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
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 [...]
Categories: Commercial, Community, Deregulation, Localism, Ownership, Programming
I’ve written about these satellite radio micro-channels before here and here and I hate to sound like a broken record, but I will.
Investing in creative, compelling programming pays off.
Sirius just announced that Coldplay will take over one of their channels (Alt Nation) for ten days beginning Friday, June 13th. The launch of the channel, Coldplay [...]
Categories: Commercial, Digital, Internet, Localism, Music, Podcasting, Production, Programming, Satellite Radio, Strategy
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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 [...]
Categories: Commercial, Localism, Management, Ownership, Programming, Strategy