HD Radio

The art of wiring a Palm Treo to your car stereo

Shortly after posting my piece about BlueToothing my Droid Razr to my Panasonic car stereo, I got this fascinating response…
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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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Portland Radio Project plans to reunite public service and music

The public service obligation of radio broadcasters has changed, and not for the better. That reality is what’s driving a…
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Internet radio in my car diary, Entry #1: it works!

The Decision Last December I made a New Years resolution: I would get Internet radio in my Honda Civic by…
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Mediocre, but by design — an iTunes Radio review

iTunes Radio is not innovative, nor is it a great app. However, I think it stands a chance of doing…
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iTunes Radio: What’s the big deal?

Apple’s first foray into online radio shipped last Wednesday as part of the latest version 7 of its iOS mobile…
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ASCAP/Pandora war notes: is online radio really still “new media”?

By now everybody knows that Pandora has prevailed, at least for the moment, in its legal effort to win the…
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Checkin’ My Vibe – First impressions review of Slacker for iOS 7

Typically I’m a little more cautious when upgrading my mobile device OS. I usually wait a couple of weeks for…
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Slacker launches “My Vibe” to deliver curated playlists for your mood

Ever want some music go with what you’re doing, but can’t quite figure out where to start? Maybe you’re studying,…
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Pandora ponders competing with AM/FM for local advertising

I'm eyeballing Pandora's latest Security and Exchange Commission risk filing, which notes that the Internet streamer has yet to significantly penetrate…
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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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When does YouTube become radio? When it’s on plug.dj

Everybody knows that YouTube competes with broadcast radio for music listeners. A Nielsen survey posted a little over a year…
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Turntable.fm: goodbye Piki; hello SoundCloud

Screenshot from Piki, soon to close its doors. Turntable.fm has announced that it is sunsetting Piki.fm,…
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Stand up paddling Internet radio station makes semi-finals in webcaster awards

Ok, full disclosure—here are two things I did not know until now. First, that there was a sport called "stand…
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