Category Archives: Radio Biz

For your entertainment pleasure

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Count the number of satellite dishes and antennas you see in this picture View Larger Map For bonus credit, explain why there is a bus inside the fence.

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The future of AM radio

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Fred Stiening

The FCC just took a decidedly nasty turn following the election. The FCC board has 5 members, by law no more than 3 of the same political party. That means the FCC is always 3-2, with the party of the … Continue reading →

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I <3 Bankruptcy

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Private equity firms typically want to exit their investments within 5 years, usually by taking the company public after they have sold off non-core assets and fired all the employees key to running the company to make the remaining shell … Continue reading →

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Cumulus takes the Axe to Billy Bush

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Fred Stiening

If you don’t know, Billy Bush is a 43 year old entertainment reporter who hosts Access Hollywood. His father is the brother of George H W Bush, making him George W Bush’s cousin. His radio show was syndicated by Dial … Continue reading →

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CBS/Beasley station swap is a “done deal”

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Tampa, Charlotte (NC) and Philadelphia are the cities affected. CBS gets stations in Philadelphia and Beasley gets these smaller market “Southern” radio stations. wHFS-FM in Florida has already switched from sports talk to “holiday” music in preperation for a new … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the Season to be fired

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Today’s casualty is KABC’s Larry Elder as Cumulus Media continued firing all the legacy talent from the ABC Radio days. You may remember that Larry was on ABC radio in national syndication, but never really reached critical mass with national … Continue reading →

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Compare & Contrast – Classic Country

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Let’s listen to an hour of Classic Country… (Station is actually more like variety country) WZQZ-AM – funeral home – plan ahead – local jewelry store – CBS Network news (turkey,Ferguson,Obama,Shopping,EU/Google — Staple’s, Dick’s sporting Goods, Jarod’s Jewelers 1) she’s … Continue reading →

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Dr Daliah is no Dean Edell

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Dr. Daliah does Emergency Medicine in Las Vegas and practices family medicine. She is syndicated by GCN from noon to three PM ET She was talking about accidentally amputating your finger and dealing with the problem of dialing your phone … Continue reading →

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The “theme” of Hot Country

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Fred Stiening

A while back, I listened to K-Love grabbing the basic concept of each song and looking for the overall theme of the format – so I figured it was time to figure out what Hot Country is about and why … Continue reading →

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How to get out of the radio business

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Going through the entire list of radio stations, a clear pattern is starting to emerge. Have a radio station that has no potential of ever even paying the bills? Maybe you allowed dumping of toxic waste on the land back … Continue reading →

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