The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has sent a twelve page missive to the Federal Communications Commission urging the agency not to loosen its restrictions on how many radio and TV stations an entity may own in a market. AFTRA also wants the FCC to take a closer look at joint news agreements, […]
The extent of broadcaster fears of a Federal Communications Commission indecency fine were illustrated yet again on Wednesday, when NPR’s Fresh Air Bowdlerized the title of Nick Flynn’s 2004 memoir Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, soon to be released as a movie. “Imagine working in a homeless shelter,” Fresh Air host Dave Davies began […]
NPR has weighed in again on how to implement the Local Community Radio Act of 2010, which gives the green light to more Low Power FM signals across the country. The ex parte filing takes on the question of whether the Federal Communications Commission should tackle the backlog of applications for translators (which extend the […]
The Grand Junction Sentinel notes a positive development for Colorado Mesa University’s KMSA, perhaps stemming from its inclusion in the mtvU Woodie top 25 College Radio Station list. The campus has begun airing the station in its University Center. “They’re finally playing us on the second floor now,” KMSA general manager Kyle Cooper told the […]
Republican Senator Scott Brown and his Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren have released dueling radio statements over the Blunt Amendment, which would give the green light to heath insurance providers to nix birth control coverage for “religious beliefs or moral convictions.” The bill is introduced by Senator Roy Blunt, Republican of Missouri, and co-sponsored by 37 […]
The Radio Advertising Bureau reports a slight up tick in radio advertising revenue for 2012: $17.4 billion, a one percent gain from 2010. That year saw a six percent improvement from 2009, from which the industry could only go up following losses of around a quarter of a billion in revenue in Q2 and over […]
Great news for tt.fm devotees. Now when you are in a turntable.fm room, you can gossip sotto voce with your closest buddies about the other folks around. Private messaging is up and running, the service announced in this morning’s blog post. Got something to say that you don’t want to share with the whole room? […]
Last week was Social Media Week, with hosted discussions across the globe about the social networking phenomenon. Jennifer Waits and I attended some interesting panels on Friday at Adobe’s headquarters in San Francisco, among them one on the future of social music. During the discussion Seth Goldstein, co-founder of my favorite social networking site: Turntable.fm, […]
Truly wish I’d been there for the Broadcasting Board of Governors’s Commission on Innovation gathering held in Washington D.C. on February 10. The BBG oversees most United States broadcasting services, including the Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, and Radio Free Liberty. The subject of the event: “how U.S. international broadcasting can add renewed luster […]
As the United Nation’s UNESCO agency celebrates World Radio Day, it is important to remember that independent radio broadcasters around the globe face constant hostility from their governments. They must contend with regimes that politicize the licensing process, explicitly forbid free speech, or even prosecute radio hosts in the courts. Radio Survivor has covered many […]
