Category Archives: Music Radio

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

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A few ratings tidbits

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Fred Stiening

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 | 2 Comments

PPM killed Delilah

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Fred Stiening

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) | 2 Comments

Pandora’ing “fairness”

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Fred Stiening

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 | 8 Comments

Real Radio, powered by Pandora!

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Fred Stiening

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 | 5 Comments

Polka Music 24/7

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Fred Stiening

You demanded it, Radio Northland heard you! http://www.radionorthland.org/polkacast/

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New Radio Format – Gay Pride

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Fred Stiening

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 | 7 Comments

K-Love hits #2 in Denver

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Fred Stiening

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 | 6 Comments