One of the fun aspects of writing for Radio Survivor as we enter a new decade is that our efforts have become more idiosyncratic. When we first started the site in 2009, I think we sort of envisioned it as a radio news site, but one with a decidedly non-commercial focus. An early motto offered […]
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Introducing the Most Important Radio Trends of the Decade 2010 – 2019
This year we celebrated 10 years of Radio Surviving. We ended out our first year of publication in 2009 with a look back at the “Decade’s Most Important Radio Trends.” As the 2nd decade of the 21st century draws to a close, we will now similarly review the last ten years of radio. Some changes […]
A Decade of Radio Surviving
Ten years and 16 days ago we opened the doors on this website. On June 11, 2009 Matthew Lasar inaugurated Radio Survivor with this post: “Congress grills FCC, NAB on Low Power FM.” This was still about 18 months before the Local Community Radio Act was signed into law, opening up the most recent wave […]
Broadcast the Radio Survivor Show on Your Station
We are very happy to announce that our weekly radio show and podcast is now available for broadcast to all non-commercial broadcast and internet radio stations. The show is available at no charge every week for all qualified stations, including college, community, public and LPFM stations as well as non-commercial internet-only stations. You do need […]
Radio Survivor without affiliate ads: why it matters
Dear Radio Survivor reader: I am writing this post in my role as Radio Survivor’s Business Manager, offering some very unbusinesslike observations. The re/code technology site reports that the rapid pace of technological change “continues to drive media fragmentation, muddying the once-simple world of TV, radio and print.” Advertisers now have to split their budgets between […]
Radio Survivor’s summer status update – stay connected with us
As you may have noticed, we at Radio Survivor are not taking it easy this summer. We’re increasing our posting activity, interacting more on twitter and facebook, and we launched our weekly newsletter. That’s because we want Radio Survivor to be an even more reliable source of news, analysis and opinion for radio lovers from […]
Introducing the Radio Survivor Bulletin
This week we are introducing the [Radio Survivor Bulletin](https://www.radiosurvivor.com/radio-survivor-bulletin/), a weekly email newsletter to supplement this website. In each edition we will highlight the past week’s top stories, and feature links to other radio stories of interest. We will also bring you new features that are exclusive to the Bulletin. June was the fourth anniversary […]
Radio Survivor is Looking for Contributors and a Marketing Intern
We’re excited to announce that Radio Survivor is looking to expand its team. Founded by Matthew Lasar, Paul Riismandel and Jennifer Waits in 2009, Radio Survivor covers all things radio and we need your help. Contributing Editors We are seeking 4 contributing editors to help expand our coverage on Radio Survivor. Contributing editors will be […]
Happy Birthday, Radio Survivor (we’re two!)
This weekend, Radio Survivor embarked on the Terrible Twos. On June 11, 2009 we posted our first story on Low Power FM radio. Jennifer Waits, Paul Riismandel, and I have been blogging away ever since. 24 months later, our mission is the same. We see ourselves as critical advocates for participatory radio—community, public, college, Low […]
Please lend Radio Survivor a hand
Thank you, dear reader, for spending a little of your online attention with us. We Radio Survivors really appreciate it. When Matthew and I first talked about creating this site nearly eighteen months ago we were motivated by the relative dearth of radio coverage that wasn’t focused on radio insiders but not narrowly focused on […]