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 [...]
Categories: Internet, Localism, Programming
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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
With this site being dedicated to the discussion of radio strategies and all, I thought I would write about something around a radio ‘stategery’ that I have formed and used over the years to guide me in creating great radio content. This strategery consists of a series of rules or “programming pillars” which serve to [...]
Categories: Audience, Music, Production, Programming, Satellite Radio, Strategy
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I just read the post below this one – a great and interesting piece by my colleague Robin Valk – regarding the iPhone and Pandora’s wildly successful app for it. As he points out, it is a huge step forward as it brings together many of the things that need to be present whenever [...]
Categories: Digital, Music, Programming, Satellite Radio
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