Recent content by Bazza

My day job is in the radio industry. There is no reason to steal songs off You Tube or Lime Wire when you get free service from the record companies. I don't know a single radio station using pirated music. Now if you are talking about college kids at the low-power campus FM...that's...

Hey all, I am looking to expand into the Bubble Party arena. Is there a bubble machine that stands out from all the rest? A Pro-quality workhorse that can handle the rigors of the road? Thanks!

You must have terrible quality radio in your town then! Most Satellite channels are only 96bps, not even on par with conventional FM radio with many being even lower. Talk channels for example are 48kbps. They have opted to use their fixed bandwidth for more channels as opposed to better...

Nope. Media Monitors. They have exclusive rights to the Arbitron people meter data. They did just purchase Mediabase however. :) www.MediaMonitors.com www.Mscore.com <-A new service combining data from both companies. As for radio-death, I agree with Mike. Localism is a part of it, but...

Radio is a business, not an entertainment service. The business comes from ad rates and higher ratings = better rates. A Music Director must be sure that EVERY song he plays is a hit with his audience to maximize his ratings. In today's competitive marketplace there is no room to experiment...

Yup, NexGen is at all Clear Channel stations. Prophet then merged with RCS (the "Selector" music scheduling people) for a one-two punch. There is a NexGen "light" system called "Player 101" that gives you broadcast quality automation for under a grand. Still a lot of money though, unless...

Whoops...I guess in my rant I never answered the OP's question. At the peak of my radio career, I was making 75k doing morning drive in a town that, at the time, was rated market #36 by Arbitron. Pretty good money, BUT that job lasted exactly 9 months due to poor management and at the end of...

I started in radio when I was 16 and was on the air for the next 17 years. I escaped 13 years ago when consolidation was really taking off and now work for a well known vendor to the Radio industry. Small market weekender to large market Morning Host, MD, PD, I've done it all and I can tell...

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