Category Archives: Talk Radio

The part of radio that makes its living by talking

Taking the Rhodes less traveled

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Progressive Talker Randi Rhodes started her journey in South Florida and going through the Air America mess and wound up back on Premiere in “syndication” She creates the show from 3-6 PM, but most of the ten affiliates that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Liberal Talk, Talk Radio | 12 Comments

Right Wing talk radio rebounds

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Fred Stiening

This month’s Nielson Media ratings for the largest markets are out. The summer is over and people’s attention turns to Obamacare. Pretty much every commercial news/talk station saw a spike upward in the radio share. Traffic here is up about … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz, Talk Radio | 4 Comments

Where do people get their “news”?

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Link The story about Jon Stewart vs Obamacare is interesting, but the age breakdown is fascinating – particularly the difference between Hannity and Limbaugh. Only 3% of Hannity’s viewers/listeners are under 30, and 42% are 65+ – which are 15.1% … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz, Rush Limbaugh, Talk Radio | 41 Comments

Is JP Morgan Chase preparing for economic collapse?

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Fred Stiening

This may be a first – American Banker magazine refuting a story being spread by Alex Jones (infowars.com) and Zero Hedge http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_202/apocalypse-no-whats-really-behind-jpms-money-transfer-ban-1062950-1.html

Posted in Alex Jones, Collapse of America | 14 Comments

Waiting your turn in line

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Son of Russian immigrants Michael “Savage” Wiener creates some more fractured American History tonight. Since the immigration issue is heating up and is his central issue, it’s troubling that he repeats the notion that “our ancestors had to wait our … Continue reading →

Posted in Michael "Savage" Weiner, Radio Biz | 1 Comment

Death throes at TRN

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Fred Stiening

A wild animal is never more dangerous than in the last few moments of life. Tom Taylor reports this morning that TRN has filed a lawsuit against Jerry Doyle for allegedly trying to talk Rusty Humphries into leaving TRN Laura … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz, Radio News, Talk Radio | 5 Comments

Andrea Tantaros quits TRN, files lawsuit

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Fred Stiening

She claims she didn’t know that TRN had filed a lawsuit against Dial Global, the competitor who also repped the TRN programs to stations and operates the satellite links. By inference, she then must have been unaware of Laura Ingraham … Continue reading →

Posted in Radio Biz, Talk Radio | 8 Comments

Glenn Beck: Talk Radio will be over in 5 years

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Pretty bold prediction http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/10/04/glenn-becks-bold-speech-to-a-room-full-of-journalists-your-old-media-models-are-dying/ I think 2 years is closer. In 2012, very little political advertising went to radio. National ads are dead due to boycotts. Cumulus and Clear Channel are very vulnerable to changes in interest rates. Rush is … Continue reading →

Posted in Glenn Beck, Radio Biz, Talk Radio | 34 Comments

The stupidity of John McCain

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Fred Stiening

I’ve been accused of liking to point out the obvious. The 3rd day of the Nielsen Audio Radio (former Arbitron) ratings came out today. One number just jumps off the page. WLW-AM in Cincinnati has a 13.7% market share (top … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Radio Biz, Talk Radio | 16 Comments

What does it mean with Savage going to 3 pm ET?

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Michael “Savage” Weiner has made the official announcement. Starting in January 2014, Cumulus Media will be moving his show to 3 PM Eastern Time. While this means that Savage will move to 3 PM on the stations owned by Cumulus … Continue reading →

Posted in Michael "Savage" Weiner, Talk Radio | 25 Comments