FCC reaffirms that there will be no 10-watt LPFM stations
Today, on its first day back at work, the FCC released a Sixth Order on Reconsideration of its Sixth Report and Order on low-power FM. Basically, this means the FCC received a number of filings challenging LPFM rules, along with suggestions and requests for clarification. While today’s order mostly reaffirms the status quo for LPFM, […]
Groups request LPFM application extension from FCC due to government shutdown
As they promised, a coalition of low-power community radio support groups submitted a filing with the FCC today, the Commission’s first day back at work after the government shutdown, addressing the LPFM licensing window that was originally scheduled to open this past Tuesday. That filing has already been posted to the FCC’s database and is […]
Pacifica asks for proposals to lease WBAI (see strings attached)
As expected, the Pacifica Foundation has released a Request for Proposals to run Pacifica station WBAI in New York City via a Local Management Agreement. Various interesting strings are attached to this RFP, among them: Pacifica must retain “ultimate control” over the LMA’s programming and even be able to preempt or reject various shows to […]
Student Radio Returns to Lubbock Christian University
With LPFM-hopefuls in a holding pattern during the government shut-down, it’s nice to see that colleges are continuing to launch online radio stations. Lubbock Christian University (LCU) brought radio back to campus on October 9th, with the official launch of its new station ChapRadio (named after the school mascot, the Chaparral). Although radio hasn’t been […]
CPB worries about two public radio Presidents
Reading Corporation for Public Broadcasting Ombudsman Joel Kaplan’s recent posts on public radio stations WAMC in Albany, New York and WHDD in Sharon, Connecticut, one could come away with the impression that these signals have become the political domains of two men on hyper drive. For example, Kaplan, a journalism professor at Syracuse University, quotes […]
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KBOO giving Thom Hartmann a try
A quick follow up to our post on Thom Hartmann and KBOO. After what appeared to be very lengthy deliberations, the Portland, Oregon based community radio station has began running part of Hartmann’s three hour show on a trial basis. “We’ve heard from a lot of you, from both sides of this question, and have […]
Mitchel Cohen: nine steps Pacifica should take before leasing out WBAI
Editor’s note: On October 3, the Pacifica Foundation National Board passed a resolution instructing its interim Executive Director to release a Request for Proposals for Public Service Operating Agreements (essentially leasing arrangements) for Pacifica station WBAI in New York City. Seven days later the board passed a motion instructing the ED “publish the RFP as […]
15 Seattle area non-profits coordinate to apply for LPFM licenses
The Seattle and Puget Sound region of Washington State has been the site of some thoughtful local coordination around low-power FM, with Sabrina Roach at Brown Paper Tickets assisting a community of non-profit groups in the effort. Today they announced that 15 non-profits and universities are ready to apply for LPFM licenses when the FCC […]
The art of wiring a Palm Treo to your car stereo
Shortly after posting my piece about BlueToothing my Droid Razr to my Panasonic car stereo, I got this fascinating response from San Diego based indie consultant Bob Hudson: “I put Internet radio in my car back in 2005,” Hudson wrote, “connecting a Palm Treo through the car’s audio system using one those audio adapters that […]
Five (Mitchell Davis) reasons why radio sucks
A single word of advice for Mitchell Davis: decaf. Still, despite the jump cut hyper-frenetic shtick, some of his five reasons why radio sucks resonate: too narrow a range of selections, dumb deejays making dumb noises, too many commercials, too many bleeps on songs that just shouldn’t be played, and making great tunes boring by […]