Radio Waves: 2023

December 29 — A tribute to The Last DJ

December 22 — Sounds of the holidays on tap; Pasta-Thon sets another record

December 15 — Old time radios; Classical Christmas

December 8 — Radio software

December 1 — Much more “Christmas” music

November 24 — Pasta Madness; early Christmas

November 17 — Ken Chiampou announces his retirement from radio, John Kobylt will go on solo; Highway Radio

November 10 — taking away a tax credit if there is no AM; permanent daylight; overdone Char; coaching excitement

November 3 — Dusty Street passes; what’s wrong with “KPCC?”

October 27 — Baseball’s radio reach (outside of LA); the time Ten-Q almost went country instead of Spanish

October 20 — All digital station likes it that way; Alter Ego concert artists announced

October 13 — Motivational Mo; Amazon cancels its radio experiment; ownership limits … again; attracting younger listeners

October 6 — The mail bag strikes again

September 29 — KRTH’s tremendous success

September 22 — KFI jumps; K-Wave 1110; goodbye Don

September 15 — Radio’s possible new horizon; reception questions

September 8 — The state of top-40 radio

September 1 — Antennas really do matter; apps vs air

August 25 — Honoring Don Barrett; All Access stays around

August 18 — July Nielsens released … KRTH dominates Los Angeles

August 11 — KIIS’s Swift move; HD stunting at Mt Wilson Broadcasters; AI error; old stations

August 4 — All Swift, all the time; re-discovering radio via defective Sync3; AM for All bill advances

July 28 — Levine interviews Beasing; career-spanning interviews online; Motorman hangs up his headphones; AllAccess.Com shutting down

July 21 — Pop Karma; local rules; one Seacrest reaction

July 14 — McIntyre’s ready to release a new book; oldies on top-40 stations

July 7 — Seacrest Takes the Wheel (of Fortune); breaking the cardinal rule

June 30 — Remembering John Felz; Bebop Deluxe; Hayes is indeed gone from KABC

June 23 — Where’s my oldies?; 1110 AM gets religion; Hall of Fame candidates; Final Feedback

June 16 — Goodbye Jeff Baugh; Bay Area goes Live 105 once more; Hayes out at KABC?

June 9 — What happened to the LA Oldies stream (and what are alternatives)?; Feedback

June 2 — Ford decides AM is OK; more cheers and jeers

May 26 — Chris Roberts passes; your likes and dislikes

May 19 — Remembering Mary Turner

May 12 — Who do you love?

May 5 — March Nielsens; listener gripes

April 28 — All day, every day AT40; no static at all; readers write

April 21 — WABC makes it in New York; Why dropping CarPlay and Android Auto is a bad move by GM

April 14 — Francesca Capucci passes; commercial breaks; GM’s huge mistake

April 7 — KLOS and KMET star Damion passes; ratings top-10 for February; Bo Snerdley’s newsletter

March 31 — Coffee with the Radio Beaver; fantasy concert online!

March 24 — Where are all the new songs? Not where you think

March 17 — KLOS breaks its own fundraising record; Emmis execs love radio; new Power morning show; January top-10

March 10 — SoCal Sound brings you Austin’s Radio Day concert; broadcasters fight back; mailbag

March 3 — KPFK’s Car Show birthday; Woody Show tech

February 24 — Riding the Emmis rollercoaster through the new book by Jeff Smulyan

February 17 — Little pushback at 88-1; the real threat to radio in the dash

February 10 — Holiday ratings keep KOST on top

February 3 — Differing views on KABC … or not; things you thought you knew

January 27 — Buying Audacy; is KABC actually stale?

January 20 — Remembering Benny Martinez

January 13 — KFI adjusts its schedule; K-Mozart present the best “Ninths”

January 6 — Own Radio.Com; KHJ still plays more music; KFI comes in 2nd