My TiVo Roamio is an Internet Radio
After putting up with painfully slow DSL Internet service for the past few years, my family just switched to cable and in the process moved to cable TV. I have always been a huge television consumer and was the master of my video cassette recorder (VCR) back in the day. Digital video recorders (DVRs) came […]
Visiting College Radio Station 9th Floor Radio at Laney College
Although I’m immersed in the world of college radio, I’m still catching up on visits to college radio stations in my local area. I was aware of a streaming radio station at Laney College in Oakland called 9th Floor Radio and was excited to hear that it would soon be broadcasting over low power FM […]
Podcasters Rejoice: So-Called ‘Podcasting Patent’ Ruled Invalid
Podcasters across the US can now breathe easier. Today the US Patent and Trademark Office invalidated the so-called “podcasting patent.” This patent, owned by a company called Personal Audio LLC (a/k/a the “Podcast Patent Troll”) was used to sue prominent podcaster Adam Carolla–ending with an out-of-court settlement but no payment from Carolla–as well as CBS, […]
College Radio Watch: Role of Radio in Local Concert Scenes, New Station at Cal State LA and More News
In the Buffalo News this week, Jeff Miers writes about radio’s role in the local concert scene in Buffalo. He points out that radio stations and promoters have differing views about the influence of radio on the types of artists that come to town, but he also acknowledges that college radio plays a unique role. […]
LPFM Watch: 11 More LPFMs and New Call Signs Reflect Community of Chinese Language LPFMs
This week, 11 more groups were granted construction permits for new low power FM (LPFM) radio stations, bringing the grand total to 1,804 new LPFMs from the fall 2013 application window. Also, the FCC released a list of recent call sign actions, including the call signs for some of the new LPFM stations. One of […]
Digital Watch: East Village Radio Stages a Comeback
Just under eleven months ago pioneering internet radio station East Village Radio shut down after eleven years of operation. Station CEO Frank Prisinzano cited the costs of royalty payments and internet service as making it difficult for East Village Radio to even break even. Now, the station is poised for a comeback, promising a return […]
Pacifica Hires a New Executive Director, John Proffitt
The Pacifica Foundation has found a new executive director, more than a year after the organization’s national board fired former ED Summer Reese, who then occupied the foundation’s national offices for nearly two months until a judge issued a restraining order forcing her to leave. The new ED is John Proffitt, who served twenty-five years […]
Updates: WPFW moves, Wizard Fests, rockathons, toilet radio explained
More updates from our community/college radio Facebook page followers: Pacifica signal WPFW in Washington, D.C. is well into the process of moving. The station has posted some video of the ensemble BSQ performing a piece at the operation’s new K Street Studio digs. WZRD of Chicago is reminding its listeners that Wizard Fest is nigh: “Tune […]
Community radio updates: Big Pine Paiute news, Beat Cafes, groundhog t-shirts
There’s so much going on among our many community radio Facebook page followers that I thought I’d mention a few items: The Prometheus Radio Project is celebrating the first broadcast of KOGI-LP 97.7 last Tuesday over at Big Pine, California. “It was joy to help the Big Pine Paiute Tribe get on the air,” Prometheus’ […]
DJ Boombox! stuff to check out this weekend
We got some interesting e-mail and Facebook updates this week from various developers who wanted to catch our eye (or ear). These included: Boomboxfm. “Let us introduce you to your next favorite song,” the site explains. “Get free, downloadable songs every week directly to your inbox, personalized to your tastes. . . . We scour the world […]