I don’t know if you know about WFUV. Based in New York, at Fordham University in the Bronx, ‘FUV is a college station that just happens to kick serious butt in New York City. Why? because they offer an individual voice in a stultifying conservative market. It’s ironic that a town as vibrant [...]
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Here’s a little local story. I spent a LARGE chunk of my working life, just under 20 years, working for BRMB, the first commercial station in Birmingham, in the UK. I joined them 35 years ago, pre-launch, as a baby rock jock, and left as Head of Music and Research, having done pretty much everything [...]
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Just got back from New York. They had lines round the block all over the city – people wanting to get hold of the new iPhone. So far, so not unusual. But today I read something both unusual, and hugely encouraging. I think we’re finally approaching the era of decent portable internet radio. The admirable [...]
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I was on the dinosaur table at the University Radio York 40th Anniversary celebration dinner in York last month. URY is the oldest student radio station in the UK, and I was a founder jock once they stopped mucking about and got legal.
It was a nice night. The current crew are pleasant, clear-headed, and there [...]
Take a look at the Richard Park feature in today’s Guardian. Richard Park (non-UK readers check here for the bio) is now heading up Global, the largest group by far in the UK. And he’s talking a lot of of sense, to my ears at least. Bottom line? Indie Group management should stop whining about [...]
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