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Feedback: KLSD (September 26, 2007)From Leonard: I'm a SD native and I enjoy reading the local radio news on your website. I wanted to comment on a few things. It appears we agree on some things. For one, I was offended when CBS pulled that K-Surf thing several months ago. I remember going to work and tuning my car radio to 103.7 to hear the oldies and what do I hear? Sophie! According to the Arbitron ratings, I'm hoping CBS will see the error of their ways, fire Sophie and realize that oldies/Classic hits can succeed in this town. I disagree with the other radio-news forums that say oldies are a dying format, It survives in just about all the major cities. I also agree with you on the whole 1360-KLSD thing too. I don't want to get my hopes up about it after getting burned by the K-surf stunt, however, I've been dreaming that they would bring back 136-KGB with the "Boss-Radio" sound, or how about 13K? playing classic hits? I think that could work too. I've always hated those KLSD call letters. They could have remained a "progressive-talk" station, but brought back their heritage calls of KGB-AM. (They did it up in Santa Barbara with KIST 1340), why not? Well anyways,that's my two cents worth. I thought I'd let my opinions be known and tell you that you have a great website. Keep it up!Clear Channel Goes Private (September 26, 2007)Clear Channel Communications shareholders approve $19.5 billion buyout. A preliminary vote approved the merger agreement with private equity groups -- T.H. Lee Partners and Bain Capital Partners. Of the shares voted, about 98% were in favor of the buyout. Under the deal, Clear Channel shareholders would receive $39.20 in cash for each share they own, and current shareholders could have as much as 30% of the new company. The buyers will also take on $8 billion in debt. The deal is expected to wrap before the end of the year.Clear Channel vote affects stock prices. News of Clear Channel's upcoming merger sent stock prices up four cents - rising to $36.80 in morning trading. The approved buyout doesn't come as a surprise. Stanford Group analyst Frederick Moran tells the Associated Press that the "credit crunch and the shaky stock market environment over the summer causes more comfort on behalf of shareholders to approve the deal." The Wires (September 26, 2007)Third-party stories are copyrighted by their respective owners. SDN has no affillition with these stories.AP Wires: The Clear Channel buyout was approved. Washington Post: From Kara Rowland -- "Five years from now, you won"t walk into a Best Buy and say, 'I want an HD Radio." You"ll just say, 'I want a radio" — because that will be the standard," said Robert Struble, chief executive officer of IBiquity Digital Corp., a private company that owns the rights to the technology Mac Apper: From Steven Owens -- While podcasts have replaced talk radio for many people, there are still some great talk radio programs on the airwaves. Radioshift , which was just released yesterday by Rogue Amoeba, does all this and more. Radioshift provides a user-friendly interface for finding, listening to, recording, and time-shifting internet radio. If you have a Griffin RadioShark Radioshift also provides these features for AM/FM radio Happy Hare: “I think I have a better opportunity for you, something that would be a better fit, and more fun. Paul Weston went on, “Columbia Records is looking for an American liaison with Philips Records, who would live in London and coordinate between Columbia and Phillips to establish their product internationally.” This was my turn to cut in. “Paul ! Stop! You are overwhelming me.” I took a deep breath and blurted out, “Paul, I have just signed a two year contract with Bartell radio in San Diego.” Any disappointment Paul felt at seeing his plans for me disrupted was laid aside. That was his style. My radio career took me to New York, Cleveland and Detroit with Paul cheering me on each time I called him about a new adventure ZDNet: Apple to nuke unlocked iPhones with next update (this is why I don't do business with Apple.) Apple is playing hardball with the unlocked iPhone movement. Apple's next software update, due later this week, will make modified iPhones "permanently inoperable." (Perhaps we should boycott the Apple to make them permanently bankrupt.) All Access reports that Country KUSS midday Cindy "Spice Girl" Spicer is packing her bags and heading to Costa Rica. Spicer's last day in SAN DIEGO will be Wednesday, October 10. PD Mike O'Brian tells All Access that he has already named her replacement and will make the announcement soon.
The Wires (Sep 25, 2007)Third-party stories are copyrighted by their respective owners. SDN has no affillition with these stories.Kurt Hanson: As music legislation continues to reach into a growing number of arenas, everyone from consumers and artists to content distributors is getting involved in the debate over key issues. Among those issues, performance royalties have taken something of a spotlight in previous months. At last week's Future of Music Policy Summit, the increased attention paid to the controversial topic was on full display in a variety of panels and speeches. In today's issue of RAIN: Radio And Internet Newsletter, (available online here: http://www.kurthanson.com), we break down much of the TST (time spent talking) about this contentious royalty at last week's Summit. Also in today's issue: An excellent, in-depth feature in the New York Times looks at the detrimental effects of the CRB decision on hobbyist webcasters. Marketing expert Mel Taylor says radio broadcasters are already equipped with the tools they need to reach audiences and ad dollars online. Paragon: Study: HD Awareness Lags Satellite, 'Net Radio. Paragon Media Strategies conducted an online survey on HD Radio and found that less than half of respondents had ever heard of it -- and about one-third of those who had think it's the same as satellite radio |