Seattle Radio Dial


from the pages of HaveYouReadMyBlog.com

  1. On The Air – FM Music tops PPM rankings - The most recent People Meter ratings show Star 101.5 KPLZ back in the #1 spot, for the first time since 1989! Music stations KJR FM/Oldies, KRWM FM/Adult Contemporary, KZOK FM/Classic Rock, KBKS FM/Pop-Hip Hop, KMPS FM/Country, KJAQ FM/Top 40-Classic Rock, KKWF FM/Country & KCMS FM/Chrisitian [all music stations] took the top positions for listener ownership [...]
  2. Rants, Expletives & Indecency - We know too much about the personal lives of Hollywood celebrities. The excuse is: they are in the spotlight, so they are fair game. Really? Imagine yourself as one of the participants in the following telephone conversation: She: Yes? He: Stay on this phone and don’t hang up on me. I have plenty of energy to drive [...]
  3. Where’s Waldo? - I see no point in Tweeting your location throughout the day. Who cares that you were at the 7-11 ten minutes ago and now you are at the dry cleaners? These Tweets have a link that brings up a map pinpointing your location. I’m talking about apps or widgets such as Foursquare. People complain [...]
  4. Perv ends career with arrest - NFL WORLD NEWS – Jeremy Green, who is working in ESPN as a NFL analyst was arrested on Thursday against various charges. [INCLUDING] possession of child pornography, possession of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia. Green was arrested arrested at Holiday Inn Express in nearby Southington hotel around 5 P.M on Thursday. Green was [...]
  5. Bridge to somewhere at Chambers Bay - Pierce County’s Chambers Creek Properties’ “Bridge to the Beach” project is well underway. I pass by this each day as I walk the trails circling the golf course. Officially known as the North Dock Overpass, a $4 million project, the bridge to the beach will enable pedestrians to safely cross the railroad tracks and reach [...]
  6. NPR sees it’s future online - As reported online at Yahoo News: National Public Radio believes it’s moved beyond just radio. So the nonprofit network’s dropping the “radio” designation in its company name—so 20th century, right? It’s now rechristened itself to fit the aspirations of a 21st century, multi-platform media company. In other words, no “radio,” please–we’re only “NPR. “NPR chief executive [...]
  7. Keep Portland Weird - PORTLAND, Ore. — A car full of people dressed as zombies crashed on Interstate 84 near downtown Portland on Friday, causing initial confusion by people who witnessed the crash. Portland Police said the car was swerving in the eastbound lanes of the freeway just east of the Lloyd District just after 9:30 p.m. when it rolled [...]
  8. Mad Dreams - I had a strange dream last night. I dreamed that I worked at a Madison Avenue advertising agency. My ex-wife was a pouty, mentally immature, attention-seeking, high-maintenance type. Back to the dream. The dream took place in early 1960s New York City…
  9. KLAY Radio: A piece of the Clay Huntington Legacy - Clay Hungtington has operated stations KFHA-Lakewood, KLAY FM Tacoma, KQLA-Lakewood and now KLAY 1180-Lakewood, serving the Tacoma and South Sound area for well over 50 years. [pictured: Clay Huntington, voice of Tacoma Tigers baseball 1946-1951;] Huntington’s early sports broadcast career includes stints at KTBI, KTNT and KMO radio stations and both KTVW and KTNT television. [...]
  10. KGY FM & The Sound of South Sound Radio - Upon first review, KGY FM’s new format seems to go too far into the Hot Hits, for my taste. Hip hop is not my bag, and this seems to be part of the KGY playlist. The Cool Classics, I enjoy. [THE SOUND: Cool Classics and Hot Hits] Overall, the good music mix and the fact [...]