Eric Braeden Out at Y&R (Oct 10, 2009)

Read about it in CNN and TV Guide

Pulse Radio Debuts in San Francisco (Oct 10, 2009)

He writes, "So “Energy 92.7” KNGY was taken away from its fans by new owner Ed Stolz? CBS says it can supply some of the missing beats-per-minute with a music-intensive Pulse Radio that will piggyback on the HD-2 channel of “Movin’’ KMVQ (99.7) and also appear online (here).

"They’ll produce it with some jock presence, using KMVQ afternoon personality St. John and former Energy 92.7 personality Joey V.

"Here’s the description – “Pulse Radio is crankin’ out the hottest music on the planet and beyond... Now there’s one place to find David Guetta, LMFAO, Kaskade, September, Ida Corr, Madonna, Armand Van Helden, Daft Punk and so much more.”

"The early reviews on the San Francisco Board sound positive."

LPFM Makes Gains (Oct 10, 2009)

RW Online: LPFM Makes a Gain on Hill. One backer says vote margin indicates a ‘policy shift’

From Inside Radio: LPFM expansion clears hurdle. "All I can say is, it’s about time,” said Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), as a bill was brought before the House Telecommunications Subcommittee which would abolish the third adjacent channel protection that has limited the number of low-power FMs. The bill passed with the help of station owner-turned-congressman Greg Walden (R-OR), who says his former engineer helped put his worries to rest.

LPFM activists believe their time has come. For supporters of LPFM, the 2000 law blocking third-adjacent low-power stations was like losing the game in the bottom of the ninth inning. For the last nine years, they’ve been working to find a way to abolish the protection. In Washington, there’s a growing sense momentum is on their side.

Mel Phillips: The Senate Judiciary Committee side-stepped a vote on the proposed Performance Rights Act until next week but there was radio action on Capitol Hill yesterday. The Local Community Radio Act was approved by the House Subcommittee on Communication, Technology and the Internet in a 15-1 vote. This will clear the way for hundreds of new LPFM stations

XESPN Dumping Spanish I.D. Calls (Oct 10, 2009)

Since XESPN 800 began simulcasting its signal on XHMORE 98.9 this past Monday, I noticed that the twice-hourly station I.D. calls in Spanish were missing.

I hear the call letters, AM or FM, city, state, the country Mexico on other Mexican-owned stations such as 91X (XETRA-FM) where the lady says the calls in Spanish "X-E-T-R-A, F-M, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico" twice an hour. I also hear the Spanish language calls on XX Sports 1090, The Walrus 105.7, Magic 92.5, Z90, and other radio stations in Mexico.

But on AM 800 and FM 98.9, two Mexican-owned stations, I don't hear the calls in Spanish anymore.

Instead, we hear the call letters given in English at the top and bottom of the hour: XSPN 800 and XMOR 98.9 San Diego.

Next thing you know, the station won't be airing the Mexican National Hour on Sunday nights, also a Mexican radio station requirement from the country's government.

KSON Music City Stuff (Oct 10, 2009)

Carrie Cuts Like A Knife: Getting Vince Gill to sing on her upcoming album Play On required a very specific promise from Carrie Underwood: I won't cut you out. Gill had seen that movie before, coming in to sing backing vocals on a song from her last album called "I Told You So." But when Underwood got the chance to bring in the song's writer and original artist Randy Travis for the record, Gill's vocals were scratched. "[Vince] did make me promise, because on 'I Told You So,' we took his voice off to put Randy's on," Underwood says. "He was like, 'You're not going to replace me on this one, are you?'" All ribbing aside, Vince and his backing vocals are safely recorded on the love song "Look At Me," which arrives Nov. 3 along with the rest of the album. Fans can pre-order a limited edition, including an 11x17 art print, from Underwood's redesigned website here.

Ain't Skeered: The world hasn't gotten enough of Taylor Swift. Or maybe it's the other way around. Swift is extending her Fearless Tour into 2010, kicking off a just-announced second leg Feb. 4 with five dates in Australia, and continuing through America and Canada in the spring. Kellie Pickler and Gloriana remain on the bill. See the full schedule at taylorswift.com. Also, Swift was named Artist of the Year, Artist-Songwriter of the Year and earned Album of the Year for Fearless at Wednesday's (10/7) Nashville Music Awards. Lady Antebellum won Best New Artist and Rascal Flatts received Music Video/Film of the Year for "Here Comes Goodbye."

Night Moves: Looks like Brad Paisley has also caught the road bug, as he's stretching his American Saturday Night Tour beyond its former Oct. 24 close. The 19 additional dates begin Jan. 7, 2010 in San Antonio, with Miranda Lambert and Justin Moore opening. Complete schedule here.

Free To Be: She wants your support, not your money. Lee Ann Womack has launched The Lee Ann Womack Country Music Appreciation Society And Social Club, and it's free. "I had a fan club when I first started, and then I quit having it because I never felt comfortable taking money from people to be a fan," Womack says. "It's totally free, but you have to agree to my rules, which I think are pretty funny." For example, members "must promise to try and never fail to mention how hot Womack's shoes are, either in person, at an event or on the comments page." Join here.

Life Is A Cabaret: Before Keith Urban became the country star we know today, he cut his teeth on Australia's cabaret circuit as a musical director. "The whole thing was pretty odd," he tells Newsday. "I was 16 with hair down past my shoulders, and I had to perform 'The Twelfth of Never' in a tuxedo." Little did he know the experience would pay off down the road. "Some years later, I was in the studio with Dolly Parton doing, of all things, 'The Twelfth Of Never.' She said, 'You probably won't know this song,' but I said, 'Strangely enough, I do.'" In December, Urban will be taking his Escape Together World Tour down Under for a few dates. Complete schedule here.

In Case You Missed It: Country stars littered this week's TV schedule. Miranda Lambert performed "White Liar" on Ellen. Trace Adkins entertained Fox & Friends. Rosanne Cash played acoustic with her husband on the Today show. And Dierks Bentley hit the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. See below for more TV listings.

Hit List

Trace Adkins will appear on ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Sunday, Oct. 18.

Kenny Rogers will appear on CBS's How I Met Your Mother Oct. 19.

Crystal Gayle receives her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Birthdays

Tanya Tucker (10/10)
Martie Maguire (Dixie Chicks) (10/12)

On TV Friday (10/9): Lady Antebellum, Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (NBC); Toby Keith, Ellen (syndicated).

On TV Saturday (10/10) : Luke Bryan, Top 20 Country Countdown (GAC).

On TV Sunday (10/11): Trace Adkins, Soundstage (GAC).

On TV Monday (10/12): Love And Theft, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC); Dierks Bentley, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS); Tim McGraw, Late Show with David Letterman (CBS).

Upcoming Albums

Sugarland Gold And Green (10/13)
Tim McGraw Southern Voice (10/20)
Big Kenny The Quiet Times Of A Rock And Roll Farm Boy (10/27)
Joe Nichols Old Things New (10/27)
Taylor Swift Fearless Platinum Edition (10/27)

The Wires (Oct 10, 2009)

OC Register: Frosty, Heidi & Frank: It's a new day at KABC: On the radio: KFI No. 1 Again in ratings, KFWB Talk attracts more women.

Inside Music Media: Ten years ago the Internet was around but it wasn't so much of a factor that Viacom or Clear Channel had to worry about it. Remember when Clear Channel demoted its CEO, Randy Michaels and concocted an Internet job for a radio man? They didn't get it then or now. Turned out the Internet wasn't radio's version of Siberia, it was the growth potential of China. Could the Internet be radio and television's biggest competitor in the next ten years?