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Radio in U.S. Still Growing, 15,358 Total Stations at end of 2013
By
Jennifer Waits
January 11, 2014
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
By
Paul Riismandel
January 7, 2014
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
By
Paul Riismandel
December 3, 2013
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
By
Jennifer Waits
November 4, 2013
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
By
Matthew Lasar
October 25, 2013
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
By
Matthew Lasar
October 14, 2013
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
By
Paul Riismandel
October 11, 2013
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
By
Matthew Lasar
October 10, 2013
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
By
Paul Riismandel
October 7, 2013
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
By
Paul Riismandel
October 4, 2013
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
By
Paul Riismandel
October 4, 2013
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
By
Paul Riismandel
September 4, 2013
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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