In radio news Cumulus Media reports its fourth quarter revenue results. Worcester Massachusetts gains a new rock station. We let you know what is happening on the street, and begin our look at the Neilson January Personal People Meter Ratings. This is followed up by Jennifer's Call Letter and Format Changes segment. Next up, Bill Sparks presents us with a feature from Kmox Am in St. Louis Mo. This weeks featured station takes us to Rochester New York, and we get to Hear Dave Kane on radio statio...
Feb 26, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 573
In radio news, Kevin Rider returns to Los Angeles radio and Entercom hires a new vice president of sports programming. We will also let you know what is happening on the street. Jennifer will come along with her call letter and format changes. Bill Sparks will provide us with a feature on Behind the Bricks extra hosted by Bob Jenkins. This weeks featured station presents WCNS AM from Latrobe Pennsylvania with their oldies format. Finally this weeks classic aircheck presents Stoney Richard from W...
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 572
In radio news, New York looses an AM radio station. Bell Media of Canada undergoes major layoffs. We let you know what is happening on the street, and finally we conclude our look at the Neilson Holiday Personal People Meter Ratings. Next comes Jennifer with her call letter and format changes, followed by Bill Sparks featured of the golden voice from Columbus Ohio. Our classic aircheck takes care of a request from a listener who wants to hear Joey Reynolds from WKBW AM from 1965. Finally this we...
Feb 12, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 571
In radio news, Entercom is looking for a new program director and vice president of sports programming. Sirius Satellite radio dedicates four specialty channels celebrating Black History Month. We let you know what is happening on the street, and finally we continue our look at the Neilson Holiday Personal People Meter Ratings. Next, Jennifer will come along with her call letter and format changes. Bill Sparks will present a feature on Arm Forces Radio and sports programming. This weeks classic ...
Feb 05, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 570
In radio news, Alpha media files for chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection. Entercom gets in to the sports gambling game. We let you know what is happening on the street. We will also begin our look at the Neilson Holiday Personal People Meter Ratings. This will be followed by Jennifer's call letter and format changes segment. Bill Sparks will provide a feature on the late Larry king. We'll follow this up with an aircheck of Ed Hider on WMEX AM in Boston Ma from Jan. 31st 1961. Finally our featured s...
Jan 29, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 569
In radio news, there is more consolidation within the Entercom owned and operated radio stations, while Beasley takes another AM radio station dark. We let you know what is happening on the street, and conclude our look at the December Neilson Personal People Meter ratings. Jennifer will come along with her call letter and format changes. This weeks featured stations include WPLW AM from Raleigh NC with their rock format, and WJEF FM from Lafayet In a high school radio station. This weeks classi...
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 568
In radio news, Entercom and Cumulus make changes to the radio landscape. We let you know what is happening on the street, and continue our look at the Neilson December Personal People Meter Ratings. This is followed by Jennifer's call letter and format changes. Bill Sparks takes us to Cleveland Ohio, and we get to hear the change of KYW AM to WKYC AM. This weeks classic aircheck also takes us to Cleveland Ohio, where we get to hear WKYC AM and Jackson Armstrong from Jan. 5th 1967. Finally this w...
Jan 15, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 567
In radio news, Entercom makes changes to the radio landscape in New York City and Hartford Ct. We say goodbye to Radio Disney. We'll also let you know what is happening on the street, and begin our look at the Neilson December Personal People Meter ratings. Jennifer will come along with her call letter and format changes, and Bill will feature an interview of Donald Trump done by Lary King. In our featured station segment we travel to Wilkes Barre Pa and listen to radio station WQFM with their 9...
Jan 08, 2021•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 566
In radio news, the Jeff Fox show joins Sun Broadcast Group. WABC AM adds more music programming to its weekend lineup. We let you know what is happening on the street, and conclude our look at the Neilson November Personal People Meter Ratings. Next Jennifer will come along with her call letter and format changes segment. We will follow this up with Bill Sparks look back at the life of the late Steve Cooper. This weeks classic aircheck is WLCY AM from St. Petersburg Florida on Christmas day in 1...
Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 565
In radio news, more layoffs hit Iheart Radio. Howard Stearn inks out another five year contract with Sirius Satelite Radio. We let you know what is happening on the street, and continue our look at the Neilson Personal People Meter Ratings. This will be followed up by Jennifer's call letter and format changes. Bill sparks will present a feature on Donald Davidson and the 1964 Indianapolis 500 race. This featured station segment covers two markes, Brunswick Georgia and country music from wrjy fm,...
Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 564
In radio news, the FCC will be changing in 2021 under the Joseph Biden administration. More layoffs hit Iheart Radio, and Townsquare Media. We'll let you know what is happening on the street, and begin our look at the Neilson November Personal People Meter Ratings. Jennifer will come along with her call letter and format changes, while Bill sparks will air a feature on the retireing Clark Howard from Atlanta Georgia. Our classic aircheck will revisit the Christmas Lights channel from Iheart Radi...
Dec 04, 2020•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 563
NBC News and information service.
Nov 27, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 562
In radio news, more radio groups continue to report their third quarter revenue results. Urban One makes changes to the radio landscape in Philadelphia Pa with Entercom owned and operated all news radio stationKYW AM simulcasting its all news format on the fm band. We will also let you know what is happening on the street. This will be followed up by Jennifer's call letter and format changes, followed up by a review of a website where you can listen to FM radio stations broadcasting on the Inter...
Nov 20, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 561
IN radio news, a swap of stations between Entercom, and Urban One leads to format changes in multiple markets. Radio companys begin reporting on their third quarter revenue results. We let you know what is happening on the street and conclude our coverage of the Neilson October Personal People Meter ratings. This will be followed up by Jennifer's call letter and format changes. Next we'll present a feature segment on the late Alix Trebek. This weeks classic aircheck takes us to Cincinnati Ohio w...
Nov 13, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 560
In radio news, more layoffs hit Iheart Radio stations. The Black Information Network gains an affiliate in New Yorrk City. We'll let you know what is happening on the street, and continue our look at the Neilson October Personal People Meter ratings. Jennifer wil come along with her call letter and format changes, and we'll present a feature on KDKA AM which is celebrating their hundreth anniversaryas a radio station. Our featured radio station takes us to Grand Rapids Michigan where radio stati...
Nov 06, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 559
In radio news, the FCC allows AM radio stations to go to an all digital format on a voluntary basis. Cleveland gains a new alternative rock station. We will let you know what is happening on the street, and begin our look at the Neilson October Personal People Meter Ratings. Jennifer will come along with her call letter and format changes, and Bill sparks will present a newscast from Jan 5th 1948 of John Cameron Swayze on the NBC Radio Network. Our featured station presents Jumping Jeff Walker f...
Oct 30, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 558
In radio news KDKA Pittsburgh gains an fm signal via a translator. The cleveland Cavaliers continue their relationship with Iheart Radio on Cleveland's WTAM AM and WMMS FM. We let you know what is happening on the street and remember sports columnist Sid Hartman who passed away at the age of #100 years. Jennifer wil come along with her call letter and format changes, and Bill will let us hear Vice President Mike Pence when he hosted a talk show in Indianapolis Indiana. Our classic airchec takes ...
Oct 23, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 557
In radio news, the FCC is considering allowing AM Radio Stations to adopt an all digital format. WABCAM adds a live local all night show, and adds a new oldies show on Saturday Night. We let you know what is happening on the street, and we conclude our look at the Neilson September Personal People Meter Ratings. Jennifer Sparks will come along with her call letter and format changes, and Bill Sparks Feature is news from WILM AM from Wilmington Delaware. Our classic aircheck is Boston's WZOU FM a...
Oct 16, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 556
In radio news, the United States Supreme court will revisit the FCC's cross ownership with radio and newspapers whicdh was struck down by the third circuit court of appeals in 2017. The Black information network expands to Columbus Ohio, and Miami Florida. We'll also provide news on the street. Jennifer will come along with her call letter and format changes, and Bill sparks will present a feature on WABC in New York entry in to the talk radio areana from 19822. Our classic aircheck brings us to...
Oct 09, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 555
In radio news, Iheart media debuts a new sports network, and does not rehire furlowed employees. A new black talk station is comeing to Milwaukee Wi. We'll also provide news on the street, and we begin our look at the Neilson September personal people meter ratings. Jenniffer will come along with her call letter and format changes. Bill Sparks feature is an aircheck of Ray Stevens on radio 2UW from Sydney Australia. This weeks classic aircheck is Lee Sims on KRLA AM from Los Angeles on April 30t...
Oct 02, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 554
In radio news, a star falls in Atlanta Ga, and cutbacks hit two sports radio stations in atlanta as well. A radio talk host returns to Kansas City Mo. We will let you know what is happening on the street. We'll have Jennifer's call letter and format changes, and Bill Sparks will present a station stunting with tv themes in preparation of a new format. Our classic aircheck takes us to Kansas City Mo, and Jerry Mason from WHB AM on Sept. 4th 1964. Finally our featured station also takes us back to...
Sep 25, 2020•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 553
In radio news Entercom reorganizes its country and alternative rock radio stations with massive layoffs and personel changes. Iheart radio purchases a radio station in New York City for its Black Information Network service. We let you know what is happening on the street and conclude our look at the Neilson August Personal People meter ratings. We will also have Jennifer's call letter and format changes. Bill Sparks will feature a segment on WXLW am and their freqequency change in 1955, and my ...
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 552
In radio news WGN AM revamps its on air daytime schedule. KDKA fires an on air personallity for her comments. We will let you know what is happening on the street. Plus call letter and format changes from Jenniffer Sparks, and a look back at the news from may 1st 1975 from KNX AM. Our classic aircheck takes us back to Oklahoma City and koma from August of 1971. Finally in our featured station segment we listen to WEBG FM from Chicago Il, with their new rock format and WGUS FM from Augusta Ga wit...
Sep 11, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 551
A tribute to Steve Nomer longtime broadcaster on the Legend
Sep 09, 2020•39 min•Ep. 550
In radio news, Iheart Radio expands the black Information Network to more major markets. Two radio iconsrenew their contracts with two major media companys. We will let you know what is happening on the street, and begin our look at the Neilson August Personal People Meter Ratings. Jennifer Sparks will provide us with call letter and format changes, and Bill Sparks provides us with a morning newscast from radio station WCKY AM from Cincinnati Ohio. This weeks featured station takes us to Yakima ...
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 549
In radio news, Entercom reorganizes its format captains and hires a director for its news and news talk stations, while Saga Communications hires a new national director of programming. We let you know what is happening on the street as well. Plus there is Jennifer's call letter and format changes followed up by a feature on Jane Barbe the voice of those telephone time announcements. This weeks classic aircheck takes us to Wichitaw Ks and radio station Kleo am from 1974, and our featured station...
Aug 28, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 548
In radio news, Cumulus Media ends its Local Market agreement with Kesn FM in dallas Texas. Iheart Radio is attempting to purchase radio time for its Black Information Radio network. Apple introduces two new Internet radio Stations and renames Beats1 radio to Apple Music Radio. We let you know what is happening on the street, and conclude our look at the July Neilson Personal People Mater Ratings. This will be followed up with Jenniffer's Call letter and format changes. Bill Sparks remembers the ...
Aug 21, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 547
In radio news more major radio groups report their second quarter revenue results. A radio icon returns to WABC AM in New York. We'll provide you with news on the street, and continue our look at the Neilson July Personal People Meter Ratings. We will also have Jenniffer's call letter and format segment, plus Bill Sparks will provide us with a feature on Mike Golics emotional farewell from ESPN Radio. Our classic aircheck is a tribute to the late Bill Mack from Aug. 3rd 1957 when he worked at KW...
Aug 14, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 546
In radio news major radio groups report their second quarter revenue results, and they are not pretty. ESPN New York revamps their weekday lineup to make way for their national shows. We provide news on the street, and begin our look at the Neilson July Personal People Meter Ratings. We'll also present Jennifer's Call Letter and format changes, plus an aircheck of Cousin Brucie from WABC AM from October of 1963. In our featured station segment we listen to two radio stations. WCSX FM from Detroi...
Aug 07, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 545
In radio news, Mike Francesa resigns from WFAN for the third time, while Bubba the Lovve Sponge inks out radio Syndication deals for stations in Detroit Mi, and Pittsburg Pa. We let you know what is happening on the street, and finally we conclude our look at the June Neilson Personal People Meter Ratings. We'll also have call letter and format changes from Jenniffer, and Bill Sparks will look back at the life of Johnny Randolf former announcer at radio station WAKY AM from Louisville, who passe...
Jul 31, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 544
