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Random Ramblings On Social Audio, Lack Of Quality Control, & Dan Daniel

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 12:44 PM PDT
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How can radio put itself on equal footing with this?



With television stations able to put their live feed directly on Facebook
and other social media platforms during major events, where is the ability
for easy embedding of audio? Facebook removed its embeddable audio function
in 2012 and has yet to come up with a new solution. Two public media tests
have been made this year as NPR worked with Facebook on a player, while
WNYC used the video player with a static image to create a way to share
recorded audio. But there still is nothing being done to get live audio to
the masses as it is being broadcast. How much more reach could a stations
morning show have if their celebrity guest and the show publish the live
stream?

Between the growth of the podcasting industry and social audio
platforms, Â*any way to reach more ears needs to be considered. When C-SPAN
goes to a Periscope videoÂ*it just shows yet again that the source of the
content is no longer of importance, just what the content is.


Amazing moment as @cspan broadcasts a Periscope feed. Theyre holding on it
too pic.twitter.com/3JbWl6riZJ

- Derek Wallbank (@dwallbank) June 22, 2016



Nothing is more infuriating to me than a radio station that does not have
its act together at launch. When Cumulus launched X105.1 in Kansas City
last week, Â*how did the station let sweepers calling it X 101-5 make it on
air? Where was the quality control?





This was after the station was part of a frequency swap that was not
announced ahead of time. How is the audience expected to find that their
favorite station didnt go away and just moved? The majority of the audience
is not going to be following it on social media after the fact or seek out
information on Google. Theyre just going to flip the dial to another radio
station or continue the exodus to a digital platform and away from radio
and not look back.


When my mother was a child she won a WMCA Good Guys T-Shirt on-air from
Dandy Dan Daniel and never forgot it. She followed him to 1050 WHN and
became a Country music fan in the process. Most of my early exposure to
radio was to him on WHN and then 97.1/103.5 WYNY including being dragged to
many station events including a station hosted picnic on the bluffs
overlooking the Hudson River in Fort Lee where she made it her business to
show him aÂ*childhood picture of her in the WMCA shirt.

While by no-means was she a radiogeek from an early age like I was, but
Daniel and WMCAs giveaway established a life long relationship not just
with a station, but also the jock.Â*Most of you probably had a similar
relationship with another DJ. Now jocks are interchangeable in many places,
not given a chance to establish relationships with their listeners or arent
even part of the brand. How does one expect listeners to care about the
brand when you cant even promote that it moved to a new frequency?



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iHeart Launches Pride Radio St. Louis

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 12:34 PM PDT
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iHeartMedia has brought a locally tinged version its Pride Radio LGBT
targeted Dance station to St. Louis.

Pride Radio St. Louis will air on 107.7 KSLZ-HD2 and online in partnership
with Pride STL. The station will include the national Pride Radio airstaff
along with local content. It joins the companys local Pride Radio
affiliates on translators in Austin and Minneapolis and on HD in Orlando.

iHeartMedia St. Louis today announced Pride Radio St. Louis, the pulse of
LGBT St. Louis. Pride Radio St. Louis is iHeartMedia’s fourth radio station
in the country with programming devoted to local Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender (LGBT) listeners and allies. The new station will kick off
commercial free on June 22 at 2pm CT.

Â*

Pride Radio St. Louis, a broadcast extension of the popular digital station
Pride Radio on iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia’s all-in-one streaming music and
digital radio service, will play the hottest dance remixes and pop hits
from artists such as DNCE, Rihanna, Calvin Harris, Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato
and others. The station’s on-air programming will include an emphasis on
local community news, plus several music and entertainment shows throughout
the day with popular on-air personalities: Ricky, from 6 – 10 a.m.; Delana,
from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Houston, from 2 – 6 p.m.; Pacey, from 6 – 10 p.m.;
and Christie, from 10 p.m. – 12 a.m. Pride Radio St. Louis will also
feature special mixes, exclusive on-air interviews and localized online
content.

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Its Pride Week in St. Louis,Â*and as the exclusive radio partner of Pride
STLÂ*we cant think of a better time to launch Pride RadioÂ*St. Louis,â€� said
Tony Banks, Senior Vice President of Programming for iHeartMedia St. Louis.
“Our cityÂ*has one of the most passionate LGBT communities in America andÂ*we
look forward to an even greater bond with our local listeners as they
engage with Pride Radio St. Louis’ on-air personalities and programming,
customized for our city!Â*Â*Â*

The launch of Pride Radio St. Louis follows the success of Pride Radio,
iHeartRadio’s digital entertainment destination for the LGBT community,
which is consistently one of iHeartRadio’s most listened-to dance hit and
remix stations.

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iHeartMedia St. Louis is the official radio partner of STLÂ*Pride and will
celebrate with its listeners from June 24 – 26 with live public
performances by recording artists Jordin Sparks, Shawn Hook, Karmin,
Melanie MartinezÂ*and others. In addition, DNCE will participate in the
Pride STL parade on the iHeartRadio float on Sunday, June 26.

Fans can listen to Pride Radio St. Louis at the stations website,
PrideRadioSTL.com as well as on 107.7-HD2 in St. Louis, iHeartRadio.com and
the iHeartRadio mobile app, iHeartMedia’s all-in-one music streaming and
digital radio service.



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Daily Domains 6/22: Big Dog Chasing Kat Into Modesto

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 11:01 AM PDT
https://radioinsight.com/blog/headli...-into-modesto/



iHeartMedia is planning a new Country station in Modesto to go after
Cumulus market leading 103.3 KATM.
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Mikey Adams Exits WEEI Nights

Posted: 21 Jun 2016 02:28 PM PDT
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Entercom Sports 93.7 WEEI-FM Lawrence/Boston is making a change in nights.

After eleven years in the 6-10pm slot, Planet Mikey with Mikey Adams has
been cancelled with Adams exiting the station. Boston.com reports that the
station will not immediately fill the vacancy as the station has Boston Red
Sox baseball on most nights at least through the end of September. Entercom
Boston Market Manager Phil Zachary told Boston.com that, We made a tough
call on Mike but, at the same time, we feel there are some innovative
opportunities we’d like to explore over the next few months. As you know,
WEEI has extensively–and successfully–revamped every major weekday show
over the last three years. The time is right to extend that thinking to
nights.