Broadcast Radio Suffering From Slow Adoption Of New Technologies
According to online technology magazine Red Herring, broadcast radio "…which initially steered clear of the Internet and viewed it as a dangerous competitor, has embraced digital technologies such as podcasting,. Continue reading
LA’s Indie 103.1 Succeeds By Being Unpredictable
If you don’t live in LA and therefore have not experienced Indie 103.1 FM, then check them out online where you can listen live and via archives and podcasts. (WARNING:. Continue reading
Broadcast Radio Increasingly Under Fire From New Technologies
Two interesting twists on the rapid evolution of broadcasting reported via the RAIN newsletter: First from Billboard Radio Monitor, in the UK "internet radio is more popular than digital downloads. Continue reading
Who Needs The DJ’s?
The internet has helped to keep many niche music genre’s alive and provided the tools for them to find and feed as wide an audience as possible. Of course with. Continue reading
Spitzer Files Suit Against Entercom
The music industry is buzzing over this morning’s announcement that NY Atty. General Elliot Spitzer has filed suit against Entercom, the owner of 105 radio stations nationally. "By accepting secret. Continue reading
Non-Comm Broadcasters Thriving Worldwide Even As Commercial Broadcasters Struggle
FROM THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE VIA R.A.I.N. – "For Jonathan Marks, the state of traditional radio is summed up in a despairing T-shirt slogan colored in neon pink and black:. Continue reading
Clear Channel & Cumulus Cancel Country Radio Meetings As Payola Probe Continues
NY Attorney General Elliot Spitzer’s payola probe of record labels and large radio groups apparently led to radio giants Clear Channel and Cumulus canceling annual meetings at last week’s Country. Continue reading
Spitzer Subpoenas All Nine Major Radio Groups In Payola Probe
ABC News is reporting that the focus of a two-year-long payola investigation by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is now aimed at the nation’s nine largest radio conglomerates. Spizer. Continue reading
Will Cell Phones Be The Real Radio/iPod Killer?
Since a lot of us don’t have a print subscription to FMQB (and aren’t really sure we need one anymore), you may have missed an interesting analysis on the future. Continue reading
Cumulus Radio Group Stops Reporting To Trades
According to AllAccess.com the Cumulus radio group will no longer report it’s music adds to the trades. "As of next week we are no longer reporting adds….charts do nothing for. Continue reading
