WJIB, WJTO article

[raccoonradio]

http://www.pressherald.com/2015/10/11/broadcasting-musical-memories-and-a-bit-of-politics-too/

>>Which brings us back to why Bittner doesn’t play Bob Dylan, or any of his songs sung by other artists, for that matter. That eliminates a fair hunk of the Peter, Paul and Mary catalogue, not to mention the Byrds and Joan Baez...What’s happening is that Dylan, years ago, signed up with a for-profit music licensing organization called SESAC, which charges much higher usage fees than major nonprofit licensing organizations, Bittner explained.
“I won’t pay them,” he said. That situation may be a’changing soon, however, as a result of the settlement of a long-running, industry-wide legal action against SESAC.

 

[freqlost]

Nice article.

Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters - Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo
Haven't heard that in a long time.
Had to go listen to it on YouTube.

 

[blackgold]

Several years ago, I heard a Spanish version of Bibbidi-Bobbiddi-Boo by a group called "El Club De Los Tigritos." It's amazing how Disney music has become a very special part of our lives.

 

[maradiogeek]

This is a great quote from Bittner, "“My mission is to broadcast older music that most other stations now ignore, which brings pleasant, peaceful, positive thoughts and feelings to the stations’ audiences,” Bittner explained. Hooray for him! Given the non-stop focus in this industry for every rating point, it's almost unimaginable that an owner wants to bring "pleasant, peaceful, positive thoughts" to its audience.

 

[nowradioguy]

This is a great quote from Bittner, "“My mission is to broadcast older music that most other stations now ignore, which brings pleasant, peaceful, positive thoughts and feelings to the stations’ audiences,” Bittner explained. Hooray for him! Given the non-stop focus in this industry for every rating point, it's almost unimaginable that an owner wants to bring "pleasant, peaceful, positive thoughts" to its audience.

Ah, Grasshopper, you make fatal error believing station owners care about audience.

 

[davideduardo]

Ah, Grasshopper, you make fatal error believing station owners care about audience.

Most station owners are aware that having few listeners has the consequence of having low revenue. Radio ad rates are proportional to audience delivery, so of course owners care about audience.