Podcast Survivor: Crowdfunding Destination DIY
Podcasters looking to fund their productions are looking to a variety of methods to raise money. As I discussed Tuesday, many podcasts are taking on advertisers. Another tact gaining prominence is crowd-funding. Podcaster Roman Mars turned heads last year when his Kickstarter raised more than $170,000–more than 4 times his goal–to fund season three of […]
Score some great radio deals and help out Radio Survivor
I spied some very interesting radio deals at Amazon as part of both its “Countdown to Black Friday” and today’s “Lightning Deals.” Any Amazon purchase you make through one of our links helps us keep the lights on, at no extra cost for you. You don’t even have to buy the item we link to–any […]
Are podcasts actually less profitable than other online media?
The business and sustainability of podcasting seems to be gaining momentum in the zeitgeist. The latest entry is an article in last Friday’s Wall Street Journal that laments in its headline, “So Many Podcasts, So Little Profit.” Writer Jo Piazza says “podcasts today are what underground zines were in the ’90s,” which is a sentiment […]
Gmod video: the radio boombox as dystopian weapon
I have an RSS link to everything that YouTube produces tagged “radio,” and the strangest things come into my browser as a result. Today’s example: this Gmod video titled “radio” by Eltorro64Alt, whose work seems to be inspired by cult movie maker Alejandro Jodorowsky. In this piece the rather meaty protagonist wanders about some kind […]
Using Soma.fm as your life soundtrack
I’ve been listening to Soma.fm a lot these days. The listener supported service reminds me that radio at its best functions as a sort of accompaniment to one’s daily life. You’ve picked a station because the signal musically or narratively reflects in some positive way the world as you experience it. Thus the venue validates […]
College Radio Survivor: This Week in College Radio News
I started writing regularly about college radio back in 2008 when I launched my blog Spinning Indie. At the time, I was frustrated by the lack of attention given to college radio across all forms of media (including mainstream newspapers, blogs, and academic articles). My goal was to shed more light on the world of […]
FCC extends LPFM application deadline to Friday at 3 PM ET
Acknowledging “technical issues” with its Consolidated Database System on Thursday, the FCC has extended the LPFM license application window to Friday at 3 PM Eastern Time (PDF). Prior to these difficulties the application window was scheduled to close today, Thursday, at 6 PM Eastern. I’m sure there are at least a few applicants glad to […]
Radio News Round-Up: Dallas station to air tapes from JFK assassination, Iggy Pop holiday broadcasts
Here’s a quick radio news roundup to round-out your Thursday afternoon: Nielsen just released its annual Music 360 study that shows 63% of music listeners still turn to terrestrial radio to discover new music, and that radio drives many listeners to look for music on YouTube. The Radio and Internet Newsletter talked with David Bakula, […]
Lights out for North Carolina commercial classical radio station
Another one bites the dust. Wilmington North Carolina’s Star News reports that Wilmington Bach radio at 95.9 FM and 1180 FM is no more. Those frequencies will now stream Port City Radio news until a new format is unveiled later this month. The Star article quotes Wilmington public radio station WHQR FM manager Cleve Callison saying […]
LPFM applicants: deadline is today, but don’t stop now
Today at 6 PM Eastern Time is the deadline to complete and submit applications for low-power FM licenses. If your group is just now thinking about applying, it’s probably too late to get together everything you need unless you have a qualified radio engineer (and a lot of coffee) at your beck and call. On […]