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Internet, satellite and cable music royalty payments up 17% in 2011
This is certainly an indicator of strong growth for internet radio and streaming services. Music royalties agency SoundExchange announced Tuesday that it ended the year collecting $292 million in royalty payments, up 17% from 2010. These royalties are paid by … finish reading Internet, satellite and cable music royalty payments up 17% in 2011
Posted in copyright, Internet radio, music, satellite radio
Tagged music, Pandora, royalties, Sirius/XM, SoundExchange
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Music on AM: Rebel Radio
I’ve known about this station for well over a decade now. As a metalhead living in Central Illinois I’d occasionally travel north to the Chicago area or Milwaukee to see concerts and encounter banners and fliers for an all heavy … finish reading Music on AM: Rebel Radio
Posted in commercial radio, music
Tagged AM, Evanston, heavy metal, music, Part 15, Rebel Radio, Zion
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Vinyl Alive at WFMU
It seems like I can barely go a fortnight without mentioning New Jersey’s greatest radio station. But here I am again posting about freeform music station, WFMU. This time it’s because the record collector magazine Goldmine has produced a short … finish reading Vinyl Alive at WFMU
The Avenue Offers Chicago a New AM Music Format
One night last week I was tuning around the AM dial here in Chicago before going to sleep when I happened upon a station playing a nice, but unusual mix of vocal jazz standards. The music set was long, interrupted … finish reading The Avenue Offers Chicago a New AM Music Format
Posted in commercial radio, music
Tagged 950 AM, AM, Chicago, jazz, music, standards, the Avenue, WNTD
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The Aesthetics of AM Radio
When was the last time that you tuned in to AM radio to listen to music? Although I’m a huge evangelist for the ongoing importance of terrestrial radio (especially non-commercial radio), the AM slice of the radio band is a … finish reading The Aesthetics of AM Radio
Posted in music
Tagged AM, commercial radio, fidelity, Jay Somerset, lo-fi, music, oldies radio, PopMatters, stereo
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RadioSuvivor’s Top Radio Shows – Paul’s #5: Little Steven’s Underground Garage
For as much as I love radio I have to admit that there’s very few programs that I might consider appointment listening. Sure, I tune in to NPR daily to catch up on the news with Morning Edition and All … finish reading RadioSuvivor’s Top Radio Shows – Paul’s #5: Little Steven’s Underground Garage
The Record Store vs. the Search Engine
This past week I visited San Francisco. In addition to finally meeting my co-bloggers Matthew and Jennifer in person, I also made my pilgrimage to one of the best music stores in the country, Aquarius Records in the Mission. The … finish reading The Record Store vs. the Search Engine
Posted in college radio, community radio, music
Tagged Ameoba Records, Aquarius Records, CDs, experimental, heavy metal, music, music industry, record stores, San Francisco, wfmu
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Even the Most Passionate Young Music Lovers Eschew Commercial Radio
The commercial radio industry’s reaction to last week’s Boston Globe article reporting on the relative dearth of young listeners can be fairly summed up, as “Nuh uhhhh! Not true!” Despite radio’s collective denial, I had this reality reaffirmed for me … finish reading Even the Most Passionate Young Music Lovers Eschew Commercial Radio
Posted in consolidation, music, public radio
Tagged Boston Globe, Chicago, college, commercial radio, indie, interns, kexp, music, music promotion, teenagers, wfmu, WXRT, young people
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100% User-Controlled Radio?
In his post about Pandora yesterday, Matthew mentioned that he’d like to see a different model of radio on the Internet, where both listeners and DJs have some sort of control over the music selections. Well, we’re definitely in an … finish reading 100% User-Controlled Radio?
Posted in Internet radio, music
Tagged automation, commercial radio, jelli, live 105, music, playlists
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Celebrating Radio’s Past and Future
It was a pretty momentous occasion a few weeks back when San Francisco commercial radio station KCBS celebrated 100 years of broadcasting. Well, sort of. As Ben Fong-Torres pointed out in his Radio Waves column on Sunday, KCBS’s predecessor KQW … finish reading Celebrating Radio’s Past and Future
Posted in da future, history, Internet radio
Tagged Charles Herrold, commercial radio, Dr. Demento, kcbs, music, National Radio Hall of Fame, Pandora, radio history
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