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NPR to FCC: TV spectrum auctions affect radio too

An interesting filing from NPR to the Federal Communications Commission concerning the impending wave of incentive auctions planned to "reassign"…
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Podcasters gotta eat; Tom Scharpling to end The Best Show on WFMU

Tom Scharpling and Julie Klausner at RadioVision 2013Tom Scharpling announced on his program Tuesday that he…
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FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel champions radio and LPFM to the Future of Music Summit

FCC Commissioner Jessica RosenworcelIn her Tuesday keynote address to the Future of Music Summit, FCC Commissioner…
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Learn radio storytelling and production with Transom Online Workshops

Burgeoning radio producers have the opportunity to learn critical skills online with the new Transom Online Workshop. Transom, which calls…
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Poof!? Why are Low Power FM stations vanishing?

In our last post on the latest broadcast station statistics I noticed that while the number of FM radio stations…
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Indie stations and indie musicians working together? An immodest proposal

This piece originally appeared in our free weekly email newsletter, the Radio Survivor Bulletin. Sign up now to get a…
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“More dirtbags” on public radio podcasts & more podcasting wisdom from RadioVision

Comedy podcasters at WFMU's RadioVision 2013 (L to R: Tom Scharpling, Julie Klausner and Jake Fogelnest)Here…
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Radio Survivor launches discussion forums site

We've been talking about this for a while, and at last it has happened. Radio Survivor has fired up a…
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Classical Radio Station Deals Hint at Consolidation in Public Radio

KUSF space in advance of building construction in summer 2011 A lengthy article on The Deal…
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Post-shutdown LPFM application deadline extended to Nov. 14

Now that the FCC is back in business and clearing out its queue the deadline for low-power FM applications has…
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Groups request LPFM application extension from FCC due to government shutdown

As they promised, a coalition of low-power community radio support groups submitted a filing with the FCC today, the Commission’s…
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Pacifica asks for proposals to lease WBAI (see strings attached)

As expected, the Pacifica Foundation has released a Request for Proposals to run Pacifica station WBAI in New York City…
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CPB worries about two public radio Presidents

Dr. Alan Chartock (source: Wall Street Journal). Reading Corporation for Public Broadcasting Ombudsman Joel Kaplan's recent…
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KBOO giving Thom Hartmann a try

[thomhartmann.com/]A quick follow up to our post on Thom Hartmann and KBOO. After what appeared to…
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Mitchel Cohen: nine steps Pacifica should take before leasing out WBAI

Editor's note: On October 3, the Pacifica Foundation National Board passed a resolution instructing its interim Executive Director to release…
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15 Seattle area non-profits coordinate to apply for LPFM licenses

The Seattle and Puget Sound region of Washington State has been the site of some thoughtful local coordination around low-power…
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