(July 4th Edition - June 30 - July 7)
A 3-country study conducted in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. shows that smartphone users want FM radio on their devices. A new Vision Critical survey, conducted June 16 and 17 following the revelation that iPhone 4 does not include an FM tuner, showed that 30% of U.S. respondents picked an FM tuner as a feature they'd like to see. In Canada 35% want radio while the U.K. share was 30%. The poll used respondents that owned smartphones and those who expect to get a smartphone in the next 6 months. They chose an FM tuner as one of the features they'd most like to see in an Apple iPhone. So why do more Canadians want FM radio than U.S. respondents? Jeff Vidler, SVP/Managing Director of Vision Critical offers a theory...
Vidler believes that Canadian respondents may have been more enthusiastic about FM because mobile data charges are higher in Canada, so a non-streaming station may be a more appealing option. "But it may also be that local FM radio itself remains more attractive to smartphone users in Canada than in the U.S. and the U.K. where music streaming services such as Pandora and Spotify have taken the spotlight for smartphone users." ...
U.S. Terrestrial radio should not worry about Canada's edge in the study - that's meaningless - but should realize instead that radio is batting .300 which puts you among the top hitters in the league in baseball. Go with that...
10 Timeline Memories:
1.1776] The Birth of a nation: The Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence (7/4)…
2.1933] The first All-Star Game: It’s played in Chicago at Comiskey Park. The American League won that game too, 4-2 (7/6). This clip is from the 1946 game...
3.1937] Poof: Aviator Amelia Earhart and her navigator disappear over the Pacific Ocean near the equator while attempting the 1st round-the world flight (7/2)…
4.1953] America’s ‘Dream Car': The first Corvette rolls off the Chevrolet assembly line in Flint, Michigan. The 3rd ‘Vette‘ to roll off the line was sold in 2006 for a cool million (6/30)...
5.1971] "Happy Trails": Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong dies of a heart attack at his home in Corona, Queens. Satchmo was 69. Satchmo made this a wonderful world just by his presence (7/6)...
6.1975] Tragedy at the track: The great filly Ruffian snaps a right foreleg in a match race with Foolish Pleasure at Belmont Park. Ruffian dies after a 12-hour operation to save her life. Ruffian is buried in the infield of Belmont, near the finish line (7/6)...
7.1978] “Seven dirty words": The Supreme Court rules 5-4 that the FCC has the right to reprimand WBAI New York for broadcasting George Carlin’s “filthy words” which would become known as “seven dirty words” (7/3)…
8.1987] All sports, all the time: WFAN becomes the 1st All-Sports station in the nation. The Country format moves to WYNY (7/1)...
9.2002] Bye, bye, number nine: After a lengthy illness, Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams dies at 83 (7/5)…
10.2005] Terror in the Underground: Terrorist bombings in 3 Underground stations and a double-decker bus kills 52 victims and 4 suicide bombers in the worst attack on London since WWII (7/7)...
Music Memories:
•1954] Recorded on this date: Elvis Presley records "That's All Right" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky" at his 1st recording session in Memphis (7/5)...1965] "Respect" - Otis Redding (7/7)...
•1963] #1 on this date: "Easier Said Than Done" - The Essex (7/6)...1967] "Light My Fire" - Doors (7/7)...1974] "Rock The Boat" - Hues Corporation (6/30)...
•1981] The Boss opens the Brendan Byrne: Bruce Springsteen plays the 1st show ever at 21,000 seat Meadowlands Arena (7/2)...
"Happy Birthday...happy birthday": (6/30) Stanley Clarke (59), Ron Swoboda (66)...(7/1) Liv Tyler (33), Pamela Anderson (43), Dan Aykroyd (58), Deborah Harry (65)...(7/2) Lindsay Lohan (24), Larry David (63), Richard Petty (73)...(7/3)Tom Cruise (48), Montel Williams (54)...(7/4) Geraldo Rivera (67), Bill Withers (72), George Steinbrenner (80), Neil Simon (83), Eva Marie Saint (86), Mitch Miller (99) and The United States of America (234) (7/5) Edie Falco (47) & Huey Lewis (60)...(7/6) Willie Randolph (56), Sylvester Stallone (64), George W. Bush (64), Gene "Duke of Earl" Chandler (73)...(7/7) Ringo Starr (70), Doc Severinsen (83) and Pierre Cardin (88)...
Timeline Countdown: Happy July 4th, 13 days until the MLB All-Star game & 25 days until NFL training camps begin opening...
