Airwaves: June 25, 2010
Beck Arrives at KRLA
The syndicated Glenn Beck program hit a milestone last week with the
addition of KRLA (870 AM) to the affiliate list ... marking the 400th
affiliate for the conservative talker.
Beck has been on the radio since the age of 13. He began as a Rock and Roll
DJ, eventually doing eyebrow raising stunts to gain fame and ratings. His talk
program launched in 2002 with 47 affiliates and has grown ever since.
Said KRLA programmer Chuck Tyler in a press release, Glenn is
the perfect complement to our schedule, and a truly enhances the strength of
our all-star Salem lineup. Salem owns KRLA.
The program will air live weekdays from 6 to 9 AM beginning July 6th.
New Digs
KUSC (91.5 FM) got a new studio earlier this month when it moved to
renovated space in the downtown AT&T building near LA Live. The long-term
lease allows the use of a 500-seat auditorium for future live broadcasts that
will begin in the relatively near future. The last broadcast from the old studio
at Fifth and Figueroa was June 8th.
The move allows the station to get further away from and permanently avoid
contact with any students from the USC campus that owns the station ... and
are the reason for the existence of its broadcast license.
Hot Summer Nights
KCRW (89.9 FM) -- another university-based public station that has no
students involved -- has some great stuff planned for Summer as part of its
Summer Nights music series.
The station is bringing artists and their own DJs directly to music fans all
over the Southland, from Pasadena to Westwood, Downtown and Chinatown. For
example, tomorrow you can hear Everest with host DJ Chris Douridas at One Colorado
in Pasadena, a city block bounded by Fair Oaks, Colorado DeLacey and Union
Street in Old Pasadena. It runs from 7:30 to 9:30 PM and, like all Summer Nights
events, its free.
The series runs Saturdays through August 28th; for full details, head over
to http://tunyurl/summernights10.
Soccer Fix
Cant get enough of the World Cup? Need to get those damn noise things
out of your head by getting behind the scenes of the teams and the rivalries?
Then KPFK (90.7 FM) is the place to be. The Peoples Game covers
all things World Cup and is hosted by a roundtable of fans and experts including
KPFK programmer Alan Minsky, From a Left Wing blog creator Jennifer
Doyle, producer/director Pablo Miralles, Daily Breeze journalist and author
of the blog 100% soccer, Nick Green, and Latin American soccer
expert Omar Varela.
Produced daily through the tournament end on July 11th, the program isnt
on the actual KPFK airwaves; instead it is available via podcast and online
streaming at www.kpfk.org, or at www.thepeoplesgame.org.
Rantel Update
Yes, that was Al Rantel on KABC June 7th, sitting in with John
Phillips (heard nightly from 7:00 to 10:00).
Which immediately brought in numerous emails asking, as did this one from reader
Betty, What are the chances of his returning and taking the 9 to 12 spot
and getting rid of the three idiots that are on in that time slot? It would
be so super to have Al back!
Right now chances are slim. But I am sure that management would love to have
him back. As far as I know he doesnt want to have the stress of a daily
show again, but it has been almost a year since he left the air to focus on
his health. Maybe ...
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