Survey: Parents Prefer Violence Over Sex In Videogames

Gamer website WhatTheyPlay.com recently asked their users in a Question of the Day poll what they found to be most offensive in a videogame targeted toward children--a severed head, the use of a certain expletive, same-sex kissing or intercourse between a man and a …

"The Zone" Changes Contest Rules, Deceives Listeners

KZZO-FM, known on-air as "100.5 The Zone" has been running a contest for close to a week now in which an unknown "Outlaw" allegedly stole $25,000 in cash out of a remote broadcast van. The station promised a reward of $25,000 to any individual who asked the correct …

Australia Says: "Laser Pointers Are Dangerous Weapons"

Let's list some dangerous weapons: Guns, knives, swords. Oh, and add "laser pointers" if you live in Western Australia.

The government there found laser pointers to be so extremely dangerous that the use of the objects warranted the Aussies to call a special meeting …

Disposable Cell Phones Coming To Europe

Cell phones are going the way of cameras--at least in Europe. Cell phone manufacturer Hop-On, based in the United States, has developed a disposable phone that has no LCD screen and sports a Texas Instruments technology chip operating in the 900MHz band, used by many …

Music Video Monday: To The Moon And Back

Let's take a trip back to the 1990s. A decade when Pogs and Tamagotchis ruled the playground. A decade when America was fascinated by a President who wasn't afraid to get freaky in the Oval Office. A decade when the world was captivated by a band whose lyrics …

Texas Girl Lies About Assault By Latino Classmates

Last week, a middle school student from eastern Texas was assaulted by a group of her Latino classmates after siding against illegal immigration in a class history project. Melanie Bowers said 21 Latino students threatened to rape and kill her after she constructed a …

Clearing The Air: The Zone's "$25,000 Robbery"

I've received so many e-mails about this topic, most of which ask the same questions, that I feel the need to clear the air once and for all.

For those of you who don't know, an alleged "robbery" took place involving the station I formerly interned for, 100.5 The Zone. …

Just A Thought...

Just a thought before we begin with regular business today: I have a statistics plug-in working here on RadioMatthew.com that shows me where people are viewing my site from and shows me the IP addresses of my visitors. From there, I'm able to trace which city and …

Popular Mechanics: Sac Levees Must Be Fixed Now

The magazine Popular Mechanics published a list of 10 infrastructures in the United States that are in dangerous need of repair in its May 2008 issue. According to the magazine, of the 122 levees the federal government declared in need of repair, "19 were on …

XETV, KSWB Battle For Fox Affiliation In San Diego

Tribune Broadcasting is causing a shakeup in the television industry. Here in Sacramento, Tribune appointed Bob Ramsey as General Manager to KTXL one week after Audrey Farrington resigned from the position.

Bob Ramsey comes from San Diego's KSWB-TV, where the shake-up …

KTXL Borrows Story From RadioMatthew.com

Catch the Fox 40 News at 10PM? Fox 40 borrowed a story from this blog on the "Free Can of Dr. Pepper" campaign launched between Dr. Pepper and Axl Rose.

"But Matthew, how would you know that Fox 40 borrowed the story from you?" Simple: I checked Google News and …

Music Video Monday: Thrash Unreal

The band Against Me! came out with their wildly successful track "Thrash Unreal" just last year, though it has all of vibe of a mid-1990s alternative track (think of anything by The Offspring).

Though the words never appear in the song itself, the title "Thrash Unreal" …

A Free Dr. Pepper Could Be Comin' Your Way

Dr. Pepper supports Axl Rose. No, I mean, Dr. Pepper really, really supports Axl Rose.

The beverage manufacturer, whose signature drink is a cola made with 23 flavors, says if Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose releases his seventeen-years-in-the-making album Chinese …

Study: Smoking Bans Increase Drunk Driving Accidents

A new study, to be released by the Journal of Public Economics, shows an increase in fatal accidents involving alcohol after a public smoking ban is implemented in cities as opposed to those towns without a ban.

The study, authored by Chad Cotti of the University of …

Microsoft CEO: "I'm Going To F***ing Kill Google"

"We will be compelled to take our case directly to your shareholders."

This was the threat made by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer who has drafted a three week deadline for search engine giant Yahoo to reconsider a proposal made months ago for both companies to merge. …

Comcast Offers Internet For $150 A Month

Telecommunications giant Comcast Corporation unveiled a super-speedy Internet service that it says is aimed at residential and business customers With a price tag of $149.99 per month, compared to the $50 it offers for regular cable Internet, it's likely to attract …

"Bloodbath" At CBS-Owned Stations Nationwide

This was no early April Fool's joke: KPIX-TV in San Francisco announced earlier this morning that fourteen newsroom employees were asked to leave the station. Bill Schechner, a veteran reporter at CBS 5 who was shown the door, has been in Bay Area television since …

Music Video Monday: The B-52s Are Back

The B-52s are back with Funplex, an album that shows that all four members of the popular new wave band have not aged a bit. Funplex, which is also the title of their first single from the album, has all of the trademarked styles of The B-52s: nonsensical …

KSAC Drops Progressive Programming, Finds Jesus Instead

Sunday morning, listeners in the Sacramento area who are used to hearing progressive talk on KSAC 1240AM instead got an earful of gospel music.

Confirmed by The Sacramento Bee last week, KSAC 1240AM announced their decision to switch from progressive talk to gospel. …

Madonna Likely To Remake Casablanca Film In War-Torn Iraq

Singer-entertainer Madonna, who was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has announced plans to refilm the legendary movie Casablanca.

According to a film executive, Madonna would like to remake the film in a war-torn country, "such as Iraq." The …