Radio

Media Minutes: December 23, 2011

Candace Clement — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:19:46 -0500

Wireless users got an early holiday present this week when the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile collapsed. But Verizon’s proposed spectrum deal with several cable companies is a big lump of coal for consumers. And the 12th annual radio program, Calls from Home, is airing the voices of family members sending holiday greetings to incarcerated loved ones.

Radio Blues: Cumulus Revenues Lackluster

Stevie Converse — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:50:51 -0400

Full article: Media Post
Erik Sass
Cumulus Media rounded out a mixed series of quarterly results from the radio business this week, revealing that total revenues were basically flat. The radio group, currently in the process of acquiring rival Citadel Broadcasting for $2.5 billion, attributed the lackluster second-quarter results to the absence of political advertising.

New Media Helped, but Radio Delivered for Earthquake-Struck Haiti

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:09:38 -0500

Full article: Ars Technica
Matthew Lasar
When Haiti's devastating earthquake hit last January, the world responded with a wave of humanitarian relief efforts. But unlike previous disasters, they also deployed new communications systems -- text messaging, digital crowd sourcing, and social networking, among other platforms. Yet the electronic medium most successfully deployed was not the newest, but one of the oldest.

From AM Radio to Satellite TV: Seven Decades of FCC Regulation

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:40:22 -0500

Full article: Ars Technica
Matthew Lasar
It was 1926. Broadcast radio was all the rage. But most stations barely resembled the kind of outlets we listen to today. The majority were run by colleges, civic organizations and in some instances, labor unions. Only 4.3 percent could be classified as "commercial broadcasters." Less than a decade later, the situation had more than reversed itself. Why?

Senate Can't Turn Dial on Radio Bill

Stevie Converse — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:49:36 -0400

Full article: Politico
Jennifer Martinez
Despite support from both sides of the aisle, including strong backing from Arizona Sen. John McCain, a group of Republican senators have successfully blocked the bill that would allow more licenses for noncommercial, low-power radio stations. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) currently has a hold on the measure, which would create a new crop of LPFM stations dedicated to hyperlocal community news, such as information about school boards, city councils and church groups or spreading music by local artists.

$940,000 Spent on Lobbying by Clear Channel in Q1

Stevie Converse — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:44:27 -0400

Full article: All Access Music Group
Clear Channel spent $940,000 in the first quarter lobbying the federal government, according to a recent disclosure report. The money was spent on trying to influence local radio ownership rules and other issues.

Media Minutes: June 18, 2010

Candace Clement — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:43:18 -0400

The Federal Trade Commission held its third and final workshop on the future of journalism in Washington this week. And with the Federal Communications Commission's 2010 Quadrennial Review, there may be a sliver of a silver lining for rolling back media consolidation.

Show Your Love for Community Radio

Stevie Converse — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:26:52 -0500

Full article: NewPublicMedia.org
Halimah Marcus
You shouldn't need a phone call from Ira Glass of <em>This American Life</em> for your story to be heard on the air. Low-Power FM radio stations allow the public to take the mic anytime to tell their own stories and share information relevant to their local communities.

At FCC Workshop in Columbia, South Carolinians Demand Access to the Airwaves

Stevie Converse — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:51:07 -0500

Full article: Prometheus Radio Project
The FCC workshop on broadcast ownership was transformed when South Carolinian supporters of low power radio flooded the public comment sessions calling for an expansion of the low power FM service.

FCC Media Ownership Workshop

Stevie Converse — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:22:03 -0500

Start: 02/23/2010 - 00:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

The Media Bureau will hold a media ownership workshop to explore local television and radio marketplace issues as part of the Commission's quadrennial review of its broadcast ownership rules. Two panels will focus on television and radio.