KCSB Revisits Controversial Sean Hannity Talk Show Circa 1989
As part of KCSB‘s 50th anniversary celebration, the college radio station at University of California, Santa Barbara is digging into their archives and re-broadcasting some vintage material. As it turns out, one of their most notarious alums is conservative talk show host Sean Hannity. Yesterday, KCSB aired the program from 1989 that led to Sean […]
12 Days of Radio Station Signage: Day 4 – Zero Tolerance Graffiti Policy
On the 4th Day of Radio Station Signage we arrive at KZSU at Stanford University, where this folksy sign reminds station staffers of the zero-tolerance graffiti policy. The amusing part of this sign to me is that it is covered with tags and graffiti. The not so amusing part of the sign is that those […]
12 Days of Radio Station Signage: Day 3 – You are Being Monitored
Radio station signs come in a variety of forms, but often they are created by radio station staffers in order to discourage bad behavior. We’ve already covered not spraying, avoiding dead air, and now we move on to one of the most important: don’t steal music. Radio station music libraries are supposed to be sacred […]
Dinosaurs remember commercial radio
A friend send me a link to this edition of Dinosaur Comics where a T-Rex offers his snarky memories of commercial radio: Now go read the whole strip and be prepared to laugh (or cry).
KDFC Expands into South Bay with Purchase of KUSP translator
In an application accepted for filing by the FCC today, the owner of Santa Cruz public radio station KUSP is proposing the transfer of its Los Gatos translator at 90.3 FM to Classical Public Radio Network (CPRN) for use in rebroadcasting KDFC out of Angwin. According to an asset purchase agreement dated October 24, 2011, […]
Ryerson University Students Compete with Christian and LGBT Radio Stations for Spot on Dial
Nearly a year ago, campus-community radio station CKLN at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada had its license revoked by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). Last month’s “Reclaim Your Radio” event across Canada was meant to bring attention to not only the plight of CKLN, but also to draw attention to the opportunity for […]
12 Days of Radio Station Signage: Day 2 – Dead Fish
There are a lot of things to worry about when doing a live radio show and dead air is on the top of that list. Ask any DJ about recurring nightmares and the “dead air” nightmare is extremely common. For me it has completely replaced the cliched “it’s the final exam, and I haven’t been […]
NPR: we are not an ad agency for domestic drones
NPR isn’t going to sit idly by while critics call a news story on domestic drone use “much more akin to a commercial for the drone industry.” “Just because you don’t like the subject of a story doesn’t mean that the story was wrong,” responds NPR Ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos to Glen Greenwald’s Salon takedown of […]
12 Days of Radio Station Signage: Day 1 – Do Not Spray
After touring at least 30 different radio stations, I’ve amassed a small collection of photos and have begun to obsess about the different categories of objects, personalities, and oddities that I’ve spotted while on my field trips. Although I’m running a bit late with the “12 Days of”… theme, is it ever really too late […]