While the latest Arbitron RADAR report will not be available until March 21st, Arbitron sent out a presser on it yesterday teasing and touting the highlights. The release says weekly listeners to radio, ages 12 and up, increased by 2.1 million. That's right, the report says in 2010 radio listenership increased. I thought listeners were leaving radio by the boat load because of our spot loads and because of Pandora and Slacker and all those cool new radio apps. |
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It's very trendy, these days, to be involved in an Internet company that allows listeners to pick and choose the songs they like to hear. Not only are we reading all about these start-up web companies, we're hearing more and more people inside our industry talking about "personalizing radio". It's the all request hour run amuck. Sort of. An announcement from yesterday will have a traditional radio sales company and an Internet radio company working together to try to make this concept a true business model. |
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68 year old Garrison Keillor says he's retiring. He announced the plans in the AARP Bulletin and says he's out in the spring of 2013. Speaking publicly for the first time about his retirement plans, the host of A Prairie Home Companion says that he must find his replacement first. |
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Dr. Michio Kaku Releases Latest Book.Dr. Michio Kaku, host of Talk Radio Network Entertainments Science Fantastic, latest book, Physics of the Future: How Science will Change Daily Life by 2100 was released recently and is now available for sale at book stores across the nation. Nationwide book tour begins today with the first stop scheduled in New York City at The Strand. |
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The effort to defund National Public Radio is picking up steam in the House of Representatives. An "emergency meeting" was called Wednesday by the House rules committee to discuss the James O'Keefe sting video which depicted a member of the organization stating NPR would be better off without government funding. |
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The Commission has rules prohibiting noncommercial stations from fundraising activities for outside organizations. However waivers have been granted when stations were interested in soliciting help from listeners for big time disasters and tragedies such as Hurricanes Andrew and Katrina and September 11th. |
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Radio Ink is proud to announce the very first Radio Ink Digital Media Awards to recognize excellence in digital media from radio and online radio. It's the first award of its kind to highlight the innovative thinkers in our industry. We are very excited to be able to honor those who have done so much to push the envelope in our business. And we look forward to debating over who are the most innovative minds in the radio industry. |
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Radio Ink's Tech Summit will be held this year on May 17-18 at the Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus in Mountain View, CA , immediately preceding Convergence 11, which will be on May 18-19. Tech Summit presents new media's best and brightest technologists sharing the latest and most innovative trends. This conference will cover both the technical and business aspects of new radio technology in a way that stimulates better understanding of each sector by engineers and managers alike. It's a unique opportunity for radio managers and their technical teams to convene in a single forum that charts a coherent course toward future growth. Click here for the complete Tech Summit agenda. |
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With all the free streaming radio these days, you have to wonder why anyone would want to pay for streaming online radio content. The latest cars have more than overkill. On the 2011 BMW you have AM/FM Radio, HD radio, satellite radio, CD/MP3 player, USB port, iPhone jack and an auxiliary plug. |
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Radio Ink debuts the Mighty Red II, bringing back the little HD radio with mighty HD sound. New features on the Mighty Red II include Artist Experience -- cover art, artist info, and more -- onscreen ads that can be synced with audio, Live Pause, and song and ad Bookmarking. It's a great gift for clients to show them what's really possible with HD Radio. Click the headline to order now. |
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PastBlast, the new iPad app from Radio Ink is available now in the Apple App Store. Historical audio, photos, and more from every era of radio's history, with navigation through a beautiful, fully equipped retro radio studio. Click the headline to see it, or get it here. |
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March 21: Cover interview: Slacker Radio CEO Jim Cady.
