The site NPR Check (link on right) keeps an eye on the right-wing tendencies of public radio, no more so than in this critique in the comments of a recent piece aired there: GRUMPY DEMO said… Just when you thought NPR couldn’t sink any lower: New Policy Gives Hope To Some Facing Deportation : NPR: [...]
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This from the troops at WRVU: Despite their displeasure about returning to a station without a frequency, a number of key WRVU personalities have reapplied for shows and had their DJ applications rejected by the VSC. All of these individuals were talented and dedicate members of the WRVU crew. All of these individuals were vocally [...]
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Sharon Vegas Selby sent word of what could be a seismic change in the way the FCC is viewing the consolidation of public radio stations. According to the referenced article on the Philanthropy Today website, the battle in San Francisco over KUSF may signal a new day for college radio. But don’t bet the farm [...]
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When I was growing up in West Texas my father used to say, “Son, money doesn’t fall from the sky.” As a kid I never really questioned that; it seemed obvious enough. Later though I realized that there is money up there—it’s floating magically through the ether on radio waves. And it’s possible to get [...]
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John Anderson of DIYmedia.net (link on right) has kept abreast of the debacle that has been HD radio, and this latest post, reprinted in its entirety, pretty much sums it up. How can this company, with no basic income, still be around — particularly given the hopelessness of its product and prospects: HD Radio Still [...]
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As Jennifer Waits notes in this article, KUSF listener Ted Hudacko is creating all kinds of problems for its new owners.
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Matthew Lasar takes NPR to task in this article about Barney Frank and the network’s slant on the news.
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WRVU update~ Greetings All! Despite the obvious, I do hope you are having a fantastic summer! Once again, it is passing too quickly! There are just a few short weeks left until the Vanderbilt students return to campus and discover first hand how eerily silent Nashville sounds without WRVU broadcasting on 91.1 FM. The important [...]
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John Anderson, in his excellent DIYmedia.net blog, blasted the FCC and its toothless-watchdog enforcement policies vis-à-vis radio industry goliaths in this post yesterday: Unholy Alliance Clear Channel is the nation’s largest commercial radio broadcaster. Educational Media Foundation is one of the nation’s largest religious radio broadcasters. Both companies have an affinity for FM translators — [...]
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Supporters of student station WRVU in Nashville, shorn of any input on the stacked VSC governing board, have continued the battle, releasing the following information: HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA! HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY FRIEND OF WRVU!!! This time of year is meant to celebrate perhaps the single most important event in world history — the founding of [...]
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