Category Archives: Radio Biz

Rush Limbaugh: Let’s just elect Democrats

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Fred Stiening

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2015/12/17/gop_sells_america_down_the_river Drudge slugged the story that Rush wants to disband the Republican Party, I’ve seen this movie before, too. For the next year, Rush will fuel dissent within the Republican Party, then about October 15, 2016 will announce there is … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 election, Rush Limbaugh | 10 Comments

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

Pandora’ing “fairness”

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Yesterday was much more important to radio than the Fed interest rates. THe copyright royalty Board (CRB) made its decision what the fair amount to pay for playing music is over the Internet for the next 5 years. * Boring … Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile Streaming, Music Radio, Streaming Royalties | 8 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

Real Radio, powered by Pandora!

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Fred Stiening

While snooping around for new streams, I bumped into this station I read about in the Radio Biz press. It is a toss up whether the “establishment” radio hates SiriusXM or Pandora more. In both cases, Real Radio is pushing … Continue reading →

Posted in Music Radio, Radio Biz, Streaming Royalties | 5 Comments

New Format: NO MORE HATE!!! radio

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Programming relevant to what matters to YOU, rather than the one-sided pitch of political “hate speak.” http://bigskyradio.net/program-schedule/ Maybe Ted Turner complained from his ranch in Montana

Posted in Radio Biz | 2 Comments

Howard Stern futures

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Fred Stiening

If Howard Stern doesn’t renew at Sirius/XM, will people stop subscribing? http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-14/howard-stern-quit-siriusxm-not-for-a-loser-podcast If you were in charge of programming and had $140 million a year freed up for different programming, who would you hire?

Posted in Radio Biz, SiriusXM | 10 Comments

Art Bell leaves for real

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Fred Stiening

http://artbell.com/art-hangs-it-up-for-the-last-time/ Was it a Chupcabra or Bigfoot or a feral cat? Perhaps. I notice in my topic log, he was talking about ISIS on Tuesday, but who isn’t?

Posted in Radio Biz | 2 Comments

New Life Radio is on the air in Tanzania!

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Fred Stiening

(Click for the full announcement) For +10 1960s Geography history points, which two countries merged to form Tanzania? No googling or wiki searching!

Posted in Radio Biz | 2 Comments

Milepost ahead

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Due mostly to the explosion of HD 2/3/4 Channels feeding FM Translators (“metro” stations) and close to 1000 new Low Power FM stations, the number of streaming stations is approaching 12,000. Building the list would not have been possible without … Continue reading →

Posted in About the Guide, Radio Biz | 1 Comment