What do terrestrial, internet and satellite radio have in common? All will survive in our lifetime. With substantial listener bases established for all three media sources, they may face adversity along the way and grow at different rates, but all will survive. Satellite radio's main representative, Sirius XM expects to see its combined subscriber base grow 6.9% to 20.1 million at the end of 2010, according to CEO Mel Karmazin. Karmazin says he has 19.5 million listeners now. With his two resident wackos, named Opie & Anthony signed to a new two-year deal and with hope that Howard Stern and the NFL re-up, competition from internet radio and your usual MP3 players and iPods is a bit easier to take for the Mel-Man...
Karmazin has announced that Sirius XM 2.0 will be launched in the near future. Plans call for a number of new initiatives to expand satellite radio's reach and appeal. They include traffic updates, weather, flight conditions, movie listings and gas price comparisons. Much of the new data is targeted to Sirius XM's bread-and-butter - automotive subscribers. The satcom company adds about 85% of its new subscriptions through factory-installed satellite radio sets in new cars. About 60% of all new cars sold in the U.S. are equipped with satellite radio. In the home audio market, Karmazin says about 15% of 110 million U.S. households have a satellite radio subscription...
With Sirius XM's continuing growth, the great majority of the 200+ million terrestrial radio audience and Pandora's phenomenal growth reaching legendary proportions - terrestrial, satellite and internet might be common enemies but they're also common survivors...
10 Timeline Memories:
1.1921] A World Series First: The World Series is aired on radio for the first time...
2.1950] Premiered on this date: "You Bet Your Life", hosted by the 'one, the only' Groucho Marx...
3.1969] High flying comedy: "Monty Python's Flying Circus" makes its debut on BBC television...
4.1970] PBS founded: The Public Broadcasting Service is launched...
5.1983] And the winner is: Solidarity founder Lech Walesa is named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize...
6.1988] Shooting Quayle: Vice Presidential candidate Lloyd Bentsen makes his famous "I knew Jack Kennedy" retort to Dan Quayle. Quayle replies, 'at least I know how to spell potatoe'...
7.1989] Bakker fried: A jury in Charlotte (NC) convicts former PTL evangelist Jim Bakker of using his TV show to defraud followers...
8.2001] Deadly dose of anthrax: Robert Stevens of Boca Raton (FL) becomes the first victim of the 2001 anthrax attacks...
9.2001] Record breaker: Barry Bonds of the S.F. Giants sets a new mark for home runs in a season with his 71st and 72nd in a loss to the L.A. Dodgers to break Mark McGwire's record of 70 set in 1998. Bonds will finish the season with 73. Both men have been accused of taking illegal substances...
10.2005] Whips and chains: Defying the White House, the Senate votes 90-9 to approve an amendment that would prohibit the use of "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment" against anyone in U.S. government custody. This was a result of what transpired at Abu Ghraib...
Music Memories:
- 1968] Released on this date: "White Room" - Cream (on their final tour at the time)...1968] "Magic Carpet Ride" - Steppenwolf...1975] "Cats in the Cradle" - Harry Chapin...
- 1969] Live from the 'Ed Sullivan Theater': The Who make an appearance. Anyone remember whether they followed the plate twirler or Kate Smith???
Commentary...He introduced television shows and narrated hundreds, if not thousands of movie trailers and did as much to promote Hollywood as the famous Hollywood sign, from the '40s through the 60s. Art Gilmore, died September 25 at the age of 98 from natural causes. One of Gilmore's most famous voice-overs was done for "Highway Patrol." Art Gilmore and his wife Grace, were married 72 years. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, two grandchildren and four great grandchildren...The Library of American Broadcasting will honor the 2010 Giants of Broadcasting with a luncheon in the Manhattan Ballroom of the Grand Hyatt Hotel tomorrow, Wednesday, October 6, 2010. Honorees include Dick Clark, Norman Corwin, Sam Donaldson, Edward O. Fritts, Hal Jackson, Art Linkletter, Rue McClanahan, Agnes Nixon, Daniel Schorr, Lesley Stahl and David Wolper. For additional information, contact: jessicawolin@hotmail.com ...
"Happy Birthday...happy birthday": Kate Winslet (35), Mario Lemieux (45), Bob Geldof (59), Karen Allen (59), Steve Miller (67), Arlene (Chantels) Smith (69) and Bill ("My name, Jose Jimenez") Dana (86)...
Timeline Countdown: One day until the MLB playoffs begin, 23 days until the 1st game of the World Series, 27 nights until Halloween & 33 days until Daylight Savings Time ends...
