Looking for high school radio? There’s an app for that
I am enjoying the High School Radio Day Android application, brought to our attention by Kelly Jones of Columbus County Schools. After you download the app, the High School Radio Day logo bounces into the middle of the screen, and then you can pick the high school station of your choice. By my count there are […]
College Radio Watch: KURE Must Move, KWCW GM Shares Advice When Facing FCC Violations and WESU Film Honors 75th Anniversary
I continue to be impressed by the number of colleges and universities who applied for new LPFM radio licenses in the fall 2013 window. As I wrote in LPFM Watch yesterday, in the past few weeks a handful of college radio stations were granted construction permits for new LPFMs. By my count, this brings the […]
LPFM Watch: Olympia All Ages Project, WRVU Friends and Family, and City of Boston in Latest Batch of New Grants
It’s been a busy few weeks for low power FM radio, with 30 applications granted in the last two weeks, bringing the total to 1,506 new grants as a result of the fall 2013 filing window. Today is also the deadline for groups in the second settlement window to file certain types of amendments and […]
Will we ever see a classical radio top 100 performer’s list?
New Years is approaching, which means that it is time for classical radio stations to run top 100 composer polls for their listeners, then play the results in an on-air marathon. Last year New York classical station WQXR-FM queried the faithful and got a fairly predictable list of warhorses. The number one pick was Beethoven’s Ninth […]
KBOO Artist-in-Residence program accepting applications
Community radio station KBOO of Portland is now accepting applications for its 2015 artist-in-residence program. The program supports individuals who are “pushing themselves artistically using sound.” Each year the station awards some person or group twenty hours of studio/production time with a KBOO “Mixologist.” At the end the process the Resident’s creation will be publicly presented. […]
No justice for “Radio Raheem” of Staten Island
The New York Times editorial board is appalled by a Staten Island grand jury decision not to indict the police officer who chokeholded Eric Garner of Staten Island. Garner died shortly thereafter. We wrote about Garner when filmmaker Spike Lee produced a YouTube video comparing the man to his fictional character Radio Raheem from the […]
Podcast Survivor: The Verge Goes Behind the Scenes of Gimlet, PRX and ESPN
I didn’t travel over the holiday weekend. Instead I had friends visiting from Chicago, so I’m a little chagrined to admit I didn’t listen to any podcasts. If you traveled, I hope your journeys were made a little more enjoyable by some good ’casts. If so, please comment on this post and share. This week […]
8tracks.com and the art of overstatement
I received an email from 8tracks.com on Saturday with the subject header “You made an impact in someone’s life with your playlist!” It announced that yet another 8tracks subscriber has “liked” one of my lists, and continued: Hello Matthew, A powerful bonding moment just happened: 1 person liked your mix! The world can be a […]
2014 Holiday Gift Guide for Radio Fanatics: From Radio in a Jar to Bike Radios
There’s a chill in the air, the Thanksgiving leftovers are nearly gone, and thoughts are turning to holiday shopping. For me, scoping out interesting radio-themed gifts is a highlight of the season, as there’s always something new that piques my interest. If you have a radio fan in your life or if you are searching […]
Visiting Lyons Township High School Radio Station WLTL-FM
I love high school radio and always look forward to visiting more stations. I’d had an open invitation for awhile from Lyons Township High School station WLTL-FM near Chicago and was glad to finally get the chance to check out the station earlier this year. Serendipitously, the station is located in the town of La […]