Don’t just stand there Pandora, get bought by somebody!
If you are a dedicated music application watcher like me, you spend a lot of time reading articles about what Pandora should do (or what should be done to the service). Every new app is a possible “Pandora-killer.” Take The Motley Fool’s Saturday headline: “Did Amazon Just Kill Sirius and Pandora?” Apparently the author is quite […]
T-Mobile “Music Freedom” Is Actually an Internet Fast-Lane
Here at Radio Survivor we’ve discussed how an internet fast lane might negatively affect internet radio, especially mobile internet radio. But we weren’t expecting it to actually happen so quickly. What I’m talking about is T-Mobile’s announcement on Wednesday that the company will allow customers to stream music to their smartphones without it impacting their […]
College Radio Watch: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology to Sell WMHD to Indiana State University
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana has filed paperwork with the FCC in order to assign the 1400 watt FM license for student-run college radio station WMHD 90.7 FM to Indiana State University. According to the asset purchase agreement, the purchase price is $16,465. Based on a recent notice to the FCC regarding […]
Good morning Maui! Inside Mana’o Hana Hou radio
I was very happy to get this update on the status of the island of Maui’s Mana’o Hana Hou radio the other day from John Bruce, an engineer who sits on the Maui Media Initiative board for Mana’o. The operation describes itself as a “non commercial secular FM broadcast station,” with the official call letters KMNO. The community […]
Arizona college radio stations ask FCC for leeway on underwriting, again
It is once more into the breach for the Maricopa Community College District of Arizona, which is asking the Federal Communications Commission yet again for a waiver to broadcast more direct underwriting spots on its two radio stations. Maricopa operates jazz station KJZZ-FM and classical signal KBAQ-FM. Citing economic difficulties, it has been pressing the […]
LPFM News: FCC Reports on Low-Power FM Progress
Last Friday the Media Bureau gave a presentation on its progress with LPFM to the full Commission during the FCC’s June open meeting. The Bureau reported some interesting facts about this licensing window. For instance, the most applications were filed in Texas (303), California (285), Florida (276) and Oregon (91). The first 3 states aren’t […]
Negativland Releases “U2” Masters, Kasem Outtakes & All
In my memorial of Casey Kasem yesterday I mentioned Negativland’s infamous “U2” single that integrated into cover versions of the band U2’s “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” blooper outtakes of Kasem generally losing his cool while recording America’s Top 40. It turns out that Negativland is making their own tribute of sorts […]
Podcasting News: SmartBinge, iOS 8 & Earwolf CEO Change
In this week’s podcasting news: Apple bundles Podcasts app into iOS 8; New York Public Radio launches an ad campaign to promote binging on its podcasts; Earwolf CEO Jeff Ullrich announces that he is stepping aside. Apple Bundles Podcasts in iOS 8 The second beta of Apple’s iOS 8 is out to developers, and one […]
WXPN unveils Zydeco Crossroads Project
Get ready for all out zydeco at public radio signal WXPN of Philadelphia. The station has received a Pew arts grant ($360,000) for a year long “Zydeco Crossroads” project. The Zydeco rollout will include free World Cafe Live concerts, performances by the local music/dance ensemble Allons Danser, and a documentary about the genre by filmmaker […]
University of Washington to Assign KEXP License to Non-Profit Group that Manages Station
The University of Washington Regents have filed paperwork (PDF) with the FCC to assign the license for music-oriented public radio station KEXP-FM to the non-profit Friends of KEXP in exchange for “promotional consideration” valued at just over $4 million. The Seattle station, known as KEXP since 2001, was formerly the student-run radio station KCMU-FM, which […]