tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post4340085359807862934..comments2023-11-02T04:44:59.171-04:00Comments on John Gorman's Media Blog: Radio: Fire Fumbles!John Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246404080972884401noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-66061317617990319682009-02-06T09:43:00.000-05:002009-02-06T09:43:00.000-05:00"Fumbles, instead of taking advantage of the great..."Fumbles, instead of taking advantage of the great convergence to the Internet, you pushed HD Radio like a man possessed by demons. It has proven to be a bitter failure and a costly mistake for the radio industry – and you still continue to push it."<BR/><BR/>I think it is Bob Struble that is possessed - I bet that he is obsessive-compulsive about his little HD Radio baby. I heard that Struble has a real temper and that he has tantrums, if things don't go his way. His disreputable company harrasses the automakers, retailers, and broadcast owners, to buy into his scheme. Struble must be a mad-man, as he is the one probably pressuring Rehr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-52450965337414943902009-02-04T13:32:00.000-05:002009-02-04T13:32:00.000-05:00Anonymous said... "John Gorman you are full of cra...Anonymous said... "John Gorman you are full of crap."<BR/><BR/>Running scared, little boy? Radio is in the toilet and headed for bankruptcy! LMFAO!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-13272859027882534982009-02-03T20:05:00.000-05:002009-02-03T20:05:00.000-05:00No - Michaels DOES NOT have a "PAIR!"No - Michaels DOES NOT have a "PAIR!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-27706007946906590622009-02-03T15:13:00.000-05:002009-02-03T15:13:00.000-05:00I think most of the stations that went dark are ei...I think most of the stations that went dark are either AMs in depressed markets or FM translators and not the actual station. Randy Michaels may have a couple too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-5723360907306194272009-02-03T13:32:00.000-05:002009-02-03T13:32:00.000-05:00This is from today's Inside Radio:***Dark stations...This is from today's Inside Radio:<BR/><BR/>***Dark stations jump two-thirds.<BR/>There are 235 stations currently off the air, a 68% increase over a year ago. There was an increase from stations that say they simply cannot afford to keep the transmitter on any longer. There is a bright spot. The pace seems to have slowed.***<BR/><BR/>What I want to know is how many if any had to turn their license back to the F.C.C.? Is there anyone reading this or John Gorman that could check this out? If these people are allowed to keep the license even after they shut it off there is something wrong with our F.C.C. I remember the rules used to be that you would have to turn in your license if you could not run the station.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-87731173608156495492009-02-03T13:26:00.000-05:002009-02-03T13:26:00.000-05:00Well "Dunn!"Well "Dunn!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-8724289308834162392009-02-03T12:14:00.000-05:002009-02-03T12:14:00.000-05:00Anonymous said... "John Gorman you are full of ...Anonymous said...<BR/><BR/> "John Gorman you are full of crap. That is the kindest thing I can say. You love to stir up the pot and point blame at others. The fact is that this world you live in is not inhabited by most of us. We do not live and die by our computer or our Ipods or our internet radio stations. Most people listen to terrestrial radio and for long periods of times: hours not minutes. I don't know what shit you are trying to pull with your scare tactics about new media and fire sales. THERE WILL NEVER BE ANY FIRE SALES. RADIO PRICES WILL GO UP NOT DOWN. The only reason radio stations are not selling is because there is no credit to be had by the lending institutions. It has nothing to do with no one wanting to buy radio stations. Lew Dickey is ready to buy radio stations now. Radio is a lot healthier than newspapers, tv, or computers. I don't believe a word of that study. It's propaganda from your internet radio station army or your a-hole followers. All you do is issue scare tactics. RE:the NAB. Why on earth would you call for even one person to be fired. Mr. Rehr has done wonders for our industry. Would you rather have Eddie Fritz back, Mr. Gorman? Enough of your bull. Go play with your internet radio station while the rest of us continue to listen to terrestrial radio for long periods of time."<BR/><BR/>Yet another poster child for those that helped contribute to the demise of terrestrial radio as part of the U.S. communications scene in early 21st century America.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-75754770261192013832009-02-03T10:03:00.000-05:002009-02-03T10:03:00.000-05:00Maybe someone can clear this up. I hear that owner...Maybe someone can clear this up. I hear that owners whose stations have gone dark are given a grace period to get back on the air? Can anyone clarify that? I have also heard that the F.C.C. can step in to allow the license holder to keep the station in a variance. Does that mean that Clear Channel and CBS and other major chains can petitition the F.C.C. to keep their properties but the small independent owner loses out? I do hope the new F.C.C. is fair to all and not just to those with connections to the White House which was clearly the case over the past eight years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-20795155726444874092009-02-03T06:40:00.000-05:002009-02-03T06:40:00.000-05:00John..you are being too kind about Ryan Seacrest. ...John..you are being too kind about Ryan Seacrest. I listened to his tape delay show. I wouldn't give him one year let alone five. It is a second-rate predictable morning show for the pop princesses and dumb blondes. Elvis Duran another 'act' CC is syndicating is another predictable show using dated posts and features. Clear Channel has to be the "yes men" capital of media. How could anyone agree to this vapid dated anti-content?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-16311333549054200222009-02-03T00:25:00.000-05:002009-02-03T00:25:00.000-05:00There are three reasons why stations play "the sam...There are three reasons why stations play "the same songs over and over again:"<BR/>1) Arbitron rewards it<BR/>2) Playing a huge variety of songs -- especially challenging songs, songs people do not know - is never going to be rewarded<BR/>3) There aren't that many people -- compared to the total population -- that want to be challenged<BR/><BR/>Most of America (shrinking but like watching a beach erode) is average. They aren't rich, they aren't snobs, they love American Idol. They like radio too though there's no doubt we are effing it up bigtime<BR/><BR/>I'm just sick of "radio plays the same shit over and over again." Find me ten stations (start with KFOG) that's consistently top 5 25-54 playing a huge variety of songs and lots of new songs people don't know and I'll shutup.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-9416903031202094842009-02-02T21:21:00.000-05:002009-02-02T21:21:00.000-05:00"How about a rule where a company must return a li..."How about a rule where a company must return a license if it cannot afford and chooses not to keep a station on the air?"<BR/><BR/>First of all, the rule exists.<BR/><BR/>Second of all, lots of companies have already done it.<BR/><BR/>And no one has applied for the old licenses. Hundreds of old licenses that have been turned in that no one wants.<BR/><BR/>I know of one just outside Washington DC. It's there for the taking right now. Hey Gorman! Why don't you apply for it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-83595715163318572752009-02-02T17:49:00.000-05:002009-02-02T17:49:00.000-05:00Gorman isn't God but he does know what he is talki...Gorman isn't God but he does know what he is talking about. I never gave the N.A.B. that much thought but it is true that Rehr is the mouthpiece for the members which means he is just following whatever Dan Mason, John Hogan, Mark Mays, Lew Dickey, Farid Suleman, Peter Smyth and the others request him to do. Since those gentlemen are content with the status quo I expect little change. I do not see the N.A.B. trying to find a replacement for him and if they do I highly doubt he or she would be a liberal or a Democrat. I think the N.A.B. will continue on their current course no matter who their mouthpiece is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-75908508185706360652009-02-02T17:25:00.000-05:002009-02-02T17:25:00.000-05:00Gorman Is GOD!Gorman Is GOD!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-55165237716046049142009-02-02T17:24:00.000-05:002009-02-02T17:24:00.000-05:00Thank You Mrs. Rehr!Thank You Mrs. Rehr!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-84217857164758095982009-02-02T17:22:00.000-05:002009-02-02T17:22:00.000-05:00John Gorman you are full of crap. That is the kind...John Gorman you are full of crap. That is the kindest thing I can say. You love to stir up the pot and point blame at others. The fact is that this world you live in is not inhabited by most of us. We do not live and die by our computer or our Ipods or our internet radio stations. Most people listen to terrestrial radio and for long periods of times: hours not minutes. I don't know what shit you are trying to pull with your scare tactics about new media and fire sales. THERE WILL NEVER BE ANY FIRE SALES. RADIO PRICES WILL GO UP NOT DOWN. The only reason radio stations are not selling is because there is no credit to be had by the lending institutions. It has nothing to do with no one wanting to buy radio stations. Lew Dickey is ready to buy radio stations now. Radio is a lot healthier than newspapers, tv, or computers. I don't believe a word of that study. It's propaganda from your internet radio station army or your a-hole followers. All you do is issue scare tactics. RE:the NAB. Why on earth would you call for even one person to be fired. Mr. Rehr has done wonders for our industry. Would you rather have Eddie Fritz back, Mr. Gorman? Enough of your bull. Go play with your internet radio station while the rest of us continue to listen to terrestrial radio for long periods of time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-9814771148219256562009-02-02T16:40:00.000-05:002009-02-02T16:40:00.000-05:00you said it. take away the relationships and radio...you said it. take away the relationships and radio sales people having nothing to sell. believe me. you cannot sell these numbers cold calling. with cc eliminating top billers and refusing to train a new generation they have effectively given themselves a fatal blow. regarding david rehr. what has he ever done to the betterment of the radio industry? ill answer that. absolutely nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-83672728296629475412009-02-02T16:33:00.000-05:002009-02-02T16:33:00.000-05:00Agree w/everyone on Rehr. I would not want him neg...Agree w/everyone on Rehr. I would not want him negotiating for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-51504156289448225632009-02-02T14:58:00.000-05:002009-02-02T14:58:00.000-05:00I am your case study. I can get internet radio on...I am your case study. I can get internet radio on my IPhone. I can plug it into my car radio and listen to my IPod library or internet radio on my car radio. Since I have been listening to internet radio I have no desire to listen to any AM-FM radio other than NPR for local and national news and weather. Most of the stations in my city feature canned automated announcers for much of the day & evening. You could call me a former AM-FM radio listener except for NPR which does commercial radio no good. I have found some good internet exclusive radio stations that play a large variety of music. I have found more music I had not heard before that I like in one week than I heard for the past two years on my FM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-825381585188686722009-02-02T14:49:00.000-05:002009-02-02T14:49:00.000-05:00Forget the politics. Gorman is saying that the NA...Forget the politics. Gorman is saying that the NAB completely missed the DMCA signing in the mid 90s. Radio and the NAB that represents it was not thinking digital. They were taken by surprise with the performance tax and have no means of fighting it. How will Rehr answer to probed and proved payola at radio, not announcing songs and other programming and promotions faux paus regarding tickets and free goods in exchange for airplay that it has commited against the record labels. The labels are well documented. Rehr is not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-67923707474066712702009-02-02T13:59:00.000-05:002009-02-02T13:59:00.000-05:00I believe you are missing Gorman's point. It is tr...I believe you are missing Gorman's point. It is true he takes a liberal approach and does not hide that fact. What he is saying is that for the last eight years the F.C.C. was a paper tiger. It did not address technology issues and it turned a blind eye to many of the radio mega-deals. (Clear Channel in San Diego for example) Radio is well behind the curve in new media. Had it embraced the internet for streaming audio and lobbied against the DMCA fees the industry would be better off. HD Radio proved expensive, unprofitable and is now a costly albatross around the radio industry's neck. It appears that the new F.C.C. chairman is pro-active toward new media which could be of great help to radio. The problem with David Rehr is he represents another time and another place just like Kevin Martin. Look at Europe and Asia's radio versus ours. We are well behind the technological curve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-63520679399089572942009-02-02T13:05:00.000-05:002009-02-02T13:05:00.000-05:00John, you've been told on several occasions to lea...John, you've been told on several occasions to leave your politics at the door. You look increasingly stupid being a cheerleader for the same people who have been caught not paying taxes, getting sweetheart deals on their mortgages in exchange for dumping their bad mortgages on the government, getting free limousines from your cronies and getting in on sweetheart investment deals. You think he's getting a free limousine because someone just wanted to do something nice for his friend? Obama's gonna get hundreds of millions in speaking fees after his term is up, like Slick Willie did. You think it's for his oratory skills? LMAO! And these are the DEMOCRATS YOU CHAMPION I'm talking about. Give it a rest and stop acting like some 60's flower child, there's too much money there, they are all corrupt. Okay, not all, just 95% of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-23656837309008425712009-02-02T12:56:00.000-05:002009-02-02T12:56:00.000-05:00So among the studies showing the growth of online ...So among the studies showing the growth of online radio..<BR/>Radio unplugs from streaming content.. How can this be?<BR/><BR/>I guess for Renda Broadcasting it's still 1970. I have to admit it was a great time to be alive. What else can anyone say about Renda Broadcasting. Most would agree with the continued growth of Ipod and internet usage that perhaps living off towers alone isn't a wise decision. The RIAA fees killed one broadcaster, so Renda Broadcasting has stopped all webcasting of music.. <BR/><BR/>In general broadcasters deserve an (F) for internet programming and a complete lack of vision. The same can be said for HD...<BR/><BR/>Sellers haven't done a good job selling web programming, perhaps because their focus is spread very thin... and because clients see little to no value. They don't want it.. <BR/><BR/>Clients buy stations in the top ten, because they want the most bang for the buck..... But a radio station website or streaming isn't even considered...unless it's added-value..<BR/>It's dead space!<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, in 07 before our recent depression, new media, web revenues beat radio. In the meantime, more and more traditional media dollars are being shifted to web campaigns. What do advertisers want, that radio and Renda can't seem to figure out?<BR/> <BR/>Maybe somebody in radio should ask them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-52338739550727961162009-02-02T12:27:00.000-05:002009-02-02T12:27:00.000-05:00To Scaber Nestor. A boycott? Do you know how muc...To Scaber Nestor. A boycott? Do you know how much radio listening has dropped in the last decade? You don't have to boycott radio or TV or any "old" media. They are all dying due to neglect and top-down decision making. What is your point on taking it global? and don't you realize that this blog is considered "media" too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-18767396993221330992009-02-02T12:23:00.000-05:002009-02-02T12:23:00.000-05:00rehr is no match for the labels. he can cry like a...rehr is no match for the labels. he can cry like a baby about foreign ownership labels all he wants. it means nothing. the riaa and the labels will bring up payola, not identifying songs played and pull out enough internal radio memos to tax music radio back to the stone age. say goodbye to music radio if rehr remains in charge of the nab.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639893053950014759.post-34023002695597663192009-02-02T12:14:00.000-05:002009-02-02T12:14:00.000-05:00Your often-used analogy of fish stinking from the ...Your often-used analogy of fish stinking from the head holds true for the NAB and RAB, too. They are a reflection of their members so is it any wonder why those organizations have no influence and are looked down upon with the same contempt as used car salesmen? This is what deregulation brought us. David Rehr must go that I agree but until we have changes in radio ownership I am afraid the next boss will be cut from the same cloth as Rehr. Radio is hopelessly lost when it comes to the internet. If Rehr remains radio will end up paying a performance tax on its terrestrial signal. Replace Rehr with someone who understands the twenty first century and NOT another mouthpiece for these radio luddites. PLEASE!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com