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Radio in U.S. Still Growing, 15,358 Total Stations at end of 2013

This week the FCC released its quarterly list of the total number of licensed broadcast stations in the United States. Based…
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Smooth Jazz returns to Chicago airwaves via HD Radio 2

Two of our most enduringly popular “long-tail” posts are about the demise of Smooth Jazz radio in Chicago. This April,…
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With 241 million users radio kicks Facebook and Twitter ass

Twitter has 49 million users every month in the US. Facebook has 198 million. There are about 6 million US…
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Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame Luncheon Honors 2013 Inductees

On Saturday, November 2, I attended the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame's 2013 Induction Luncheon. Although the latest inductees…
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Number of AM radio stations down; FM stations up; FM translators down

The latest broadcast station count from the Federal Communications Commission is out. Quick headline: AM stations down; FM stations up. And…
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Five (Mitchell Davis) reasons why radio sucks

A single word of advice for Mitchell Davis: decaf. Still, despite the jump cut hyper-frenetic shtick, some of his five…
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CBS should make Audio AdCenter the AdWords of online radio

CBS Radio today announced a new self-service platform to buy advertising on the online streams of its radio stations, called…
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Welsh modern rock station petitions to switch to “male focused” format

South Wales commercial FM station holder Nation Radio Ltd. has petitioned the United Kingdom's broadcast regulator for a format change.…
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UK commercial radio turns 40 this week

Commercial radio in the UK turns 40 years-old this week. Here in the US we tend to take for granted…
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Rdio launches free service with ads from broadcast partner Cumulus

Yesterday streaming music service Rdio announced that radio station streaming would be free on Android and iOS mobile devices, effective…
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Radio you can drink – Beer shows in Denver and Portland

On my drive moving to Portland, OR from Chicago in August I came across a few unique radio shows. As…
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HD Radio channels 2 and 3 are the land of misfit formats

I’m starting to think that HD Radio sub channels are turning into the land of misfit formats. Last Friday Seattle’s…
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