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The bumpy road traveled by digital audio
In last week’s post about iHeartRadio I focused much of my criticism on the sound quality of the service, or lack thereof. Since the debut of the compact disc in the 1980s digital has become nearly synonymous with good sound … finish reading The bumpy road traveled by digital audio
Posted in HD Radio, music
Tagged CD, compact disc, digital audio, HD Radio, LP, MP3, satellite radio
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Clear Channel ups the ante with 3 more months of commercial-free iHeartRadio custom stations
Clear Channel may have been too focused on scarfing up stations in the early 2000s to construct anything resembling an internet strategy, but the company has been making up for lost time with its iHeartRadio service. When it went live … finish reading Clear Channel ups the ante with 3 more months of commercial-free iHeartRadio custom stations
Posted in commercial radio, consolidation, Internet radio, mobile radio
Tagged bitrate, Clear Channel, fidelity, HDRadio, iHeartRadio, Last.fm, MP3, Pandora, Rdio, Spotify
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eMusic’s semi-curated approach to internet radio – a review of eMusic Radio
eMmusic is an online music store that pretty much pioneered the sale of unprotected MP3 music tracks in the early 2000s. The site has gone through ownership and business model changes over the years, shifting from its original monthly all-you-can-download … finish reading eMusic’s semi-curated approach to internet radio – a review of eMusic Radio
Posted in Internet radio, music, product review
Tagged eMusic Radio, Internet radio, MP3, Pandora, Spotify, streaming music, Yacht Rock
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Celebrating Non-Digital Music on Record Store Day and in College Radio
Over the past few days I’ve been thinking a lot about the importance of music that can be held in one’s hands. The third annual Record Store Day on Saturday (if you missed it, take a look at our Radio … finish reading Celebrating Non-Digital Music on Record Store Day and in College Radio
Posted in college radio, music
Tagged 8-track, Aquarius Records, cassette, college radio, digital music, Grooves, MP3, PopMatters, Record Store Day, record stores, vinyl
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Virgin America’s Innovative In-Flight Radio Options
Often music is thrust upon us in public places, from elevators, to telephone hold music, to restaurants. Sometimes it’s amazing and notable, but when it’s bad, it can be torturous. I can never just ignore these background sounds that are … finish reading Virgin America’s Innovative In-Flight Radio Options
Posted in music, tv
Tagged airplane radio, CW, Fly Girls, in-flight radio, MP3, reality television, RED in-flight entertainment, Virgin America
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Locating Martin Luther King Jr. speeches – audio and text
Amazon.com Widgets In honor of the upcoming holiday, I’ve compiled some different ways to access some of MLK’s influential speeches. If you’re interested in reading some of King’s speeches online, the King Center, which hosts the King Papers, has many … finish reading Locating Martin Luther King Jr. speeches – audio and text
Wrapping up the decade in radio and looking forward to the decade ahead
As I said in my introduction to our subjective and opinionated review of radio in the 2000s, I still think it was darn near impossible to predict how the medium of radio would end up at the beginning of 2010. … finish reading Wrapping up the decade in radio and looking forward to the decade ahead
Posted in college radio, commercial radio, community radio, consolidation, da future, Internet radio, localism, LPFM, mobile, mobile radio, music, opinion, public radio, satellite radio, talk radio, wireless
Tagged 2000s, 2010, Clear Channel, college radio, commercial radio, decade, HD Radio, Internet radio, Last.fm, low-power radio, LPFM, MP3, Pandora, public radio, radio, review, satellite radio, trends
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The decade’s most important radio trends #3: iPod and iTunes lure listeners away from terrestrial radio
Music listening has changed dramatically in the past decade in large part because of the rise of digital music. Following the explosion and shut down of illegal file sharing service Napster (1999-2001), a variety of digital music companies attempted to … finish reading The decade’s most important radio trends #3: iPod and iTunes lure listeners away from terrestrial radio
Posted in mobile, music, Uncategorized
Tagged Diamond Rio, digital music, digital music players, eMusic, iPhone, iPod, iTunes, MP3, music downloads, Napster, Nomad Jukebox, Rhapsody, trends, Uplister, WRXP
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Recording Radio for Fun, Games and Posterity
I started reading the Professor’s detailed travelogues of his AM and shortwave radio band excursions back when he was writing for WFMU’s Beware of the Blog. After he quit contributing to BotB I learned that he was keeping things going … finish reading Recording Radio for Fun, Games and Posterity
Posted in fun and games, history, Information
Tagged aircheck, AM, C. Crane. CCWitness, cassette, digital, fm, MP3, Radio Kitchen, recorder, recording, shortwave, The Professor, wfmu
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