The Wires (Feb 6, 2010)

Jay Posner TV/Radio Sports: NFL riding viewership wave into Super Bowl

Star Bulletin: Cec Heftel, former Hawaii congressman and broadcast industry pioneer, died Thursday in San Diego, according to his family - Among other broadcasting achievments, Heftel has been credited for being a radio-industry visionary for seeing an opportunity to serve the burgeoning Hispanic population in the United States and buying Spanish-language FM stations in Los Angeles. The company, Heftel Broadcasting, later became known as Hispanic Broadcasting Co

Cleveland Leader: American Idol Producers Want Howard Stern to Replace Simon Cowell

Mel Phillips: While most of us will be watching the media event of the year on Sunday, Super Bowl XLIV will also be available on the radio. There will be free radio coverage available everywhere and for the truly adventurous, you can also listen to the game in 10 different languages on Sirius NFL Channel 124. Sirius even promises not to run the game in those 10 different languages at the same time

FMQB: Green Day, Chili Peppers (editor: greedy scums!) Back Radio Royalties...During Grammy week, over 20 artists signed a statement telling Congress to pass the Performance Rights Act.

At Modern Rock KBZT/San Diego, Tommy Hough moves from mornings to the PM drive slot replacing Halloran. The Mikey Show is now in place in mornings.

Tom Taylor of radio-info. KFWB To New Owner? Foster-child KFWB (980), Los Angeles finally gets a parent from the FCC. That’s Bill Clark’s newly-formed Clark Radio LLC, and the FCC should be happy about this. It wasn’t pleased with an earlier version of the trust that CBS (then Viacom) proposed for the purpose of parking KFWB until it could sell it or preferably) until the local-market ownership rules changed. This dance began in 2002, when Viacom wanted to buy a second TV station in Los Angeles, KCAL/Channel 9. The FCC limits required the spin of a radio property, and KFWB was the odd one out. The normal course of action would be to sell it directly or put it into a trust (a la Clear Channel with the Aloha Trust or Citadel with the Last Bastion Trust). Then wait to see what the Commission does with the rules. But respected former Shamrock group head Bill Clark never quite got squared away with the Commission, or rather CBS didn’t. Now it’s accepted a revised agreement, and the station that CBS has recently re-made into a news-and-talk format headlined by Dr. Laura will be overseen by Clark. At a guess, the impetus for the revision is the FCC’s looming 2010 quadrennial review of its ownership rules.

L.A. owner Saul Levine is still fighting CBS over its ownership of KFWB (980) and its five FMs. He tells LARadio.com he’s been pushing the FCC to require the placement of KFWB into a trust, and a trust with a real wall between it and CBS. Yesterday this T-R-I Newsletter told you about the new trust run by Bill Clark, as the fulfillment of a condition of KFWB parent’s 2002 purchase of a second TV station. But Levine’s not satisfied. He wants to make sure CBS doesn’t try to sell spots on KFWB in combination with its sister KNX (1070) or any other CBS Radio property. And that there’s no shared staff between KFWB and other CBS outlets. Not only that – the way Saul’s attorney Bob Jacobi reads the FCC local ownership rules, CBS shouldn’t be allowed to own five FMs. What got Levine so riled up? It was when CBS put Riverside-San Bernardino-market “K-Frog” KFRG on an HD-2 channel in Los Angeles. In Saul’s view, that’s unfair competition with his “Go Country” KKGO (105.1). He says “when you include the HD signals”, CBS owns nine radio stations in the L.A. market.

Reception: KSIQ Campo (Feb 5, 2010)

I also got it briefly around Mission Gorge and Fanita in Santee.

Funny thing about it is that the booster's city of license when it gets on the air is Santee, yet the transmitter is placed just south of El Cajon. How can it serve the parts of Santee that are behind the hills to the south as it blocks the transmitter? Will the 700-watter be able to get that far?

David Tanny Podcast For Morning Commnute (Feb 5, 2010)

You can listen to some of the funny songs that I found on the Internet, followed by a feature called the Demented Datebook, which is a feature full of celebrity birthdays and today in history events.

I also play some features such as Berger and Prescott from the old days of KGB and 91X, plus Police on the Scene with a Crime Prevention Lean, A Minute More, and other stuff.

I produce this show twice a week, but sometimes like this week, I have four produced for the week.

Download, burn to a CD-R, copy to an iPod or mp3 player, and listen while you commute.

For traffic, weather, and news, use other gadgets.

The Wires (Feb 5, 2010)

Gary Lycan: "It's great to be back on the air," Doug McIntyre said in response to the news that "Red Eye Radio" returns to KABC/790 AM starting February 8, midnight to 3 am

Reuters: Citadel files its reorganization plan to rid itself of $1.4 Billion in debt

Jacobs Media: I have struggled with both Facebook and Twitter. While I am back and involved in both services, I continue to question whether my thoughts and observations are worthy. It's one thing to write a blog post in this space each day. It's another to share more transient ideas and quips on Facebook, much less the hit and run Tweets on Twitter

John Maffei: CBS will break tradition with sideline reporters on the Super Bowl.

Padres: Coleman will have reduced role in 2010

All Access: Howard Stern Was Offered Someone Else's TV Show... but turned it down.

Is MySpace Passe? Adotas.com reports that the website lost $32 million in the most recent quarter due to a decline in traffice, advertising, and search revenue.

The Wires (Feb 4, 2010)

Randy Dotinga: Pity the poor San Diego radio listener who likes to turn on the radio in the morning and hear music. It's getting harder and harder to find amid a glut of yakety-yak. Alternative-rock station FM 94/9, one of the last vanguards of music over talk in the morning hours, has finally given in to chatter. This week, longtime Rock 105.3 morning host Mikey began his new show on 94/9, and music won't be a part of it. Mikey and his crew of sidekicks will talk, talk and talk some more

USA Today: On the Web, Hulu currently offers just four episodes of specific TV shows for free viewing, such as Lost,The Bachelor and The Simpsons. Forrester Research analyst James McQuivey believes Hulu will eventually settle on two pricing tiers: $4.99 for an ad-free Hulu, or $14.99 monthly for complete seasons of shows and back catalog

Hear 2.0: Radio is Shrinking as a Source of News -- As the Internet becomes a more important source of "news when you need it," all traditional media - including radio - are becoming less important sources

Didja Hear? (Feb 3, 2010)

Mikey returned to the San Diego airwaves on FM 94/9 this past Monday.

ESPN Radio 98.9 has been broadcasting at very low wattage for some reason and time. It's barely audable five miles north of I-8.

February 3rd is the 10th anniversary of what used to be DFSX Radio playing comedy 24 hours a day. Nowadays, it's under a new easier-to-remember name: ifunnyradio.com.

91X is at its new digs broadcasting somewhere near beautiful downtown Mira Mesa, wherever that is. It still has technical bugs to work out as it finishes its move to its new location, complete with an HDTV set.

Hey, maybe at noon, they can catch All My Children as they broadcast its first episode in HD for the first time. Greenlee that crazy girl is back to cause trouble!

The Wires (Feb 3, 2010)

All Access: KFWB 980 is back in an amended trust for operation and/or eventual sale.

Twitterings (Feb 2, 2010)

10News... Local Car Dealers Take Advantage Of Toyota Recall: New numbers obtained by 10News revealed that some local auto de... http://bit.ly/bKbw9l

SDRadio... FM 96.1, licensed to Campo, is on the air. 25,000 watts from East County.

The Wires (Feb 2, 2010)

Ron Jacobs: This is article is about radio 80 years ago, when it was only ten years old, way back, when "Big Bucks" were indeed humungously huge. So let's go back in time. Maybe you don't believe radio is the highest paying field in the world. You will, after reading this -- RADIO SALARIES - WHEN MONEY WAS REAL: "Will Rogers (below)made his last commercial radio appearance on CBS with The Ziegfeld Follies of the Air and an amusing situation developed. To put the moral first: His pride was greater than the $7,600 he would receive for the last two of his contracted broadcasts. And so he resigned, resigned because he was cut of the air at the end of six minutes to chatter on his second program. You see, Mr. Rogers had been signed for four microphone appearances from Los Angeles at $3,800 each"

Inside Music Media: The radio trades have been touting the iPad as a device that will allow users to hear radio - which is true -- if you use an app or call up a website. What is not helpful is ignoring that the iPhone and iPod Touch allow you to do that now and still few people listen to radio on these devices. Many download radio apps, but a huge number of them don't use them. These accounts also fail to mention that even an FM chip would likely not turn a device like an iPad into a radio. Sadly for them, nothing will turn a modern day mobile Internet device into a radio

Bridge Ratings: Over 60 Million Americans Listen To Internet Radio

Palm Springs Radio Shuffle: The FCC has approved KDES-FM's move westward into the San Bernadino/Riverside metro area on Monday. KDES-FM 104.7 is moving to Redlands. LC Media LP, a company owned by Roy Laughlin, is buying and moving KDES-FM. KDES's power will be reduced from 41kw to 1.45kw. This mirrors another low desert radio station, KSIQ 96.1, moving westward to Campo from Brawley just 120 miles south of Coachella valley. KDES's oldies format and calls will move to 98.5 FM. KWXY's beautiful music/adult standards format will move to 1340 AM. KPTR 1340's talk format will move to KGAM 1450 repacing another talk format.

10 Years Ago...

Feb 29, 2000: Rick Rockwell Appears on Star 100.7

Feb 28, 2000: KGB-FM It's (Still) Time To Change Your Format, Rickards Is Mad as Hell, KGB Is Missing The Boat, 91X X-Treme Bias Against Creativity, Bye Star, Now Give Me Better Music!, KPLN/KYXY Rumor Mill

Feb 25, 2000: Oldies En Espanol For KACE & KRTO/L.A., Call Sign Changes, iWeb, WebRadio.com To Run 'Net Stations, The 1999 AIR Awards Given Out, Stations Put YOU on the Dial!, Problems With XLNC in Los Angeles, Spin the Weekend Radio Dial, Padres Spring Broadcasts on KOGO and KSDO, Aztecs in Search Of Station, Keeping Bias Out Of Columns Isn't Easy, Halloran's Back...on TV!, New Radio Information Website, KSON St. Jude Radiothon Results, Building Becky's House, Chachiisms

Feb 24, 2000: David Letterman's Triumphant Return, Top Ten Secrets Letterman Didn't Tell Us About His Surgery, Christina Aguilera en EspaYol!, Squirrels Give Rock Classic New Twist, Give Me That Grammy Radio, Weird Al on Goldmine, The "Weird Al" Yankovic Fan Convention/Dr. Demento 30th Anninversary Celebration, Dr. Demento on Billboard, Best Spoken Comedy Album, Best Dance Remixer of the Year

Feb 23, 2000: "Skippy" Soup

Feb 22, 2000: Funny Music a Threat to Radio?, Dr. Demento 30th Anniversary CD Due Feb 29!

Feb 21, 2000: BackWaves: The Readers Strike Back!

Feb 18, 2000: Broadcasters Lobbying To End Low-Power Rule, GLAAD, Paramount Taming Dr. Laura?, L.A. Radio Looney-acy, Sonicbox Gets Initial Round Of Funding, Telesat To Operate XM's Two Satellites, Cox Closes On Sale Of KACE & KRTO/L.A., KFOX & KREA/L.A. Go For $67 Million, CC Riding on the Internet, David Letterman To Return to TV Feb. 21, NBC is Blue, FM Dial Dogfights, Star Song Chop Shop

Feb 17, 2000: Who Wants to Read a Millionaire Page: various related news items including "Skippy"'s wedding on Fox!

Feb 15, 2000: Dr. Demento Show Returns to Santa Barbara!, XLNC-FM Gets a Frequency!, Jammin' Z-90 Turns 10!, Longtime NBC Affilliate Moves in San Francisco, Top-Rated Arbitron Webcasting Stations Fall 2000, Weird FM Signal Bounce Phoenomenon, Chachiisms

Feb 11, 2000: Poor Public Relations At Channel 933, Followup on the Death of la-radio.com, Internet Radio Homing In, FCC chief pushes wireless Internet, KFMB-DT 55 Still Not On!, Yet More Stations in L.A. To Go Spanish, Rome Ain't Moving in San Diego, Rick Dees Syndicating Morning Show, Lack of Radio Coverage in the Union-Tribune, This Radio Sucks, 91X Sucks, Super Secret Project Under Way, Chachiisms

Feb 8, 2000: BackWaves: The Readers Strike Back!

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"I Still Get Demented" Show Returns!

The long dormat dementia and comedy showcase of songs, sketches, and parodies is making a comeback in time for the Halloween weekend with a marathon airing exclusivelt on ifunnyradio.com.

The original run of ISGD began as a regular series in January of 2003 and ended in July of 2007, though a web-only download version was produced in August of 2007.

Now that live 365 has caved in and decided to give all of their streaming package subscribers more space, the time felt right to make the move to put the premier dementia radio show back into production.

iFunnyRadio can be heard by clicking on the link http://www.live365.com/stations/davidtanny?play

"ISGD" will not be available on a podcast, another radio station, or as a streaming download on another website. It will exclusively on the iFunnyRadio stream and won't be made available for sale.

Listen to the ISGD Show

Saturdays: 10am ET, 9am CT, 7am PT
Mondays: 9pm ET, 8pm CT, 6pm PT
Mondays: MID ET, 11pm CT, 9pm PT

Comedy artists who perform music, skeches, stand-up, and parodies are welcome to submit their works to host David Tanny by e-mailing him, or sending a package (mp3 rips encouraged for faster response) to David Tanny, iFunnyRadio, PO Box 19569, San Diego, CA 92159.

Donations of $1 or more are accepted to help pay for the stream. For information about donating, just visit the home page of ifunnyradio.com for details.

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Also listen to my other stations, DFS Modern X LD4, D F S X Classic Rock, D F S X Dementia LD2, Electronica, Funk, House of D F S X LD3, and for some reason, Taylor Swift Radio. I don't know where that came from.