radio – Patti is still learning

As most of you had heard, Congress is thinking about removing funding from NPR, which may wipe them off of the planet. Disclaimer: I am a NPR member so I do feel like I have a special interest in keeping the stations running. I’m not sure how else I would get my news, science, and… Continue reading Unmeasurable? Really? NPR and the fate of low PPMed stations

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Hey Radio, what else you got?

March 6, 2011March 25, 2011 Patti Combs Brownsord

Even before PPM (Personal People Meters) started rolling out across the country, I never had “enough” money to be able to go into a market, buy the top 5 radio stations, strong-arm the stations into really cheap rates, and call it a day (I’ve only heard of national buyers doing this, by the way, could… Continue reading Hey Radio, what else you got?

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Is ’90s Rock Now Classic Rock?

February 28, 2011March 25, 2011 Patti Combs Brownsord

We haven’t seen a whole lot of changes in the Orlando radio market. I remember when our Oldies station around 2001 went to Alt Rock and about three years ago it went to some weird (take no offense, please – you guys reach a lot of people and should be considered in any buy) Oldies/Adult… Continue reading Is ’90s Rock Now Classic Rock?