Category Archives: Radio Biz

Gourd Radio

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Fred Stiening

I like surprises, unless they involve sunflowers. Looking for new Low Power FM stations recently coming on the air, one that jumped out is KEPP-LPFM, located in Epps Louisiana (Population 823). If you’ve spent any time in Louisiana, you know … Continue reading →

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Tony Bruno has left the stadium

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Fred Stiening

http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=2947981&spid=24698

Posted in America Loves Sports! | 1 Comment

People’s Attorney convicted of Mortgage fraud

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Warren Ballentine, former Radio One talk host, has been convicted of mortgage fraud in Federal Court. He will get no jail time. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-radio-host-fraud-sentencing-met-20150707-story.html In a couple sentences, the indictment said he was the attorney on a series of fraudulent mortgages. … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Radio Biz, Radio One | 1 Comment

Is The Blaze smoldering?

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Fred Stiening

There are three news items about Glenn Beck and they seem related – the woman who Glenn hired away from Huffington Post to run The Blaze has left – the top of the hour Blaze news headlines service is ending … Continue reading →

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WMEX-AM sells for $165,000

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Fred Stiening

The temporary Boston home of Howie Carr and the station that turned down Rush Limbaugh four times has just been sold. The station was previously owned by Microsoft’s Paul Allen and was bought for around $10 million. Out in California, … Continue reading →

Posted in Station Sales / Transfers, Zombie Watch | 2 Comments

alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Fred Stiening

If you’re tired of the worthless junk flooding politico, foxnews.com and any page Matt Drudge links to, here is the original treasure trove of crap alt.fan.rush-Limbaugh on Google Groups First thing to know going in is this isn’t a place … Continue reading →

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Ben Ferguson slips out the side, Clyde

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Ben Ferguson is leaving WBAP-AM in Texas, where he has done a late morning talk show for three years. He also currently does a Sunday night self syndicated show that generally competes with Bill Cunningham. More than likely, he does … Continue reading →

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The 13 million network radio listeners that vanished in one year

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Fred Stiening

http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=2940132&spid=24698 The list of “networks” Shows the rapid change. These are Advertising Networks, which are not quite the same thing is programming networks. There are a handful of “urban” networks and then almost all the rest are either Premiere (iHeart … Continue reading →

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The state of “local radio news”

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Hofstra University in New York probably has the most credible University program for TV and Radio if you think you need to pay to learn the business. They do an annual survey of how many TV and Radio stations carry … Continue reading →

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IHeart radio is so gay!

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Fred Stiening

IHeart launches 24 hr/day Pride station in Minneapolis / Saint Paul You won’t find a call sign in most of the news stories. This is one of those “stations” (W244CS) that is really a low powered FM Translator being fed … Continue reading →

Posted in IHeart Media, Radio Biz | 4 Comments