Category Archives: Radio Biz

Bottom fishing

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Fred Stiening

CharlotteNC is the czar of North Carolina radio, looking to take over all of the Confederate territories. The Source In Spartanburg SC is an AM/FM pair owned by the feeble Davidson Media group, which has slowly been unloading a number … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio News, Station Sales / Transfers | 4 Comments

LPFM pushes back

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Operators of Low Power FM stations are pushing back of the rules the NAB/FCC imposed to make it impossible for them to survive, after having been authorized by Congress close to 15 years ago. Since they operate at 100 watts … Continue reading →

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Competition is good

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Fred Stiening

The CEO of Emmis Radio has been on a campaign for a long time to get cell phone makers to enable their capability to listen to FM radio stations (the Wifi connection is itself just an FM receiver, so this … Continue reading →

Posted in About the Guide, emmis, Mobile Streaming, Radio Biz | 6 Comments

John Landecker gets the Cumulus handshake

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Fred Stiening

You won’t read much about music DJ’s here, as 80+% of the folks who traverse hyperspace and wind up here are looking for Rush Limbaugh and his ilk. John Landecker is one of those names in Chicagoland that generates immediate … Continue reading →

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Dr Bill Wattenburg makes a new plan, Stan

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Dr Bill was a mainstay on KGO-AM back in the ABC liberal talk days, although his politics are not easy to put in a box. His show is now Your Care America, a medical show hosted by Eric Wattenburg M.D. … Continue reading →

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Don’t bet your life on Lifelock

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Fred Stiening

It always seemed odd to hear ads proclaiming that within a short period of signing up for Lifelock and turning over all your sensitive personal information to them, thieves started trying to steal your identity. Coincidence? If you listen carefully … Continue reading →

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Boston’s WRKO dumps Mark Levin

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Fred Stiening

http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=2953723&spid=24698 Not content to push away Republicans by canceling Rush Limbaugh, Entercom has decided it can’t afford Cumulus Radio’s Mark Levin either. It does make some sense – there aren’t many Republicans in Massachusetts. Hold on a second – the … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Entercom, Mark Levin | 4 Comments

Big Eddy not good enough for MSNBC

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Former Progressive radio talker Ed Schultz left Westwood One’s liberal gabfest in May 2014 to devote his full effort to his show on MSNBC. He had relocated from North Dakota to Washington DC so he could kiss ass in person. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cumulus Left, Liberal Talk | 2 Comments

Dirk Van gets to sleep in late now

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Fred Stiening

http://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n31480 Dirk Van has been the host of First Light for a very long time. First Light and America in the Morning with Jim Bohannon are essentially the same show, but with different hosts and Pedigrees. First Light goes back … Continue reading →

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Neil Young wants to bring back 8 track tapes

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Fred Stiening

http://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n31469 I believe that makes it official.

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