The Week’s Podcasting News: Listen to BBC’s Doc & Carolla’s Save My Podcast Event, more
If you haven’t yet caught part 1 of the BBC’s radio documentary that I mentioned last week you only have until Thursday to listen. Veteran podcasters Helen Zaltzman and Olly Mann put together an engaging half-hour that covers podcasting’s birth and early growth as a medium, talking with prominent hosts from both sides of the […]
NAB Honcho Complains about FCC Neglect, Competition from Broadband
This week the National Association of Broadcasters convention takes over Las Vegas. To kick it off, the lobbying group’s top man, Gordon Smith, took to the stage Monday to set the tone. And the tone was this: Hey, FCC what about us broadcasters? Leading off Smith’s list of complaints is the FCC’s effort asking TV […]
More Music on Chromecast with the Addition of Rhapsody
Rhapsody is the often overlooked veteran of streaming music world. While frequently overshadowed by the likes of Spotify, the service reminds us that it’s still here after more than a decade, announcing on Friday that it now supports Chromecast via its Android app. iOS support will happen later this month, the company says. So, make […]
Classical communities at plug.dj: if you can’t make one, join one
Most Radio Survivor readers have doubtless forgotten my effort to create a hybrid classical music room at plug.dj. Alas, I tried to pull it out of thin air without any of the real life connections you need to make an Internet music chat room work. Happily, someone remembered and brought a new one to my […]
Radio Caroline’s 50th & More – The Top 10 Radio Survivor Stories in March
Every week in our Radio Survivor Bulletin email newsletter we count down the top 5 stories of the week, along with alerting readers to other important radio stories. Now, here are our top 10 stories in radio news for March, as ranked by unique hits: 50th Anniversary Celebration for Radio Caroline, the UK’s 1st Pirate […]
Internet radio news site finds most of its readers listen to podcasts
The Radio and Internet News (RAIN) newsletter has been running a poll among its readers: “Do you listen to podcasts?” And the envelope please . . . 78 percent said yes. 19 percent said no. Three percent said they did not know what a podcast is (???). One interesting RAIN reader response: “We need to […]
LPFM Watch: Low-Power Radio Workshop at NFCB & More LPFM News
The assignment of LPFM construction permits creeps forward, with the total now at 1137 new stations approved. It still seems like the FCC is not yet dealing with frequencies where there are multiple applicants, known as MX groups (for mutually exclusive). However, applicants that filed amendments in order to no longer compete with others are […]
Amazon’s New Fire TV Looks Like a Nice Internet Radio
Today Amazon announced its own set-top streaming box, the Fire TV, to compete with the likes of Roku, Apple TV and Chromecast. It’s more like the two former devices and less like Chromecast because it’s not completely device-dependent and can be operated with its own remote using an on-screen menu. However, it does offer mirroring […]
Podcast Survivor: Podcasting’s 10th Birthday & More News
Happy belated birthday to podcasting! According to a recent Guardian article written by the creators of UK podcast Answer Me This! the very term “podcast” was born on February 11, 2004, in a piece by journalist Ben Hammersley. That makes podcasting, as a thing, a little more than 10 years and 1 month old. In […]
Format Swap, One Direction Hoax & More April Fool’s on the Radio
April 1st is a day when you must not turn off your critical faculties if you’re planning on turning on the radio or TV, surfing the internet, or even leaving the house. Luckily, most pranks are fun and harmless. Also, the FCC is watching broadcasters, who won’t be off the hook if a hoax results […]