Usually it's the stations that have no local sponsors that rely on nothing but PSAs -- they are the ones that let some PSA's run for years. And it's usually the obnoxious PSAs, or the ones that were poorly written and or produced.
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Usually it's the stations that have no local sponsors that rely on nothing but PSAs -- they are the ones that let some PSA's run for years. And it's usually the obnoxious PSAs, or the ones that were poorly written and or produced.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
Back to the original subject: David Oxenford's Broadcast Law Blog (a highly recommended read, BTW) posted last Friday about the potential pitfalls and inadvertent "violations after the fact" as stations try to maneuver around this.
The key line in the blogpost is:
What apparently has changed is the Commission’s reliance on the good faith judgement of the broadcaster as to whether a program is exempt, without the need for any prior FCC approval of the broadcaster’s determination.
FCC Media Bureau Tells Broadcasters that Candidate Appearances on Talk Programs Could Subject Them to Equal Time Demands – More Review of Such Programs Expected From the FCC
The FCC’s Media Bureau, in a Public Notice released this week, provided guidance that changed the common interpretation of one of the fundamental
www.broadcastlawblog.com
The key line in the blogpost is:
What apparently has changed is the Commission’s reliance on the good faith judgement of the broadcaster as to whether a program is exempt, without the need for any prior FCC approval of the broadcaster’s determination.
This writer says this is all "much ado about nothing"
barrettmedia.com
Worries Over the FCC's Plans to Enforce Equal Time Rules Are Much Ado About Nothing
There are plenty of reasons to think the FCC is incompetent. This isn't one of them.
barrettmedia.com
Carr says the equal time rule would only apply to TV, and not Talk radio.
Of course he does.
His rules of enforcement only apply to media he doesn't agree with. He said so in that article.
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K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
Part of that "decision" is probably due to his knowing that there are very few radio stations and talk shows in the U.S. which are not conservative.
We all remember Air America ...
Air who?
Were they ever on any Ancient Modulation station that could be considered a major player? They certainly weren't in Phoenix (KPHX/1480, a nonentity).
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
Air who?
Were they ever on any Ancient Modulation station that could be considered a major player? They certainly weren't in Phoenix (KPHX/1480, a nonentity).
Depends on your definition of "major player".
Here in L.A., they were on KTLK/1150 -- the former KIIS (AM), now KEIB -- owned by iHeart, which still is considered to have enough coverage to justify their continued existence as a conservative talk station.
In San Francisco, the affiliate was also iHeart-owned -- KKGN/960, now KNEW. iHeart also owned the NYC affiliate, WWRL/1600.
WLIB in New York?Air who?
Were they ever on any Ancient Modulation station that could be considered a major player? They certainly weren't in Phoenix (KPHX/1480, a nonentity).
Here in LA, it was on KBLA-1580, which dumped most of its signal over the Pacific Ocean due to its directional antenna.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
Initially (and very briefly), yes. But it ended up on 1150.
As I just posted a few minutes ago, in New York City it was on 1600.
KXXT had the original lineup with Al Franken, Randi Rhodes, and others. KPHX was not Air America, they had a progressive talk lineup that included Stephanie Miller, and Thom Hartmann, and the local show with the liberal doctor. They filled nights and weekends with talk from CBS Sports radio.Air who?
Were they ever on any Ancient Modulation station that could be considered a major player? They certainly weren't in Phoenix (KPHX/1480, a nonentity).
Air who?
Were they ever on any Ancient Modulation station that could be considered a major player? They certainly weren't in Phoenix (KPHX/1480, a nonentity).
Actually, while that network was in existence, it was heard on three different Phoenix outlets at one time or another: KPHX (where the network lasted the longest); the 1190 frequency in Tolleson (it's now known as KNUV); and, for a very short time, on the station at 1010 kHz also licensed to Tolleson.
That said, the Air America network was never on any clear channel outlets; I think the closest it ever got to those were the 1150 outlet in Los Angeles and the 620 outlet in Portland, OR, which were more regional stations and not full clear channel ones.
They were on KBLA less than a month, according to Wikipedia:
"On March 31, 2004, KBLA became the original West Coast affiliate of Air America Radio, airing talk shows hosted by Al Franken, Randi Rhodes, and Janeane Garofalo among others. On April 14, the shows were no longer available due to a payment dispute between Air America and Multicultural Broadcasting.[49][48] KTLK became the Air America affiliate for Los Angeles in 2005."
KTLK ran from 2005 until 2014, when it became KEIB (and took Rush Limbaugh from KFI)
"In 2006, WWRL replaced 1190 WLIB as the flagship station for the Air America Radio network and retained a progressive talk radio format for seven years."
Once again, KPHX was NOT an Air America affiliate, they had a progressive talk lineup. Furthermore...KNUV was a simulcast with KPHX, then went solo for a very short time. Remember the famous photo someone posted back then when the landlord chained up the front door....
I take it that a progressive talk format was more successful in NYC than in most other markets, especially outside the East.
I listened to KPHX on occasion when they ran this format. IIRC, both Al Franken and Randi Rhodes aired on 1480, at least for awhile. Unless my memory is fading more than I thought. 😱
They were progressive talk twice, they did carry some Air America shows in 2006 (Miller. Rhodes, and Ed Shultz)., when KXXT was sold. Then for a period of time they were Adult Standards, came back in 2009 under an LMA with Sheldon Drobny, who did their own lineup, and called it 'Nova M' radio, with Miller, Hartmann, and Mike Newcomb.
It all came to an end with the suicide attempt by Drobny, who was distraught over finances.
In Boston, AA was placed on WKOX 1200, a dog of a station that was guaranteed to get minimal listenership. I don't think Clear Channel ever wanted AA to catch on. Its hosts were far too wonky, humorless and, frequently, whiny to entertain even longtime, committed liberals.
K.M. Richards
Program Director, The Eighties Channel™
I wouldn't use the verbiage "took Rush from KFI" to describe the switch. Both stations were (and still are) owned by the same company (iHeart). They made a conscious decision to move Rush to the lesser signal and build a new Talk station around his show. Hence the call letter change to KEIB.
No, WWRL.
It was not on 1580 in LA... it was on 1150..
50 kw in Portland, Buffalo, Seattle and Miami. And it was on what is now KEIB in LA, a decent but not perfect mid-band 50 kw station in LA.
Some were more limited, like 1360 in San Diego
A "full" list with a number of inaccuracies is at List of Air Amerirca affiliates