Sunday, August 2, 2026

Traffic and Rev Mgmt Systems: Part 3: Contextual advertising

The Traffic Directors' Guild of America (TDGA) has asked radio and television traffic personnel nationwide to submit questions and issues for providers in the...

Traffic and Rev Mgmt Systems: Part 2: Political capabilities

The Traffic Directors' Guild of America (TDGA) has asked radio and television traffic personnel nationwide to submit questions and issues for providers in the...

Traffic and Rev Mgmt Systems: Part 1: Demands of Traffic Personnel vs. Mgt.

The Traffic Directors' Guild of America (TDGA) has asked radio and television traffic personnel nationwide to submit questions and issues for providers in the...

Taking apart popular and opposite political movements

When it comes to politics, most districts run either toward Democratic candidates or Republican candidates. The elected officials from these jurisdictions, whether they be...

Taking apart two popular and opposite political movements

When it comes to politics, most districts run either toward Democratic candidates or Republican candidates. The elected officials from these jurisdictions, whether they be...

License renewal and licensee certifications

Why you don’t want any dead air!: With 2011 coming to a close, it’s interesting and significant to realize that the radio renewal cycle,...

Battlegrounds: Early read on 2012 US Senate races

The political handicappers are starting to take stock of the political situation in the 33 states that have a Senate seat on the table...

If Steve Jobs ran your broadcast station

How would Steve Jobs stop the bleeding? #1. Remove the bozos. #2. Simplify. Identify. What business are we in? #3. Fix it or ditch it. Prioritize,

Confidence up slightly, as are prospects for holiday spending

It is not even close to time for Munchkins to take to the streets and start singing “Ding Dong the Recession’s Dead” or anything...

FCC again proposes a standardized program report form

As it had promised in its recent public file rulemaking, the FCC has issued a Notice of Inquiry to explore adoption of a standardized...

Rating the states of the union, and some cites too

When it comes to representation in the US Senate, all states are created equal. However, this equality does not extend to the House of...

Where to go for radio

Radio industry is going through change. Whether or not radio will benefit from the changes is up for discussion. For a different perspective, let's not dive

Media Outlook 2012 — the Financial Manager's Perspective

With so much uncertainty about what the economy will look like over the next several weeks, let alone months, how can we develop any...

Holy Cow! Another Darn Ownership Report?

No matter how many FCC warnings are issued, counsel reminders emailed, or announcements published in the “trades,” there are always some broadcasters who miss...

Some prognosticators say the holiday glass is half full

Why all the gloom and doom? It’s the holidays! People don’t want to end the year sitting around fretting about a sour economy and...