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Local Radio Still Rules?
Going Backwards With Radio
A Storm Is Brewing
Telephonic Surveys Now A Waste Of Time
A radio group announced last month that they were severing ties with Arbitron, citing problems with measuring audiences in smaller markets and rural areas, and was going with a telephonic measuring system called the Eastlan group. New Northwest Broadcasters owns over 30 stations in four western states- Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Alaska. In my opinion, this move is like going from playing music from hard drive back to throwing two turntables and bringing back 45’s and 33’s into a smoky studio with live on-air talent 24/7. In other words, they’re going backwards technologically, and logically, this move makes absolutely no […]
5 Easy Steps
Right now, today, there are five easy things you can do that can make your radio stations sound better, and improve employee morale. Of course, many of you may do all of these things, and to you, kudos. You’re doing many of the right things to make you a winner. But, most PD’s that multi-task (have more than one station to program) can sometimes forget that even ONE station is important enough to keep it on and critique it. Though we’ll never be able to listen with “listener’s ears”, here are some great, simple ideas that can help you. 1. […]
Spanning The Globe
About a year ago, I received an e-mail from a listener of our classic rock station from Wagga Wagga, Australia. We stream our signal on line, and through a website that gives people a menu of stations that fit their listening habits, Jeff found our station and loved the music mix. Through correspondence of e-mails, I found Jeff to be very funny, down to earth, and knowlegable about music. But, there are obvious differences in how the English language can be interpreted. Still, he promised one day that the next time he visited the United States, he would stop by. […]
Award Winning Award Show
There seems to be an award show every weekend of the year now. I even got a flyer in my junk e-mail box this week about an award show for SHOELACES coming up in December. Not joking. Maybe it’s because of one too many elbows to the head in crowded places on my vertically challenged frame, but I’m not big for real crowded places. I deal with them. And there is a crowd at the New Music Awards. It’s just a different crowd. This show is unique in the aspect that it gives you the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, […]
Anohter Banner Night In Tinseltown
It happened just a little later this year than usual, but the weatherman held out a perfect weekend for the New Music Awards held November 22nd at the Avalon Theater. Congratulations to all nominees, and winners. And congrats as well go out to the house band that sounded like they had played together all year long. From the pre-award festivities to the glad-handing and consuming of beverages that transpired into the wee hours of Sunday morning, I would have to say the NMA’s were a resounding success. I’m not David Letterman, though one day I would like to be the […]
ARTIST FEATURE
Meg Berry Releases Lyric Video for “Built to Lose”
The Garden State’s Meg Berry is releasing a music lyric video for her single “Built to Lose” which is quickly climbing up radio charts across Country and AC/Hot radio. Fresh on the heels of her #1 Top 40 single “Colored Balloons” going viral on Tik Tok along with the “Colored Balloons” music video racking up […]
INDUSTRY NEWS
RubyGld Smoke Teases Sophomore L.P. With Lovesick Anthem “Getting In Love’s Way”
Pop music duo RubyGld Smoke (T. L. & Dani Jo Williams) previews the release of their upcoming album with second single, “Getting In Love’s Way,” out September 24. Yet another product of RubyGld’s undeniable chemistry, “Getting In Love’s Way ” is an anthemic ballad sure to have crowds singing every word alongside the soulful pop […]
Roots Pop Singer and Storyteller Kate Schutt Releases New American Roots Single “Death Come Slow”
Especially after the past 18 months that we’ve all been through with the pandemic and the wildfires, to name only a few of the catastrophes that show up in our news feeds, it is hard to avoid seeing or hearing about suffering and death. Although it is an inevitable part of life, accepting death is […]
Jeremy McComb’s New Song, “13 Steps,” Chronicles Life on Death Row in Folsom State Prison
Country rocker Jeremy McComb’s visit to Folsom State Prison yielded more than just a rare tour last year. The visit inspired his new death-row ballad, “13 Steps,” a dark tale co-written by McComb and Dan Olsen. Produced by Nick Gibbens, the new single is available through all digital streaming platforms today. Catch the premiere of […]
Let’s Talk About “The Morgan Wallen Thing”