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 […]
The Beeb’s top ten classical list for kids
BBC Two has released a list of ten classical music pieces that it hopes will prompt children to listen to the genre more often. Here they are: John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 (1st movement) Britten: “Storm” Interlude from Peter Grimes Grieg: In the Hall of the Mountain King […]
So Long, Casey Kasem, and Thanks for All the Hits
Broadcasting legend Casey Kasem passed away Sunday at the age of 82. For those who grew up in the 70s and 80s Kasem is an icon of classic pop radio. His passing is sad, but causes me to reflect on how a single weekly broadcast so neatly encapsulated American music culture for a time, and […]
How to comment on and keep track of FCC proceedings
It has been a relatively quiet week in social media radio-land. Don’t worry, Pandora, Spotify, Last.fm . . . they’re all puttering along. Gazillions of listeners are listening and clicking “like” buttons, or not, but nothing earth shaking has happened over the last few days. So instead of the regular updates we schedule for Mondays, […]
College Radio Watch: WRAS Embraces Viral Video in Fight for FM, plus other College Radio LPFM News
In this week’s college radio news, the fight over the future of student broadcasting over Georgia State’s WRAS-FM continues with an all-encompassing campaign. The #SaveWRAS crew has already embraced social media, created stickers and flyers, and has been encouraging supporters to voice their grievances by contacting officials at Georgia State University and Georgia Public Broadcasting. […]
Photo diary: KZSC, WFMU, McSchmormac, KPOO, KPFA/Pacifica
You have here before you a small variety of badly taken cell phone photographs, documenting my radio station travels over recent months. I apologize for the red-eyed out-of-focusedness of it all, but I thought I’d post some of them anyway. WFMU: Back in March, Radio Survivor friend Kenya Lewis let me know that WFMU of […]