Hey FCC: What about "audio.gov?"
I’ve now had my eyes glued to the Federal Communications Commission’s 370+ page National Broadband Plan for 24 hours, and the message is clear: video rules; audio drools. The document goes so far as to propose the creation of video.gov: “a federated national archive for digital content. Creating such an archive will require tackling digital […]
Tribune CEO Randy Michaels Boosts Morale at WGN-AM
Last week I told you how former-Clear Channel Charm School president and current Tribune CEO Radio Randy Michaels identified 119 words and phrases that are no good for his company’s flagship station WGN-AM. Well, this week Radio Randy’s follow-up was to double-down and confront the station’s staff about how the list got leaked outside the […]
Indie Radio Guide to SXSW 2010
Well, the geeks are getting ready to flee Austin to make way for all of the radio folks streaming in for the music portion of this massive festival of technology, music and film that is South by Southwest (SXSW). As in years past, radio stations have both a visible and audible presence; hosting shows, doing […]
FCC National Broadband Plan: give wireless band next to Sirius 20 MHz
The Federal Communications Commission’s National Broadband Plan is up, and, as expected, it recommends that a wireless band close by the Sirius XM band get 20MHz of spectrum for use to deploy wireless broadband services, probably WiMAX style. “Recommendation 5.8.1: The FCC should make 20 megahertz available for mobile broadband use in the 2.3 GHz […]
Songs about radio: Part Trois
Paul and Matthew each wrote a piece (click here and here) on songs about radio. Here are a few more suggestions: 1) Alkaline Trio “Radio“: Not really a song about radio, but it does discuss “radio” as an object in an interesting break-up song. 2) American Hi-Fi “Hi-Fi Killer” I gotta disappear Don’t wanna hear […]
Slacker launches unsigned bands upload site
Slacker mobile/Internet radio has just launched a new venue for unsigned music bands to create their own stations on the service. And the fans of these bands can integrate them into their own custom Slacker Personal Radio stations list. “We are giving new artists an experience they can’t get anywhere else,” Slacker veep Jonathan Sasse […]
NPR makes big promises for the iPad
“If you’re among the estimated 120,000 Apple enthusiasts who signed up to get an iPad on April 3, rest assured that you’ll be able to experience the NPR Web site in all its glory.” So promises Kinsey Wilson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, NPR Digital Media, in his latest blog post. NPR’s designers and […]
BBC Pruning Back Digital Radio Service
While digital HD Radio in the US generated some light interest during January’s Consumer Electronics Show, the BBC was sharpening its hatchet in anticipation of taking a few whacks at its digital radio service. The UK has had the Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) service since the mid-1990s, predating HD radio in the US by a […]
FCC says broadband will help bring country music to the Internet
Federal Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski did his best to sell the agency’s upcoming National Broadband Plan to country music and country radio fans this week. “You thought I was going to say something about my wife leaving me, my dog and my truck, didn’t you?” the FCC’s boss asked the Country Music Association on […]
Yamamoto's audio picks: Scissors For Lefty, Copeland, The Ink Spots, and salvia
Each week I’m posting a few bands, songs, music videos, and websites that have caught my eye at some point. I should mention that many of the links to songs will probably be on youtube (aka they may include videos that I don’t consider to be particularly good) and that I’ve chosen the music videos […]