Charting the Maturation of Podcasting
On Tuesday Stitcher Radio announced the Stitcher List which is something like the Billboard Hot 100 for podcasts. Stitcher is a smartphone app that lets you listen to podcasts and other online radio on demand, with the “stitch” part of the name coming from the ability to create custom stations by stitching together different shows […]
Vietnam upholds prison terms for dissidents interviewed by “foreign radio stations”
The government of Vietnam has rejected the appeals of two activists convicted of “conducting propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.” The alleged crimes involved being interviewed by “foreign radio stations” and membership in human rights groups that include “reactionary people,” according to Radio Free Asia. The most prominent of the dissidents is blogger Ho […]
Following KCNL Sale to USC, Classical Music Begins on 104.9 FM and Spanish Programming Moves to KSJO
On Friday, May 25, the sale of KCNL to University of Southern California (USC) was officially consummated and classical music programming began airing on 104.9 FM in the San Jose area. These preliminary broadcasts are just a hint of what’s to air on the future home of KDFC programming in the south bay. According to […]
The 7 dirty words’ mid-life crisis
It was forty years ago this Sunday that comedian George Carlin recorded the Class Clown album which five years later would inadvertently provoke the Supreme Court to canonize seven simple words as the apotheosis of American verbal vulgarity. That case, FCC v Pacifica, would come to be known as the “seven dirty words” ruling, named […]
Free Speech Radio News asks supporters to “keep the flame burning”
Producing a daily, grassroots and nonprofit with an international scope is not an easy business. Free Speech Radio News has been pulling it off for more than a dozen years, since Pacifica Reporters Against Censorship went on strike from the Pacifica Network and turned their efforts to an independent, collectively run newscast. While FSRN is […]
KCNL ends Save Alternative weekend programming as Sale to USC Draws Near
On Tuesday we broke the news that the FCC has approved the transfer of Spanish language radio station KCNL in Sunnyvale, California to the University of Southern California (USC) for use as an outlet for classical music station KDFC. KCNL, which is owned by Principle Broadcasting Network, has been airing brokered Spanish talk programming as […]
Can Peter Dinklage save NPR?
The This is NPR blog notes that Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage dropped by All Things Considered earlier this week to talk about “his reservations in accepting the role of character Tyrion Lannister.” I’m glad Dinklage overcame his reservations, since I love Game of Thrones, and his Tyrion character in particular. I’m also glad […]
KALW’s Hear Here on hand at San Francisco Public Library
Be forewarned: this summer KALW’s Hear Here, a “pop up radio project,” will be popping up at the main branch of the San Francisco public library. The show will be there today, in fact (Wednesday, May 23), from 3 to 7 PM. KALW is the public radio station of the San Francisco Unified School district. Staff […]
FCC Grants Assignment of KCNL to USC for use as a KDFC classical radio outlet in San Jose
Yesterday the FCC granted the request by Principle Broadcasting Network to assign the license for San Jose-area radio station KCNL 104.9 FM to University of Southern California (USC) for use as an outlet for classical radio station KDFC. Along with granting the license assignment (part of a $7.5 million deal), the FCC also granted the […]
BBC radio makes you an expert in dubstep in four minutes
To me, dubstep is a bunch of trolls who show up at the turntable.fm classical music room and try to play DJ Fresh or Magnetic Man (we boot them in seconds). But if you’ve ever wanted to know something about the history of the genre, BBC Radio 1 has a YouTube clip that purports to […]