRG readers that are not good at what Art called “remote viewing” 😉
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1,000 new FM “stations” to save AM
The FCC gave AM stations an opportunity to request an FM translator without requiring them to buy an existing license. Around 1,000 licenses have been applied for. Here is The List When this process is complete, most AM stations will … Continue reading
Posted in FM Translators, Saving AM radio, The FCC
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Chris Christie’s Radio debut
WFAN decided to give New Jersey governor Chris Christie a sports radio DJ tryout. Well, it certainly got a reaction. http://nypost.com/2017/07/10/chris-christie-wfan-show-would-be-damning-of-what-radio-is/
Posted in Talk Radio
1 Comment
Cumulus launches rights plan
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/06/05/cumulus-media-adopts-anti-takeover-defense.html The market capitalization of Cumulus Media (NASDAQ: CMLS) is down to a mere $14 million, carrying debt of around $2.4 billion. The board just executed a preferred rights agreement intended to block a takeover attempt if any owner or … Continue reading
Posted in Cumulus Media, Radio Owners
6 Comments
Rhabdomyolysis
Clark Howard hospitalized Clark Howard needed to have a chat with Don Imus. Imus has made warning the public about the overtreatment of benign prostate cancer his mission in life. Rhabdomyolysis is the situation in which your kidneys are overwhelmed … Continue reading
Posted in Clark Howard, Talk Radio
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The end of AM radio
It is painfully obvious now that the way the FCC is going to “save” AM radio is to destroy it. Part of the dowry that arrived with the Countess is a Bose wave radio. Other than infrequent use inside the … Continue reading
Posted in Saving AM radio, The FCC
12 Comments
The Urge to Merge
A media merger that has been speculated about since the NAB convention has happened. TV companies that got cash windfall from the spectrum auction are in a buying mood. One such company is Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair owns around … Continue reading
Posted in The FCC, Trump 2017
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FCC formally proposes ending Main Studio rule
With some exceptions, all radio stations are required to have a “main studio”, which is open and staffed during business hours within close proximity to the community of service where the radio station is located. FCC proposal The new Republican … Continue reading
Posted in The FCC
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Hugh Hewitt in talks with MSNBC
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/04/sources-hugh-hewitt-in-talks-for-msnbc-show.html When Hewitt took over for Bill Bennett to do the 6-9 AM shift, I wondered if he was going to last as a morning guy. The purported MSNBC show would be an evening show, so it seems unlikely Hewitt … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Talk, Salem, Salem Radio, Talk Radio
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“Going concern” warning expected for IheartMedia
Marketwatch Story In the accounting business, one of the obligations of auditors is to evaluate whether the business has the resources and income to sustain itself as a business in the future. When the auditor feels the obligation to issue … Continue reading
Posted in IHeart Media
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O’Reilly out at Fox?
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/04/sources-fox-news-has-decided-bill-oreilly-has-to-go.html That would be pretty foolish. O’Reilly could do enormous damage to the News Corp empire with his knowledge from the inside. Bill O’Reilly has a face for radio, if he ever decides to return.
Posted in Talk Radio
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