Category Archives: Radio Biz

Cumulus (CMLS) update

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Mary Berner, the new CEO of Cumulus Media, held her first full year conference call with Wall Street investors Thursday after the market closed. This is the first quarter for which she was responsible for running the company. The financial … Continue reading →

Posted in Cumulus Media, Radio Biz | 1 Comment

The final days of iHeart / Clear Channel?

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Fred Stiening

It’s official – bond holders of iHeart / Clear channel debt are fed up with the company diverting and selling off assets intended to protect the interests of the $20 billion in debt. iHeart, fearing that a default notice was … Continue reading →

Posted in IHeart Media, Radio Biz | 3 Comments

Orwellianism 2016

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Fred Stiening

In a country where the San Bernadino DA characterizes Apple fighting for privacy as Orwellian, comes this news item How Fiduciary Rule May Censor Financial Broadcasters Like Dave Ramsey The quick synopsis of what Dave Ramsey does for those not … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz | 8 Comments

Phil Hendrie update

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Phil Hendrie’s podcast is now free. I found it on the iOS podcast app. I’m not sure how it pays his bills. I noticed the other day that Tom Leykis has 60,000 likes on Facebook.

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The brink of default

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Most corporate loan agreements have language requiring permission before corporate assets are transferred or the pecking order of who gets paid first is changed. IHeart (aka Clear Channel) tried to pull a fast one segregating assets away from the lenders. … Continue reading →

Posted in IHeart Media, Radio Biz | 4 Comments

Charlie Tuna is gone

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Not to be confused with Charlie The Tuna Nobody will spreading mayo on Charlie Tuna Art Ferguson died almost two weeks ago. His family just announced the death yesterday. Unless you live in Los Angeles or work in the radio … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio News | 3 Comments

Hot Digity Dead

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Fred Stiening

It’s a done deal. After a couple months of haggling, Alpha Media has closed on the financing of $264 million to acquire control of 116 struggling radio stations that were accumulated by a man named Dean Goodman, under the name … Continue reading →

Posted in Alpha Mecia, Radio Biz, Station Sales / Transfers | 7 Comments

Larry Elder gets another Chance

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Fred Stiening

If you don’t know who Larry Elder is – he is a Los Angeles based black libertarian radio host with a long track record. He previously was in national syndication on ABC Radio and was let go in 2007 in … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Salem Radio | 11 Comments

The Sanders campaign is as dead as Antonin Scalia

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Take a look at Real Clear Politics collection of polls The only states where Bernie may win are Vermont and Massachusetts. Hillary has an insurmountable lead in California, Texas, Florida, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and even socialist … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 election, Bernie Sanders, Collapse of America, Hillary Clinton, Michael "Savage" Weiner | 6 Comments

2:20 PM on Wednesday

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Fred Stiening

If you want to catch the United States off guard, that would be the time to do something. You may remember earlier in the Obama years, FEMA and the FCC conducted a mandatory test of the national Emergency Alert System. … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Instability, Individual Liberty, Internet Insecurity, Mobile Streaming, Police State America, Police State America, The FCC, War and not War, Zombie Watch | 9 Comments