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Muddled music thinking
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
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A few ratings tidbits
For the most part, I ignore radio ratings from month to month as I don’t trust them and think Arbitron (now Nielsen) bears a significant part of the responsibility of the decline of radio, getting people in radio chasing the … Continue reading
Posted in Greater Media, Music Radio, Radio Biz, The Music of Radio
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PPM killed Delilah
That’s what Bloomberg thinks The Arbitron / Nielsen Portable People Meter listens to what people actually listen to, not what people say they listen to. You’re in the bedroom, but Delilah is playing in the den in the basement – … Continue reading
Posted in Music Radio, Premiere (IHeart)
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Pandora’ing “fairness”
Yesterday was much more important to radio than the Fed interest rates. THe copyright royalty Board (CRB) made its decision what the fair amount to pay for playing music is over the Internet for the next 5 years. * Boring … Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Streaming, Music Radio, Streaming Royalties
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Real Radio, powered by Pandora!
While snooping around for new streams, I bumped into this station I read about in the Radio Biz press. It is a toss up whether the “establishment” radio hates SiriusXM or Pandora more. In both cases, Real Radio is pushing … Continue reading
Posted in Music Radio, Radio Biz, Streaming Royalties
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Polka Music 24/7
You demanded it, Radio Northland heard you! http://www.radionorthland.org/polkacast/
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New Radio Format – Gay Pride
The new format is listed under the category “Oppressed Voices”, although there is little evidence LGBT people face discrimination in the culture of the United States. LGBT folks have substantially higher incomes than the US average, as they are mostly … Continue reading
Posted in About the Guide, American Politics, IHeart Media, Music Radio
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K-Love hits #2 in Denver
For those who don’t know, K-love is a Contemporary Christian music (CCM) service of the non-commercial Educational Media Foundation (EMF). It is targeted primarily at mothers. EMF has another Christian Rock format called Air1, designed to attract angst filled teenagers. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Contemporary Christian Music, Music Radio
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