How many dittoheads are there, really? With Rush Limbaugh leading conservatives and heading up the Republican Party, radio ratings have entered the national political conversation. Radio ratings, done mainly by Arbitron, are, unlike their teevee counterparts, notoriously secretive, and intent...

This will be scoffed at by the usual codgerly defenders of talk radio, but consider this from AllAccess' Perry Michael Simon:'s weekly newsletter: You know about Twitter and Facebook already, and you probably even use them, but it's fascinating how much they can behave like talk radio: T...

How does KIROFM come in where you live? Have you made the switch yet ? How's it working for you? Will your listening habits be changed when the news talk format relocates April 1?   From reader Mike: I'm so bummed at work. We can't get KIROFM in the shop. it's scratchy no matte...

Lowbrow conservatism, name-calling, neocons, bullying bluster, blind loyalty to George Bush and the abandonment of elitism on talk radio have allowed carny barkers to run away with the right. Although we've said similar stuff many times, this time it's an influential conservative magazine. (...

The End's (107.7 FM) got to find another morning guy, after Corolla (5-10a) says goo-bye Friday. (photo: Leykis) We're not sure where KISW has Tom "Blow me Up" Leykis hidden away o n the Seattle dial, but he's been blown up too.  CBS is flipping their LA mother station, K...

Randi Rhodes' website has been pulled down and this letter has appeared in its place: TO ALL: NOVA M RADIO HAS NOT YET CORRECTED THE PROBLEM THAT HAS KEPT ME OFF THE AIR DESPITE MY STRONG DESIRE AND READINESS TO BROADCAST MY SHOW. RESPECTING THE EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP THAT HAS EXISTED BE...

Dogs, on the other hand, are under-represented in the new Arbitron portable personal meter (PPM) surveys......

We have nothing new about Randi Rhodes, (KPTK m-f, 6-9p) but here's what we know: she's still missing. Nancy Skinner she was called in to cover for on short notice, and has been behind the mic every since. This message appeared on the site of her syndicator: Nova M continues its efforts to r...

~~ KUOW, not KIRO is No.1 in the ratings in Seattle as P-I's Bill Virgin has reported. We hope Dori Monson (KIRO m-f, 12-3p) has made a correction, after the strutting, crowing segment he did, taking the credit for KIRO's success. Has Steve Scher (KUOW m-f, 9-11) usurped Dori as the new &quo...

We can ignore this no more: the Portable People Meter is about to be launched in the Seattle market, and several readers have written to say they've received a letter and a $10 bill from Arbitron President Steve Morris with this glad announcement:  Your household has been selected to be pa...