Communications legislation and regulation are moving back to the front burner in Washington as both Congress and the FCC turn up the flames on this policy area that has seen relatively little attention in the last five years. The Republican-controlled House leadership is pushing for a Communications Act rewrite, while FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is […]
Here’s today’s trivia question: How many radio industry professionals does it take to let the broadcast industry’s lunch be eaten by Pandora?*\ Stay tuned for the answer… Thanks to Brad Hill at Radio and Internet News for brining this forehead slapper to my attention. In industry journal Inside Radio’s year-end reader survey a full 2/3 […]
On this lazy Sunday afternoon I’m listening to some new podcasts that I want to pass along to Radio Survivor readers. Random Tape I read Los Angeles magazine article about Dave Weinberg’s podcast that shares found home-recorded cassettes acquired at thrift stores, rummage sales and flea markets. As a fan of found ephemera I dived […]
Like the last few years, the connected dashboard is the most important news from the Consumer Electronics Show for radio. This initiative reached a new level of maturity this year. But at the same time, the always looming specter of wireless data costs and threats to internet freedom pose road hazards for the development of […]
Summing up the past year in LPFM is not difficult. We had the second-ever licensing opportunity, wherein 2780 applications for new community radio stations were submitted. While that was fewer than many advocates had predicted or hoped for, it’s undeniable that this licensing window will lead to a significant expansion in community radio in the […]
It’s always fascinating to review our stats to see what stories are most popular. Every year one of our most read posts is Jennifer’s review of stations playing the Thanksgiving classic “Alice’s Restaurant” on turkey day. In 2012 it was our 2nd most popular story of the year, and in 2013 it was number 1. […]
I reviewed the last year in podcasting and concluded that it was one in which the medium had a growth spurt in production, attention and investment. Looking forward to 2014 this is the year that podcast listening needs to become easy and ubiquitous. I mentioned how I’ve come to think that the supposed discovery problem–that […]
Two of our most enduringly popular “long-tail” posts are about the demise of Smooth Jazz radio in Chicago. This April, 2012 report about the changeover from the format to alternative rock on the FM backdoor station 87.7 FM and my July, 2012 followup detailing where to find other jazz programming on the Chicago airwaves consistently […]
Two veteran podcasters took home the most awards at this year’s Podcast Awards, announced at the New Media Expo this past Sunday in Las Vegas. Scott Johnson and Brian Ibbot won both the Comedy and People’s Choice categories for The Morning Stream, while their Film Sack podcast won for the Movies/Film category. Film Sack also […]
This was the year podcasting crested puberty and had its teenage growth spurt. Two statistics make this point clear. Apple reported the milestone of one billion podcast subscriptions through iTunes in July. A recent Pew Research Center poll says that 27% of internet users download or listen to podcasts. That percentage was just 6% in […]
