Corporate FM Premieres at Kansas City Film Fest
At Radio Survivor we obsess about radio consolidation every day of the year, but this topic isn’t pervasive across mainstream popular culture. Because of that, I was excited to hear about a new film, Corporate FM, which delves into the “downfall of commercial FM.” The movie premieres tonight at 8:30pm at the Kansas City Film […]
It’s Radio Conference Season
The next six months are chock full of opportunities to connect with college and community radio practitioners at a range of non-commercial radio conferences. Here’s a quick look at some of the events happening between now and October, 2012. BEA 2012 First up is the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) conference in Las Vegas this weekend […]
College Radio News Round-Up: Anniversaries, Awards, New Stations, Flooding, and Soundtap Madness
Here’s a run-down of some recent college radio news from across the country, including stories about brand new radio stations, pieces about radio accolades, and some challenges being faced by a station that’s had to go off the air. Jamestown College Launches 4,000 watt KJKR on 88.1 FM On March 16, 2012, a new college […]
Attack ads on public radio? Anxiety follows court strikedown of political ad ban
A divided Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the Federal Communications Commissions’ ban on commercial advertising on public radio and television. But it struck down the bar on political advertising. “Public issue and political advertisements pose no threat of ‘commercialization’,” Justice Carlos T. Bea wrote for the court majority on Thursday. “By definition, such […]
Radio Continues to Grow in U.S. Based on FCC’s Quarterly Station Tally
The FCC just released its quarterly list of the total number of licensed broadcast stations in the United States. Based on their statistics through March 31, 2012, the number of licensed broadcast radio stations is still on the rise, continuing the trend that we saw in last quarter’s update. Based on this list, there are […]
HD Radio smartphone prototype to debut at NAB
Middle-tier radio owner Emmis Communications has announced that it will demonstrate an HD Radio equipped smartphone at a press event this coming Monday at the 2012 NAB Show. The prototype phone was developed in conjunction with Intel and iBiquity, which owns the HD Radio system, but few other details are available, including what operating system […]
Visiting KCNL in San Jose
In my free time I like to schedule visits to radio stations in order to get a glimpse into their day-to-day operations. This project started way back in 2008 when I made my first field trip to WECB at Emerson College. Along the way some studios (like KUSF) have sadly been dismantled, others have moved […]
Breaking the auto barrier: almost one in five Americans get Internet radio in cars
Edison Research/Arbitron’s anticipated study on online radio is out, and it suggests that a significant barrier on Internet radio listening may be broken soon. According to the survey, seventeen percent of mobile phone owners have streamed online radio in their automobiles by jacking a handheld into their car radio receiver device. That’s a fifty percent […]
Amateur Radio on the Front Line During Titanic Disaster
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic this week, a museum in Wales is presenting an exhibit focused on amateur radio operator Artie Moore, the man who first transmitted messages about the sinking of the Titanic to local residents. At the time, his messages were met with disbelief since he […]
Is the FCC proposing rules for non-commercial radio local marketing agreements like KUSF’s?
A local marketing agreement (LMA) is when a station owner permits another broadcaster to rent the station, taking over the programming and advertising for a fee. However, the station owner retains all rights and liabilities for the station, including the license. LMAs have often been used to let a large owner, like Clear Channel, operate […]