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'American Idol' Bans Songs for Next Show 9-6-2003!From the "Who Gives a @#%#@% Department..."A number of songs will not be heard on the third edition of Fox's "American Idol." People magazine reports contestants will not be allowed to sing certain songs from artists like Bruce Springsteen, Mariah Carey, Carly Simon and James Taylor. Fox won't give an official reason why, but a source says acquiring the television rights to the song can be difficult or expensive. Another song that's banned is "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys. Sharp-tongued judge Simon Cowell says there's a simple reason for banning that one: The judges have heard it a million times. There's also another reason: the song sucks the big one, as bad as Evanessence's "Bring Me To Life". Fallin'...reminds me of the 9/11 attack. Bad timing to release a song a month after that event. San Diego Radio Wires 9-6-2003!SD Radio says that KCBQ is sharing transmitter space with KPOP-AM 1360. See what the new "stick" looks like. It's actually a wire antenna, not connected to the KPOP tower at all.
San Diego Radio Wires 9-5-2003!Jay Posner - TV/Radio Sports - The San Diego UnionFootball on radio... KFMB (760): Rowe and Hank Bauer call every Chargers game; Bauer also will host a postgame talk show. XTRA (690-1150): As you might expect from a primarily L.A. station, XTRA has become a Raiders affiliate. Lee Hacksaw Hamilton has agreed to host a two-hour postgame talk show. XPRS (1090): The new home of Monday night games (with Marv Albert and Boomer Esiason). The Sunday lineup: Fantasy show at 9 a.m., NFL update show at 10 with Joe Tutino and ex-Charger Pete Shaw, NFL game at 1, followed by a highlight/talk show until 6 with Alan Horton, Pete Tenney and Brian Wilson. The only downside: No Sunday night game, because of other programming commitments. Plus more football TV news!
John Maffei - North County Times TV/Sports
New Domino's Phone Prank 9-5-2003!Kids, don't try this at home!Bored and hungry? Call Domino's Pizza (so I can pay my bills) and order this kind of pizza in the exact order... I would like a medium (or large) pizza with... Chicken... no sauce... no cheese... and Bacon!Insider joke: the code for Bacon is "K". The code for no-cheese is "c". The code for no-sauce is "u". And the code for Chicken is "F". Guess what that spells on the monitor! Other tricks: order a pizza with (O)nions, (R)ipe Olives, (G)reen Peppers, (A)merican Cheese, (S)ausage, and (M)ushrooms! Kids, don't try this at home! But also on the serious side, please stay on and order something that you actually like once the laughter subsides. Richard Cheese Comes to San Diego 9-4-03!Canes Bar and Grill Website - Canes Bar & Grill, 3105 Ocean Front Walk, San Diego, CA 92109. Tel: (858) 488-1780. Fax: (858) 488-8882Richard Cheese, a stage name of Mark Jonathan Davis, is coming to San Diego to play at the Canes Bar and Grill near the ocean in San Diego, this Thursday the 4th.
After that, he drives up to
The Punchline in Sacramento on 9/16, and to SAN FRANCISCO at The Red Devil Lounge on 9/17!
Richard Cheese released two albums where he covers many of the late alternative rock songs in the style of jazz and swing. Pick up Tuxicity and Lounge Against The Machine at Amazon. Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine also live at http://www.iloverichardcheese.com Thanks to RC for sending that info along. Santa Barbara Radio Wires 9-5-2003!From insideradio.com... Bob Newhart sells his Santa Barbara station to local newspaper owner Wendy McCaw. Which apparently means that the sale of "K-Bob" KZNB (1290) needs either a waiver or the implementation of the FCC's June 2 rules.It's no joke: Bob Newhart is letting go of his radio station. Station KZBN 1290-AM, also known as "KBOB," is being sold by the actor-comedian to Wendy McCaw, the owner of the Santa Barbara News-Press. "I've owned KZBN since 1995 and I'm proud that we're one of the most popular nostalgia stations in the country," Newhart said in a statement Wednesday. "I have enjoyed making it possible for KZBN to share the best music and community-focused programming with our loyal audience." Newhart, 74, said he had rejected offers from would-be buyers outside the Santa Barbara area and was pleased a local resident will "continue to operate the station in the best interests of our community." The station is well-known for playing Sinatra-era tunes and for the fast-talking disc jockey known as "The Baron" Ron Herron. KZBN will be bought by Ampersand Broadcasting LLC, an affiliate of Ampersand Publishing LLC, which owns the News-Press paper. McCaw and Ampersand President Joe Cole said they will retain KZBN's staff and evaluate its content. They said they plan to start live community programming. "We're still early in the process, but I anticipate providing Santa Barbara with strong local news coverage," McCaw said in a statement. "I commend Mr. Newhart for keeping the station in the community." The sale of KZBN is subject to federal approval. Terms of the deal weren't immediately announced. On the Net: San Diego Radio Wires 9-3-03!Randy DotingaTalk radio: All recall, all the time...also...more queer eye for the straighy guy knockoffs on radio. Commenetary on Dotinga by D.T.: But what about something for us males that we can relate to: "Redneck Eye for the Urban Guy!" Think about it. Five rugged heteros from Lakeside, who work in constuction and tree logging or other man jobs, invade your life and make you over by replacing your gay TV wall posters with those of NASCAR heroes, buy your Japanese econobox and give you a Chevy pickup, replace your CD collection of wimp rock artists with male country rockers, and replace your wardrobe with flannels, jeans that cover your butt, and shoes that are made from American labor (not the Wal-Mart cheap labor knockoffs!). Also, take your dinky little puppy doggies and give you a couple of big dogs fit for a man, and finally, get rid of your yuppie coolers and replace them with good old fashioned beer! Maybe Bob & Tom did something like it on their show, but I'm not sure.
Reader Blurt Last year and the year before, 103.7 The Planet rented a bank of adjacent hotel rooms at the Clarion Hotel on K Street and hung its banner out for thousands of Street Scene fans to see. Non-Clear Channel stations aren't welcome at Street Scene, so screw Hagey and Street Scene by not going there. Instead, go to a free-admission show at three bars on Fifth Avenue during the weekend presented by FM 94.9, a station that is beating 91X in quality and audience. "We were getting a lot of feedback from some of the clubs on Fifth who were not included in the parameters of the Street Scene this year," said FM 94/9 general manager Darrel Goodin. "They felt disenfranchised, that their business would be hurt for the weekend. So they were looking for a way to participate. We stepped in and created Free on Fifth." FM94/9 presents 'FREE on FIFTH!' "FREE on FIFTH" is coming soon! Join FM94/9 and Fineline Entertainment on Friday, September 5th and Saturday, September 6th for two nights of great music in the Gaslamp Quarter...all for FREE! Friday, September 5th Rocket From the Crypt (9pm) - Dick's Last Resort Tomorrow's Son (10pm) - 5ifth Qtr. Hatchet Brothers (9pm) - The Field Saturday, September 6th Bad Credit (9pm) - Dick's Last Resort Incredible Moses Leroy (10:30pm) - Dick's Last Resort Ilya (10pm) - 5ifth Qtr. Hatchet Brothers (9pm) - The FieldFor location information, click the 'More Info' link below. FM94/9 will see you at "FREE on FIFTH!"
Location: Fifth Avenue, San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter
The Friday lineup includes Rocket From the Crypt at Dick's Last Resort, the Hatchet Brothers at 5ifth Qtr., and Tomorrow's Son at the Field. The Saturday lineup is Bad Credit at Dick's Last Resort, Ilya at 5ifth Qtr., and the Hatchet Brothers at the Field. The shows are free, but you must be 21.
San Diego Radio Wires 9-3-03!U-T Broadcast BriefsWith September's arrival, the time has come to extend best wishes to San Diego ABC affiliate KGTV/Channel 10. Since January, Channel 10 has been airing promos about "50 years of leadership," implying the station is a half-century old. (How many people would say they're 50, nine months before the milestone day arrived?) Coincidentally, ABC currently is observing its 50th anniversary. In any case, the birth and life of Channel 10 warrant explanation. Airfan Radio Corp. put KFSD/Channel 10 on the air on Sept. 13, 1953, as a NBC affiliate in studios on Enterprise Street in Loma Portal. The following year, Fox, Wells & Rogers bought the station. In 1959, Channel 10 moved to its present site at state Highway 94 and 47th Street in Chollas View. Channel 10's call letters changed to KOGO in 1961. A year later, Time-Life Broadcast bought KOGO. (These days KFSD and KOGO are radio stations.) In 1972, McGraw Hill ū Channel 10's present owner ū acquired KOGO. Shortly afterward, the station's call letters were changed again, this time to KGTV. In 1977, KGTV became San Diego's ABC affiliate (once held by XETV/Channel 6, San Diego's second-oldest TV station, behind KFMB/Channel 8, the CBS affiliate). The NBC affiliation held by KGTV moved over to then KCST (now KNSD) Channel 39, which will turn 50 in 2015. As for those "50 years of leadership," KGTV's promotional claim to leadership didn't begin until the late 1990s.
Los Angeles Radio Wires 9-2-03From insideradio.com:Premiere founder Steve Lehman leads a group that's buying L.A.-area KPLS for $37.5 million. Lehman's getting substantial backing in the new Spanish radio venture from Quetzal/J.P. Morgan Partners. Looks like Don Imus and other talkers will need to find a new L.A. affiliate. The sale of KPLS means -- finally -- the end of Catholic Radio Network. CRN's been trying to complete the selloff of its O&O stations for a couple of years. It originally held out for a price of $40 million for KPLS, Orange, CA (830) -- but takes $37.5 million from Steve Lehman's RadioVisa. Los Angeles Radio Wires (9-1-2003)Gary Lycan - Orange County RegisterCOMEDY RADIO... You read it here last week. Don Barrett's column reported on the new All Comedy Radio network. It started this weekend, airing overnight Saturday and Sundays on KLSX/ 97.1 FM. The service, created by Michael O'Shea and others, offers 1,500 comedy bits. KLSX is expected to air a wide range of the material, from prank calls to parodies to stand-up comedy routines. KLSX is smart to start it in overnights. The nature of comedy talk fits well with the station's format, and, if successful, KLSX would be wise to consider implementing bits during drive time, when everyone agrees frustrated drivers could use a laugh break.
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