Category Archives: Radio Biz

Apple flavor M&Ms

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Starting next year, ESPN’s Mike and Mike will be moving to New York City to be close to their buddies at ABC TV (Disney owns both ABC TV and ESPN). They currently roll out of bed in Connecticut and head … Continue reading →

Posted in America Loves Sports!, Police State America | 1 Comment

Apple Juice

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Next month, people “in the know” say that Apple will be launching a new music streaming service to compete with Pandora and Spotify. The iTunes “buy and download a track at a time” model totally disrupted the buy a physical … Continue reading →

Posted in The Music of Radio | 1 Comment

Good Day, Molly Paige

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Early Morning radio is a tough sell – for AM stations just barely clinging to life, the 6-9 AM morning drive is the only time they can make money to pay the electricity bill. They are not going to turn … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz, Syndicators, Talk Radio | 8 Comments

Michael Berry is Bob Pittman’s Ace in the Hole

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Fred Stiening

berry signs 5 year contract Who is he being lined up to replace… Hannity? Rush? Joe Pags? His current syndicated version is on 6-8 PM, but he also does five hours a day of local show in Houston on KTRH/KPRC. … Continue reading →

Posted in Premiere (IHeart) | 2 Comments

A long way from Wall Street

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Fred Stiening

WBIA is coming to an end http://radioinsight.com/community/topic/wbai-moving/ They’ve been kicked out of their temporary space in Harlem, relegated to trying to broadcast from office space in Brooklyn with no studio, using just a phone line to their transmitter. Atlantic Avenue … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz | 3 Comments

Country Rap

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Fred Stiening

http://zhiphopcleveland.com/4494208/really-spittin-that-country-grammar-nelly-readies-country-ep/ Gay Country and Rap Country – there goes the neighborhood. I should rewrite some classic Country lyrics and bring them up to date. Do you see any downside to randomly sending Friend requests to people on Hip Hop web … Continue reading →

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The new Big Cheese at Cumulus

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Jeff Marcus Crestview Media Parterns is the largest stockholder in Cumulus. He was just named as the Chairman of the Board in a “non-executive” role, and Lew Dickey was given a three year contract extension. The wording of the press … Continue reading →

Posted in Cumulus Media, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

73%

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Streaming is changing extremely fast http://www.tritondigital.com/press-releases/triton-digital-releases-march-2015-top-20-ranker In March, 73% of audio streaming is happening on mobile devices, and Pandora, Spotify and Slacker are crushing Terrestrial radio. SiriusXM doesn’t use the Internet (although streaming is available) so their 25 million paying … Continue reading →

Posted in Player Metrics, Radio Biz | 29 Comments

Don Imus gives Fox the Biz back

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Fox Business News just found out Don Imus is leaving Cable TV in 30 days. Currently, the show is a simulcast originating from the New York studios of Fox. Presumably, he will continue to do the Cumulus radio show. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz, Westwood One | 14 Comments

Who owns TV + Radio

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Fred Stiening

While 99.97% of this web site is about radio, the database does track TV. While the grouping is somewhat arbitrary, this new list gives a really good feel of who owns what on the broadcast media http://streamingradioguide.com/license-count-by-owner.php

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