Radio, media and broadcasting have always been a tough business. You’re only as good as your last ratings book and the revenues of the business. Thus, my “Rule #1: Ratings and Revenue.” If you don’t understand this, chances are you’re doomed. But, with all the changes in recent years, the lay-offs still have come with…
When it comes to electronic gadgets, it doesn’t get any bigger than the International Consumer Electronics Show, the CES, each January in Las Vegas. In 2015, the event starts January 6th and runs until January 9th. The CES usually takes place right before the annual AVN or porno awards in Las Vegas, which this year…
Newspaper media critics and the radio and television personalities they cover have always had an interesting interaction. On one hand, those in radio and television want the free publicity given to them by these critics. But, when a story doesn’t meet to their satisfaction those radio and television personalities are the first to point the…
Sometime in late 2005 or early 2006, I held a staff meeting with the programming staff at 700WLW in Cincinnati. The purpose was to start laying out longterm plans for what radio, talk radio and media would be 10 years in the future. The first iPhone hadn’t been sold yet, YouTube had only been live…
That’s what radio industry watchdog Jerry Del Colliano of Inside Music Media.com is reporting. With indigestion from Thanksgiving feasts just starting to wane, his latest blog is sure to cause more heartburn for thousands of people and their families. Let’s face it. It is what’s expected in the halls at Clear Channel iHeart Media offices across…
Last week Borrell Associates made their media predictions for 2024. That sounds like a long way off, but it’s just 10 years away. A few predictions were startling, because media is quickly transforming from an industry built on delivery platforms to one built on content creators. Or as the Borrell folks put it in their…
As we lead up to the first anniversary of my infamous blog which pointed out issues with the so-called “fixes” proposed to help the struggling AM band, fixes that would simply increase interference on AM, I thought I’d lead into my anniversary celebration week with a quick snap shot of where we are with licensed…
Few will ever know when they have their last Thanksgiving dinner with loved ones, celebrate the birthdays of their kids for a final time or give a life concluding cheer for their favorite football team on a Sunday afternoon. Such is life and why it’s so important to live life to its fullest, one filled…
Doesn’t the F.C.C. or Federal Communication Commission have something better to do like attempt to save the dying AM radio band? Good grief. The late comic George Carlin is rolling in his grave. Remember his “7 Dirty Words You Can’t Say on TV?” That case went to the U.S. Supreme Court. The F.C.C. is now…
Well I guess radio station lobbies will need some new signage! The name Clear Channel has been thrown on the heap of now gone radio companies. Jacor, AM/FM, Taft, Citicasters, Citadel, Clear Channel. All gone. We’ll now only get to remember the “good old days” of Clear Channel, just like when we watch the DVD…
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