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What do Paris Hilton, Rob Lowe and Ira Glass have in common?
The answer: a leaked sex tape. It’s been making the rounds of the blogosphere this week. And if you keep your NPR affiliate on all day long, or load your iPhone up with This American Life and Planet Money podcasts, … finish reading What do Paris Hilton, Rob Lowe and Ira Glass have in common?
Posted in fun and games, parody
Tagged Alex Blumberg, fake Ira Glass, Ira Glass, NPR, Paris Hilton, parody, public radio, Rob Lowe, sex tape, Terry Gross, This American Life
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The college radio "guerillas" who made NPR possible
College Radio Day has come and gone, but I’d like to add a historic footnote to the festivities. College radio broadcasters in the 1960s convinced Congress to fund radio as well as television in the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. … finish reading The college radio "guerillas" who made NPR possible
Posted in college radio, public radio
Tagged history, Jack W. Mitchell, NPR, public radio
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KUSF Supporters Protest at Entercom Headquarters
At a lunch-time protest outside Entercom’s San Francisco offices yesterday, KUSF supporters reminded their foes that the fight regarding the future of college radio station KUSF is far from over. Around 50 protesters gathered outside Entercom’s Third Street studios, voicing … finish reading KUSF Supporters Protest at Entercom Headquarters
The Wheeler School to Lease FM Airwaves to Rhode Island Public Radio
Last week WELH 88.1 FM in Providence, Rhode Island announced that it was working on a deal to lease its signal to WRNI, Rhode Island Public Radio, for the next 10 years. WRNI currently airs NPR news programming over 102.7 … finish reading The Wheeler School to Lease FM Airwaves to Rhode Island Public Radio
Posted in high school radio, public radio
Tagged BSR, high school radio, Latino Public Radio, Providence radio, public radio, WELH, WJMF, WRNI
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Delving into WJMF’s Move off FM as College Radio Station Makes Way for WGBH’s 99.5 All Classical
Earlier this summer when I learned that Bryant University’s college radio station was leaving its FM home, I was upset to find out that nobody seemed to be protesting the hand-over of the frequency to a public radio station. Much … finish reading Delving into WJMF’s Move off FM as College Radio Station Makes Way for WGBH’s 99.5 All Classical
Posted in classical radio, college radio, public radio
Tagged 99.5 All Classical, BSR, classical radio, college radio, Providence radio, public radio, WCRB, WGBH, WJMF, WRNI
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WJMF Losing Spot on FM, Making Room for Classical WCRB
In a variation on a familiar theme, student radio station WJMF at Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island just announced that they will be leaving their terrestrial radio home in light of a deal that the university made with Boston … finish reading WJMF Losing Spot on FM, Making Room for Classical WCRB
Posted in classical radio, college radio
Tagged classical radio, college radio, public radio, WCRB, WGBH, WJMF
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WTF? Marc Maron’s podcast coming to public radio
You know public radio is truly keeping with the times when a podcast named What the F*ck gets repurposed for a 10-episode run syndicated by the Public Radio Exchange. I wrote about WTF, as it is more commonly known, back … finish reading WTF? Marc Maron’s podcast coming to public radio
Posted in podcasting, public radio
Tagged Ira Glass, jesse thorn, Marc Maron, podcast, PRX, public radio, the sound of young america, WTF
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Public station rewards donors with pledge-free web stream
I am a monthly donor to my local public radio station so that I don’t even have call in during its pledge drives — they’ve already got my donation. So despite their attempts to make the morning drive pledge pitches … finish reading Public station rewards donors with pledge-free web stream
Posted in economics, mobile radio, public radio
Tagged Internet radio, KQED, mobile, mobile radio, pledge drive, pledge-free stream, public radio
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FCC Approves Sale of KTRU to University of Houston
There was sad news today for fans of Rice University’s college radio station KTRU. In the battle for the future of their station that’s been raging since August 2010, it appears the KTRU may have lost and that their station’s … finish reading FCC Approves Sale of KTRU to University of Houston
Friends of KUSF Respond to CPRN and USF in Latest Phase of FCC Battle
Lawyers and wordsmiths on both sides of the fight over KUSF 90.3 FM have put pen to paper, filing lengthy documents supporting their positions to either defend the purchase of KUSF by Classical Public Radio Network (CPRN), or to cast … finish reading Friends of KUSF Respond to CPRN and USF in Latest Phase of FCC Battle
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