MeTV enters Chicago’s FM Back Door at 87.7 FM
Channel surfing on cable or over-the-air TV you may have come across Bewitched, Columbo or other “classic” re-runs on a station that calls itself MeTV. This successful Chicago-based upstart network that airs its nostalgic programming on digital television subchannels across the country is dipping its toes into the radio pool. Today MeTV parent company Weigel […]
LPFM News: Radio One in Fight Over WOOK-LP in DC
The Presidents’ Day holiday and another snow storm on the East Coast slowed down low-power FM approvals significantly this last week. In fact, only one LPFM construction permit was issued, to Church in Jackson, Inc. in Jackson, MS. The other LPFM news this week is not so happy. The Washingtonian reports that the urban-oriented broadcaster […]
Top podcast company hires WNYC’s Chris Bannon; we read his tweets
One of the movers and shakers of East Coast public radio is moving to podcasting. Chris Bannon will soon take the position of Chief Content Officer at Hollywood based Midroll Media. As a Vice President of WNYC-FM in New York City he oversaw Freakonomics Radio and the station’s top talkers: Leonard Lopate and Brian Lehrer. […]
Building My First FM Radio – Wonderology’s Snap, Plug & Play Radio Kit
After a frustrating first attempt at building a crystal radio with a radio kit over Christmas, I was excited to move on to the simpler-sounding Snap, Plug and Play Radio kit from Wonderology. Marketed as a project for ages 8 and up, the box touted that you could “create your own working FM radio!” (more…)
Return of the one minute radio show contest (this time from Montreal)
Montreal based CHOQ.CA of Montreal has launched the first round of its international 60 Second Radio contest. The challenge to producers: submit one minute audio clips to the station that grapple with the concept of liberty. “Liberty can be expressed in different ways and take on multiple meanings,” the CHOQ announcement notes. “Freedom comes from within […]
Digital Watch: Why HD Radio Isn’t Actually Radio
HD Radio is back on my mind after reading a recent article in Current about how public stations are using the technology. iBiquity, the company behind HD Radio, has hired the former director of NPR Labs to survey stations on the technology, obviously with the hope of encouraging more use. Writer Scott Fybush talks to […]
Beloved paranoid community: the meaning of Welcome to Night Vale
I am doing my best to keep up with the Welcome to Night Vale podcast. Episode 60 has this interesting moment, mentioned as always by Cecil, the announcer at Night Vale’s community radio station: Local television station Channel 6 has come under fire recently for their decision to start broadcasting into viewers homes whether viewers […]
College Radio Watch: LPFM for KTRU, mtvU College Radio Woodie, KUWS Doc and More News
Happy World Radio Day! This year’s theme is youth and innovation (see Paul’s post from earlier today), a timely sentiment considering what a great week it’s been for college radio! As we reported yesterday, Rice University was just granted a construction permit for a new low power FM (LPFM) radio station. This will allow KTRU.org […]
Happy World Radio Day 2015!
Today is the third annual World Radio Day as declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The focus for this year’s recognition and celebration is youth and innovation in radio. In a World Radio Day message UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said, “As the international community shapes new sustainable development goals […]
LPFM Watch: Seattle LPFMs Celebrate World Radio Day, Rice University Granted LPFM and More News
Tomorrow is World Radio Day and in honor of that, the Seattle Public Library is hosting a celebratory event and live broadcast in honor of the groups that have new low power FM (LPFM) construction permits in the Seattle area (see a recent feature in CityArts to learn about many of them). Produced by Brown […]