Music

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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United Kingdom opens second Community Radio Fund window

Round two of applications for the United Kingdom's Community Radio Fund 2013/14 will begin on Wednesday October 9 and will close…
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Free Speech Radio News to close Friday, victim of Pacifica’s financial crisis

The independent, daily half-hour international news program Free Speech Radio News will air its last edition this Friday, September 27.…
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FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai’s AM radio revitalization agenda

Federal Communications Commissioner Ajit Pai spoke at the National Association of Broadcaster's Radio Show gathering on Friday. He talked up…
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FCC to hold next LPFM webinar on October 3

Attention potential low-power FM applicants: the FCC's second, and probably final, webinar for you is happening October 3 from 1…
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Louisville arts Internet station will apply for Low Power FM license

Happy birthday to ARTxFM in Louisville, Kentucky. The Internet radio station has just finished celebrating its first year of streaming.…
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Hybrid Highbrow: the history of a forgotten radio format

Many years ago I invented a phrase for a peculiar kind of radio format: "Hybrid Highbrow." I cooked up the…
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The future of music and radio to be discussed at the Future of Music Summit

Last week I had a conversation about radio and musicians with Casey Rae, Executive Director of the Future of Music…
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Prometheus crowdfunding to support LPFM build-out

If all goes right this October’s LPFM licensing window will result in a pile of construction permits issued to promising…
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Will the Gray Lady’s attention energize AM radio revitalization?

This week the New York Times moved AM Radio into the mainstream consciousness with a story about FCC Commissioner Ajit…
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Rough notes: Pacifica radio’s 7,200 person governance system

Last week The Village Voice posted a good piece on WBAI which identified overgovernance as a primary source of Pacifica…
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Don’t be discouraged – We dispel 2 LPFM myths

We’ve been writing quite a bit about low-power FM radio here at Radio Survivor. That’s because we think it’s an…
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WBAI taps into west coast Pacifica content

Former KPFA manager Andrew Phillips' reconstruction of Pacifica station WBAI in New York City is on its second month. All of…
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Second Low Power FM filing window? Don’t count on it

As of this writing, there are 39 more shopping days until the Federal Communications Commission's application window for Low Power…
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10 Reasons Why College Radio Stations Should Apply for LPFM Licenses

We've been reporting on the rapidly approaching low power FM (LPFM) licensing window and recently conducted a Twitter chat specifically…
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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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