Clear Channel says Happy Holidays with mass firings nationwide
This is what consolidation looks like. Industry veteran Jerry DelColliano called it: hundreds of Clear Channel employees, including management like program directors and on-air talent, received pink slips Thursday. DelColliano also thinks that this move is anticipation of a possible merger. News of firings has come in from Clear Channel stations in Tampa, Denver, Detroit, […]
Free radio pioneer Stephen Dunifer warns of “LPFM deception”
Stephen Dunifer has been called the “Johnny Appleseed” of free radio for his work with Free Radio Berkeley which has been making and distributing FM transmitter kits for more than 17 years. FRB inspired many unlicensed broadcasters to take to the airwaves in the mid to late 90s, in part due to the publicity the […]
Podcasts dominate 1st annual Stitcher awards
Popular podcaster and comedian Marc Maron hosted the 2012 Stitcher Awards Tuesday night in San Francisco. 160,000 Stitcher users voted for radio shows and podcasts across 20 categories for this first installment of the awards. When I first wrote about the awards in October I wondered if they would be dominated by familiar and popular […]
Lehigh Carbon Community College Files Paperwork to Sell WXLV FM License to Four Rivers Community Broadcasting
Back in 2011, we reported that Lehigh Carbon Community College station WXLV 90.3 FM in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania was rumored to be up for sale. Fans of the college radio station held rallies, crafted a petition, and formed a Facebook group in order to voice concerns about the sale. However, a year and a half later, […]
Ralph Barbieri case will go to trial, confirms Angela Alioto
We have not heard the last words of Ralph Barbieri. The sports radio personality who formerly teamed with Tom Tolbert on KNBR 680 is moving full steam ahead in his wrongful termination lawsuit against Cumulus Radio. Barbieri believes he was wrongly dismissed after disclosing to his bosses that he contracted Type 2 Diabetes and Parkinson’s […]
FCC’s LPFM order will make 2013 a good year for community radio
Next October future community broadcasters will be able to apply for more new low-power stations than ever before. On Tuesday the FCC released the text of its 6th report and order on the implementation of the Local Community Radio Act (LCRA) that was passed last Friday. As Matthew noted last Friday, the decision contains mostly […]
Bard College to Sell WLHV FM License to Tri-State Public Communications
Bard College has submitted paperwork to the FCC in order to assign the license for WLHV-FM to Tri-State Public Communications, which operates Robin Hood Radio in Connecticut (WHDD-AM and WHDD-FM). Robin Hood’s website bills it as “the smallest NPR station in the nation.” According to the asset purchase agreement, the purchase price is $17,000. Currently […]
FCC votes (hopefully) final rules for LPFM, sets October application window
The Federal Communications Commission has unanimously passed a Fifth Order updating rules and establishing a filing window for Low Power FM applications: October 2013. One hopes that these will be the last regulations needed, but since the process has gone through five iterations, you never know. In any event, we’ve been live blogging the meeting, […]
Liveblog: FCC meeting on Low Power FM rules
The Federal Communications Commission is holding a meeting this morning to finalize its rules on translators and Low Power FM. I thought I’d live blog a bit while listening to the event. If you have a commentary or statement on the subject as it develops, send it over to me here. [liveblog]
Want a new FM station? Auction set for April, 2013
Looking to start a new commercial FM station? How about in a small market like Presidio, TX, Prairie City, OR or West Salem, IL? Then start gathering your pennies, because the FCC will be auctioning off 112 licenses this coming April. You’ll need to make up your mind about participating by February 6, 2013, which […]