SIRIUS XM Radio to Introduce Skydock for iPhone
The "SIRIUS XM Skydock" is $120 gadget that will turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into a satellite radio. The Skydock is powered by your vehicle's cigarette lighter or power adapter. (logo courtesy of SIRIUS XM Radio)
According to Reuters: "With auto sales slowing, Sirius would like to get some of the tens of millions of iPhone and iPod touch owners...Sirius' first bid for iPhone users came with a software application released in June that lets fee-paying users stream Sirius' Internet package of music and talk stations."
SIRIUS XM Radio says the Skydock will be available soon.
More: Getting the Radio You Want on Your iPhone, BlackBerry, iPod Touch, and More
Posted on August 31, 2009
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Listen to These Radio Bloopers from the UK
I just came across this montage of radio bloopers, screw-ups, outtakes, and mistakes which were broadcast on various UK radio stations and the BBC. They're combined into one YouTube video and there's almost 8 minutes worth of gaffs and verbal blunders. To view and hear it, follow this YouTube link.More Bloopers!
Radio Bloopers, Screwups, Outtakes and Embarassments - Series 1 of a compilation here at radio.about.com.
Radio Bloopers, Screwups, Outtakes and Embarassments - Series 2 - even more!
Posted on August 30, 2009
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Air America Washington to Carry Senator Kennedy Funeral Mass
If you're looking for a radio alternative to hear the funeral Mass for Senator Edward Kennedy, WZAA 1050 AM - also known as Air America Washington - will carry the audio feed from Boston this Saturday morning.To listen, go to www.airamericawashington.com
Related: Radio Responds to Ted Kenney Death with Tributes and Criticism
Posted on August 28, 2009
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Chicago ‘Radio Boy’ Faces 5 Years for Soliciting 13-Year-Old Boy
The Chicago Tribune reports: "A former part-time Chicago radio disc jockey, who went by "Radio Boy," pleaded guilty Monday to soliciting a 13-year-old Carol Stream boy for sex and faces up to 5 years in prison."He's 24-year-old Michael Wawrzyniak and he worked for a time at 103.5 KISS-FM. Wawrzyniak was let go in January, 2008.
Call them Deejays, DJs or Disc Jockeys - a lot of them some from a very strange place and wind up on your radio. Read more about The Wacky World of Radio - Deejays
Posted on August 26, 2009
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Conservative Talk Radio: If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Change ‘Em
Ron Smith, writing online in The Baltimore Sun has a few thoughts on the F.C.C's new "diversity czar", Mark Lloyd. Smith cites blogger Bobby Eberle who outlines Lloyd's plan:
"...restore local and national caps on the number of commercial radio stations a single company is allowed to own."
"...greater local accountability over radio licensing, which means flexing those community-organizing muscles of ACORN and other left-wing pressure groups."
"...require radio companies which fail to abide...to pay a compulsory fee to support...public broadcasting."
Smith ends by saying: "...the newly empowered left, angry that the listening public prefers conservative radio, will force radio stations to air unpopular liberal programs, the market place be damned."
More: Who is Mark Lloyd and Why is Conservtive Talk Radio Concerned?
Posted on August 21, 2009
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Conservative Talk Radio: If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Change ‘Em
Ron Smith, writing online in The Baltimore Sun has a few thoughts on the F.C.C's new "diversity czar", Mark Lloyd. Smith cites blogger Bobby Eberle who outlines Lloyd's plan:
"...restore local and national caps on the number of commercial radio stations a single company is allowed to own."
"...greater local accountability over radio licensing, which means flexing those community-organizing muscles of ACORN and other left-wing pressure groups."
"...require radio companies which fail to abide...to pay a compulsory fee to support...public broadcasting."
Smith ends by saying: "...the newly empowered left, angry that the listening public prefers conservative radio, will force radio stations to air unpopular liberal programs, the market place be damned."
More: Who is Mark Lloyd and Why is Conservtive Talk Radio Concerned?
Posted on August 21, 2009
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Direct from the White House: Radio Talk Show Host Michael Smerconish
Conservative radio talk show host, Michael A. Smerconish, has been invited by President Obama to broadcast his nationally syndicated show from the White House this afternoon.Smerconish, based in Philadelphia, is one of the few conservative radio talkers who openly endorsed Obama during his campaign.
The Washington Post writes: "Smerconish gained fame for his morning radio show, which airs on CBS RADIO's WPHT-AM, and launched his nationally-syndicated afternoon show on Feb. 2, 2009. It airs between noon and 3 p.m. Eastern on 50 radio stations across the country, including WOR-AM in New York, KFWB in Los Angeles and WHFS 1580 AM in Washington, D.C..."
Smerconish will become the first radio talk show to air from the White House. President Obama is expected to join him for a live 20 minute interview during the program.
More: A Profile of Michael Smerconish
Listen Online: Listen to Michael Smerconish, 5 - 9 a.m. EDT at 1210 AM, The Big Talker/Philadelphia.
Visit Online: Official Michael A. Smerconish website.
Posted on August 20, 2009
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Direct from the White House: Radio Talk Show Host Michael Smerconish
Conservative radio talk show host, Michael A. Smerconish, has been invited by President Obama to broadcast his nationally syndicated show from the White House this afternoon.Smerconish, based in Philadelphia, is one of the few conservative radio talkers who openly endorsed Obama during his campaign.
The Washington Post writes: "Smerconish gained fame for his morning radio show, which airs on CBS RADIO's WPHT-AM, and launched his nationally-syndicated afternoon show on Feb. 2, 2009. It airs between noon and 3 p.m. Eastern on 50 radio stations across the country, including WOR-AM in New York, KFWB in Los Angeles and WHFS 1580 AM in Washington, D.C..."
Smerconish will become the first radio talk show to air from the White House. President Obama is expected to join him for a live 20 minute interview during the program.
More: A Profile of Michael Smerconish
Listen Online: Listen to Michael Smerconish, 5 - 9 a.m. EDT at 1210 AM, The Big Talker/Philadelphia.
Visit Online: Official Michael A. Smerconish website.
Posted on August 20, 2009
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Aussie Gardening Guru Uses Radio Show to Denigrade Parsnips - What?
No, it's not one of the most important controversies so far this year, maybe just one of the silliest. Besides: it's Monday. Australian gardening figure, Don Burke "...used his radio program to slam Ms Hay and the The Sunday Telegraph for publishing parsnip recipes in the Sunday Magazine," says news.com.au.Burke went on to describe Hay as "'wretched' for serving parsnips to people as they were not fit for pigs."
Well, there it is: The great parsnip feud of '09 and Radio helped to facilitate it.
Want Your Own Radio Show to Start Vegetable Feuds? Read: How Did That Guy with the Garden Show Get on the Radio?
Posted on August 17, 2009
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Who is Mark Lloyd and Why is Conservtive Talk Radio Concerned?
Last month, Mark Lloyd was named the Chief Diversity Officer at the Federal Communications Commission.Fox News says: "The FCC's new chief diversity officer laid out a battle plan two years ago for liberal activists to target conservative talk radio stations, and critics say they are concerned that he now will want to bring back the 'Fairness Doctrine.'"
Although Lloyd denies that is part of a plan, "...but critics suspect he has a hidden agenda to curtail conservative talk radio. They say Lloyd is the wrong person for his new post," says Fox.
Both Sides of the Issue: An Antiquated Regulation or Worth a Second Look?
Opinion: The Fairness Doctrine: Free Speech and the Radio Marketplace
Posted on August 16, 2009
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Who is Mark Lloyd and Why is Conservtive Talk Radio Concerned?
Last month, Mark Lloyd was named the Chief Diversity Officer at the Federal Communications Commission.Fox News says: "The FCC's new chief diversity officer laid out a battle plan two years ago for liberal activists to target conservative talk radio stations, and critics say they are concerned that he now will want to bring back the 'Fairness Doctrine.'"
Although Lloyd denies that is part of a plan, "...but critics suspect he has a hidden agenda to curtail conservative talk radio. They say Lloyd is the wrong person for his new post," says Fox.
Both Sides of the Issue: An Antiquated Regulation or Worth a Second Look?
Opinion: The Fairness Doctrine: Free Speech and the Radio Marketplace
Posted on August 16, 2009
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Changing the Delivery of Radio: South African Company Runs WiMAX Test
An audio codec manufacturer in Johannesburg, South Africa is laying claim to having delivered a world sports first by broadcasting live audio over WiMAX.
WiMAX is a telecommunications technology that provides broadband IP wireless transmission through a 802.11b/g wireless ethernet bridge. It creates a high speed, long range private LAN connection between two points or multiple points. Think of it as a WiFi hotspot that covers up to 50 or so miles instead of just a few hundred feet.
Tieline Technology offered a soccer match in conjunction with the South African Broadcasting Corporation. The WiMAX test broadcast originated from a stand-alone base station and covered an area of just under 2 miles in diameter.
Posted on August 14, 2009
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Iconic Boston Rock Radio Station WBCN Moves to Net and HD
WBCN, Boston's iconic rock-formatted radio station which evolved over the years from progressive to classic rock, has been moved from FM to Internet and HD.
whdh.com reports: "WBCN-FM shifted programming to the Internet and HD Radio as part of a shakeup that also created Boston's first FM all-sports station, 98.5 The Sports Hub."
WBCN went from a classical-formatted station to an "underground" rock station in 1968 and has delivered rock programming as "The Rock of Boston". WBCN will now be heard at www.wbcn.com or 98.5FM HD-2 2.
Posted on August 13, 2009
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Slacker Radio Offers Free BlackBerry Curve with 2 Year Phone Plan
There is no better promotion than building the infrastructure for your product. That's exactly what Slacker Radio is doing. Back in the 1970s when FM was desperately seeking listeners, stations gave away FM converter kits to vehicle owners who only had AM radios.Taking a cue from that, Slacker Radio is giving away BlackBerry Curves to users who sign up for a 2-year cell phone plan. As informationweek.com notes: "The company is having this promotion to celebrate the success of its BlackBerry application, as it said more than one million customers have downloaded Slacker."
AT&T subscribers can grab a Curve 8310, Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless users can get a Curve 8330, and T-Mobile folks can walk away with a Curve 8320. The catch: 2 year agreement starting at 39.99/month and data plan, which will bump the cost up from there. You'll pay an activation fee and undergo a credit check.
For more information and even finer print, go to www.slacker.com/promo/freephone.
Background: Slacker Mobile App Brings Radio to the BlackBerry
Posted on August 12, 2009
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90% of UK Population Hears Radio Weekly
An all time high of 46.3 million adults now listen to Radio every week in the United Kingdom. That's part of the new information contained in the latest RAJAR Data (Radio Joint Audience Research). That works out to 90.3% of the population.
21% of all radio listening is now via a digital platform:
- DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) is 13.1%.
- DTV (Digital Television) is 3.6%.
- Internet Listening is 2.2%.
Detailed data and individual radio station data, for both BBC and Commercial Radio stations, is available on the RAJAR web site at www.rajar.co.uk.
Posted on August 7, 2009
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Radio Hall of Fame Announces 2009 Inductees
The National Radio Hall of Fame has announced the 2009 inductees who will take their spot during induction later this year on November 7. Conservative radio host, Neal Boortz; syndicated novelty song king, Dr. Demento; Washington, D.C. personality, Ed Walker; New York personality, Wendy Williams; and Norma Pattiz, founder and Chairman of Westwood One syndication. (Photo: Neal Boortz Publicity Photo)
The National Radio Hall of Fame Steering Committee also announce posthumous inductees: Puerto Rican radio personality, Jose Miguel Agrelot; Philadelphia radio icon, Harry Kalas; and Chicago radio host, Studs Terkel.
George Noory, of Coast to Coast AM, will host the broadcast with Radio Hall of Famer Jim Bohannon of Westwood One serving as the announcer.
You can see more details at www.radiohof.org.
Posted on August 6, 2009
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Live365 Now Available on Reciva Internet Radios
An announcement this week from Reciva: the company has cut a deal with Live365 so users of Reciva powered device can now access the thousands of streams from Live365.com.Users of Reciva-based WiFi Internet radios can now use both free and VIP memberships. For more information, visit www.live365.com. To register a Reciva-based radio, go to radios.reciva.com.
Reciva's Gateway technology delivers regularly udpated and verified Internet radio station lists to Reciva-enabled Internet radios. At this writing, listeners can access over 16,000 online radio broadcasts without the need for a personal computer.
The Reciva Radio Portal, www.reciva.com, enables listeners to access Internet Radio via their PC. The listeners can build customised station lists and access subscription based music services from companies such as Aupeo, BlogTalkRadio, Live365, MP3Tunes, Pandora, Podcast.com and Sirius Satellite Radio.
Ready to unplug from your computer? A Buyer's Guide to Wi-Fi Internet Radio Receivers
Posted on August 5, 2009
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Radio Host Kyle Sandilands Ousted from ‘Australian Idol’
Kyle Sandilands, a highly-rated Australian mornnig radio host, has lost his judge job on "Australian Idol" According to foxnews.com: "[Sandilands]...was fired and his radio show taken off the air after a lie-detector stunt in which he questioned a 14-year-old girl about her sexual activity — and, she revealed that two years earlier she'd been raped."Network Ten, where "Australian Idol" is broadcast said Sandilands' radio persona was "out of step" with the show. Foxnews reports: "The "Kyle and Jackie O Show" had previously aired segments about people stripping for money and the search for Sydney's smallest penis."
Theage.com.au writes, "Kyle Sandilands' career faces further possible carnage as a media insider says his radio future may now also be uncertain." Sandilands' radio show is heard on 2Day FM in Sydney.
Online: Listen to 2Day FM.
Posted on August 4, 2009
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