Broadcast Media

Joe Coors for Congress spends big on Denver TV ads -- especially during The Big Bang Theory

Editor's note: This election cycle, Westword is exploring the public records of television stations for information on how candidates are spending money on ads in Denver. Joe Coors, your average local candidate for Congress who is not a beer, appears to be trying to secure support from an unusual ... More >>

Country station won't pay for Jason Aldean shots photographer says it stole

Protecting copyrights in today's wild Internet era is getting tougher and tougher. But for photographer Scott D. Smith, it's a matter of survival -- which is why he's fought for months to get country radio station 92.5 The Wolf to pay for allegedly stealing more than twenty photos from a Jason Aldea ... More >>

"Penis Tattoo Causes Permanent Erection" our fave headline of 2012 so far: Thanks, 7News!

In today's get-pageviews-or-die web world, even network TV affiliates, among the last bastions of family-friendly media, understand that grabby topics are the best way to get clicks. Which explains why the top national headline in 7News's "Staying Healthy" section currently reads: "Penis Tattoo Cau ... More >>

Explosions in the Sky

Tuesday, September 13, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497.

Julox

24 the Mixtape
Self-released

Doug Lamborn wants to trash PBS and NPR: Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario

Dueling grouches: Oscar vs. Lamborn.​ Rep. Doug Lamborn, the grouch in the trash can to the left in the picture above, represents Colorado Congressional District 5. His bill to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and National Public Radio is getting a lot of attention and support ov ... More >>

Corner Office corners the market on hip restaurant art

The writing's on the wall at the Corner Office.​The rubber-band installation in the back room of the Corner Office, 1401 Curtis Street, snapped a while ago, but its been replaced with a far cooler piece of art: a mural created by renowned graffiti artists David Villorente and Robert Cartwrigh ... More >>

Dennis Leonard swears he wasn't pushed but jumped from his general manager gig at Channel 31 and the Deuce

Dennis Leonard will be rocking out somewhere else.​Dennis Leonard's tumultuous tenure as vice president and general manager of Channel 31 and The Deuce is over. He announced his imminent departure to staffers yesterday. While Leonard's enemies, of which there are plenty, would love to think t ... More >>

Xiren hopes to translate his recent radio success into more local notoriety

From the week of June 4, 2009

Channels 7, 9 and 20 won't wait until June for digital-TV conversion

"The Digital Conversion Will Leave Some Coloradans in the Dark," and blogs like this one note that a percentage of locals who've been receiving free, over-the-air TV during the analog era will lose this service once stations switch to all-digital broadcasting. Concerns about problems like these co ... More >>

Meet Jeff Wilks, new owner of The Wolf, The Mix and KOOL 105

Oh, how times have changed in the Denver radio market. Back in 2000, KXPK/96.5 FM, then known as the Peak, sold to Emmis Communications for $36 million -- a price tag that didn't seem outrageous at the time. Cut to December 2008, when CBS peddled three high-profile Denver FMs -- KWLI/92.5 FM (know ... More >>

Colorado Public Radio's still simulcasting on AM

Newest DNC collector's items: no-longer embargoed speeches

Long-range Obama forecast: flip a coin

Plug Pulled on Peter Boyles' USA Biker Nation

Focus on the Family's James Dobson Strikes Out Against the Fairness Doctrine

Comcast's TV Trashing Event and Its Connection to the Digital Switch

Black Dice

Thursday, November 15, Walnut Room, 303-292-1700.

Tiësto

Saturday, July 21, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 303-830-8497.

VAST

Wednesday, January 24, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.

Marky Ramone

Lipgloss

More Messages: Climbing the Poll

More Messages: 7 Hell

Golden Showers

A city's plans rain on local TV powerhouses.

Unspoken

Mum's the word about the Colorado Daily's sale.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of June 23, 2005

Best Sportscaster Upgrade

Eric Goodman
Channel 31

Scratching the Surface

Pete Tong

The Message

Air Wars

Best TV Investigative Reporter

Brian Maass, Channel 4

Channel Zero

On his tour, Sage Francis flips Clear Channel the bird.

Club Scout

DJ Fergie

The Message

Little Big Man

The Message

Brave New World

Backwash

Radio waves: Clear Channel clears the air about independent promoters.

Best Place to Bang Your Head

House of Rock

Best Anti-Radio Web Site

DenverRadioSucks.com

Club Scout

Storm the Unpredictable

Club Scout

DJ Kahlil

After M*A*S*H

Larry Gelbart is one of TV's last great writers. So why can't he stay tuned?

Follow That Story

The Clear Channel Empire Strikes Back

The Making of a Pirate

A radio buccaneer blames politics for turning him into a fugitive from the FCC.

His Way

As two of his competitors brace for a legal battle, a revived Barry Fey sits quietly by. Kidding!

Net Losses

Web radio's future is unlimited, but its present isn't pretty.

Best place to hear the Cubs lose

Chicago

A Word From Our Sponsor

Television keeps moving the line between advertising and editorial.

The Man You Hate to Love

The toughest executive in Denver radio pleads his case.

NEWT'S LOCAL LINK

A COLORADO NONPROFIT FUNNELED GINGRICH'S GOPAC FUNDS.

TODAY, BOULDER. TOMORROW, THE WORLD

KBCO'S FORMAT SPROUTS UP AROUND THE U.S.