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- Fred Stiening said And he invented the Perl programming language. Another motivation was to change the dietary preferences away from their traditional food supplies to high quality grains. Who will go back to eating bu...
- CC1s121LrBGT said Noam Chomsky is a fascinating guy. When I read him a few decades ago, he came across as more of a communist than a liberal, but he is still right on many points and criticisms. One that has really st...
- Fred Stiening said Noam Chomsky weighs in https://www.infowars.com/free-speech-icon-noam-chomsky-says-big-tech-was-wrong-to-ban-infowars/
- Fred Stiening said 75 year old talker John Lanigan on WTAM-AM in Cleveland Ohio pulled the plug in the middle of the show. He retired to Colorado and was doing the show remotely. From his initial hello, it was clear...
- CC1s121LrBGT said Prior to that, I think that the best deal around is https://tv.youtube.com/welcome/start/ Not a fan of Google, but I hope and expect them to eat Verizon’s lunch. For $40 per month, you get live...
- Fred Stiening said Is multicast digital TV over 5G going to eviscerate coax delivered “Cable” TV? T-Mobile has the answer on August 15th.
- Fred Stiening said For the first time in a long time, WBEB slipped from #1 in the ratings. The prior owner was very focused on the advertisements – testing them to see if listeners liked them. He viewed the lis...
- CC1s121LrBGT said BTW- When you mentioned “Mignon Clyburn” I took you totally seriously. Had you said “Milburn Drysdale” or “Mignon Clydesdale”, I would have known you were horsing a
- CC1s121LrBGT said What was an awful pun that you uncorked, but who am I to whine about it? 😉
- Fred Stiening said My cousin in Boston had the same question. In order to rebuild the streetcar / Light Rail on the Longfellow Bridge, they used a shoefly to relocate the tracks during the 2 year long construction proj...
- TheJerseyDevil said That was Hank Johnson of Georgia, Parrott. Believe it or not, I subsequently saw him on C-SPAN as a guest interviewer! When Clyburn’s daughter quit the FCC, there was speculation her father migh...
- CC1s121LrBGT said I’ve got an old friend in the DC area that keeps reminding us that we are overdue for a visit… that is probably the halfway point. We could set up something on https://www.meetup.com/ i...
- CC1s121LrBGT said Interesting wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darrell_Zimmerman He has a pattern of doing unauthorized trades that could make him a personal fortune if they were successful but lost and someon...
- Parrott said Ha Ha Anyhoo , I thought we were going to have a SRG reunion at the K&W in Statesville NC ? parrott
- CC1s121LrBGT said Since I was a child, I always wondered “What is a shoefly?” Now, that’s to yesterday’s LA Time’s, I finally know. Unfortunately, my elementary school music teacher was a...
- foyle said Parrott, on the other hand… “Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy” — lyric from R.E.M. ‘What’s the frequency, Kenneth?’ — a tune which takes...
- Fred Stiening said When I was working at the CBOT in 1992, a rogue trader named Darrel Zimmerman nearly destroyed the exchange. Look at what he is up to 23 year later (after 2 years in prison) https://youtu.be/_lWyEh9Hb...
- Fred Stiening said Time for a group hug
- Parrott said Excellent points Chairman. I guess all of the ‘normal’s and ‘ALex’ had to get in bed with Youtube, iTunes , and ‘Gooberbook’ ( F) to make sure the defense of...
- TheChairman said Even then, they simply refuse to see their hypocrisy… i.e. a mental disorder. I know I’ve posted this quote before, but it seems time to repeat it. This was on the placards of some liber...
- CC1s121LrBGT said How about a multi-million dollar federally funded study to enlighten the white privledged view. Thesis : “Black and Hispanic people listen to more radio on average ” BECAUSE they have ...
- Fred Stiening said Entercom is selling 8 former CBS and Entercom stations in San Francisco’s to Bonneville for $141 million. Bonneville is the for-profit Radio and TV corporation owned by the Salt Lake City based Latte...
- Fred Stiening said Or Oprah When it comes to Radio, Black and Hispanic people listen to more radio on average. Of course, the less than average disposable income makes them less attractive to advertisers…
- CC1s121LrBGT said First they came for us in the TV sitcoms, but we didn’t do anything because we didn’t watch TV sitcoms….
- TheChairman said Saw the source article last week, but it was much more in depth. I will try to find the link. Anyway, I immediately thought of your posts regarding the Kenyan rail system last year. Somehow, the outc...
- Fred Stiening said The news before it is news https://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2018/08/04/china-is-treating-africa-the-same-way-european-colonists-did/amp/
- Parrott said Is Clyburn the one who thought Guam would tip over if they put to many troops and shipping containers on the island ? He asked the joint-chiefs during a congressional hearing. I can’t remembe...
- CC1s121LrBGT said Ya ain’t seen nothing yet – Wait until more elected offices have “term limits”. I would bet that more people lost their welfare benefits last year that were fired from any leve...
- Fred Stiening said I totally accept the notion that the “intelligence” community starts gathering a dossier on every person who might someday have influence and hold it to blackmail leaders. Perhaps a US a...
- CC1s121LrBGT said This didn’t get a lot of MSM press coverage at the time or even now, but wacko John Brennan also spied on Feinstein… and her entire committee: “When it was first suspected that Brenn...
- Fred Stiening said And she became wealthy from her husband’s business transactions. This is getting depressing. Did I post yet about the woman The NY Times hired for the editorial board who fantasizes about killing all...
- TheChairman said Yeah, sure. Like he didn’t have access to the vehicle to conceal listening devices, knowledge of her contacts, schedule, location, etc. Nothing to see here…
- Fred Stiening said A news story getting nowhere the coverage it deserves… Senator Diane Feinstein of California, member and former chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee has had an official real Chinese s...
- TheChairman said He should co-host a show with the Black Avenger… call it Conservative Colors.
- CC1s121LrBGT said Over the years we have had a lot of conversation on health and the medical establishment. I found a fascinating podcast from a Harvard PhD economist, now a professor in Colorado on what he has found...
- CC1s121LrBGT said Herman had faded – I hadn’t seen heard from him in years but he was on Fox News Channel in NYC just this week. I wonder if he was interviewing for a job there….. he was dressed to t...
- Fred Stiening said Herman Cain’s career fades to black… The failed presidential candidate, former pizza executive and radio broadcaster is 72. He replaced Neal Boortz on Westwood One (originally Jones), an...
- CC1s121LrBGT said Stay woke, people. Stay woke. 😉
- CC1s121LrBGT said …as long as they can come close…. i’ve heard that that is often good enough when it comes to horse shoes 😉
- Fred Stiening said Which blog would you like to be the editor for?
- Fred Stiening said And people born 10 years ago could not replace the shoe on a horse if their lives depended on it
- Fred Stiening said Assorted Stock items Michigan based Saga, probably the best managed radio company left, is moving from the NYSE to NASDAQ Cumulus is trading again and on the same trajectory downward. With no dividen...
- CC1s121LrBGT said The reviewjournal link is good for SRG readers that are not good at what Art called “remote viewing” 😉
- Fred Stiening said The autopsy is in – Art Bell died from an allegedly accidental overdose of four prescription medications. Art was suffering from COPD (the disease formerly known as emphysema) from decades of...
- CC1s121LrBGT said You won’t find friendlier people anywhere on earth than you will find in Labrador and Newfoundland. They remained part of the UK until well after Canada became a country and officially joined C...
- Parrott said Ole August. One of my favorite months. Tomato’s are starting to come in. The Grackels will be flocking up at the end of the month to fly south. Some have already hit the road, like Tree swallow...
- Parrott said Thats so wild CC, yeah, Alaska is a dream. I hope I can go there before I get old and cant drive anywhere and they take my truck away. I like the Labrador suggestion. I always wanted to check out Ne...
- CC1s121LrBGT said Imagine being born 10 years ago is such a curse. Why? How hard do you have to look to find a telephone booth? … not just a payphone, but a booth that was designed and built to protect said payphone? O...
- CC1s121LrBGT said Seems to be. Like: “Democracy Dies in the Darkness” “All the news that’s fit to print” “Covers Dixie like the Dew” “I’m with Her” … J
- TheChairman said Perhaps it was ‘triggered’ by a specific search? A few days ago, I looked at the notable quotable coined by Fred in the header: “Reporting dies in Journalism” I searched...
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Category Archives: The FCC
1,000 new FM “stations” to save AM
The FCC gave AM stations an opportunity to request an FM translator without requiring them to buy an existing license. Around 1,000 licenses have been applied for. Here is The List When this process is complete, most AM stations will … Continue reading
Posted in FM Translators, Saving AM radio, The FCC
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The end of AM radio
It is painfully obvious now that the way the FCC is going to “save” AM radio is to destroy it. Part of the dowry that arrived with the Countess is a Bose wave radio. Other than infrequent use inside the … Continue reading
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The Urge to Merge
A media merger that has been speculated about since the NAB convention has happened. TV companies that got cash windfall from the spectrum auction are in a buying mood. One such company is Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair owns around … Continue reading
Posted in The FCC, Trump 2017
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FCC formally proposes ending Main Studio rule
With some exceptions, all radio stations are required to have a “main studio”, which is open and staffed during business hours within close proximity to the community of service where the radio station is located. FCC proposal The new Republican … Continue reading
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Congress repeals “internet privacy” protections
Washington Post The FCC is not part of the executive branch – it is an independent commission that is accountable to Congress. The only authority the FCC has is to do those things delegated to it by Congress by law … Continue reading
Posted in The FCC, Trump 2017
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So sorry, I forgot to renew my licenses…
Jose Garcia holds the licenses for three AM radio stations in Texas. He failed to file his license renewals in 2013. The FCC informed him the licenses had expired and he needed to turn off the transmitter power. He filed … Continue reading
Posted in Saving AM radio, The FCC
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Tom Wheeler to step down as FCC chairman
The FCC commission is run by 5 people, no more than 3 of which can belong to the same political party. The President chooses the members who serve 5 year terms, subject to Senate confirmation. Past practice is that commissioners … Continue reading
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Welcome the online FCC Public Inspection File
The FCC requires all full license AM and FM stations to maintain a “public inspection file” at the “main studio” for anyone to visit without prior arrangements. The content of this file has included complaint letters from crackpots, program lists, … Continue reading
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Change coming to the FCC
While the Supreme Court has more significant long term effects, the selection of Trump will profoundly change the FCC. The FCC is legally not a direct part of the government – it is an independent “commission” that operates independently, deriving … Continue reading
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TV auction update
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