Radio Break Utilizes Low Power Radio to Broadcast Art Across Los Angeles
Over the weekend the public art exhibition Radio Break opened in Los Angeles. Curated by 9 University of Southern California (USC) graduate students, the performances in this exhibit all utilize low power radio transmissions. Last weekend performances and transmissions took place in downtown and East L.A. and this weekend they will occur in Hollywood and […]
FCC Chairman tells NAB that “business is better,” but your public files are going online
The National Association of Broadcasters annual show and convention just started in Las Vegas, bringing together nearly every sector of the broadcast industry to show off new products, discuss trends and hob nob. Unfortunately, the Radio Survivor travel budget doesn’t yet cover more than cab fare across town, so we don’t have a correspondent on […]
Do receptionists get hired as on-air commercial radio hosts any more?
KTUF-FM‘s Helen Adams is retiring after 45 years of service. She began her stint at the Kirksville, Missouri FM country music radio station in 1967. “When I started here I was fresh out of high school: secretary, receptionist, traffic controller who schedules the commercials on the programs,” Adams recalled. “I did that for eighteen years.” […]
KZSU Brings Back Radio Drama with “Our American Cousin” Tonight
To commemorate the 147th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, a crew of DJs at Stanford University’s college radio station KZSU will be performing a special radio drama tonight. KZSU’s adaptation of “Our American Cousin,” the play that Lincoln was watching when he was shot, will air on 90.1 FM (and stream on their website) tonight […]
Corporate FM Premieres at Kansas City Film Fest
At Radio Survivor we obsess about radio consolidation every day of the year, but this topic isn’t pervasive across mainstream popular culture. Because of that, I was excited to hear about a new film, Corporate FM, which delves into the “downfall of commercial FM.” The movie premieres tonight at 8:30pm at the Kansas City Film […]
It’s Radio Conference Season
The next six months are chock full of opportunities to connect with college and community radio practitioners at a range of non-commercial radio conferences. Here’s a quick look at some of the events happening between now and October, 2012. BEA 2012 First up is the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) conference in Las Vegas this weekend […]
College Radio News Round-Up: Anniversaries, Awards, New Stations, Flooding, and Soundtap Madness
Here’s a run-down of some recent college radio news from across the country, including stories about brand new radio stations, pieces about radio accolades, and some challenges being faced by a station that’s had to go off the air. Jamestown College Launches 4,000 watt KJKR on 88.1 FM On March 16, 2012, a new college […]
Attack ads on public radio? Anxiety follows court strikedown of political ad ban
A divided Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the Federal Communications Commissions’ ban on commercial advertising on public radio and television. But it struck down the bar on political advertising. “Public issue and political advertisements pose no threat of ‘commercialization’,” Justice Carlos T. Bea wrote for the court majority on Thursday. “By definition, such […]
Radio Continues to Grow in U.S. Based on FCC’s Quarterly Station Tally
The FCC just released its quarterly list of the total number of licensed broadcast stations in the United States. Based on their statistics through March 31, 2012, the number of licensed broadcast radio stations is still on the rise, continuing the trend that we saw in last quarter’s update. Based on this list, there are […]
HD Radio smartphone prototype to debut at NAB
Middle-tier radio owner Emmis Communications has announced that it will demonstrate an HD Radio equipped smartphone at a press event this coming Monday at the 2012 NAB Show. The prototype phone was developed in conjunction with Intel and iBiquity, which owns the HD Radio system, but few other details are available, including what operating system […]