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Chargers Bolt to New England

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belicheatSan Diego Classic Rock station KGB placed an ad in the Sports section of Friday’s Boston Globe calling the New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick “Belicheat” and showing support for the San Diego Chargers on their trip to Foxboro this weekend.

The Chargers and The Patriots face-off Sunday night on national television just days after the NFL opened an investigation into alleged acts of cheating on the New England coaching staff.

The ad invites readers to engage in some smack talk leading up to this weekend’s game. Supporters of both teams can log on to 101KGB.com and use the keyword “cheat” to gain access to the message board.

The game will be on KGB’s sister station Rock 105.

San Diego City Attorney vs. KPBS

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In today’s edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune, city attorney, Michael Aguirre, is asking why some programs were canceled by KPBS FM and TV. Aguirre had asked for public records and financial statements of the public broadcast station. See today’s Sign on San Diego for the full story.

KPBS operates on UHF channel 15, and 89.5 FM with studios on the campus of San Diego State University.

Chip Franklin in studio

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Chip Franklin at the KOGO Studio

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Chip Franklin invited me in studio this morning see the morning show. Along with producer Don Ayres, they are carving out a place on the AM band.
News anchor LaDona Harvey prepares a news cast next to the KOGO studios.
ccuThe Clear Channel lobby at Granite Ridge.

KSON nominated for CMA Station Of The Year

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CMA nominations include San Diego

kson-fm2007 CMA Broadcast Personality and Radio Station of the Year nominations include San Diego’s own KSON. The station was nominated in the Major Market area.

KyXy’s Greener: A Video Star

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KPBS adds third multicast station

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kpbs.pngKPBS‘ radio operation has added the third multicast broadcast to the 89.5 FM signal. The plans may include full-time classical music programming in addition to SOMA Radio’s Groove Salad on HD2. KPBS’ HD1 broadcast is the same as the analog signal.

The station is the first in the county with digital transmission on FM; and the first with a HD3 multicast.

Stay Digitally Tuned!

American Idol San Diego Style

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Fox Television’s American Idol hit the Q yesterday after a weekend of potential winners camping out at the stadium.

amer_idol957On US 95.7’s Tony and Kris Morning show, former American Idol contestant Constantine Maroulis stopped by to talk about how American Idol helped launch his career. Constantine is now on The Bold and The Beautiful on CBS playing himself! He is also releasing an album later this month. While in studio, Constantine tried to teach Tony and Kris his signature “rock star” gaze.

Fox officials said over 12,000 hopeful singers lined up at the stadium over the weekend for their try out as the next idol. The tryouts will narrow the group to 400.

ameridol_star941Meanwhile sister station Star 94.1 was on the scene with Laura Cain and Little Tommy Sablan working the crowd. San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders (center) stopped by and talked with the showgram.

Screaming about on-line streaming

SaveInternetRadio.org.

SaveNetRadio.orgIMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED: CALL YOUR SENATORS AND YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY TO ASK THEM TO CO-SPONSOR AND BRING TO THE FLOOR FOR AN IMMEDIATE VOTE THE INTERNET RADIO EQUALITY ACT, S. 1353 IN THE SENATE AND H.R. 2060 IN THE HOUSE!

Time and options are running out for Internet Radio. The emergency stay sought on behalf of webcasters, millions of listeners and the artists and music they support has been denied.

UNLESS CONGRESS ACTS NOW, the new ruinous royalty rates will go into effect on Sunday, threatening the future of all Internet radio.

Visit the link above to take action.

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ESPN Dan Patrick

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patrickdanhappytrailsDan Patrick host on ESPN radio and heard on ESPN 800, is leaving the network. Dan started his show yesterday, “I want to put to bed some rumors. I was not at Tony Parker’s and Eva Longoria’s wedding, I was not spending time with the woman who’s carrying my love child, Nicole Richie, and I did not audition for The Price is Right.”

His final show on radio will be in August. ESPN will do a retro week featuring the ‘best of’. Dan is brother of former XX Sports radio programmer, Bill Pugh.
(TV from LARadio.com)

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