Category Archives: Radio Biz

Are you ready for a Hindu on the Supreme Court?

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Religion News (Asian) Indians are becoming increasingly important to the Republican Party. One of the two Republicans on the FCC is a Hindu child of immigrants. Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley is as well. Bobby Jindal was Governor of … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 election, American Politics, Barack Obama, Mark Levin | 16 Comments

Mark Levin signs nine year contract extension

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Press Release Oy Vey

Posted in Mark Levin, Westwood One | 3 Comments

Big changes at Salem Radio

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Fred Stiening

* disclaimer – I am a stockholder in SALM https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/96663/salem-moves-hugh-hewitt-to-mornings-bill-bennett-to-commentaries/ For years, I have been advocating changes to the Salem Talk Lineup – the Bennett, Gallagher, Prager, Medved, Hewitt lineup hasn’t changed since I started tracking programming schedules. They’re all … Continue reading →

Posted in Salem, Salem Radio | 1 Comment

The day of the big event whose name may not be mentioned is here

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Fred Stiening

The Carolina® team that plays a sporting event with a pointy ball are expected to win the once a year contest watched by thousands of Americans around the world. The Rand Corporation reports it is theoretically possible North Korea will … Continue reading →

Posted in America Loves Sports!, North Carolina, War in Asia | 6 Comments

Sumner Redstone gone from CBS

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Fred Stiening

The Man who believed he would live forever – and needed to make no succession plans for CBS or Viacom is gone. In recent days, shareholders filed lawsuits claiming that Sumner Redstone was being paid to do a job that … Continue reading →

Posted in CBS, Radio Biz, SiriusXM | 7 Comments

“Saving” AM radio status

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Last Friday was the Day 1 for AM station license holders to apply to add an FM Translator (“FX” in FCC jargon) to rebroadcast AM stations on the FM band at up to 250 watts – that will reach perhaps … Continue reading →

Posted in FM Translators, Saving AM radio, The FCC | 2 Comments

2% of streaming is done using Internet Exploder

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Fred Stiening

December’s results are in. The trend to stream using mobile devices rolls on. Triton Digital Report Triton Digital is the biggest platform for radio streaming and has “instrumentation” for other streaming services. It isn’t measuring everything, but most of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile Streaming, Player Metrics | 4 Comments

Cumulus Media to undergo Transgender surgery

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Fred Stiening

The New Cumulus is starting to emerge. The new CEO is not just an executive who happens to be a woman, but a woman on a mission to transform Cumulus into a female company. She just axed her male SVP … Continue reading →

Posted in Cumulus Media | 3 Comments

Surging sports interest

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Those of you who care about such things will know that Charlotte NC is hosting an NFL playoff game today. It’s still 5 hours from game time, and uber is surging. The super surge though will be when the game … Continue reading →

Posted in America Loves Sports!, Uber | 1 Comment

One week until the FM translator for AM land rush

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Fred Stiening

January 29th, 2016 is the starting date for small town (Class C and Class D) AM stations to apply for the once in a lifetime opportunity to move (acquire) an existing FM translator from up to 250 miles away. This … Continue reading →

Posted in FM Translators, Saving AM radio, The FCC | Leave a comment