Radio-Info.com programming guru Sean Ross shares the challenges and frustrations of listening to radio on the web. As a power user of streaming, I agree with all of his observations. While many of the problems are out of a PD’s control, a good programmer can eliminate this one: “Streaming more has made me very conscious, [...]
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ESPN Radio did this… SAN DIEGO, March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Slacker, Inc. today announced that ESPN Audio content will be available on Slacker Personal Radio, providing listeners with customizable content from the country’s largest sports radio network. Slacker listeners will have access to an interactive dedicated station covering all facets of sports entertainment, with [...]
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More evidence that Bonneville is the most forward-thinking and forward-acting American radio group. This piece is reprinted from my News Talk Edge newsletter KTAR/PHOENIX BELIEVES IT HAS SEEN THE FUTURE OF RADIO, and it is video. In what PDRuss Hill calls a glimpse of things to come, the Bonneville news/talk station streamed three-plus hours of original [...]
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Facebook fan pages can be a powerful promotional tool — or a waste of time and Internet storage space. The difference is in the execution. As this article explains, with a little extra effort your Facebook fan page becomes a digital magnet attracting fans and potential fans of your show/station, and driving them on to [...]
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When veteran personality Denny Schaffer was released from WGST/Atlanta in late 2006 he figured it was just another turn of the radio career wheel. Sooner or later, he thought, he’d be back on the radio. And he was right. Schaffer is currently the evening host on Salem talker WGKA/Atlanta. But his path back to terrestrial radio [...]
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The technology blog Blorge.com recently posted its list of the “top ten” iPhone apps for talk radio. Not sure how they defined best (we asked, but got no response). Still, the list is interesting, not least because of some of the stations who made it, including WCFO-AM/Atlanta, a disadvantaged signal with an all-syndicated line-up and [...]
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