Saga Communications has revealed plans to begin to limit many of their station webcasts to local markets. The company will join Mount Wilson Broadcasting's "Go Country 105" KKGO … [Read more...]
Don’t Forget The Little Things
May 8, 2013 at 4:16 pm By
A station's online presence is the sum of many parts. It takes a good CMS, design, actual content, Facebook, Twitter, and plenty people to put it all together. For whatever reason … [Read more...]
The Other Side Of Moving Brands From AM To FM
April 30, 2013 at 2:11 pm By
Last night I came across a Twitter discussion that shows some of the difficulties faced by AM brands that have made the move to FM over the past few years. Am I weird that I … [Read more...]
When Is A Word Considered Profane?
April 22, 2013 at 9:11 am By
In the wake of David Ortiz' speech at Saturday's Boston Red Sox game saluting the law enforcement officials work arresting the suspects of the Boston Marathon bombing a debate has … [Read more...]
What Happened To The Local Forum?
April 19, 2013 at 2:53 pm By
When we first scanned the Boston dial in the aftermath of the Marathon Bombing on Monday, the coverage was mainly all or nothing. There were the stations with 24/7 News coverage or … [Read more...]
The One With The False Rumor
April 17, 2013 at 12:38 pm By
One of the big rumors going around the internet this week was about NBC setting up a reunion special of Friends to air on Thanksgiving 2014, which has since been … [Read more...]
Timeline: NAB Panel On Future Of AM
April 8, 2013 at 7:22 pm By
Day one of the 2013 NAB Convention kicked off with a panel led by FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai to discuss the issues facing the AM band to remain relevant. Among the ideas discussed … [Read more...]
How Not To Handle A Format Change
April 2, 2013 at 1:51 pm By
Among the many format changes that took place on Monday one has stuck out to as a template on how not to manage your audience before, during, and after the change. On Thursday, … [Read more...]
More Fun Lying To Your Audience
March 23, 2013 at 3:26 pm By
There are just a handful of sporting events that capture the casual observer like the NCAA Basketball Tournament. For a television station to preempt a portion of today's games, … [Read more...]
Coming Up Tomorrow Morning… Suicide
February 18, 2013 at 12:17 am By
Its a little disheartening to see that some radio stations have decided to use their social media accounts to turn their reports on the suicide of singer Mindy McCready into a way … [Read more...]
How To Easily Dispose Of Your Audience In One Easy Step
February 14, 2013 at 11:29 pm By
Earlier today, Clear Channel broke its AM/FM simulcast in Tucson to launch "Wild Country 97.1". The News/Talk format remains on 790, yet as I write this ten hours after the format … [Read more...]
And We Wonder Why People Look Down On Radio
February 7, 2013 at 4:50 pm By
The past few weeks have not been very kind to the job of radio air talent. On-air prank leads to suicide. Becomes huge story globally. Check. Trial involving two high profile … [Read more...]
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