Shane Brown on “Street Cred” 89.1FM, Birmingham U.K.
Tim Wall’s earlier NRS entry “Thinking through the new economics of sound broadcasting over the internet” discussed the current need for new programming ideas and fresh radio services for listeners. His posting concluded that radio’s future held “considerable possibilities for public service and community broadcasters.” Following on from [...]
Categories: Audience, Localism, Programming
There was a television show back in the eighties called “Radio with Pictures” which played music videos from around the world. The name was nothing more than a snappy oxymoron at the time – but it’s turned out to be rather prescient. The future of radio would seem destined to include pictures of some [...]
Categories: Documentary, Internet, Production
I remember the good old days of the radio survey. The airwaves were suddenly flooded with juicy prizes, jocks did prep for a change and promotional street teams were stunned by the arrival of half decent giveaways. At the heart of this unnatural flurry of activity was the mythical “diary”. You know the one. An [...]
I recently attended the annual IBS Conference in New York. (You’ll be pleased to know my digestion’s fine – it actually stands for Intercollegiate Broadcasting System). I was surprised to hear representatives from University Radio across America sharing the common concern that many students no longer own a radio. What!? No radio? At first I [...]
Categories: Development, Education
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