Category archives: Radio

Radio Nowhere – Is Anybody Alive Out There?

Radio giant iHeartMedia has filed for a $100 million IPO, even as it just emerges from bankruptcy. William Paterson University Music Business Professor David Philp takes a look at the state of terrestrial radio, its less than graceful handling of the internet’s rise, and why it needs to adapt, as…

There’s Still A Case For Radio: It’s Simple, Free & Easy

Despite the ubiquity of other media entertainment options, radio has endured into the streaming age, albeit with its own share of struggles. In this piece, consultant Fred Jacobs looks at recently collected data among radio listeners surveying why they still tune in. ___________________________ Guest post by Fred Jacobs of Jacobs…

Could The King Biscuit Flower Hour Survive Today?

In this piece Fred Jacobs recalls the era of Album Oriented Rock (AOR) and, more specifically, the ‘King Biscuit Flower Hour,’ a show which presented original concert programming through until the early ’90s. So could the such programming survive today, living as we are in the age of reboots? ______________________________…

‘Local Radio Freedom Act’ Is Actually Anti-Creator, Anti-Property-Rights [Richard James Burgess]

The National Association of Broadcasters and its horde of well paid lobbyists are now working to coerce congress into cosponsoring a bill dubbed the Local Radio Freedom Act, an ironic title given the bill’s far more sinister anti-creator, anti-property rights content. Here A2IM CEO Richard James Burgess explains why both…