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Gear Used on "Vinyl Experience"

Vinyl-Only Show on Commercial Radio Station WRXP

If I were ever to be interviewed for my own “Radio Obsessives” series on Radio Survivor, the topic would no doubt be my Spinning Indie Radio Station Field Trip project. Since April 2008 I’ve visited 20 different radio stations, ranging from tiny online-only college stations like WECB, to renowned community radio station WFMU outside of […]

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Bay Area Radio Museum Gets Reprieve

Bay Area Radio Museum Saved, But Still Seeking Help

I was happy to read in Ben Fong-Torres’ Radio Waves column yesterday that the Bay Area Radio Museum has been saved. As we reported earlier this month, the online-only museum had scaled back recently under mounting costs. Well, not only has the California Historical Radio Society stepped up to provide some help; but the site’s […]

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Dial up for Radio

Cellphone Radio in Rural India

I think it’s clear that even if people don’t have access to traditional terrestrial radio stations, there is still a desire for radio-like content. An article in today’s Wall Street Journal, “Cellphone Entertainment Takes Off in Rural India,” discusses rural villages in India where there is limited access to FM radio, but there is cell […]

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Some of my Childhood 45s

Losing the Magic of Radio?

I spend a lot of time thinking about how changes in technology are affecting radio. I worry that the “kids” (college radio DJs as well as everyday folks) are getting lazier and lazier, bypassing physical music for digital, thinking that it’s easier to find and play. I also worry that the pleasure of enjoying an […]

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Radio Free Roscoe

Top 5 Television Shows Depicting Radio

Being both a television and a radio fanatic; I present to you my personal “top 5” list for TV shows with some sort of radio theme. Some series focus more on radio than others; but in my mind they all showcase the medium and represent a range of radio stations. I was hoping to do […]

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Pirate Radio

Pirate Radio Opens Tomorrow

It’s always fun for me to see how radio gets portrayed in popular culture and I often revel in all of the inaccuracies. David Silver as a high school, college, and commercial radio DJ on the original Beverly Hills, 90210 was always a treat to watch and make fun of. DJ David Silver would rap […]

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Pirate Cat Leaving Terrestrial Radio

Pirate Cat Radio Fined by FCC and Ceases Terrestrial Broadcast

It was probably only a matter of time before the FCC would catch up with San Francisco’s Pirate Cat Radio. The unlicensed broadcaster was increasingly putting itself in the public eye by operating a cafe adjacent to its studio, granting interviews with mainstream press, and even appearing on the national television show No Reservations this […]

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