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The decade's most important radio trends #6: HD Radio launches, but who listens? Who cares?

The decade's most important radio trends #6: HD Radio launches, but who listens? Who cares?

June 12, 2009 is a day that will live on in broadcast history. That’s the day that the nation’s television broadcasters switched off their analog signals and went all-digital forever more. But does anyone remember January 7, 2003? That was the date of the very first digital HD Radio broadcast, originating at Detroit FM station […]

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Rosie O'Donnell gets show on Sirius XM radio

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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Radio receiver pioneer Lee De Forest spent years trying to develop a device that would block radio commercials, but to no avail.

FCC lets radio off the hook in content filtering inquiry

The Federal Communications Commissions report on the state of content filtering and blocking devices is out. It says a whole lot about the V-Chip, satellite/cable blocking systems, video games, youtube, and mobile phone apps, but not much about radio. The survey continues: “Most commenters addressing the issue contend that we should not examine audio-only programming […]

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Sirius XM keeps hanging on

Sirius XM keeps hanging on

I splurged and took a taxi to JFK airport in New York City today, and waddayaknow, my driver was a dedicated Sirius XM fan. We listened to the Love Channel for a while (I would not have taken him for a Lionel Richie type of guy). I asked him how much he likes Sirius XM. […]

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