Bham Radio Guru

Bham middle-aged radio guru...now trying my hand at taking on those big radio stations in town. Listen to our live broadcast at

[Bham Radio Guru @bhamradioguru]

Enjoy internet radio? It is in DANGER of disappearing forever! How the 1/1/16 CRB ruling affects u as a listener-->https://t.co/HcTXMT7zqf

[Bham Radio Guru @bhamradioguru]

AM/FM radio hasn't been *normal" since the industry was deregulated in '96...

[Alabama Broadcasters @ALBroadcasters]

Should Radio Go Back to Normal? https://t.co/IpUX4F8PI1

[Bham Radio Guru @bhamradioguru]

@mentalcyclist Cumulus just came out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

[Bham Radio Guru @bhamradioguru]

@zorcwizard @KFOGRadio KFOG's ratings have been steadily declining for a while. The station's listeners were aging into older demos that advertisers don't really care for which made it more difficult to sell ad time. It is the same reason KFOG dropped its easy listening/beautiful music format in 1982.

[Bham Radio Guru @bhamradioguru]

@seanyodarouse And now the cycle repeats...

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@dalmatianlover @KFOGRadio And the cycle repeats...

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@yourboyBrianRD @markrobt @KFOGRadio KFOG never programmed classical but was an easy listening station. Both are instrumental in nature, but they are not one and the same music format.

[Bham Radio Guru @bhamradioguru]

@sal_castaneda The move to a more alternative rock direction was aimed at appealing to a younger demographic of listeners, which would make the format more saleable.

[Bham Radio Guru @bhamradioguru]

@sal_castaneda Maybe. The station's listeners as a AAA station were aging into older demographics that advertisers don't particularly care for which made it more difficult to sell ad time. It is the same reason KFOG dropped its easy listening/beautiful music format in 1982.

[Bham Radio Guru @bhamradioguru]

@DavidFJackson5 @KNBR @BayAreaRadio That won't be happening. Cumulus has already moved the KFOG calls to their AM 1250 in Little Rock, as of 9/6. https://t.co/Owg0HNAH4O

[Bham Radio Guru @bhamradioguru]

@KevDGrussing Who's to say that Cumulus didn't already have plans to change KFOG's format PRIOR to the KFFG sale to EMF? They might have been waiting to get rid of KFFG first before the format change was announced.

[Bham Radio Guru @bhamradioguru]

@BRH1016 @AllAccess Is? Has been dead for quite some time...

[Bham Radio Guru @bhamradioguru]

@Cat14402199 @CroweRadio Welcome to American corporate radio...

[Bham Radio Guru @bhamradioguru]

@OfficialJTylee @KoHoSo @Live365 I would imagine only a handful of listeners and stations have contacted congress about the matter, either back in 2016 or in the interim. You get out what you put in...

[Bham Radio Guru @bhamradioguru]

@OfficialJTylee @KoHoSo @Live365 btw, we have some free PSAs we created a few years ago after the CRB raised rates in 2016. These are available for download to air on internet-based radio stations at https://t.co/kikA8WRbGE.

[Bham Radio Guru @bhamradioguru]

@OfficialJTylee @KoHoSo @Live365 Most listeners don't get involved either, as their attitude is if my favorite internet radio station goes offline then "I'll just find another station to listen to". We MUST get listeners involved in this fight! There is only so much stations can do...

[Bham Radio Guru @bhamradioguru]

@OfficialJTylee @KoHoSo @Live365 We've had the https://t.co/V5buJ1zYRL site active for about 3 yrs now after the 2016 rates went up. Not much traction in there, as we have too many stations lamenting and complaining about their situation instead of taking constructive action to get the rates reduced.

[Tony Evans @drtonyevans]

Sometimes when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into place.

[Bham Radio Guru @bhamradioguru]

@Broadcast365 Moving to a new licensor is merely a "band aid"; we need a PERMANENT solution. Listeners refuse to get involved and fight for fair and reasonable music licensing costs for small webcasters, then wonder why their favorite stations have to go offline. https://t.co/V5buJ1intb

[Bham Radio Guru @bhamradioguru]

@KoHoSo @Live365 On Streamlicensing as well. Moving to a new licensor is merely a "band aid"; we need a PERMANENT solution. Listeners refuse to get involved and fight for fair and reasonable music licensing costs for small webcasters, then wonder why their favorite stations have to go offline.

[Bham Radio Guru @bhamradioguru]

@mlp_ColeAndCail @Bethloveseast Join us at https://t.co/V5buJ1intb.