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“We’re constantly testing new features across the site,” a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement. “This particular test is simply to gauge people’s interest in this method of sharing with their friends.”

…Paid post promotion already exists on Facebook. It’s called advertising. That’s what Facebook Pages are for, not Facebook profiles. [ZDNET]

****Just when I think I will take myself off the Facebook site, I find a couple reasons to stay. First of all, you really can’t access the good sites without being a member.

So, here are a couple good radio-related Facebook sites you might want to check out:

A tribute site: dedicated to KJR SEATTLE CHANNEL 95 at https://www.facebook.com/groups/152584557405/

How many Seattle jocks spent an early part of their career at KRLC Lewiston/Clarkston? Check the new tribute site at https://www.facebook.com/groups/327748653965581/

I am concerned by the “creative” changes being made to Facebook. It is becoming more complicated than necessary to communicate by Facebook, IMHO.

The business side of the KING FM, dragging heels for a year or so, but at long last, the promised staff photo has been mailed to fans.
in last year’s spring contest, one of the lesser (or greater) prizes was to have been the photo. But none was at hand. Stan Barnes, business manager, finally rounded up his air staff and tossed assorted musical props at them. He was tired of fielding the question of “when am I going to get my prize?”
“Many of our listeners wanted to know what we look like,” Sedge Thomson, announcer, said.
“Actually, there is no other apocryphal reason for posing as we did.”

Radio listeners who have been wondering what ever happened to the NBC radio network may be surprised to learn that five Emphasis features are heard weekdays on KING FM.
Some of the times are flexible, and repeat segments are at the option of the announcer on duty, but usually one will hear Jean Shepherd shortly after 6:30 a.m. (and sometimes around 7:45 a.m.); Gene Shalit at 8:45 a.m.; Edwin Newman at 3 p.m., John Chancellor at 5 p.m., and David Brinkley at 7 p.m.
Jim Wilke, KING FM, program director, said the station picks up whatever NBC programs seem interesting and fit within the classic-eclectic format.

This should be the last week of Mutual’s weeknight drama feature, Zero Hour. Dial twisters may recall the series first began as a syndicated venture, with weeklong continuing episodes on KVI. Mutual picked up the series and some repeats were heard on KIRO AM. Then, in a revamped format, the program began offering a single star with varying, self-contained stories each night. The change was for the better.
It’s too bad the programs were scheduled at 10 p.m. nightly, requiring divided attention with the CBS radio mysteries on KIXI-AM.

KYXI AM and FM Portland, is now an affiliate of the NBC radio network. The former affiliate was KGW AM.

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The President said a full reading of the document was the best way to appreciate the role he had played in discussions about Watergate.
And National Public Radio took him up on it.
“A reading” is oral, NPR advanced, so they drafted personnel from eight-member stations to read the transcripts last weekend.
Two 13-hour broadcasts were there Saturday and Sunday on KRAB. The same broadcast, cut into two and three-hour chunks are being repeated Mondays through Thursdays at 7 PM on KUOW.
Hal Lee, station manager of KRAB, said he was pleased with listener response.
“We kept no logs, but calls seemed to run 2 to 1 in favor of the coverage,” Lee said.
“That might have changed if we hadn’t been able to present our most popular Saturday program of bluegrass music at 9 PM,” he said.
One listeners sense in a two dollar check with “let’s hear it for Watergate,” scrawled across the bottom.
James Barrett, public relations director for the network, was in town yesterday. He said dispassionate readers were purposely selected.
“We don’t know what inflections were used that tapes might have captured but that the transcripts lacked,” Barrett said. “Readers were purposely nondramatic.”
Based on the President’s description of the transcripts, NPR had planned to read until 1 AM each day.
“We either read faster than the President talked or there were a lot of cumulative deletions,” Barrett noted quizzically. “We finished by 9 PM each night.”
NPR concluded the readings with the reporting of Pres. Nixon announcing the departure of his aides, Bob Haldeman and John Ehrlichman.
Barrett affirms that NPR would supply affiliates folk coverage of whatever House hearings or impeachment proceedings were open to the press.
KUOW’s delayed coverage tonight includes reading the March 27, 1973 transcript in which “national security” was discussed by Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Ron Ziegler and the President.

The meeting will be at Maggie’s Bluff Restaurant – Seattle – June 2nd @ 2pm

KJRB Reunion. Written by John Maynard, Voiced by Vic Orlando and slapped together by Ric Hansen – created at http://animoto.com

KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio (PSPR) has operated KXOT since July 2006 on behalf of the station’s licensee, Public Radio Capital Tacoma – I LLC (PRC). PRC purchased the station (KBTC–FM) from Bates Technical College in 2005. The call sign was changed to KXOT.

The PRC–PSPR operating agreement was driven by the shared belief that a new program service in the South Puget Sound area could attract a significant new audience while preserving the frequency for public radio.

However, after six years of broadcasting KUOW2 programming, the KXOT audience is small. At 0.2 percent share, it is only slightly larger than when Bates Technical College students were programming the station 10 years ago. Research shows that most KXOT listeners are also KUOW listeners, meaning the station has attracted very few new listeners. New listeners are required to sustain the operation of KXOT.

PSPR explored options for financing the acquisition of the KXOT license, valued around $7 million. A capital campaign feasibility study was conducted to determine whether major gifts and grants could be raised for the purchase. The study report advised against such a campaign.

PSPR offered to re–negotiate the operating agreement to achieve terms more favorable to PSPR, including extending the agreement to 2013. Unfortunately, PRC was unable to restructure its KXOT debt service without an unacceptable increase in PSPR’s capital investment.

KXOT History

2005: PRC obtained a bank loan to finance its purchase of KXOT.
2006: PSPR entered into a five–year agreement with PRC to operate KXOT, with an option to purchase the station. PSPR began airing KUOW2 programming in July 2006.
2009: PSPR notified PRC that it would not exercise its option to purchase KXOT.
2011: The PSPR–PRC operating agreement ended in July 2011. PSPR agreed to operate KXOT on a month–by–month basis while PRC sought a new operator.
2012: The PRC loan went into default. In April, PRC’s bank informed PSPR that it intended to take over the operation of the station. PSPR will cease to operate KXOT after June 29.
[KUOW website]

What a shame to have wasted the frequency these past few years, rebroadcasting secondary programming from KUOW — stripping the station of its local identity with Tacoma and Tacoma’s educational & community organizations.
So, what becomes of 91.7 FM? Maybe it could truly become a public radio station for Tacoma. Local volunteer-public access radio. ??? Nahhh! That won’t happen.

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Still another network-like rock ‘n roll show premieres on KISW, at 8:30 p.m. Sunday.
Sunday Stereo Special will offer a 90 min. audio profile of a pop music record artist every other weekend.
Jim Ladd, Los Angeles radio personality, pieces together the interviews, conversations and musical segments. Topic for the first program, Three Dog Night and their friends.
The series is produced by Alto Communications, in association with ABC FM spot sales.
Lee Michaels, KISW, program director, said the series incorporates occasional tunes by performers other than the guest artist for the night.
KJR separates coverage of the hydroplane race at Pasco Sunday, with Rick Hansen, Gary Shannon and Pat O’Day on the scene. KIRO will broadcast the final heat at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, but otherwise KIRO and KJR will offer capsule reports after each heat.
The trip is no junket for KJR jocks, however. They will be practicing for their expected all-day coverage of the Gold Cup race in Seattle, August 4.
KIRO and KTW also plan live coverage of the Seattle race.
The NBC radio broadcast of the major-league All-Star baseball game, getting NBC-TV coverage also, will be heard at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday on KBES AM and FM.