College Radio Stations To Take A “Minute Of Silence”

by | Apr 28, 2011 | Radio

In the past few months, several college radio stations, including most recently Rice Univeristy’s KTRU, have been of having their licenses and even stations sold by the University. Well, the College Broadcasters Inc. and a majority of the student media outlets they...

HD Radio Shoots Itself In The Foot Again

by | Mar 30, 2011 | Radio

Remember when HD Radio was supposed to be terrestrial radio’s savior? The digital signal boasted surround  sound, it was a lot clearer than a normal broadcast signal, there were additional substations on HD2 and HD3 bands, and best of all, it’s free once...

NPR’s Federal Funding Comes To An End

by | Mar 18, 2011 | I Want My NPR!, Radio

This past Thursday, The House voted to end federal funding to National Public Radio. Last year, NPR reportedly received almost $5 million in federal funding in fiscal year 2010, while its revenues included $2.8 million in dues and $63 million programming fees from...

White House Backs Performance Radio Royalties

by | Mar 17, 2011 | Legal Woes, Radio

This past Tuesday, President Obama’s administration made numerous recommendations to Congress regarding online piracy, counterfeiting, and on-air broadcasting. Among their recommendations was support for the Performance Rights Act, the highly debated legislation that...