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Latest blog posts from Radio 2020

Farewell to Bill Drake
I've only just discovered that the legendary Bill Drake passed away last Saturday. Drake was the man responsible for making music the centerpiece of radio rather than the announcer. He was an early pioneer of the Top 40 format. Via Wikipedia: Drake streamlined the Top 40 format, using modern...
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Radio Free Europe
Since 1949, Radio Free Europe has broadcast into areas of the world where the media is state-controlled. Sharing current events and news free of governmental filtering, they had their roots in Cold War era broadcasts to countries behind the Iron Curtain.  In 1975, they merged with Radio Liberty,...
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Debut of One Touch Stations for iPhone!
Remember that One Touch iPhone Application I wrote about recently? The one that allows you to go directly to an individual station's stream without having to dig through a directory? Well, it has now gone live. Greater Media, Inc., parent company of 23 AM and FM radio stations on the East ...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
[caption id="attachment_853" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="The Legendary Turducken!"][/caption] Regular posting will resume tomorrow. In the meantime, my family and I will be enjoying a fine old Louisiana tradition, the turducken! What, you may ask, is a turducken? It's a boneless...
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Sony’s New Unit Rocks the Airwaves
Black Friday looms. Shopping for the holidays and the downward spiral of the economy are two things that are on everyone's minds right now. With uncertainty in the air, one can only wonder what the shopping season will bring. One thing I am wiling to bet is that consumers will be ...
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Crowdsourcing for Radio
As a pro blogger, I end up doing a wide variety of contract writing jobs, some creative and some journalistic in nature. This has led me into a lot of direct contact with reporters, writers and producers in a vast array of media. One thing that seems to be a constant ...
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Salt Lake City Radio Market Hits Top 30 Mark
[caption id="attachment_832" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Salt Lake City Hall"][/caption] According to Arbitron, things seem to be rosy for Salt Lake City, UT, this holiday season. It seems that the area has broken into the big time as far as radio markets are concerned. I'll allow...
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Jacobs Media Brings Radio to the iPhone!
Mobile is the way to go. No one who pays attention to the way that people consume their media disputes this. As radio expands onto the Internet and beyond, the Internet has been expanding into the mobile market. So far, a variety of means have been explored by some of ...
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Clash of the Titans: Nielsen Enters the Ratings Game in the US
Nielsen, which has until now only been involved in radio ratings overseas is entering the game in 2009 with some high profile partnerships. Both Cumulus Media and Clear Channel Communications have announced that they will begin using Nielsen in a number of small- to mid-sized markets. Until now,...
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Amateur Radio on The International Space Station
Radio is a funny thing; it's everywhere, even on the International Space Station. I know that the main focus of this blog is for radio industry, but today I want to take a glance at amateur radio. An interest in amateur radio can often lead to a career in radio. It ...
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