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Tuned to the past: Is Milwaukee radio in a rut? (OnMilwaukee.com / 9.7.05)
When the now-defunct Lazer 103 changed its format and unveiled its new name,
"The Hog," a few weeks ago, many Milwaukeeans felt that it was yet
another nod to status quo in the Brew City .... But why do so many Milwaukee stations play classic rock?
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Talk Radio Shows' Reception Seems to Be Getting Weaker (Los Angeles Times / 8.27.05)
Talk is cheap -- unless it's political talk on the radio, and then it's
influential. At least it has been. Now some people think the talk
bubble has, if not burst, begun to lose its wind. Since these days the
medium is overwhelmingly and partisanly Republican, those on the blue
side of the aisle fervently want this to be true.
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Web May Be the Future for Classical Music (Kansas City Star / 8. 24.05)
Illegal
Beethoven on your iPod? Scandale! Future hope for the growth of
classical music might indeed lie in that murkiest of netherworlds, the
quasi-legal (and at times illegal) activity of downloading music from
the Internet. At least that's what a recent experiment by BBC Radio 3
suggests.
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KEXP/Seattle Sets Sights On Broadcasting To Cell Phones (www.fmqb.com / 8.16.05)
After becoming one of the first stations to offer podcasts, non-commercial Triple A KEXP/Seattle -- a station partly funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen -- is now also working on delivering its signal to mobile phones and other portable devices.
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Madison investor weathered Air America's storm (Milwaukee Business Journal /5.30.05)
Weather Central's Kelly key player in saving startup radio network
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It's Radio, Jim, But Not as We Know It (Radio World Online 5.13.05)
The divergent paths open to broadcasters could make the future a very different place.
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Radio changes its tune to recapture listeners (USA Today / 5.11.05)
As more consumers turn a deaf ear to traditional radio, stations increasingly are switching formats.
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Satellite Listenership Surprisingly Low Says Media Audit (FMQB / 5.9.05)
A survey conducted by The Media Audit shows that only .5 percent of all adults listen to satellite radio.
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Monday morning at six , a new radio station went on the air in Utah: AM-820, KUTR.
It's fifty thousand watts of daytime talk radio aimed at women. (KSL TV / 5.9.05)
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Online music sources: finding tracks that matter (PlaylistMag.com / 5.4.05)
With Big Radio on the way out, where do you turn for music recommendations?
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Seeking a home for Air America Milwaukee (Business Journal / 5.2.05 / 3rd item in column)
Air America, the liberal talk radio network, will sign on with a Milwaukee affiliate "and soon," says a major investor and board member of the network.
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Satellite Radio Has Created a New Frontier for Music Lovers (The Miami Herald / 5.1.05)
For at least a decade, and arguably for three, music and radio have been antonyms in most parts of the United States. If you love music, really love music, the AM and FM dials are the last places you go to hear it.
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