Rosie O’Donnell will get a live two hour call in program on Sirius XM radio starting on November 2nd. “Like Rosie herself, Rosie Radio will be compelling, intriguing, unpredictable, and thought-provoking,” the press release proclaims. “The show will feature Rosie’s trademark wit, wisdom and straightforward take and outlook on life.” O’Donnell’s actually quite formidable on […]
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And the winner of the Pandora poster contest is . . .
Who knew that Pandora had a poster contest? Lots of people apparently, since the streaming Internet company just gave out its third annual awards. Poster making gal Amanda Tafuro won first prize for the submission on the left. There are also second and third prize posters. If you donate 20 bucks to Pandora’s Global Giving […]
New study says "little or no local news" at most radio stations
A new study says that most commercial stations “do little or no local news reporting,” and public stations aren’t much better.
Fernando and Greg are back . . . on Stitcher mobile radio
Good news for distressed Energy 92.7 FM fans in the San Francisco Bay Area. Fernando and Greg, the popular duo who regaled drive time listeners on that now defunct station have returned, this time on the Stitcher mobile phone radio service.
Public radio pioneer seeks broadband stimulus money
I’m happy to see at least one stimulus application for community radio. As telecom nerds everywhere know, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes a big chunk of economic stimulus money for broadband development projects—about $7.2 billion all told. That dough is earmarked for projects to roll out broadband to “un-” and “underserved” areas, and the […]
Broadcasters: use FM subcarriers for smart grids
An interesting filing from the National Association of Broadcasters in response to the Federal Communications Commissions’ call for feedback on ways that broadband can help smart grids. The NAB says let FM radio stations lend their subcarrier channels to the cause: “Smart Grid devices, implanted in home appliances, thermostats, and plug-in hybrid vehicles, could receive […]
One step closer for Low Power FM
Those strange political bedfellows Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Lee Terry (R-NE) have got their Low Power FM bill out of committee and one step closer to passage on the floor of the House of Representatives.
Knight study raps public radio on local coverage
A new report says that public broadcasters fall short when it comes to providing their audiences with news and information about their city or neighborhood.
A letter from Radio France
Radio France has quite a few devotees in the San Francisco Bay Area, among them the noted filmmaker Veronica Selver. You can listen to the service live, or you can download podcasts via your iPhone, as does Veronica. It helps if you understand French, of course. If not, she sent us this summary of some […]
Internet radio silent on net neutrality?
Why are most of the big Internet radio sites so quiet about net neutrality? Probably because they haven’t been pinched by an ISP, yet.