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    Radio Today

  • DAB debate in the House

    RM
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:39 am
    Radio specialist Grant Goddard, who was one of the parties invited to present evidence before the House of Lords Select Committee on Communications on Friday, has written about why he thinks the DAB will end in tears. RadioToday.co.uk with RCS

  • Don Thompson joins Celador

    MH
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:39 am
    Former Chief Operating Officer at Global Radio, Don Thompson, has joined Celador Radio as a Non-Executive Director.He brings over 30 years of media experience to the company, who are rumoured to be considering an imaginative expansion plan. RadioToday.co.uk with RCS

  • GMG sells arm of its business

    MH
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:39 am
    The parent company of GMG Radio has announced they are to sell their Regional Media division to Trinity Mirror.This means titles like The Manchester Evening News will no longer be part of the GMG, potentially ending some of the key partnerships they have with Real, Smooth and Rock Radio in the Northwest. RadioToday.co.uk with RCS

  • Calls to save Radio 6 Music

    RM
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:39 am
    Over 30,000 people have joined a Facebook group suggesting the BBC saves digital station Radio 6 Music.It comes after a report said 6 Music and the Asian Network could become a victim of cost cutting at the corporation. RadioToday.co.uk with RCS

  • More digital power for London

    RM
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:39 am
    London will be the first place in the UK to benefit from improvements to the DAB digtial radio transmission system.Known as the London Update Plan, it will aim to accelerate digital take up by extending coverage into those areas where digital services are currently unavailable as well as increasing the strength of existing digital signals. RadioToday.co.uk with RCS
 
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    RADIO ONLINE News

  • Salem Appoints Two GM's in Chicago and Seattle

    Salem Communications appoints two new General Managers at its groups in Chicago and Seattle. Jeff Reisman is named GM for its Chicago cluster, including WYLL-AM and WIND-AM. He replaces David Santrella, who is now President of the company's radio division. For the past 5 years Reisman served as General Sales

  • iBiquity Introduces 2010 Station Pricing for HD Radio

    iBiquity Digital, developer of HD Radio technology, announced its 2010 pricing program for station licensing on Monday. The new plan includes reduced license fees and expanded payment options which iBiquity says will simplify radio broadcasters' migration to digital. "HD Radio Technology has enjoyed tremendous

  • Howard Stern Confirms Talks with ''American Idol''

    Howard Stern confirmed on his radio show Monday that he is indeed talking to the producers on "American Idol" to replace Simon Cowell. An insider told the 's Page Six last week that "American Idol" producers would like to hire Howard Stern to replace Simon Cowell and that the shock jock is their

  • PWC Forecasts Rebound in 2010 Media Deal Market

    PricewaterhouseCoopers is forecasting a rebound in mergers and acquisitions in the Entertainment and Media sector in 2010, following a 49% drop in deal value to $77.4 billion in 2009. Only 714 transactions were completed last year, down 29% from 1000 in 2008. Completed deals in 2009 represented 12.3% and 13.3% of total

  • Joshua Fleming Exits KFRH-FM (102 Now)/Las Vegas

    After only six months, Joshua Fleming exits CHR KFRH-FM (102 Now)/Las Vegas as Program Director. He previously served as Station Manager and Director of Programming of Royce International's CHR KRCK-FM/Palm Springs, CA. Fleming joined KRCK from Cumulus/Ventura-Oxnard, where he served as an Account Executive and weekend talent
 
 
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    About.com Radio

  • Putting Your Voice on the Internet: Should I Podcast or Stream Internet Radio?

    7 Feb 2010 | 4:59 pm
    I'm often asked by visitors to this site how to start an Internet radio station. But, often they are over-thinking it. Offering audio on the Internet can be done in many ways and it just keeps getting easier. If you've got something to say and you want others to hear it, what's the best way? Podcast? Internet Radio? The answer may surprise you. Read more. (Graphic © WildVoice)Putting Your Voice on the Internet: Should I Podcast or Stream Internet Radio? originally appeared on About.com Radio on Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 00:59:20.Permalink | Comment | Email this

  • American Idol Likes Howard Stern as Next Judge

    5 Feb 2010 | 4:01 am
    Page Six at nypost.com is reporting the producers of American Idol would like to hire Howard Stern as a judge after Simon Cowell leaves at the end of this season. According to the story, "An insider said that producers of the hit Fox show say Stern, America's highest-paid radio personality, is their top choice to take over from Cowell..." (Photo Credit: © SIRIUS Satellite Radio) But, a second source in the story revealed "...Stern hasn't made the "Idol" talks easy." Howard Stern's contract with SIRIUS XM Radio expires at the end of this year. He makes $100 million dollars-a-year on satellite…

  • SIRIUS XM Releases BlackBerry App

    4 Feb 2010 | 4:41 pm
    SIRIUS XM Radio has just released a free app for BlackBerry smartphones which gives subscribers of SIRIUS XM's Premium Online access to over 120 of their channels. It works with the BlackBerry Storm, Bold, Tour, and Curve. The app delivers the SIRIUS XM content over cellular and WiFi networks giving mobile customers a new mobility for their satellite radio choices. The SIRIUS XM App for BlackBerry allows users to: Listen to over 120 channels Bookmark channels A "Lookaround" function to see what is playing on all other available channels while viewing the current channel In a press release,…

  • Almost 90% of UK Population Listens Weekly to Favorite Radio Station

    3 Feb 2010 | 4:18 pm
    The latest results on UK radio listening habits have been published by RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research Limited). 46 million adults (89.6% of the UK population 15+) tune into their favorite radio station weekly. Digital Listening: 17.1 million people each week are now tuning in to radio via a digitally-enabled device. Listening via Mobile Phone: In the last part of 2009, listening via phone was down slightly at 6.7 million people. In the third quarter of last year, listenership was at 6.9 million.Almost 90% of UK Population Listens Weekly to Favorite Radio Station originally appeared on…

  • 'This American Life' Radio Show Now an App

    2 Feb 2010 | 4:48 pm
    Fans of the public radio show, This American Life, will be happy to know Chicago Public Radio and Public Radio Exchange (PRX) have just launched an app for iPhone and iPod touch. (Photo Credit: © PRX) The "This American Life App" provides on-demand access to the program's archive all the way back to 1995. New episodes are added automatically and users can search for shows in various ways. This American Life is heard by 1.8 million listeners each week on 500 Public Radio International radio stations. The "This American Life App" also has free cartoons and other bonus material from the This…
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    Hear 2.0

  • The one where I get to lecture the Wall Street analyst about Howard Stern

    mramsey1@ix.netcom.com (Mark Ramsey)
    9 Feb 2010 | 5:00 am
    From Inside Radio:Lazard Capital analyst Barton Crockett believes Stern will stay put, although he could take a pay cut and sign for $80 million a year. Crockett tells investors, “That represents a fair compromise between the view that Stern is worth less now than he was in 2004, and the fact that he still has a loyal subscriber base that could walk if he doesn’t renew.” ...Crockett notes the self-anointed King of all Media ... has “less influence” since leaving CBS Radio in 2004. “One sign of this is the drop in Google searches for ‘Howard Stern’ since he left terrestrial…

  • For everyone who thinks good ideas are hard and expensive....

    mramsey1@ix.netcom.com (Mark Ramsey)
    8 Feb 2010 | 6:28 am
    Did your station email something like this to your audience this morning?And if not, why not?Opportunity comes to those who are smart enough to recognize it.Hopefully, the link goes to a page where I can do what I'm offered and not the home page.

  • Video IS the Radio Star

    mramsey1@ix.netcom.com (Mark Ramsey)
    8 Feb 2010 | 5:00 am
    No, video didn't kill the proverbial radio star, but video can BE the star of radio. As media meld into each other the question of "who's in the moving picture business" and who isn't becomes irrelevant. Thanks to the digital soup of media, EVERYONE is in the "moving picture business," including radio. Of course, you can post your video using one of the many free tools, such as YouTube, or you can use a platform that you can more effectively control and monetize.  It seems to me that a station with a large audience would be better served to do the latter, especially since it doesn't preclude…

  • Presenting the "Ed Wood Award for the Worst Radio Station Website"

    mramsey1@ix.netcom.com (Mark Ramsey)
    4 Feb 2010 | 10:08 am
    What's the worst website for a radio station you've ever seen? I mean something so mind-numbingly bad that it threatens to tear at the very fabric of space/time. Here's your chance to nominate some candidates.  Just make sure you provide your reasons (i.e., don't assume those reasons are self-evident). This is not intended as a deep-dive into a bubble-bath of negativity. Rather, it's a learning opportunity.  Sometimes the best way to go right is to see what it means to go terribly wrong. So what's the worst (and please provide the link)? The tension is building!  Oscar-schmoscar!  Who…

  • Radio is Shrinking as a Source of News

    mramsey1@ix.netcom.com (Mark Ramsey)
    3 Feb 2010 | 6:15 am
    As the Internet becomes a more important source of "news when you need it," all traditional media - including radio - are becoming less important sources.So says this survey.This is another way of saying that if you're in the news business, you are necessarily in the business of getting the news to your audiences their way, not yours.Thus, any news-oriented station really needs to assess what fraction of its resource commitment is devoted to its digital strategy versus its over-the-air strategy.Make sure you allocate with your future in mind, assuming you intend to have one.Note, of course,…
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    Inside Music Media

  • Undercover Lew

    8 Feb 2010 | 11:02 pm
    By Jerry Del CollianoAfter the Super Bowl on CBS Sunday night was a new show called Undercover Boss where corporate CEOs get into the trenches with their employees to find out what working for their company is really like.It was the most-watched post Super Bowl show since 2001 according to the overnight ratings.In episode one, Larry O’Donnell, CEO of Waste Management, went undercover to find out, among other things, what cleaning latrines is like.As The Wall Street Journal put it:“In the pilot episode, the president and chief operating officer of Waste Management, Larry O'Donnell, helps…

  • Cecil Heftel vs. Radio Consolidators

    7 Feb 2010 | 11:02 pm
    The radio industry lost another legend a few days ago when owner/politician Cecil Heftel passed away.It seems a lot of radio legends are leaving us lately or is it just that there are too few legends-in-the-making visible in the dark ages of radio consolidation?What made Cecil Heftel special is that he loved radio. I’m not sure he was all that good a businessman. The Hawaii congressman didn’t post profit margins the way consolidators did before they started messing with local radio.Heftel bought and sold his stations impetuously at time – too quickly, too cheaply.But Cecil Heftel knew…

  • Cumulus Cares

    4 Feb 2010 | 11:02 pm
    I get how the major consolidators want to dilute local radio in favor of a cheaper national platform.And how they see hundreds of their radio stations serving as cheap price point delivery vehicles for major advertisers like Home Depot and Wal-Mart.I get it, but I don't like it.It's shortsighted and eventually destructive to the radio industry.But what I don't get is the mean gene that the three leading unemployers in the radio industry possess.Take Cumulus.Please.So terminator Gary Pizzati arrives at a sales meeting in Fayetteville, NC Wednesday morning. You may remember Pizzati who,…

  • New Media Predictions

    3 Feb 2010 | 11:02 pm
    Last Thursday my Media Solutions Lab was held in Scottsdale and I have never been more proud of the radio, music and new media businesses as I was that day.An impressive mix of executives and entrepreneurs attended and for the better part of seven hours worked actively with me on tracking the digital future.We had fun. Taught each other and worked in small groups. On issues, strategies and skill sets.I thought you would be interested in a few of my 15 predictions about where the media industry is headed:Advertisers will increasingly go directly to the consumer and bypass radio, television and…

  • From Radio Personalities to Pork Bellies

    2 Feb 2010 | 11:02 pm
    Cumulus Broadcasting is scouting talent to replace local personalities in their markets. It has dispatched top executives to negotiate with big name personalities for the purpose of saving more money by pulling a Ryan Seacrest in other dayparts.All together now – the only way failing radio operators can cut costs is to fire more local talent.Clear Channel has been methodically going from market to market to either renegotiate deals with low ball offers as in San Diego or slicing talent from money producing successful programs like the Gerry House franchise.Or ... firing the morning team and…
 
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    John Gorman's Media Blog

  • Radio: What's changed?

    24 Jan 2010 | 12:34 pm
    You wonder why so many look upon the radio industry as a collection of Tin Men these days? I’m nearly certain that no maritime group or organization ever named “an excellence in shipmasting” award after the captain of the Titanic. I don’t believe the airline industry will name an “excellence in piloting” award after the two Northwest Airlines pilots that dozed off and overshot their Minneapolis airport destination. Even Wall Street - in its worst behavior - never named an administration award after Albert “Chainsaw” Dunlap. But leave it to the National Association of…

  • Radio: The song remains the same

    10 Jan 2010 | 12:35 pm
    You haven’t heard from me because there’s been little to write about. I know.There was Citadel and NextMedia. Those were inevitable.Citadel.It’s the tale of the bean counter that couldn’t count his own beans.There are reasons why proficient number twos make terrible number ones.Number twos believe in cutting and firing their way to a victory they never achieve. That’s why other radio chains utilizing the equivalent philosophies will be condemned to same fate. Are they even worth writing about when we already know the end of the story? Then there’s NextMedia. Its business plan was…

  • Radio: It's the same old song

    17 Dec 2009 | 7:05 am
    Please understand that it’s as monotonous for me as it is for you to keep harping on the same old subjects day after day, week after week.You want to read it as much as I want to write it.Yes, Dickey, Suleman, Hogan, et al continue to coast and boast while their empires crumble. In today’s agitated cutthroat media market, competency is expected and faultless implementation is tolerable.If you believe that, you’re burnt-beyond-recognition toast.The decisive competitive advantage is passion and desire. Success is achieved by creativity and understanding the marriage of art and commerce.

  • Lie of the Tiger

    8 Dec 2009 | 3:47 pm
    You can sum up damage control straightforwardly.When you dig yourself in a hole - the first thing you do is stop digging.Or if you’re Tiger Woods - know the difference between a sand trap and quicksand.Tiger Woods is damage control gone wrong.I have a friend who covers the PGA for news organizations.A few years back, when everyone was talking up Tiger as the world’s greatest golfer - and a fine role model, he told me that if word got out on what he was really like - he’d be toast - and wouldn’t know how to handle it.When Tiger turned 21, Charles Pierce did a piece on him in GQ that…

  • Radio: Smart phones and dumb radios

    29 Nov 2009 | 12:05 pm
    There are smart gifts and there are just plain dumb ones. Let’s handicap the Christmas shopping season with two products that relate to radio. Say you have a product that few know or care about, which features a medium in desperate need of reinvention and revitalization?Do you really believe that it’s on anyone’s Christmas wish list? A recently released survey of 4,225 U.S. consumers by Changewave, a research network that spots budding trends and technologies, show that twelve percent plan to buy a smartphone in the next ninety days. Last Christmas, iPhone owned the smartphone…
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    RAIN: Radio And Internet Newsletter

  • RAIN 2/9: TargetSpot serving audio ads to MySpace Music

    Paul Maloney
    9 Feb 2010 | 11:18 am
    MySpace Music has added 30-second audio ads to its streaming music service, powered by a deal with CBS-backed Net radio ad network TargetSpot. PaidContent reports that “after the first listen, (MySpace Music listeners) will be able to listen to at least another 100 streams without hearing another commercial.” MySpace is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. The service has faced dwindling audiences and is widely believed to be losing quite a bit of money. And while the terms of MySpace Music’s usage licenses are not public knowledge, it should be noted that…

  • RAIN 2/8: Pandora CEO Joe Kennedy to keynote at RAIN Summit North

    Michael Schmitt
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:44 am
    PANDORA CHIEF TO ADDRESS RAIN SUMMIT IN TORONTO ON MARCH 12 RAIN is delighted to announce that Pandora CEO Joe Kennedy will deliver the keynote address at RAIN Summit North in Toronto. Kennedy will share his thoughts on the state of broadcast radio, streaming, and new media — and what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. Pandora is the world’s leading online radio brand and recently announced their first profitable quarter (RAIN coverage here). The company has also been a leader in streaming to listeners away from computers: on mobile devices (which account for 30% of…

  • RAIN 2/5: Streaming music site TheSixyOne adds game-like features, visual beauty to Net radio experience

    Michael Schmitt
    5 Feb 2010 | 9:54 am
    “QUESTS” AND OTHER FEATURES GO WELL BEYOND THE MUSIC “On TheSixtyOne, new artists make music and listeners decide what’s good. Ready?” This simple premise greets new visitors to TheSixtyOne, a streaming music site started in 2008. Then, like a curtain rising, the listener is presented with a striking full-screen image of an artist as the music starts to play. Little buttons ring the screen while snapshots, tour dates, artist bios and other information continually pop up. It’s a bit like getting thrown head-first into the deep end, but it’s well worth…

  • RAIN 2/4: Apple enables desktop browser previews of iPhone apps

    Paul Maloney
    4 Feb 2010 | 11:11 am
    YOU CAN SEE (BUT NOT TRY) APPS ON THE WEB Apple today has enabled browser-based previews of iPhone/iPod Touch apps — without the need for iTunes. It’s called the iTunes Preview feature. It was originally launched in November to enable users to browse music in the iTunes store from a Web browser (that is, without using the iTunes desktop software). Now, in addition to seeing available music, customers can click on an iPhone app link (like this one) and find out more about an app. Users see a “preview page” for the app with a logo, system requirements, price, and other…

  • RAIN 2/3: Karmazin addresses competing with Net radio, for in-car listening and for Howard! [1]

    Paul Maloney
    3 Feb 2010 | 10:47 am
    NOT SURPRISINGLY, HE PLAYS IT COOL ON BOTH FRONTS Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin, at a New York roundtable event this morning, was reportedly asked what he thinks about the possibility of Howard Stern leaving satellite radio when his contract expires next year, and instead of returning to broadcast radio, “leaving for an outfit — like Pandora — looking to avail itself of the same ‘Stern Effect’ that spiked Sirius’ subscriber rolls…” As tech writer John Paczkowski reports in The Wall Street Journal’s “All Things Digital” blog, Karmazin…
 
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    EZINEARTICLES: Satellite Radio

  • Live 365 Internet Radio - Your Up to Date Resource Community

    4 Feb 2010 | 8:29 pm
    Entertainment is extremely important during this economical time, especially when it's tough. People are considering new things that entertain them inside of home and they are also creating new ways to interact and network. The internet has grown so much over the years that it is taking over entertainment, news, politics, relationships and music.

  • Some of My Favorite Sirius Satellite Radio Accessories

    27 Jan 2010 | 3:52 pm
    Things have come a long way since the early days of satellite radio. I can remember when you were pretty much limited to using your Sirius satellite radio when you were in your vehicle. Thank goodness those days are just a memory now.

  • Why Would You Want to Pay to Receive Satellite Radio?

    13 Jan 2010 | 7:51 am
    You have probably heard about satellite radio by now and you know it is a paid subscription service. So, why would you pay to receive radio channels in your car when you can listen to AM/FM radio for free? In this article I will go over some of the benefits of satellite radio so you can judge if it is worth paying a monthly fee.

  • WorldSpace Dies a Quiet Death in India

    29 Dec 2009 | 1:31 pm
    What ailed this excellent satellite radio service? What went wrong with their marketing? How can a satellite radio service survive in India?

  • Delphi MyFi Satellite Radio - Compact and Slim

    23 Dec 2009 | 6:34 am
    For a hand-held satellite radio receiver, MyFi satellite radio is extremely compact and slim in size. The portable radio can be used as a car or home audio player and its sleek and trimmed features ensure that it can be used in the most congested places as well.
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    Truth...Justice...All That Stuff...

  • iPhone, Nexus and Droid, Oh My!

    Jeff
    31 Jan 2010 | 9:42 pm
    Before you ask, the answer is, “No, I do not now, nor have I ever owned a smart phone.”  Hard to believe, especially if you know me well.  Most of my Facebook friends and Twitter contacts are stunned when they learn I don’t own one.  I often hear things like, “I guess I just always assumed you did.” I’ve had trouble in the past justifying the added data plan expense, and up until recently Verizon – my carrier – just hasn’t had anything compelling to offer.  That changed with the Droid. My wife and I have been with Verizon for two years…

  • Pandora Surpasses 40 Million Users (and what it means for terrestrial radio)

    Jeff
    18 Dec 2009 | 7:37 pm
    According to an article in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, Pandora, the personalized online radio service, reached 40 million users in 2009. On average, 15 million people stream internet-only radio stations like Pandora every week.  That’s not far from matching the number of those streaming terrestrial radio station sites (22 million, according to the article).  Think about that for a second.  A handful of internet-only radio stations have nearly 3/4 the listeners as do all regular radio station streams combined. “What’s the big deal,” you say. …

  • The Only Book on Social Media Marketing You’ll Ever Need

    Jeff
    30 Nov 2009 | 10:08 am
    Several months ago I promised Tamar Weinberg I’d do a video review of her book The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web.  My apologies to her for taking so long to get around to it.  After all, how hard can a video book review be, right? After being sidetracked with other projects shortly after reading the first two-thirds, I finally got around to finishing it recently.  If you buy one book on social media, do yourself a favor and make it this one. For the ultimate review of Tamar’s new book, check out this video from Polar Unlimited. Posted in Books, Marketing,…

  • Sales and Social Media: PB & J or Oil and Water?

    Jeff
    4 Nov 2009 | 12:21 pm
    Yesterday, I had the pleasure of delivering a presentation to our company’s Business Development Directors on the benefits of considering certain social media tools to reach their goals. Mixing sales (or marketing) and social media is, of course, done by companies and individuals all over the world every day.  But, if your social media approach is lead by what you’re going to get out of it (ulterior motives) as opposed to shining the spotlight on other people (altruistic motives), make no mistake that people will see right through it. My main point then was two-fold.  If…

  • Find Your Strongest Life by Marcus Buckingham: A Review

    Jeff
    5 Oct 2009 | 9:30 pm
    Okay, I’ll just come out and say it. It’s been really hard to Find My Strongest Anything lately.  There have been two deaths in my family in the last week,  yesterday my one and only laptop hard drive crashed (I’m on a borrowed one now) and, I realized just moments ago that this review is actually due today, October 5th, and not tomorrow, October 6th, as I’d thought.  Me, strongest life?  Hardly. On the other hand, one could argue the timing of this book in my life couldn’t be better.  In a moment, I’ll tell you how you can get a free copy all your…
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    The Infinite Dial

  • What To Share With Your Listeners

    twebster@edisonresearch.com (Tom Webster)
    9 Feb 2010 | 10:31 am
    Most of you have email databases, and you regularly touch those databases with messaging about events, contests and promotions. How do you measure success with those efforts? In the early days of email marketing, we'd look at gross opens, clicks, bounces and unsubscribes. Social media has changed all of that, and as a result email marketing is far from dead-it is actually a potent activator for your own personal networks and the networks of your listeners. One of the keys, as the smart folks at Blue Sky Factory have learned, is that the throwaway "Forward to a Friend" at the bottom of your…

  • The World's Finest Blog On Radio And Technology

    twebster@edisonresearch.com (Tom Webster)
    5 Feb 2010 | 1:31 pm
    While we try to cover the blending worlds of radio and the Internet here at The Infinite Dial, no one has more insight into where radio is going than our friend James Cridland, blogging from the UK. James was a long-time technology director at Virgin Radio, and now travels the world as a "Radio Futurologist", consulting stations on applications of Internet and technology. James is finishing an around-the-world tour where he has been both sight-seeing and visiting stations. The insights and information have been fantastic -- check them out by clicking here.

  • My Infinite Dial, Part II - R&B/Hip-Hop/Urban AC/R&B Oldies

    twebster@edisonresearch.com (Tom Webster)
    2 Feb 2010 | 9:07 am
    I'm sharing the stations that I've bookmarked now that I'm finally streaming mobile audio. Here's the R&B/Hip-Hop list. Ground rules are the same as Friday's Top 40 list -- no New York stations (they're on my car presets), and who I've chosen isn't necessarily a reflection of my favorites as much as the stations that were easiest to grab from the various aggregators, and stations that filled a need that wasn't necessarily satisfied by a local. KBFM (Wild 104) McAllen/Brownsville, Texas KFZX (Z105.9) Lafayette, La. KHHT (Hot 92.3) Los Angeles KHYL (V101.5) Sacramento, Calif. KKDA-FM (K104)…

  • Absolute Radio Kindles Another Platform

    twebster@edisonresearch.com (Tom Webster)
    2 Feb 2010 | 7:44 am
    I know I spend a lot of time extolling the latest advancement in digital radio initiatives from the UK's Absolute Radio, but at the same time, they keep doing things that I haven't seen from anyone else. Watch the video, and see how they have quickly responded to the opening up of the Kindle platform to make their podcasts available. The Kindle is a lot newer in the UK than in the US, and I'm not aware of an American station that has gone this way, even with the longer lead time. Absolute is showing a commitment to being available to anyone on any platform. Of course the podcasts are…

  • My Infinite Dial, Part I - CHR

    twebster@edisonresearch.com (Tom Webster)
    2 Feb 2010 | 7:23 am
    As long as there's been The Infinite Dial, I've resisted the temptation to choose the stations that would comprise my ultimate radio dial. There were just too many potential landmines and sins of omission. Too many choices between what I would listen to and what I thought, in the abstract, I should listen to. In other words, it would be hard to choose between the perceived "best in category" and a station that filled a hole on my local dial. But now that I have an iPhone (just in time, I realize, for the rest of the world to start talking about the iPad or at least the Nexus One), the…
 
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    WVUR Management Blog

  • Surrounded by Work… Gotta Love WVUR!

    Chris Kleinhans-Schulz
    6 Feb 2010 | 7:40 pm
    Another exciting month has passed and I have come away with more valued WVUR experience. Since the new year began, I have worked on 14 sports broadcasts, started a brand-new radio show, and I have also picked up an extra job at The Torch, VU’s student newspaper. Anything I have forgot… oh yeah. I’m still the WVUR webmaster who has had a lot of work maintaining the site as well as adding a new tab to showcase our programming staff. While looking back has made me feel blessed to be given all these wonderful opportunities, the road ahead is interesting to say the least. Soon,…

  • Back to the Grind

    Mike Targonski
    10 Jan 2010 | 8:44 pm
    WVUR has taught me a lot while I’ve been on campus. Now starting my 4th semester, I’m excited for what’s in store. Each semester has gotten better and better for me, and I’m ready to tackle many tasks that come my way this spring. I am involved with a lot on campus. WVUR Events Director/Sports Broadcaster/DJ, Sigma Chi, Torch writer, Vice President of Recruitment for IFC (Interfraternity Council), Orientation Assistant, and member of VUTV (excited for that to start!). Each brings something new to the table every day. I work with so many different students, professors,…

  • End of ‘09 Start of ‘10

    Katie Hennessey
    6 Jan 2010 | 12:12 pm
    Well, my break was pretty good overall. I went to Colorado for a week at the beginning of break. It was beautiful there! I have decided that I want to live there at least for a few years of my life. I flew back here to good old Midwest on Christmas Eve. Got some pretty good gifts and had an enjoyable dinner with the family. New Years was fun. As always, my family had a small party with TONS of food. And now we are back into the swing of classes. As I mentioned in my last blog, I went to the Chicago Rise Against show. Let me just say…I almost died, but it was one of THE BEST shows of my…

  • Back in Valpo, Again

    Chris Kleinhans-Schulz
    2 Jan 2010 | 9:27 pm
    Waverly, Iowa and Valparaiso, Indiana are two different worlds. Every time I make the drive it feels like there’s so much between the two that they almost seem completely cut off from each other. Naturally, I’ve grown very found of Valpo since I spend most of my time here and have a lot of fun. Because of the nature of my “two homes,” being able to come back feels so rewarding. For anyone that has been on trips similar to this, you know the feeling all too well. Being back, everything is starting to settle into place so that the next semester can start on the right…

  • Catching Up

    Chris Zaplatosch
    30 Dec 2009 | 8:14 pm
    Christmas break for a music director is a delightful time. Or for any student with a love of music, really. In keeping up with school work and all other activities, music sometimes slips through the cracks. This break has been fantastic time to catch up on some records I’ve missed out on this year, this decade, or even further back. Some of the great stuff I’ve caught up on this break has been: Matt and Kim’s first album Broken Social Scene’s first album Ellen Allien’s album Berlinette Sam Cooke’s album Ain’t That Good News Piglet’s first (and…
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    Dmorrissey.com

  • Why nothing gets done? Blame the internet.

    DMo
    4 Feb 2010 | 9:50 am
    Robert Wright has an interesting piece over at the Times: “The Internet vs. Obama.” “The personal computer, the Internet and allied technologies have given a new fluidity to political opposition, spawning interest groups almost overnight in response to policy initiatives.” Essentially, Wright argued that it is so easy for special interest groups to organize via the Internet, and such homogeneity exists within the members of those groups, that it’s too easy for the special interest groups to determine which string to pull to get the puppets all riled up. “The new information…

  • Mumford and Sons — “Little Lion Man”

    DMo
    4 Feb 2010 | 9:34 am
    Daddy likey. Of course, I’ve always been a sucker for pop melodies, banjos, upright basses, and F-bombs. Mumford and Sons’ debut domestic release, Sigh No More, is due out February 16. Thanks to Ebay for sharing.

  • Hasta Luego, Internets.

    DMo
    12 Jan 2010 | 5:56 pm
    I’ll be here.

  • Best of 2009: The 15 best records of the year

    DMo
    29 Dec 2009 | 12:46 pm
    In my very humble opinion, here are the 15 best independent records of 2009. What’s most striking to me about 2009 is the diversity of good records, and I think this list represents that pretty well. Listen to the Best of 2009 show now, via archived streaming.  15. Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Tell ‘Em What Your Name Is! Lost Highway, March 17 Sometimes, a dude just wants to dance. And no other record helped me accommodate that request in 2009 as well as Tell ‘Em What Your Name Is! Out of Austin, Texas comes Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, an act that is essentially…

  • Best albums of 2009: Other best of lists

    DMo
    29 Dec 2009 | 10:57 am
    Here’s a listing of other 2009 Best Ofs from friends and/or reputable sources. In other words, people who know their shit much more than I do. Enjoy. AllMusic.com’s “Favorite Albums of 2009 Austinist’s “Top 15 albums of 2009 Dan Nailen and Salt Lake Magazine’s Lounge Act offer “The Top 10 Albums of 2009” Deseret News’Best rock albums of 2009 Matt and Mark’s Music Awards Obscure Sound’s “Best Albums of 2009 Pitchfork’s “The Top 50 Albums of 2009” Scott Curtis, of Utah FM and Living Ears, offers “10 Albums” Slowtrain Music’s “Best of 2009”
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  • Better Digital Inventory Insight for Broadcasters

    Jennifer Lane
    8 Feb 2010 | 5:00 am
    Broadcasters are selling more and more ads across multi media platforms – according to a report in Inside Radio last week, about 80% of Clear Channel’s on-air advertisers now include a digital component — streaming or otherwise — in their buys. That’s good news for the industry that needs to expand content distribution to multiple channels and learn to manage and monetize ad inventory on all of them. Marketron, the leading provider of inventory management software for radio stations, is rolling out a new application that significantly improves radio’s ability to sell and…

  • Internet Radio’s Finest to Gather in Toronto, Las Vegas

    Jennifer Lane
    4 Feb 2010 | 3:50 pm
    RAIN: Radio and Internet Newsletter has announced dates for two exciting, informative and prestigious industry events. On March 12th in Toronto during Canadian Music Week, RAIN will host its first Canadian RAIN Summit, featuring interesting speakers and topics related to Internet radio both in Canada and the United States. On April 12th, RAIN will host its annual flagship event at the Renaissance Hotel in Las Vegas. This event takes place during and is an official co-located event of the NAB Show. It’s the premiere educational and networking event for Internet radio. Broadcast radio…

  • WEEI Scores With New iPhone App

    Jennifer Lane
    3 Feb 2010 | 5:00 am
    Boston sports fans have a new way to stay connected with their Sox and Pats,  not to mention Celts and Bruins, with WEEI’s new iPhone app. Tim Murphy, Vice President/General Manager of WEEI.com says the new app gives fans a full 360-degree Boston sports experience right in the palm of their hands. The application, designed by WEEI in partnership with jacAPPS, the mobile division of Jacobs Media, is the most complete sports radio and news application available for the iPhone. All content from WEEI Radio and WEEI.com is available in this application, including popular features like LIVE…

  • 2 Feb 2010 | 6:07 am

    Jennifer Lane
    2 Feb 2010 | 6:07 am
    Bridge Ratings has released a new study on Internet radio listeners that provides some insight into the differences between listeners to AM/FM stations’ streams and pure-play, or Internet-only stations. Over 60 million Americans are listening to Internet radio weekly, with 84% spending at least five minutes listening to AM/FM streams and 62% to Internet based stations. AM/FM streams see a higher tsl as well, averaging about 2.5 hours per day versus 1.4 hours per day for Internet only stations. But expect that to change. According to this report, AM/FM streams are at risk of losing…

  • Study Shows Podcast Consumers Are Unique

    Jennifer Lane
    1 Feb 2010 | 5:00 am
    The Association for Downloadable Media has released a study on Consumer Attitudes toward Podcast Advertising. Podcast consumers indicated that they listen to audio podcasts weekly and subscribe to several podcasts each week. The ability to listen to the content whenever and wherever they want is important to them. These particular consumers also indicate a pretty low frequency of other mainstream media usage. Edison Research’s Tom Webster translates that to mean “A podcast advertising buy is not a redundant media buy for advertisers and marketers. These are attractive, affluent…
 
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  • See you in a week

    George Reed
    3 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am
    Loree and I are leaving today for a week long visit to Cuba. This is our second trip. We are traveling (legally!) on behalf of Methodists United in Prayera relationship between the Florida and Cuba Methodist Churches.As we will not have access to the web, cell phones, or email, these pages will be silent for a week. We'll chat again after we return on February 11.GeorgeMedia Services Group

  • Meet the Media Services Group partners: Greg Merrill

    George Reed
    3 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    This post completes my series of highlights of my partners at Media Services Group. We are proud of the twenty years of service to the broadcast industry. We wrap up with another of our co-founders, Greg Merrill.Greg anchors our Salt Lake City office from Logan, Utah. Over 26 years as a broker/consultant, and with a thorough knowledge of the broadcasting industry, he as prepared hundreds of appraisals and station analyses. In addition, he has 13 years of owner/operator experience.Greg has served as a Court Appointed Receiver for District Court Boise (KDJQ-AM) and has been involved in…

  • Meet the Media Services Group partners: Providence office

    George Reed
    27 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am
    Our Providence office is staffed by veterans Bob Maccini, Stephan Sloan, and Ted Clark (with Diana Todd really running things). In addition to an active station brokerage practice, our Providence office anchors our broadcast valuation practice, which in my humble opinion, is the best in the industry.Bob Maccini commenced his broadcasting involvement at Old Stone Bank, Providence, RI where he managed the bank's Communications Lending Group for five years. Subsequently, he founded and managed Chapman Financial Services, a subsidiary of Chapman Associates which provided investment banking…

  • Radio Disney Group sells WMNE (AM) serving West Palm Beach

    George Reed
    26 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am
    Radio Disney Group, LLC has agreed to sell WMNE (AM) (Riviera Beach, FL) serving West Palm Beach to Travis Media L.L.C. (pending FCC approval).Eddie Esserman and Bill Whitley of Media Services Group were the exclusive brokers.Congratulations Eddie and Bill (again!).GeorgeMedia Services Group

  • KAKS-FM sale closes

    George Reed
    25 Jan 2010 | 1:41 pm
    Carroll County Broadcasting has completed the acquisition of the assets of radio station KAKS-FM, serving Fayetteville, Arkansas from Davidson Media Arkansas Stations LLC. Felix Perez is the CEO of the Seller, and Jay Bunyard is the President of the Buyer. Both Buyer and Seller have multiple other broadcast properties. The purchase price is $1,110,000.Bill Whitley of Media Services Group’s Dallas office served as the exclusive broker for this transaction and represented the seller.Congratulations Bill!GeorgeMedia Services Group
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