Broadcast Radio Risking Irrelevance
Media consultant Jerry Del Colliano is calling on broadcast radio to get involved aggressively and creatively in internet broadcasting or risk becoming dinosaurs when universal WiFi becomes available. "They’ve lost. Continue reading
KCRW Gets $500K To Experiment Online
LA’s KCRW-FM has been awarded a $500,000 grant from The Annenberg Foundation to develop business models to sustain webcasting activities and further its innovative online music service. The station has. Continue reading
Who Needs Broadcast Radio? Microsoft To Unveil Sync
Both General Motors and Ford will unveil a deal with Microsoft in the coming months that will put the software company’s technology into some automobiles, The Wall Street Journal reported. Continue reading
Futurist Watts Wacker On Radio
"People are looking to find people like themselves and coming together in almost a neo-tribal orientation of living. And there’s a tremendous opportunity for all media, particularly broadcast media, to. Continue reading
Can Alt Rock Save AM Radio?
In addition to better sound quality, HD radio means more channels and thus more opportunity for innovative programming. But so far little innovation has surfaced. But Philly’s Skin Radio is. Continue reading
FCC Seriously Considering Indie Music Requirement
An FCC staff proposal to the Commissioners reportedly would resolve the ongoing payola investigation of broadcast groups by requiring that stations play some independent music. It is unclear what is. Continue reading
FCC May Licence More Community FM’s. It Could Save Music Diversity.
Our friends of at DubMC report that rumors are circulating that for the first time in way too long "the Federal Communications Commission is going to open a new application. Continue reading
Real Growth Predicted For Digital Radio As Receiver Prices Drop
The conversion from analog radio to digital radio is well under way around the world and gaining momentum rapidly according to tech market research firm In-Stat. Worldwide, the market for. Continue reading
Watch Out Sirius & XM! Internet For The Car Is Here.
Seamless wireless internet service is coming for your car. This year for only $49 a month. It won’t matter if you’re a Verizon, Cingular or Sprint customer. This one taps. Continue reading
Radio Giant Entercom Settles Payloa Probe For $4.25 Million
Entercom who own 105 radio stations will pay $4.25 million to end NY Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s payola investigation. The lawsuit filed in March claimed Entercom solicited payments from record. Continue reading
