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Monday at 3pm (on Nov 12, 2007)...is when we should be in the middle of our observance of Veterans Day."Veterans Day is an American holiday honoring military veterans. (Since November 11 falls on a Sunday, Monday is when we will observe this holiday with school, government, and business closings that are normally closed on Sunday.) "Veterans Day is both a federal holiday and a state holiday in all states; it is celebrated on the same day as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world, falling on November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. (Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice.) "Veterans Day is largely intended to thank veterans for their service, to acknowledge that their contributions to United States national security are appreciated, and to underscore the fact that all those who served - not only those who died - have sacrificed and done their duty." So instead of paying attention to some corporate radio monster who's gotten as much free press as Hannah Montana (who too is too corporate for my tastes and I agree with Halloran that Interpol is better than her), pay some attention to our living veterans and do something to thank and honor all of our veterans who served honorably in the military. Acknowledge that their contributions to our national secrurity are appreciated, and to underscore the fact that all those who served - not only those who died - have sacrificed and done their duty. Thank you to our veterans for helping to keep our country free, to help liberate the people living under regimes who don't recognize humanity, to help the other countries keep peace and to assist when under distress, and to help keep our dreams of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness alive for our generations to come as well as for our ancestors from generations past. When possible, just do something for your neighboring veteran. Buy them a tankfull of gasoline. Get them a meal. Give a gift certificate for them to buy a toy for their child that's age appropriate. Do their yardwork. Change their oil. Pay for a car repair job. Treat them to a pizza. Anything is fine. Buy them a David Tanny Stupid Audio CD from davidtanny.com as a present. Get them a Osama Bin Laden dart board. Anything to thank a veteran. Sources. Wikipedia, va.gov. The Wires (Nov 10, 2007)Third-party stories are copyrighted by their respective owners. SDN has no affillition with these stories.Seattle Times: From FCC Commish Jonathan Adelstein -- Today (Friday), Seattle is ground zero in the fight over the future of the American media. A recent survey found that Americans overwhelmingly share a concern about so few media companies owning so many TV and radio stations. This issue is truly a uniter — Republicans and Democrats, liberals and conservatives, independents and swing voters, all are equally concerned about media consolidation and its effect on our democracy. The FCC's public hearing on media ownership begins at 4 p.m. Seattle Time today in Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle Seattle Times: The failures to protect the press and media are many, the blame widespread. The panicked state of the newspaper industry is attributable to consolidation that happened during the past four decades. Newspapers are no longer beholden to a city or region, but to the number-crunchers of distant chain ownership. The same is true for television. A handful of media companies dominate local markets across the country. Independent radio's demise came later Inside Music Media: From Jerry Del Colliano -- I have a litmus test, if you will, for a radio station's real popularity that has nothing to do with Arbitron diaries or new technology. Imagine for a moment that your station had to support itself like a non-commercial public station does -- by soliciting donations from happy listeners and willing corporations and sponsors. Not just spots. Don't lose that thought. So, if your station turned to its listeners tomorrow and said support us because we're your lifeline to -- blank (whatever you do so well that they would give donations to you), would your listeners do it? I'm guessing no The Wires (November 9, 2007)Third-party stories are copyrighted by their respective owners. SDN has no affillition with these stories.Randy Dotinga: Veteran local disc jockey Delana Bennett may soon be the hardest working radio personality in town. In addition to providing news updates during Star 94.1's "Jeff & Jer," she's now got not one but two shifts (1 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.) at sister country station U.S. 95.7 (read more- North Country Times) Inside Music Media: From Jerry Del Colliano -- I'm loath to call people names so let me apologize for calling one of the music industry's true icons an idiot. But when you threaten to sue thousands of fans over trivia such as using pictures of their Prince tattoos, what else could you call him? The RIAA must be salivating. Suing fans -- cool. CMA Award Winners (Nov 9, 2007)SD City Beat Best of San Diego Media (Nov 9, 2007)SD City Beat took a poll and here's what the readers said about the local media.Best Radio Personality DAVE, SHELLEY & CHAINSAW - 101 KGB Honorable Mention: Halloran, The Mikey Show, Stacy Taylor, Scott & B.R. Best Radio Station FM 94/9 Honorable Mention: KPBS, 91x, Star 94.1, KLSD Best TV Personality Michael Turko - KUSI 9/51 Honorable Mention: Chrissy Russo, Mark Grant, Kathleen Bade, John Coleman Best TV News Station KUSI 9/51 Honorable Mention: Fox 6, KNSD 7/39, KFMB 8, KPBS Best TV Station FOX 6 Honorable Mention: KPBS, KFMB 8, KUSI 9/51, Cox Channel 4 The Wires (November 8, 2007)Third-party stories are copyrighted by their respective owners. SDN has no affillition with these stories.FMQB: musicFIRST Suggests Lower Performance Royalty Rates For Some. Reports say that the organization is proposing flat rates for small commercial stations, non-comms and college stations. RadioInk: Free Radio Alliance: 'Don't Be Fooled' By MusicFIRST Proposal. The Free Radio Alliance says "don't be fooled" by MusicFIRST's proposal of flat performance royalties for small and noncommercial broadcasters. Radio and Records: Atsinger: Salem Will Sell Underperforming Stations. Christian- and family-themed Salem Communications will sell its underperforming radio stations, if it determines the stations can't be improved enough in their current formats or through a format change, to achieve a better bottom line, Salem CEO Edward Atsinger said. In San Diego, Salem owns KCBQ and KPRZ. All Access reports that within two months LIVE365 slipped two positions among the top music sites in minutes per visitor, per month, going from 23.1 minutes to 16.5 minutes in SEPTEMBER, according to COMSCORE MEDIA METRIX, writes MARKETINGCHARTS. Meanwhile, CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO's ONLINE MUSIC & RADIO (CCOMR) network maintained the second-place spot for the fourth consecutive month, at 18.6 minutes per visitor, behind MTV's 19.3 minutes. CCOMR is fifth in monthly uniques among music sites, according to the COMSCORE data, behind YAHOO MUSIC, MYSPACE MUSIC, AOL MUSIC and MTV.COM. Among radio broadcaster sites, CLEAR CHANNEL remains the outright leader with 9,800 monthly unique visitors, according to NIELSEN/NETRATINGS; the next closest is CBS with 3,000 The Wires (Nov 7, 2007)Third-party stories are copyrighted by their respective owners. SDN has no affillition with these stories.Hear 2.0: From Mark Ramsey -- As a San Diego resident, I recently complained about the lack of the specific information on local radio I need to know about a coming wildfire, especially commercial radio. Today I see an article on this very topic: "Traditional Media Evolves for Wildfire Coverage, But Hyper-Local Still Lacking." Yes, radio - commercial radio - must do a much better job of the hyper-local in order to be relevant as an emergency source in the years to come - assuming, of course, the power doesn't go out and all other options disappear Happy Hare: To a man in his early 40’s, and just reaching boomerdom, “Oldies” is a word that denotes approaching senility. It’s bad enough that his prostate is beginning to falter. He doesn’t have to be reminded. And certainly, no woman wants to be associated with the word “Oldies.” The word “Oldies” passed muster among maturing teens as they hit their 20’s and 30’s, because they were the ones who named it, so that made it okay - then. Actually the title “Boomer Radio” doesn’t cover it. What’s looming on the musical horizon is far broader than the 42-60 boomer demos. Top 10-40 times have a’changed. RadioInk: MusicFIRST Proposes Flat Royalties For Some Broadcasters. Radio Ink has obtained a document the MusicFIRST Coalition -- a group formed to push for performance royalties from radio -- is circulating on Capitol Hill, proposing flat royalties for small commercial stations, noncoms, and college stations. 91X's Nightmare Before Xmas Lineup!!! (November 6, 2007)Body: 91X presents the Nightmare Before Xmas! Sunday, December 9 at Cox Arena! With:
Angels & Airwaves Awesome? Sure is, and it gets even awesomer... more info on the way! Tickets go on-sale on this Friday (11/9) at 10am at all Ticketmaster outlets.
Ticket Pricing: So hopefully we will see ya all there! Go to 91x.com for more details. -91X!
The Wires (Nov 6, 2007)Third-party stories are copyrighted by their respective owners. SDN has no affillition with these stories.Inside Radio: Glenn Beck signs $50 million contract. The Premiere Radio talk host signs a new five year contract that makes him radio's third-highest paid talent, behind Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. The New York Times says the $10 million a year deal includes a combination of salary and profit-sharing from syndication. Premiere Radio says Beck's show has seen its adults 25-54 ratings grow 16% in the last year. DOJ could clear XM-Sirius merger this week. Word out of Washington is Justice Department antitrust chief General Thomas Barnett will sign-off on the deal by month's end - possibly as soon as this week. That's despite a staff recommendation advising the merger be rejected. If the DOJ approves the deal, it would give the satellite companies momentum at the FCC. HD interference becomes a federal case. WYSL, Rochester, NY owner Bob Savage has filed a formal complaint with the FCC alleging his station is suffering "continuous" interference from a Boston station - 353 miles away. His filing says the "IBOC hiss" is "likely to cause loss of advertising revenue" saying, in essence, "WYSL has been condemned to "daytimer status. Don Imus on TV? The Tennessean reports that an announcement of a deal between RFD-TV and Don Imus for a TV simulcast of his new Citadel radio show may come "possibly as soon as this week." The paper says that the deal is expected to boost RFD-TV from its present 30 million homes to 50 million homes by the end of 2008. RFD-TV President Patrick Gottsch would not confirm that a deal is imminent but says that the network is in talks with the talk host and that verbal agreements to add the network to systems operated by Comcast and Time Warner have beem reached with deals expected to be signed within the week. Hannah Montana Contest (November 5, 2007)
Is there anybody left on earth that hasn't ever heard of Hannah Montana?
Disney Channel's Hannah Montana is coming to the San Diego Sports Arena on Thursday, November 8th. Just in case you haven’t heard, it’s one of the hottest concert tickets of the season (sorry Corn on the Cob concert or whatever it is in dementialand), with every show selling out in mere minutes, all across the country. Tickets for the San Diego show are going for somewhere around $2,000 for just ONE ticket on Craigslist and E-bay! So what's all the mystery? Glad you asked! Starting Monday morning (Nov. 5), KSON has your chance to win tickets to see Hannah Montana in concert Thursday (Nov. 8)! Here’s the fun part. We’ve hidden a pair of tickets to the concert somewhere in San Diego and it’s YOUR job to find them! Now, before you go digging holes in Balboa Park or climbing billboards in East County looking for these tickets, you need to know that it’s a “virtual ticket hunt,” which means we’ll drop hints to where the tickets are hiding and YOU need to tell us exactly where Hannah Montana is and call us back! It’s kind of like playing the board game Clue, except instead of winning bragging rights you get two tickets to the hottest concert in San Diego! Don’t forget to be listening to Cliff and Company on Monday morning to begin the Virtual Hunt for Hannah Montana! And as always, thanks for making KSON your one and only choice for Country Music in San Diego!
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