Battle of the Bands? Boston’s three NPR stations not only are airing similar if not identical news and music programs at the same time (WGBH’s Celtic on WGBH and WUMB’s Celtic Twilight With Gail Gilmore), as well as the head-to-head syndicated NPR news/talk programs on WGBH and WBUR. Two of them are producing competing spring music festivals at the same [...]
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This news from Barnes Newberry, who remains one of the most sought-after subjects on this site: Thrilled to announce I will be on-air again very soon with my new show My Back Pages on mvyradio (mvyradio.com). Great station, fine music choices and terrific staff! Show will be Saturdays, 8 am -12 noon, available online only. [...]
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One year ago today we started this site with the hope of shining a light on what we saw happening to public radio stations across the country. Whether it was the sudden canceling of popular shows, the fallacy of HD radio, or the creeping influence of national groups such as NPR, we wanted to point [...]
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The goal at KBCS in Seattle back when we started this blog a year ago read, “The stated intent of these changes is to create a more consistent sound so that listeners will stay tuned longer throughout the day.” So is it working out well for them? Not so much. The latest Arbitron ratings for [...]
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Greg Smith sent along this link to Mark Ramsey’s influential blog, wherein he makes a few observations about what Apple is up to with its iPhone: Back in December, Apple quietly submitted a patent application that altered the radio experience for its users and introduced three new elements to the iPhone: FM, AM, and Satellite [...]
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Here at the beginning of a new year it’s a bit of a tradition for both individuals and groups to look back on the past year and look forward to the year ahead. Here at Keeping the Public in Public Radio, the contributors and editors don’t want to be left out, so we’re going to [...]
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The oblivious liberal might fall prey to being hornswoggled by the appeal posted here yesterday — that is, the plea to man the barricades and fend off the Republican hordes seeking to defund public media. After all, the website beseeched viewers, the raison d’être for said media is a focus on “quality local programs” and [...]
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The following appeared in Radio-info.com’s New Media column, an article by Jim Kerr called “The Future Is Now.” In it, Jim describes his experiences with his young teenage daughter, an experience mirroring that of a teenage son — who, however, could care less about radio in general in favor of his iPod and the computer. [...]
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In Tom Taylor’s blog on Radio-info.com, he posted recently on the flyin’ Purple People Meter of Arbitron, saying: There are “myths” about PPM, and Jon Coleman is the de-bunker. The Coleman Insights principal prowled the stage in Baltimore to share some hard-earned lessons. Myth #1 – “Our numbers will be much more stable and reliable [...]
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Is the FCC showing signs of intelligent life now? Don’t bet on it, though this post on the site Broadcast Law blog — entitled “FCC Commissioner Copps Calls For Stricter Broadcast Station License Renewal Standards — Could It Happen?” — is rife with possibilities: In his address . . . given to the Columbia University School [...]
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