Broadcast Media

Free Press' Craig Aaron on teaser for National Conference on Media Reform

Craig Aaron, president and CEO of Free Press, an organization devoted to changing media and technology policies, is among the headliners for "The Perfect Storm: Democracy in the Age of Big Money and Big Media," taking place tomorrow at the Tivoli Center. But while the event can certainly stand on it ... More >>

Canada allows "Money for Nothing" back on the radio

​Early this year, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CSBC) decided to ban the Dire Straits song, "Money for Nothing" because of the use of a homophobic slur in the song's lyrics. In a somewhat surprising move, they've reversed the decision, which means Canadian broadcasters can go back ... More >>

7News, Azteca America affiliates in CO for sale: McGraw-Hill looks to peddle broadcasting group

​Update below: KMGH-TV, better known as 7News, is on the block -- and so are Azteca America affiliates in Denver, Fort Collins and Colorado Springs, according to an announcement by McGraw-Hill, the stations' parent company. Officially, the move is part of a "portfolio review" -- but the real ... More >>

Closing Rocky Mountain News hasn't solved problems at Scripps

Finances drove the decision by E.W. Scripps executives to shutter their largest newspaper, the Rocky Mountain News, in late February. However, it's clear from data released this morning that removing the tabloid from its books didn't suddenly make everything better. According to a Wall Street Jour ... More >>

Liberty Media's John Malone takes risky leap into satellite radio with Sirius investment

John Malone. John Malone, the local mogul at the helm of Liberty Media, didn't become one of the richest men in the state by making foolish investments. But his decision, made public moments ago, to provide $530 million in loans to Sirius XM Radio in exchange for a 40 percent equity stake in the st ... More >>

Channel 7's Byron Grandy: new title, more work

Byron Grandy. In today's financial environment, TV stations don't have a lot of extra cash to offer executives. But they can usually afford to shift around folks already on the payroll -- which explains today's announcement about Channel 7's Byron Grandy. As pointed out in the September 2008 blog " ... More >>

Public TV stations grapple with digital switchover

The Message column "DTV or No TV" discusses a likely complication in the move from analog television signals to the digital kind, which is scheduled to take place on February 17. Specifically, some viewers west of the main digital tower on Lookout Mountain who have been receiving free analog signa ... More >>

Statements from Clear Channel execs John Hogan and Mark Mays about job cuts

Yesterday's blog "The Bloodletting Starts at Clear Channel Denver" documents ten layoffs at the Texas corporation's local properties: five FMs -- KTCL/93.3 FM, The Party/95.7 FM, KBCO/97.3 FM, The Fox/103.5 FM and KBPI/106.7 FM -- and three AMs -- KHOW/630 AM, KKZN/760 AM and KOA/850 AM. This morn ... More >>

The origin of the digital-TV dead zone west of Lookout Mountain

"DTV or No TV," a Message column in the January 22 issue, reveals that some people who've been receiving analog television signals for decades will likely lose free TV service entirely once the conversion to digital broadcasting takes place on February 17, the scheduled switchover date, or at some ... More >>

We're an Arbitron family!

Watch out, radio stations. I'm no longer impotent when it comes to determining your success of failure. Suddenly, I'm a force to be reckoned with. Sort of. Kind of. In a way. A few days back, my beloved received a letter from Arbitron, the Maryland-based radio-ratings service. "Be Part of the Rad ... More >>

Rocky Mountain PBS hires new CEO

Rocky Mountain PBS said Tuesday it has hired Doug Price as its new president and chief executive officer. He replaces James Morgese, who explained to Westword's Michael Roberts in August why he was leaving the public television service after fifteen years. A former top executive with First Bank of ... More >>

E.W. Scripps CEO Rich Boehne on his company's commitment to newspapers

As is the case with all articles, plenty of interesting stuff gathered for Westword's December 11 feature about the dire circumstances facing the Rocky Mountain News and sidebars focusing on Rocky writers who the Denver Post should try to hire and the joint-operating agreement between the Rocky an ... More >>

Denver Radio Legend Steve Keeney Retires

Rupert Murdoch's Foxy Move

Towering Imbroglio

Def Jam

HD radio rocks -- but is anyone listening?

More Messages: A Novella Approach

Clearing the Way

C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America

Starz FilmCenter in the Tivoli Student Union

Letters to the Editor

From the week of November 18, 2004

Clear Sailing

A jury may finally get to hear a juicy suit against Clear Channel.

Best Hip-Hop Label

Mobstyle Records

The Message

Power Up

A Dam in the Stream

If Clear Channel can't afford Internet radio, who can?

Cyber Slams

A local college student is on a one-man mission to attack lousy radio.

Good Sex, Bad Sex

An adult advertiser complains that explicit radio stations won't run his not-very-explicit commercials.

Backwash

Still battling Goliath, Nobody in Particular Presents claims a clear victory in court.

Best Gospel Radio Show

Old Ship of Zion
KDKO-AM/1510

Best Place to Fix Your Speedometer

Deluxe Speedometer & Radio Service

Interpreting the Signals

Does the sale of five major Denver radio stations mean big changes, or more of the same?

Going Public

Colorado Public Radio is selling itself as a kinder, gentler network. But its critics aren't buying it.

Net Loss

The government killed TV, and Hollywood's begging it to revive the corpse

Letters to the Editor

From the week of February 7, 2002

Playola

Most radio stations pick songs that are good for everyone but aspiring musicians and listeners.

Taking on the Empire

A local lawsuit against the world's largest radio/concert firm threatens to expose the dark side of the entertainment business.

Backwash

A lawsuit brought by nobody in particular presents could muddy the waters of the Clear Channel empire.

Best Eye in the Sky

Lynn Carey, Metro Traffic

Backwash

Radio Waves

School's Out

When Fox-TV canceled American High, the network hit a new low.

Best radio shakeup

Clear Channel merger

Best radio talk-show host

Rick Barber, KOA-AM/850

Not in Their Backyard, Either

Protestors in other areas aren't faring any better.

Something in the Air

Lookout Mountain is a hot spot in the battle over broadcast emissions.

Clearing the Channels

Denver's radio shakeup may leave some big names without a home.

Radio Stars

The world may be in the hands of a bunch of hams on New Year's Eve.

Station to Station

Denver's two public-television stations get together, technically speaking.

End Transmission

Denver's pirate low-power radio station is pillaged by the FCC.

Letters

Obscene and Heard

What can you get in trouble for saying on the radio these days? Not much.

Survey Says

Are Denver listeners getting the radio they deserve? A Backbeat investigation.