Category Archives: Radio Biz

FCC Saves AM radio!

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Fred Stiening

73 pages of changes AM stations can buy or move existing translators up to 250 miles In 2017, a one time option to acquire new FM translators on ANY available FM frequency Approval of wider use of transmitters that vary … Continue reading →

Posted in Dead Things, Radio Biz, Saving AM radio, The FCC | Leave a comment

Truly bizarre music

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Fred Stiening

The time was 1941 – the United States was staying out of the war in Europe. At home, the NAB was waging war on ASCAP, creating BMI to wrestle away control of musicians so radio controlled what they were paid. … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of the EU, Global Instability, Radio Biz, War in Europe | 7 Comments

What if Carlos Slim bought Cumulus?

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Carlos Slim is one of the richest men in the world. He is a citizen of Mexico, a country that has worked hard to buy up control of US radio and TV stations for unknown(!) reasons. An FCC rule originally … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Collapse of America, Cumulus Media, Radio Biz | 1 Comment

“Make Radio Your Hobby”

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Fred Stiening

My father survived the Great Depression by working with his father, selling and repairing radios. By 1940, he had lost most of his vision to Retinitis Pigmentosa and spent a lot of time at the sheltered workshop for the blind, … Continue reading →

Posted in About the Guide, Radio Biz | 7 Comments

Radio Sales Math

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Let’s pretend you own a business and I am a radio advertising salesman. You operate a business with a small gross profit margin – for every dollar in sales, the incremental costs of selling the product – raw materials, direct … Continue reading →

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Don Imus bells the cat

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Don Imus doesn’t have a lot to lose – he has prostate cancer, in case you hadn’t heard. Don Imus has been around in radio forever – he was working at WNBC-AM in New York when a young buck in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cumulus Media, Deceptive Advertising | Leave a comment

Ted Cruz: Mark Levin should be Speaker of the House

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Fred Stiening

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/425505/ted-cruz-touts-mark-levin-house-speaker Among other things, Levin has directly and clearly said that Barack Obama is an Anti-Semite who wants to kill Jews. I don’t plan to spend much time thinking about politics, but Ted Cruz just played an important card. Stay … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 election, American Politics, Mark Levin | 1 Comment

Caption Contest

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Fred Stiening

KABC-AM is located in a really seedy neighborhood. The property value is related to being right at a stop on the light rail line – perfect for shopping or high density condo developments. So what are these guys up to? … Continue reading →

Posted in Cumulus Media | 3 Comments

New Cumulus Era begins

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Mary G Berner officially spoke to the troops today, introducing herself as the new boss. Inside Radio Radio Ink (The Publisher of Radio Ink has gone way out of his way to cast venom on anyone who thinks the Dickeys … Continue reading →

Posted in Cumulus Media | 1 Comment

USA radio Networks says Adiós

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Fred Stiening

A year after a Christian broadcaster in Raleigh North Carolina stepped in to save the fading IRN/USA radio network, they have given up. USA Radio Network has been divested to a big media empire I’ve never heard of named Liftable. … Continue reading →

Posted in USA Radio | 6 Comments