Roger's Guest Hosts (Dec 10, 2005)

Monday - SD City Attorney Michael Aguirre
Tuesday - Renowned economist Art Laffer
Wednesday - Gayle Falkenthal (Red Cross and disaster prep for SD)
Thursday - Chris Salsado - Fox 6 News, Weatherguy and behind the scenes troublemaker
Friday - Best Of Roger Reprise

The Wires (Dec 10, 2005)

IS RADIO LOSING ITS PORTABILITY AMONG YOUTH?; HD-R AWARENESS ‘VAGUE’. The term "radio" incorporates traditional radio, streaming and satellite, according to consumers in six focus groups conducted by Jacobs Media on new technology.

ASCAP NAMES TOP 25 HOLIDAY SONGS. ASCAP Names Top 25 Holiday Songs You only *think* you've heard "Feliz Navidad" more than any other holiday song.

MP3S IN THE DASH NEXT?. Traditional radio is locked in a battle in the dash, said Struble, not only with satellite radio, but also iPods, MP3s, Motorola's iRadio and other entertainment delivery systems.

BENDER: MULTICASTING CAN SAVE RADIO FROM OBSOLESCENCE. Greater Media Detroit SVP Market Manager Tom Bender positioned multicasting as the chance for radio to save itself from obsolescence.

RETAILERS, LISTENERS CONFUSED ABOUT HD RADIO. The HD Radio alliance members on Monday emphasized that the station promotional effort for HD Radio is necessary to make consumers aware of the change in radio first, and then to push them to buy radios, in turn, creating demand at retail for the new units.

Bridge Ratings: In a just-released Bridge Ratings analysis of website traffic data for Sirius satellite radio (www.sirius.com) and XM satellite radio (www.xmradio.com), significant website visitor growth has been experienced by both satellite companies over the last six months with XM up 88% and Sirius up 76%. However, the real story is the reach difference between the two company websites. Sirius' momentum has been building in more ways than one and this analysis shows a vast difference in website traffic by users who are visiting both sites for the purpose of: Obtaining general information + Curiosity + Howard Stern + Sample listening.

XM names Snoop Dogg Exec. Producer of its Classic Hip-Hop channel, The Rhyme.

The Wires (Dec 9, 2005)

RRonline: Satellite Radio a Tough Sell For some. That's the word from Jacobs Media President Fred Jacobs (pictured), who says satellite radio subscribers who participated in a recent series of six focus groups were split on their impressions of the burgeoning medium. "Some love it, but some aren't that thrilled," said Jacobs. "They say it's not as good as they thought it would be. And may don't see why they should pay for something like radio, which they can get for free. I hear that all the time."

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