Category Archives: Radio Biz

TV auction update

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Fred Stiening

The FCC’s decision to be middleman between TV stations willing to surrender licenses and wireless companies willing to buy them is going horribly. The basic process is the FCC set a target of how many TV channels to eliminate nationwide, … Continue reading →

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Muddled music thinking

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Fred Stiening

The best mix of all the hits! Choose one. Another station in Elmira New York describes itself as “offers a Adult Standards format, playing mostly Adult Contemporary music.” Yes, Ella Fitzgerald is “Contemporary” all right

Posted in Music Radio | 3 Comments

Coming in December – CRTV

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Just in time to start the countdown until Hillary is unelected in 2020, Mark Levin, Michelle Malkin and NAFTA immigrant Mark Steyn join forces on CRTV, a video pay TV channel for right minded Conservatives. Announcement Pre-orders are available for … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative Talk, Mark Levin, Talk Radio | 4 Comments

The Fruit from the tree of LPFM

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Congress authorized the FCC about 15 Years ago to hand out Low Power FM non-commercial licenses with a maximum power of 100 watts. The FCC dragged their tail, stalling for 10 years to give others a chance to jump in … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian, Low Power FM | 8 Comments

Sex at the FCC

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Forbes Story Thomas Reed is the head of the FCC’s Office of Communications Business Opportunities. His mandate is to seek out minorities and women to recruit them as business partners. Earlier in his career he was a senior prosecutor in … Continue reading →

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Remember when you donated to your “local” Public Radio/TV station?

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Your call and credit card information may have been handled by a third party call center in Colorado. The company vanished overnight in April without explanation. Current.org investigates The vague explanation was that the organization suffered a catastrophic network failure, … Continue reading →

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Chris Plante gets national syndication deal

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Fred Stiening

With Johnny B leaving Westwood One, Chris Plante was a pretty obvious choice. By conforming to the 9AM-noon (ET) time block, the show becomes an easy choice to replace Glenn Beck or perhaps Laura Ingraham. Brandmeier is leaving in early … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Plante, Westwood One | 3 Comments

Hurricane Hate hits Wisconsin

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Fred Stiening

John Murphy (if that’s his real name!) walked out of his studio 15 minutes before his 6-9 AM show ended on WAYY-FM in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. (Probably 12 minutes of commercials left). His employer Mid-west Family Broacasting is a family … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 election, Talk Radio | 2 Comments

Hello Dolly!

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Dolly Kyle popped up on Alex Jones Friday. She knew Bill Clinton from their teenage years. She wrote a book for Worldnet Daily. https://youtu.be/fl4tAmDYJIY Unlike most of the other anti-Clinton women, her ire is aimed mostly at Hillary, not Bill, … Continue reading →

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Want to buy WBT AM/FM and WLNK-FM?

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Beasley Broadcasting bought out CBS Radio in Charlotte about a year ago, and now is acquiring Boston based Greater Media. The FCC just approved the purchase nationally, but since Beasley is already at the cap on stations in Charlotte, they … Continue reading →

Posted in Beasley, Greater Media, Radio News | 4 Comments