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Shorts (Sep 28, 2002)Latest new DTV stations to sign on: KMIR-DT 46 Palm Springs (NBC) KVMD-DT 23 Twentynine Palms CA (A1) Format flip: KPSP-LP 58 Palm Springs flips to CBS "CBS2" Paul Sunderland Joins L.A. Lakers Broadcast Team (September 27, 2002)rronlineTalk about a pressure gig: Sunderland becomes only the second play-by-play voice in the NBA franchise's history as he takes the microphone at KLAC-AM long-held by the legendary Chick Hearn, who died last month. Sunderland is no stranger to Lakers' fans, calling 56 games for the team last season while Hearn was recuperating from surgery. His resume includes hosting radio and TV pregame shows for the Lakers, Clippers and Dodgers as well as doing NBA play-by-play and covering three Olympics for NBC-TV. Sunderland joins 16-year Lakers color commentator Stu Lantz in the booth for the 2002-03 season. Salem Launches Giveaway (September 27, 2002)KKLA 99.5 FM and 95.9 FM The Fish Launch The 50 Day, 50K Giveaway!Los Angeles' premiere faith-based teaching and talk station, KKLA 99.5 FM, and today's Christian music station, 95.9 FM The Fish, have teamed up for a fun-filled on-air listen and win contest - the 50 DAY, 50K GIVEAWAY -- that will gift two lucky winners and a church of their choice each with $10,000 in cash! Scores of finalists will win $100 cash prizes and a chance at the grand prize. The 50 DAY, 50K GIVEAWAY begins on Monday, September 30 and runs through Saturday, November 23. Listeners to both KKLA 99.5 FM and 95.9 FM The Fish will be directed to call a special contest phone number and leave a message indicating why they want to win the $10,000, and why their church should be a winner. Four contestants will have their entries played on the air each day. Upon hearing their message and calling in within the designated time - 99.5 minutes for KKLA and 95.9 minutes for The Fish - they win $100 cash and a special key to be used at one of the two vault opening events where the $10,000 prizes will be awarded. Salem Los Angeles is owned and operated by Salem Communications, the nation's leading Christian broadcasting company with radio stations located in 34 markets. Salem Los Angeles stations include KKLA-FM 99.5, Los Angeles' #1 Christian talk station, contemporary Christian music station KFSH-FM 95.9 The Fish, conservative talk KRLA AM 870 AM and sister station 590 AM and Internet station Christian Pirate Radio. Radio Wires (September 25, 2002)RANDY DOTINGA For the North County Times:... Last week, this column gave out the twice-yearly Static Column Awards for Radio (also know as the SCARs). North County's trophy shops were on call, but none of the winners demanded a statuette, a plaque or even a poorly designed award certificate printed on an ancient Epson dot-matrix. But it turns out there are even more winners, and even more chances for them to ignore their awards. In the tradition of "deleted scenes" on movie DVDs, the leftover SCARS go to: KOGO and its sister Clear Channel stations, who get the "Swept Away" award for letting themselves get overtaken by good intentions. Last Sunday, Clear Channel radio personalities teamed up with the parents of Danielle van Dam to remember her birthday and promote child safety at a big community event in Sabre Springs. It's a worthy cause, but don't these grieving parents deserve some peace and not another public appearance, even if they agreed to it? TV Wires (September 26, 2002)Letter: Where has quality television gone?I have a beef about the scarcity of great entertainment on television. I have access to 62 channels. Counting the hours from 7 to 11 p.m., multiplied by 62 channels, that equals 248 hours of evening television programming. That's 248 hours, folks. And you know what? Some evenings I'm pressed to find anything worth watching. Unless a program doesn't show someone having their brains blown out, a girl being raped or some moronic sit-com, then it doesn't rate airtime. I guess this catalog of bad taste is based on ratings, which, in turn, ties into viewer response. God help us. Whatever happened to the taped shows of Sinatra, Streisand, Dean Martin, Johnny Carson, Hollywood Palace, etc? There was true entertainment with a commodity rarely seen today ---- true talent. Network producers or celebrity estate custodians, if you are hoarding these tapes in some dusty enclave, you should be utterly ashamed of yourselves. JOHN LLEWELLYN Oceanside
Radio Wires (September 23, 2002)Don Barrett - Los Angeles Radio PeopleSpanish Sports: A reader recently wrote about sports ratings in afternoon drive: "Info supplied by Greg Ashlock (Clear Channel) is not correct. Lee Hamilton does not own afternoon drive sports. "Radio Unica/KBLA 1580 sports show has bigger total market numbers. Based on total market ratings, (not Hispanic weighted) for Men, 18-49, 5-8 p.m.: KBLA has a 0.4 rating, KMPC, 0.0; KSPN, 0.1; KXTA, .2; XTRA, .2 For men 25-54, 4-8 p.m.: KBLA has 0.5; KMPC, 0.0; KSPN, 0.2; KXTA, 0.2; XTRA, 0.2. (har har har!) "Our afternoon drive sports show is hosted by Hispanic sports broadcasting legend Jorge Ramos from Miami with Samuel Jacobo (who is also on Fox Sports Americas) and Alvaro Riet from Los Angeles. "There are also several other contributors throughout the week. All of the other stations have sports all day. We don't. We only have it from 4 p.m.-8 p.m., yet we beat them. I'm sure Mr. Ashlock meant no disrespect towards us. Just thought I would correct it." - Tony Siracusa, national manager, Radio Unica, Southern California. |