by Bram Teitelman | Jan 15, 2014 | Radio
Terrestrial radio, a vast wasteland of bland pop and Nirvana songs that’s been forgotten about as newer ways to listen to music have replaced it, right? NOPE. Last week, the FCC released a report on the number of legal broadcast stations. Hypebot reports that...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 18, 2010 | Legal Woes, Radio
ArsTechnica.com is reporting that music labels and radio broadcasters are in hopes to convince Congress to mandate that FM radio receivers be built into cell phones and other portable devices. While it would provide consumers more music choices, the push is more of a...
by Metal Insider | Jul 29, 2010 | No Label Needed
Regardless of genre, radio airplay is still one of the key steps of marketing a band. It creates awareness and drives sales, and hopefully finds fans. Of course, being a metal band creates interesting waters to navigate through. Iron Thrones received a radio...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 2, 2010 | Legal Woes, Radio
We spoke earlier this year about the Performance Rights Act. In a nutshell, it’s legislation working its way through the House and Senate that, if passed, would pay artists and musicians when their songs get played on AM and FM radio. Right now, only the...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 15, 2009 | Gloom And Doom
In another blow to terrestrial radio, Citadel Broadcasting, the third largest radio company in the U.S., is set to file for bankruptcy before the end of the year. As a result of the Chapter 11 proceeding, all shareholders would lose their stock in the company. Citadel...