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Genesis Communications Network is shutting down. Time to shake up the talk clocks. I wonder how many hosts will be picked up by another network?


As cheesy as it was, George put alot of work into that EchoBox. The code running on that knockoff raspberry pi is actually quite clever.
 
I first found out about GCN when they were on a pirate station on 92.7 that was in West TN in the early 2000's and they were loaded with Alex Jones and other conspiracy nuts at that time. I figure they're no better now. Thankfully when they went off the air no other station in the area picked them up, although Alex Jones is still on WMQM AM 1600 in Memphis. 🤮
 
I have a saying....... MTG is nuttier than a sqiurrels turd. Alex Jones makes her look normal. So i'd have to say hes nuttier than the turds of 10 big brown bears
 
JayR said:
Dr. Daliah Wachs has a radio show distributed by GCN. It's a medical/general interest talk show. I'm sure her show will be picked up by another distributor.
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She and Doug Stephan are the most normal offerings in their stable. (Because Doug is on so many different platforms I had the misperception that he was self-syndicated.)

In any event, Doug is taking the opportunity to concentrate on his weekend show and making it more of a modular product for affiliates, and he's linking wirh USRN:
radioinsight.com

Doug Stephan’s Good Day Moves To Weekends - RadioInsight

The syndicated "Good Day Show with Doug Stephan & Jai Kershner" will end its run in daily syndication on Friday, May 3 after 36 years. Coinciding with the shut down of distributor Genesis Communications Network, the show will be replaced by a pair of four hour weekend shows available via FTP...
radioinsight.com radioinsight.com
 
Stephan is also 77, so it would be understandable if he was wanting to work less.

It appears that USA Radio Networks, who became the syndicator of Good Day in 2022, was being distributed by GCN. Doug Stephan's Good Day
There are a couple other shows listed on the web sites of both USARN and GCN. We'll have to see if those are in jeopardy as well.
 
As discussed in tonight's episode of Free Talk Live, Ian Freeman, despite being in federal prison, is working behind the scenes to lay out the framework as they leave GCN for self-syndication. This came from remarks on the air from his wife Bonnie.

Free Talk Live had been on GCN for a large number of years before departing for Talk Media Network, which I believe they were under for almost two years before returning to GCN.

They have been contacting current broadcast affiliates to keep them on board.
 
HeartlandNewsfeed said:
As discussed in tonight's episode of Free Talk Live, Ian Freeman, despite being in federal prison, is working behind the scenes to lay out the framework as they leave GCN for self-syndication.
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Good Lord! Although, maybe that's a new talk format: Prison Talk. Callers might be limited to using their weekly five-minute phone call so the timing could be tricky.
 
wadio said:
What's Freeman in prison for? I heard a little bit of his show a few years ago and thought it was a scam. Maybe worse than I thought?
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money laundering, if i recall correctly.. google is your friend on this
 
Wasn't Michael Medved distributed by them? When I used to listen to his show daily, I didn't find him to be "nutty". I enjoyed his "Disagreement Days" and, when the full moon would be out that evening, his "Conspiracy Days".
 
johnbasalla said:
Wasn't Michael Medved distributed by them?
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No. Apparently he was/is with CRN:
news.radio-online.com

Radio Industry News, Radio Show Prep, Radio Promotions, Radio Station Data, Podcast News

RADIO ONLINE offers the latest radio industry news, podcast news, radio show prep, radio promotions, radio station data and more. RADIO ONLINE has been serving the radio industry since 1989, with up-to-the-minute news at radio-online.com
news.radio-online.com news.radio-online.com

However, that press release says CRN's satellite time was provided by GCN at that time.
 
I thought GCN was supposed to shut down on May 5. It's website, live streams, and everything else are still running 11 days later. I wonder if the owner changed his mind or just delaying the shut down.
 
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