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Radio Station Visit #150: Portland Radio Project

On a drizzly Columbus Day morning, I arrived at the Day Theater in Portland, Oregon to visit community radio station Portland…
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Podcast #170 – Community Radio in Brazil

[powerpress] Álvaro Burns is a community radio broadcaster in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, where he hosts a local sports…
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Listening Notes: KXCJ-LP in Cave Junction, Oregon

This past weekend I accompanied my wife for a short trip to Oregon's Illinois Valley where she facilitated a Conversation…
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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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LPFM Watch: Reviewing 2013, looking ahead to 2014

Summing up the past year in LPFM is not difficult. We had the second-ever licensing opportunity, wherein 2780 applications for…
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Jim Bennett’s campaign for live radio jazz

Bay Area jazz aficionado Jim Bennett has an Indiegogo campaign going to boost his live jazz promotion work. Bennett has…
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College Radio Survivor: This week’s college radio news

This week's College Radio Survivor includes some LPFM updates, word about a rumored station sale, details on some special Christmas…
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Podcast Survivor: Stitcher Awards 2013 open for nominations, Tom Scharpling turned down a Best Show paycheck, +more

In this week’s podcasting news we learn some new data about podcast listening, Stitcher opens award nominations, Tom Scharpling almost…
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Radio Free America crowdfunds free streaming & community platform for college radio

Some of today’s most successful non-commercial radio stations owe much of their success to making good use of internet platforms…
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CPB probes StoryCorps "multimedia conglomerate" charges

The office of Corporation for Public Broadcasting Ombudsman Joel Kaplan has released some details of its investigation of StoryCorps, prompted…
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LPFM Watch: High School Radio and LPFM News Round-Up

It's been a busy few days as far as news on the low power FM (LPFM) front goes. Advocates like…
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REC Networks Questions 245 LPFM Applications Filed by Hispanic Christian Community Network President

LPFM advocate REC Networks has been cranking out reports and analysis in order to make sense of the nearly 3,000…
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FCC Offers Guidance for LPFM Hopefuls and Begins to Dismiss Faulty Applications

Low power FM (LPFM) applicants are on pins and needles as they await word about applications that were filed in…
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FCC extends LPFM application deadline to Friday at 3 PM ET

Acknowledging "technical issues" with its Consolidated Database System on Thursday, the FCC has extended the LPFM license application window to…
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LPFM applicants: deadline is today, but don’t stop now

Today at 6 PM Eastern Time is the deadline to complete and submit applications for low-power FM licenses. If your…
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Deal reached for community stations to carry FSN Reports while FSRN retools for a comeback

Community radio stations will continue to have an option for a daily half-hour news broadcast while they wait for a…
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